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...
Jordan Tannahill Always Orders Fish Where He Shouldn’t
The author and playwright Jordan Tannahill — his 2025 production, Prince Faggot, posited “what would happen if, just a few steps down the line of inheritance, there were... More »...
Expansion Joints
New York is a tongue town. Katz’s has been slicing it by the pound for decades. It’s a Jewish classic. My grandfather Sam often ordered a tongue omelet, an object of perverse and horrified fascina...
Lucas Sin Is Taking Over a Chinatown Diner
After growing up in Hong Kong, the chef Lucas Sin appeared on this city’s culinary scene in 2017 with Junzi Kitchen, a fast-casual Chinese chain with homestyle noodles he started developing during h...
Where to Eat in September
Welcome to Grub Street’s rundown of restaurant recommendations that aims to answer the endlessly recurring question, Where should we go? These are the spots our food team thinks everyone should visi...
The Regulars Are Back at Sam’s
Over the years, the near-century-old Sam’s was always closed in August. Louis Migliaccio, the owner, decamped to Italy for the month, depriving his regulars of pizza and parms until he returned and ...
Ifrah F. Ahmed Takes Her Time With Breakfast
Chef and food writer Ifrah F. Ahmed hates to hurry through a meal. Slowness and intentionality, she says, are a key part of Somali food culture. “My approach to food is really just a way to showcase...
What to Eat and Drink at the U.S. Open
It’s late August, which means the U.S. Open is back. For those capable of shelling out the dough necessary to secure a seat at the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, the tournament is a showca...