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  1. look book
    The Look Book Goes to the Obama PortraitsDuring a preview party at the Brooklyn Museum, guests got an early look at Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald’s presidential portraits.
    By Daniel Varghese and Louis Cheslaw
  2. encounter
    A Chef Prepares to Step OutJackie Carnesi is building her first kitchen, both figuratively and literally.
    By Rachel Sugar
  3. pop-ups
    What It’s Really Like to Build an Instagram Bakery From ScratchAt Pan Rico, balancing pastries and paychecks.
    By Chris Crowley
  5. underground gourmet quick bite
    7th Street Burger Has One of the Best New Burgers in TownSubstitutions, customizations, and special requests are not encouraged.
    By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
  6. breaking
    Noma Finally Receives Three Michelin StarsIt’s the last remaining feather — foraged from a wild duck, no doubt — in Rene Redzepi’s cap.
    By Chris Crowley
  7. restaurant review
    Iris Is an Unexpected and Welcome Oasis in MidtownJohn Fraser is cooking wonderful Greek and Turkish food again.
    By Adam Platt
  8. cityscape
    Revolt of the Delivery WorkersExploited by apps. Attacked by thieves. Unprotected by police. The city’s 65,000 bikers have only themselves to count on.
    By Josh Dzieza
  9. the grub street diet
    Natalie Morales Cooks Like She’s on Chopped “What can I make from these weird combinations?”
    As told to Chris Crowley
  10. do the robot
    The Saladbots Are ComingAt Sweetgreen, Skynet meets the Caesar.
    By Alan Sytsma
  11. reopenings
    Inside the New Fort Defiance, Now Open in Red HookOwner St. John Frizell has moved to a fresh, bigger space up the street.
    By Chris Crowley
  12. unemployment
    Why the End of Enhanced Unemployment Won’t Solve Restaurants’ Staffing CrisisIt doesn’t change anything for people who have moved on from jobs that weren’t working for them.
    By Chris Crowley
  13. insights
    How Our Friends Affect Our FoodTastes change. Our companions are a major reason why.
    By Dominic J. Packer and Jay J. Van Bavel
  14. the grub street diet
    Comedian Grace Kuhlenschmidt Likes a Thick Spread“Beet hummus is so femme but so butch.”
    Edited by Chris Crowley
  15. fall preview 2021
    21 Fall Restaurant Openings You Need to Know AboutFrom a destination pizza pop-up to Chicago-style baby-back ribs.
    By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
  16. danger
    Yes, Food-Delivery Workers Were Out in Last Night’s Deadly FloodThis should not keep happening.
    By Alan Sytsma
  17. look book
    The Look Book Goes to MargaritavilleWe chatted with guests at the newly opened outpost of the hotel chain, which sits right between the Times Square subway station and Port Authority.
    By Daniel Varghese and Louis Cheslaw
  18. relocations
    A Chinatown Dumpling Paradise Gets a Little BiggerShu Jiao Fu Zhou has moved. Its perfect dumplings have somehow gotten even better.
    By Chris Crowley
  19. fall preview 2021
    Zou Zou’s Brings Eastern Mediterranean Cooking to Manhattan WestThere will be zhoug on the fluke, hazelnut dukkah on the sweet potato, and barberry mignonette on the Kumamoto oysters.
    By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
  20. fall preview 2021
    A Win Son Alum Cooks Homestyle CantoneseThe most elaborate dish on the menu takes the form of a whole deboned rainbow trout: “It’s like a giant fish sausage.”
    By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
  21. fall preview 2021
    Torrisi Italian Specialties Is Reborn As Torrisi Deli and RestaurantIt’s right up the block from their first venture.
    By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
  22. fall preview 2021
    At Lodi, Ignacio Mattos Wants to Fulfill All Your Midtown Noshing NeedsIt’s part café, part bar, part bakery, and part gourmet food shop.
    By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
  23. fall preview 2021
    Hillary Sterling Stokes Up the Grill at Danny Meyer’s Latest Italian Restaurant“It would be like if you came to my house.”
    By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
  24. the grub street diet
    Leon Neyfakh Always Waits Too Long to Eat“Not to be dramatic, but this is something I genuinely hate about myself.”
    Edited by Chris Crowley
  25. fall preview 2021
    Court Street Grocers Team Will Resurrect Eisenberg’s As Eisen Coffee Shop“It’s roughly going to be the menu that’s always been there.”
    By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
  26. food media
    How Celebrity Chefs Warped Our View of Real-World Restaurant Abuse“I realized, this is abnormal.”
    By Alan Sytsma
  27. chains
    Krispy Kreme to Unvaccinated Americans: Okay, But What About Two Free Doughnuts?The doughnut store is battling COVID the only way it knows how.
    By Rachel Sugar
  28. restaurant review
    Carne Mare Is a Lavish Throwback to Pre-Pandemic, Pre-Plant-Based TimesThere’s uni on the rice balls and caviar on the mozzarella sticks.
    By Adam Platt
  29. coffee
    Whole Milk Mounts Its Triumphant Comeback“Hot girls are ditching the alternatives and are going back to basics.”
    By Emily Sundberg
  30. the grub street diet
    Steak Diane Ranks Her Shellfish“I would go mussels number one, oysters number two …”
    By Chris Crowley
  31. moves
    Brooks Headley’s Superiority Burger Is Relocating to the Old Odessa Diner Space“It’s always been my dream space.”
    By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
  32. encounter
    The Chef Who Ditched Fine Dining to Cook for Cancer Patients“It’s hospital soigné.”
    By Chris Crowley
  33. reopening
    The Vaccine Mandate Will Not Destroy Your RestaurantScience-defying customers and the pandemic they insist on perpetuating, however …
    By Alan Sytsma
  34. reopening
    How New York’s Restaurants Suddenly Got So ExpensiveAnd why that’s probably for the best.
    By Mahira Rivers
  35. reopening
    How Will the City Actually Enforce the Restaurant Vaccination Mandate?The so-called Key to NYC program begins to roll out this week.
    By Rachel Sugar and Alan Sytsma
  36. restaurant review
    Barbecue Bliss in the BronxHudson Smokehouse is worth a trip from any borough.
    By Adam Platt
  37. the grub street diet
    Dancer James Whiteside Carbs Up With Spicy Ramen“At this point, instead of veins, I probably have noodles.”
    Edited by Chris Crowley
  38. passions
    It Is Tomato Time, and This Year, I’m All InYes, I plan on spending $50 at the farmers’ market, and nobody can stop me.
    By Chris Crowley
  39. bean counters
    Is This the Future of New York’s Coffee Carts?High quality, low prices, lots of teal.
    By Elizabeth G. Dunn
  40. food tv
    I Made the Worst ‘Recipe’ on Cooking With ParisIs the so-called Unicornoli food, or is it content? Whatever it is, it’s covered in glitter.
    By Rebecca Alter
  41. the end
    America’s Decline Continues As ‘Hard’ Mountain Dew Is UnveiledAn alcoholic version of the neon-green soda will crash onto store shelves early next year.
    By Rachel Sugar
  42. underground gourmet quick bite
    A Gluten-Free Pastry That Takes the CakeKnead Love’s Cinny Buns are dark, dense, gluten-free, vegan, and mind-blowingly good.
    By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
  43. sincere scoops
    What’s Wrong With Ice Cream Right Now?We should always be striving to make the next salted caramel.
    By Rachel Sugar
  44. the grub street diet
    Artist Jacolby Satterwhite Doesn’t Want to Pick the Restaurant“Giving up control is my favorite. It’s my aphrodisiac.”
    As told to Chris Crowley
  45. rip
    Kitchen Arts & Letters’ Nach Waxman Has DiedFor nearly 40 years, he was a go-to resource for chefs, writers, and curious home cooks
    By Rachel Sugar
  46. reopening
    For Restaurant Workers, the Vaccine Mandate Comes As a Relief“The fact that it’s not just me saying that, it’s a whole body of government, gives me some support.”
    By Chris Crowley
  47. lunch
    The Top Tuna Sandwiches in New YorkTuna melts, tuna tramezzini, Tunisian tunas, and more.
    By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
  48. opinion
    Can We Fix America’s Food-Appropriation Problem?If you’re only focused on the outrage, you’re missing the point.
    By Frankie Huang
  49. killing it
    Cooking With Paris Is Anti-Aspirational Food TelevisionParis Hilton rattles the very foundations of cooking shows.
    By Rachel Sugar
  50. vaccine mandates
    New York City Will Require Proof of Vaccination for Indoor DiningMayor Bill de Blasio announced the program will start later in August.
    By Chris Crowley
  51. scandals
    TonnogateIs celebrity butcher Dario Cecchini really selling tuna fish at his meaty new sandwich shop?
    By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
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