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Adam Platt

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  1. restaurant review
    Dining and Dashing at SemmaAttempting to savor South Indian delights during a COVID surge.
  2. rip
    Good-bye to Ed Schoenfeld, a Man Who Changed the Way New York AteThe restaurateur and food-world impresario has passed away.
  3. where to eat
    Adam Platt’s 12 Best Restaurants of 2021New York Magazine’s restaurant critic eats his way through a changing city, reconnecting with old favorites and discovering new ones.
  4. restaurant review
    Lodi Brings a Touch of Milano to MidtownIgnacio Mattos’s menu is filled with elevated, expertly sourced classics mostly from the north of Italy.
  5. restaurant review
    Review: Hillary Sterling’s Wood-Fired Cooking Shines at Ci SiamoThe food seems designed to lure New Yorkers out of their apartments and back into crowded dining rooms.
  6. guest chefs
    Stone Barns Center’s Guest Chefs Bring Fresh Flavors to Fine DiningShola Olunloyo’s tasting menus conjured West Africa by way of the Hudson.
  7. field notes
    The Best Meals I Ate in 2020Our critic finds some comforts in a heartbreaking year.
  8. field notes
    A Restaurant Critic Considers the Soothing Luxury of the Ham SandwichThere is a necessary and soothing familiarity to ham and cheese on squishy white bread.
  9. field notes
    What I’ve MissedOur restaurant critic reemerges to a strange new world.
  10. field notes
    A Restaurant Critic Comes Around on LinesSome of them, anyway.
  11. enough is enough
    10 Restaurant Trends We Never Want to See AgainTedious “innovations” our restaurant critic hopes to not encounter in 2020.
  12. best of new york
    The Absolute Best New Restaurants of 2019A diner’s dozen.
  13. field notes
    In Defense of Wasp CookingAdam Platt takes a stand for his ancestral cuisine.
  14. restaurant review
    Llama-San’s Version of Peruvian-Japanese Nikkei Cooking Gives Fusion a Good NameThe setting is casual but the food is inventive and ambitious.
  15. best of new york
    The Absolute Best Upscale Seafood Restaurants in New YorkPiscatory pleasures from France, Spain, Italy, Thailand, and old New York.
  16. restaurant review
    Red Hook Tavern Is an Homage to the Past in Every WayHometown Barbecue’s Billy Durney has designed his new venture as a tribute to the intimate corner taverns of his youth.
  17. restaurant review
    Crown Shy Brings Uncommon Finesse to FidiChef James Kent’s precise, seasonal brand of cooking is on display at this deceptively ambitious new restaurant.
  18. best of new york
    The Absolute Best Veggie Burgers in New YorkFrom vegan restaurants to newfangled burger stands, here’s where to get the best meat-bomb alternatives.
  19. best of new york
    The Absolute Best French Restaurants in New YorkThe places to go for grand, old-style Parisian service, elaborate sauces (and flower arrangements), and puffy dessert soufflés.
  20. restaurant review
    Rocco DiSpirito Makes a Nostalgic Return to the Kitchen at the Standard GrillThe TV chef is back with a carefully orchestrated menu of cream-drenched pastas, white-jacket service, and old-fashioned steaks and chops.
  21. best of new york
    The Absolute Best Sushi in New YorkThe arrival of top Tokyo talent has transformed the omakase scene.
  22. restaurant review
    Benno Is Technically Precise, Anti-Fad, and Refreshingly RefinedFormer Per Se and Lincoln chef Jonathan Benno finds his own culinary voice at his eponymous restaurant at the Evelyn Hotel.
  23. best of new york
    The Absolute Best Tasting Menus in New YorkThe top spots tend to be small and intimate chef’s counters where you can watch your dinner take shape.
  24. announcements
    Introducing New York’s New (Star-Free) Restaurant and Bar RatingsThis week, we roll out a system we think is simpler and more in tune with the way New Yorkers want to eat.
  25. restaurant review
    Missy Robbins’s Misi Is Hit-and-MissBy restricting her menu to a lean framework of vegetables and pastas, has she stripped down Italian cuisine too much for jaded New York palates?
  26. first taste
    Zauo Is the New Restaurant Where the Fish Might Just Be Too FreshOur restaurant critic catches his own meal on West 24th Street.
  27. best of new york
    The Absolute Best Restaurants in Midtown ManhattanMidtown Manhattan offers a whole menagerie of great dining choices, from upscale steak and seafood palaces to Bukharan Diamond District joints.
  28. Best of New York
    The Absolute Best Prime Rib in New YorkThe elemental pleasures of blood, bone, and the lustrous top layers of deckle fat remain timeless and the same.
  29. legacies
    Anthony Bourdain’s Crusade for Fine-Dining DemocracyNobody did more than Bourdain to reveal the grimy realities lurking under big-city restaurants’ luxurious veneer.
  30. first taste
    This New Luxury Sushi Den Might Actually Be Worth ItIn a city overrun with high-priced omakase options, Noda manages to stand out.
  31. restaurant review
    Ferris Is the Hotel Restaurant That Doesn’t Know It Is OneKnown for his whole roast chicken at Le Turtle, Greg Proechel’s venture at the Made Hotel hints at a new, Asian-themed direction.
  32. Best of New York
    The Absolute Best Steakhouses in New YorkThe definition of this sacred New York dining institution has changed over the years, but the best steakhouses share certain time-honored qualities.
  33. restaurant review
    Simon & the Whale Is a Crowd-Pleaser With Enough Personality to Stay InterestingAt Gabriel Stulman’s first hotel restaurant, the menu is dotted with familiar dishes that have been reworked in creative, unfamiliar ways.
  34. restaurant review
    Jeju Noodle Bar Breathes New Life Into an Overly Familiar FormulaDouglas Kim builds his noodle recipes with a perfectionist’s attention to detail.
  35. Best of New York
    The Best of New York Eating 2018Hippie grandma pizza, Roman ribs, and tangy crispy beef.
  36. Best of New York
    The Absolute Best Chinese Restaurants in New YorkWhere to find a nourishing bowl of noodles, a fiery Sichuan fix in midtown, and the annual big-money, banquet-style splurge.
  37. first taste
    Thank You, Salt BaeThe viral sensation arrives in New York and sprinkles some digital fairy dust on our critic’s Instagram feed.
  38. restaurant review
    Review: The Lobster Club Is Asian-Fusion FantasiaIt’s described as a “Japanese brasserie,” but the template has clearly been lifted from Asian-fusion megahits like Nobu and Tao.
  39. restaurant review
    At Midtown’s Glitzy DaDong, the Signature Dish Is Overshadowed by the SpectacleDong Zhenxiang’s eagerly awaited, elaborately hyped Peking-duck palace serves one of the most expensive birds in town.
  40. where to eat
    Adam Platt’s Where to Eat 2018An agenda for eating (and drinking) the very best New York has to offer right now.
  41. first taste
    First Taste: A Celebrity Chef’s New Brasserie Already Feels FamiliarAdam Platt takes a look at the new restaurant from John Fraser.
  42. restaurant review
    Restaurant Review: Korean BBQ With the Soul of a Fat-cat American SteakhouseBoth of these familiar genres receive an upgrade at the surprisingly ingenious Cote.
  43. restaurant review
    At Metta, Open-Flame Gaucho Cooking Meets Brooklyn LocavorismThis modest-appearing DIY joint is a more cosmopolitan operation than it seems.
  44. nostalgia
    Watching and Lamenting the Death of the New York DinerAn ode to a way of eating, and thinking about the city, that is going away.
  45. restaurant review
    Review: The Cooking at Hanoi House Tastes Fresh, Homespun, and InventiveChef John Nguyen has a knack for imbuing familiar recipes with a combination of elegance, integrity, and first-class cooking technique.
  46. first bite
    These New Fajitas Cost $125 — Are They Worth It?Chef Alex Stupak’s latest creation involves A-5 beef and a hefty price tag. Our critic offers his take.
  47. restaurant review
    Restaurant Review: Danny Meyer’s Union Square Cafe Takes TwoWhat happens when a local landmark changes its address?
  48. first bite
    New York’s Latest Must-Have Burger May Actually Be Worthy of the HypeThe no-nonsense, double-patty model at 4 Charles Prime Rib is a welcome addition to the city’s roster of excellent burgers.
  49. water
    The Everything Guide to Bottled WaterAssessing the latest options in the H20 aisle — alkaline, boxed, Ice Age–era. Plus: A tasting with Adam Platt.
  50. Flora Bar Is More Formal and Ambitious Than Estela but Just As SatisfyingWhile much of the culinary vocabulary is the same, the cooking feels new.
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