Danny Meyer Drops Into Wu’s Wonton King
The last time Danny Meyer shared his Grub Street Diet with us, it was 2008 and the world was a very different place. The...
Chef Mark Ladner Is Out at Babbo
Less than a year after Stephen Starr reopened Babbo with Mark Ladner running the kitchen, the chef has left, according to sources inside the restaurant. Ladner’s involvement was considered a major c...
A Food-Court Star Moves on From the Mall
Why not Burmese? The country of Myanmar — widely known until 1989 by its colonial name, Burma — is larger than Thailand and more populous than South Korea, but its representation in city kitchen...
James Caputo, Carroll Gardens Royalty, Gets Into the Bagel Game
When the 122-year-old Caputo’s Bake Shop closed this spring, it sent a thunderclap through Carroll Gardens and the New York food world. Loyal customers laid flowers outside, and many more mourned th...
A Tasting Menu in Central Park
Tasting menus, even at their best, can feel like a trap. If a couple of dishes in a long procession begin to waver, the fuss, formality, and length (not to mention the cost) of a meal become flaws, no...
Vogue’s Chloe Malle Samples Shrimp Cocktail at the U.S. Open
For Vogue’s Chloe Malle, a sweet treat is a must. In the office, she’s often poking around for candy, whether from a colleague or her own coveted snack basket, which she fills with nuts, dried fru...
‘If the Restaurant Was a Bust, It Was One More Heartbreak’
It’s early on a Tuesday morning in September when Michael Whiteman enters the dining room of the Brooklyn townhouse he shares with his wife, Rozanne Gold. Gold has set the table in their high-ceilin...
A New Bakery Makes One Bread and One Bread Only
It is a very good time to be a bread head. The city is swarming with all manner of bakeries and we are already looking forward to the pending arrival of Tartine co-founder and dough demigod Chad Rober...
Lucien Smith Was Planning a Comeback
The artist Lucien Smith has died at 37, according to ARTnews. His death was confirmed by his longtime friend and gallerist Bill Powers, who told the publication, “Lucien lives in a wordless place in...
The Fall Restaurant Preview
Everyone needs a neighborhood joint, that back-pocket place where it’s easy to stop by without making a reservation a month in advance, order dinner without looking at the menu, and return again and...