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Robin Raisfeld

  1. Summer Guide 2016
    25 Fried Foods Worth Getting Fat For This SummerConsider it your deep-fried bucket list.
  2. The Dish
    The Dish: Tapestry’s Rabbit TerrineNew Delhi-born chef Suvir Saran demonstrates his cross-cultural cooking chops.
  3. Trendlet
    Classic Desserts Are Returning to New York MenusThis is a moment for meringue, for lush pastry cream, and for looming soufflés.
  4. best of new york
    The Absolute Best Reuben Sandwich in New YorkWhere to get the best version of the iconic corned-beef sandwich.
  5. Openings
    Hummus Sensation Dizengoff Will Open in New York Next WeekHere’s your first look inside the new spot inside Chelsea Market.
  6. Best of New York
    The Absolute Best Cacio e Pepe in New YorkThe classic pasta dish may be more popular in Manhattan these days than it is in Rome.
  7. Best of New York
    The Absolute Best Chocolate-Chip Cookie in New YorkThe classic American treat is having an international moment.
  8. Best of New York
    The Absolute Best Deli in New YorkNine spots where the pastrami is juicier and the matzo balls fluffier.
  9. Best of New York
    The Absolute Best Babka in New YorkThe twisted sweet bread has gone mainstream — here’s where to find the best version in town.
  10. The Dish
    Delaware and Hudson’s New Tavern Is Serving a Pennsylvania Dutch SpecialtySchnitz und gnepp is one of those dishes that tastes as good as it sounds.
  11. Best of New York
    The Absolute Best Cuban Sandwich in New YorkFrom an old-school classic to an artisanal update, these spots make the greatest Cubanos around.
  12. The Dish
    This Triple-Pork Salteña Is a Soup-Dumpling-esque MarvelThe Bolivian-American brothers behind TurnStyle’s Bolivian Llama Party pop-up consider the salteña the xiao long bao of South America.
  13. Underground Gourmet Review
    Té Company Offers an Oolong Education and Stunning Seasonal Small PlatesIt should be a destination for anyone who loves food, serenity, and neighborly spirit.
  14. The Dish
    Le Coq Rico Puts a Lighter Spin on an Alsatian Peasant ClassicAt the new Flatiron spinoff of his Paris restaurant, Antoine Westermann tweaks tradition with a delicious and relatively light chicken baeckeoffe.
  15. Openings
    Noma Co-Founder Claus Meyer’s Agern Opens Next Week at Grand Central TerminalChef Gunnar Gíslason’s menu is inspired by locally foraged plants and Nordic cooking techniques.
  16. Trendlet
    Even Splashy New York Restaurants Can’t Resist the Appeal of Fried DoughIt’s on the menu at Covina, Nix, and Agern.
  17. Openings
    First Look at Barano in WilliamsburgAlbert Di Meglio returns to his Southern Italian roots.
  18. The Urban Forager
    A First Look at Foster Sundry’s New Sandwich MenuThe enticing new offerings capitalize on the talents of the shop’s Meat Hook and Marlow & Daughters-trained butchers.
  19. The Dish
    El Quinto Pino Is Serving a Frito-Pie-Inspired Take on Huevos EstrelladosAlex Raij recently began shoving fried eggs and bits of chorizo into bags of chips, and selling them to go.
  20. Openings
    Inside Masaharu Morimoto’s Momosan RamenThe Iron Chef’s first noodle shop opens on Friday.
  21. Openings
    First Look at Freek’s Mill, a Seasonal-Small-Plates Joint in GowanusIt’s big on vegetables, cocktails, and Georgian wine.
  22. Trendlet
    Bagna Cauda Is a Vegetable’s (and Chef’s) Best FriendThis trending anchovy dish is being served up at Rider, Lowlife, Momofuku Nishi, Lilia, and other places.
  23. Foodievents
    Alon Shaya’s Brooklyn Pizza PartyThe celebrated Domenica and Shaya chef has come to New York to study the delicate art of incorporating freshly milled flours into breads and pizza.
  24. Openings
    Inside the New Brooklyn Delicatessen Inspired by Iconic Upper West Side ShopsFrankel’s Delicatessen & Appetizing opens in Greenpoint this Saturday.
  25. Coming Soon
    Hard Times Sundaes Burger Truck Goes Brick-and-Mortar in ManhattanIt opens at UrbanSpace Vanderbilt this weekend.
  26. The Dish
    The Dish: OddFellows’ Ube-Ice-cream SandwichTheir new ube-ice-cream sandwich with shiso granola and coconut dulce de leche is the result of a single brainstorming session.
  27. Openings
    Rider Opens at National Sawdust in WilliamsburgRider opens Monday for drinks and dinner.
  28. Coming Soon
    What to Expect at Dizengoff NYCHot bread, pedigree hummus, and toppings like lamb neck and rhubarb.
  29. Openings
    First Look at Alex Raij’s Brooklyn Coffee Shop Tekoá
The owners want their new café to appeal to every one of their neighbors — morning commuters, discriminating diners, picnic-packers, parents, toddlers, laptop-toting freelancers, and all.


  30. Openings
    First Look at Covina, the New Cal-Med Spot From the O Ya TeamThe restaurant, which draws inspiration from proto-California cuisine, opens on Thursday.
  31. Best of New York
    New York’s Absolute Best Iconic FoodsAfter some thorough research, we found that the upstarts trumped the classics, proving that innovation in the foodsphere can be a very good thing.
  32. Openings
    First Look at the New Meat Hook Butcher Shop and GroceryThe shiny new home for bacon-cheeseburger sausages opens today in Williamsburg.
  33. The Dish
    How Del Posto Created an Upscale, Gluten-Free, Five-Cheese ManicottiThis is no Little Italy cliché.
  34. Trendlet
    The Humble Bialy Steps Into the SpotlightThe bagel’s unboiled, center-smooshed, oniony cousin has been experiencing a recent revival.
  35. Openings
    First Look at Café Altro ParadisoIt opens tomorrow night for dinner.
  36. Underground Gourmet Review
    Llama Inn Is All About New Brooklyn PeruvianJersey-born first-generation Peruvian-American chef Erik Ramirez is a master of contrast.
  37. Events
    Semilla to Serve Pop-up Pizza One Night OnlyThere will also be rare Spanish natural wines.
  38. Openings
    First Look at La Sirena, the Latest From Mario Batali and Joe BastianichThe Babbo boys open their first new New York restaurant in ten years (not counting Eataly).
  39. Openings
    Uncle Boons Team Expands With 9-Seat Non-Thai Mr. Donahue’sAnn Redding and Matt Danzer are skewing American comfort food for their next act.
  40. Behind the Menu
    How the Sasso Became the City’s ‘It’ ChickenSharp-eyed menu readers might have recently noticed a new pedigreed poultry around town.
  41. Openings
    April Bloomfield and Ken Friedman’s Salvation Burger Will Open Next WeekPretty much everything including the mustard is made from scratch.
  42. Grub Guides
    The 11 Best Pasta Cacio e Pepes in NYCThe old cucina povera standby is having a moment.
  43. Openings
    Pizzeria Sirenetta Will Channel Italy via BrooklynA rustic, laid-back pizzeria and restaurant from the owners of the Mermaid Inn.
  44. The Dish
    Court Street Grocers Is Bringing Back MandelbrotLarry Finkelstein’s version comes sprinkled with cinnamon sugar or dipped in chocolate.
  45. Openings
    Sesame Seeds Star at Chelsea Market’s New Seed + MillThe halva specialist serves up tahini ice cream and “chalva” panini.
  46. Trendlet
    How the Humble Cacio e Pepe Transcended Its RootsWhy do chefs love that ancient alchemy of sharp cheese, black pepper, olive oil, and pasta plus cooking water?
  47. Expansions
    Via Carota Will Expand Next DoorExpect dinners to go, book signings, and cicchetti. (Maybe.)
  48. Openings
    First Look at Missy Robbins’s Lilia in WilliamsburgServing ricotta gnocchi and grilled clams, starting tonight.
  49. The Underground Gourmet Quick Bite
    Italian Sandwich Mecca Alidoro Serves Its First Hot Hero One of New York’s most iconic, despotic shops breaks its own biggest rule.

  50. What to Eat
    What to Eat at Momofuku Nishi, Dave Chang’s New ‘Noodle Joint’It’s Italian without being Italian, Noodle Bar without being Noodle Bar, and somehow familiar while still seeming new.
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