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  1. opening
    Maison Pickle Unleashes Five French Dips on the Upper West SideThis Shangri-la of elevated comfort food opens Saturday.
  2. the dish
    Acclaimed Pastry Chef Karen DeMasco is Back to Baking at HearthThe master of homespun cakes and cookies is milling her own flour and banishing white sugar.
  3. the keeper
    It’s a Wonderful Time to Be a DumplingFrom Chinatown zheng jiao and the momos in Jackson Heights, to the XL XLBs in the East Village that were almost too big to photograph for this story.
  4. Best of New York
    The Absolute Best Dumplings in New YorkThe hardest part was stopping at 50 — an infinitesimal drop in the dumpling bucket.
  5. the dish
    Great Northern Food Hall’s Øllebrød Might Be the Fanciest Porridge EverA traditional Danish specialty dressed up for New York diners with frothy milk foam, sea buckthorn berries, and tarragon sugar.
  6. underground gourmet review
    At Atoboy and Edda Bar, Two Smart Young Chefs Bring Their Food to a Wider CrowdJunghyun Park introduces prix fixe banchan, while Fredrik Berselius takes new Nordic à la carte.
  7. openings
    Former ABC Kitchen Chef Dan Kluger Opens Loring Place This WeekHe brings new meaning to the phrase “chef-driven restaurant.”
  8. openings
    What to Eat at Lalo, Gerardo Gonzalez’s Mex-American Follow-up to El ReyIt opens this week in Chinatown.
  9. the urban forager
    This Rock Star Farmer Will Stop at Nothing Until He Grows the Sweetest CarrotThere’s a roots arms race going on at the Union Square Greenmarket.
  10. the dish
    At Ancolie, Opening Friday in Greenwich Village, Everything Comes in a JarEven the Rainbow Salad.
  11. openings
    Brodo Broth Shop Takes the Bone-Broth Movement to a New LevelGet ready for bone broths spiked with “quality fats” — like spiced butter, bone marrow, and coconut oil — that get frothed up with immersion blenders.
  12. openings
    Keith McNally’s Augustine Opens in NYC’s New Beekman HotelIt’s a modern French restaurant with serious cocktails, all-day service, and rotisserie meats.
  13. openings
    What You Need to Know About April Bloomfield’s White Gold“The only part of the animal we’re not using is the skins to make leather purses and sandals,” says partner Ken Friedman. “That might come later.”
  14. Pastry Chef Pam Yung Will Leave Celebrated Restaurant SemillaThe baker extraordinaire intends to take a little time off.
  15. openings
    First Look at Williamsburg’s Latest Restaurant-Cocktail Bar-Coffee Bar-MarketSunday in Brooklyn will cater to the neighborhood’s every need (including fermented celtuce).
  16. openings
    Ichiran Ramen Opens First U.S. Branch in BrooklynWith its “flavor concentration booths,” the Japanese chain takes solo dining to the extreme.
  17. the dish
    Prune Introduces Turkish Flaming ‘Disco’ Pistachios“We joke that when we vacuum, it’s all beer caps and pistachio shells now,” says chef Gabrielle Hamilton.
  18. openings
    Team Estela’s Flora Bar Opens at the Met BreuerThomas Carter and Ignacio Mattos bring their small plates and downtown sensibility to the Upper East Side.
  19. Best of New York
    The Absolute Best Sandwich to Eat at Your DeskEleven exceptional safe-for-work sandwiches for the discriminating cubicle dweller.
  20. The Underground Gourmet Quick Bite
    Cobble Hill’s Most Charming Café Now Has an Eminently Craveable Dinner MenuChef Alex Raij says she’s making the food “I would cook at home if I cooked nightly for my family like my mom did.”
  21. grub guides
    62 Ways to Upgrade Your Desk LunchYou could try a spaghetti sandwich, for instance.
  22. A Famed Baker Is Launching a Croissant-a-PaloozaA new pastry program will debut at Rebelle’s brunch service this weekend.
  23. the urban forager
    3 Excellent New Small-Batch Food Finds for Home CooksHarissa for the homesick, incubated kimchi, and crackers with a past.
  24. trendlet
    The Tapioca Crêpe Is New York’s Next Great Breakfast TrendYou will find various incarnations at Beach Bistro 96, Market Ipanema, OCA, and TAP NYC.
  25. openings
    Online Bakery Mah-Ze-Dahr Opens West Village Storefront Next WeekThe wait is over for brownies, bostock, and buttermilk biscuits.
  26. the dish
    Rebelle Will Soon Be Offering a Spumoni-Inspired Croissant From Sadelle’s BakerMelissa Weller is bringing a weekend-brunch pastry program to the Nolita restaurant.
  27. openings
    Drunken Dumpling Brings XL XLB to the East VillageThe extra-large soup dumplings are limited to 25 per day.
  28. openings
    A Per Se Vet’s New Restaurant Reimagines the CheesesteakMetropolis, in Union Square, will also feature “market” cocktails and bouillabaisse that’s finished table side in a French press.
  29. the dish
    At Paowalla, Floyd Cardoz Is Reviving One of His Most-Beloved DishesEggs Kejriwal is a souped-up cheese toast served at his Mumbai restaurant, the Bombay Canteen.
  30. fall preview 2016
    50 Fall Restaurant Openings You Need to Know AboutNew spots from Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Wolfgang Puck, April Bloomfield, and more.
  31. fall preview 2016
    This Chef Will Combine French and Italian Sensibilities at His New Restaurant“I’d been here a year eating and sizing up the competition … I had something to prove to myself.”
  32. fall preview 2016
    Major Chefs Will Focus on Hotel Dining This FallHarold Moore gives a southern style of eating a Manhattan spin, and two major restaurateurs bring breakfast, lunch, and dinner to the Beekman.
  33. fall preview 2016
    How Blue Hill Chef Dan Barber Reinterprets Fast-Food ClassicsThe esteemed chef introduces his version of quick-serve fine dining on a new Blue Hill bar menu.
  34. coming soon
    April Bloomfield’s Chopped Cheese Is the Sandwich We Can’t Wait to EatIt will be served at her forthcoming butcher shop, White Gold
  35. fall preview 2016
    Empellón Will Expand to Midtown This FallWith two floors and 150 seats, the Madison Avenue location will function as chef-owner Alex Stupak’s brand flagship.
  36. fall preview 2016
    At White Gold, April Bloomfield Will Really Go Whole HogA retail butcher shop–cum–restaurant serving three meals a day
  37. fall preview 2016
    Jean-Georges Vongerichten Will Open His First Meatless Restaurant in SeptemberabcV will celebrate roots and shoots and leaves without trying to mimic meat.
  38. fall preview 2016
    El Rey’s Gerardo Gonzalez Is Thinking Bigger at LaloExpect what the chef calls “hippie Chicano” cuisine.
  39. the dish
    Vic’s Sun Gold–Tomato Salad Is the Ultimate Summer Greenmarket DishLycopene addicts will want to devour it through August and well into the fall.
  40. An Awesome New Breakfast Burger Arrives in NYCIs it a burger with an egg on it? Or is it a burger-enhanced egg on a roll?
  41. underground gourmet review
    At Grand Central’s Great Northern Food Hall, Excellent Options AboundYou could go there just for the bread, but that’s only one of the delicious things you’ll find.
  42. the underground gourmet quick bite
    This New Amagansett Takeout Shop Has a Locavore Focus and a Smile ConnectionIntroducing the “terroir bowl.”
  43. video feed
    See How One of NYC’s Most Talented Chefs Invented the City’s Best Amuse-BoucheA family meal of tamales made by the restaurant’s Puebla-born butcher inspired the restaurant’s masa-ball soup.
  44. openings
    First Look at Floyd Cardoz’s New Restaurant, PaowallaThe Tabla chef is cooking Indian again.
  45. cheap eats 2016
    A Guide to Essex Street’s Cheap-Eats RowA nosher’s paradise, from pickles to pupusas.
  46. cheap eats 2016
    Chefs Share Their Secret Cheap-Eats SpotsWhere they go for tacos, Singapore noodles, fried calamari, and more.
  47. cheap eats 2016
    The Best (New) Cheap Eats in New YorkOur yearly rundown of delicious things to eat that are new and exciting and shockingly affordable.
  48. Best of New York
    The Absolute Best Neapolitan Pizza in New YorkSix spots for exceptional Naples-style pies.
  49. The Dish
    Zadie’s Oyster Room Opens Tonight With These Butter-Steamed OystersThey’re just one of the seven different bivalve preparations on offer at Marco Canora’s new spot.
  50. Best of New York
    The Absolute Best Pasta in New YorkFrom anelloni to spaghettoni.
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