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R.i.p
rip
Mar. 17, 2022
NYC Pizza Legend Dom De Marco Has Passed Away
The food-world icon behind Midwood’s Di Fara was 85 years old.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
Jan. 15, 2022
Good-bye to Ed Schoenfeld, a Man Who Changed the Way New York Ate
The restaurateur and food-world impresario has passed away.
By
Adam Platt
rip
Nov. 1, 2021
RIP to the ‘Father of Tiramisu’
Ado Campeol, who owned the restaurant often credited with inventing the Italian dessert, was 93.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
Oct. 12, 2021
Anne Saxelby Made New York a Better Place to Eat
The food world is mourning her death and celebrating her outsize impact.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
Aug. 5, 2021
Kitchen Arts & Letters’ Nach Waxman Has Died
For nearly 40 years, he was a go-to resource for chefs, writers, and curious home cooks
By
Rachel Sugar
rip
June 21, 2021
Influential Los Angeles Chef Mark Peel Has Died
The Campanile co-founder was 66.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
June 8, 2021
The Instagram Memorial of Anthony Bourdain
Why do so many people still leave comments each day?
By
Tom Taylor
tributes
Mar. 1, 2021
RIP to David Mintz, the Inventor of Tofutti
The so-called “P.T. Barnum of tofu” was a pioneer of plant-based capitalism.
By
Hugh Merwin
rip
Nov. 30, 2020
Remembering New York’s Favorite Cheese Man
“Life for him was wild and precious, in all of its glory and all of its gluttony.”
By
Hannah Howard
rip
Nov. 11, 2020
Good-bye to the Lox Sherpa of New York City
“It always felt like Sherpa really saw you.”
By
Joshua David Stein
rip
Oct. 28, 2020
Cecilia Chiang, the Restaurateur Who Changed Chinese Food in America, Has Died
She opened the Mandarin in 1961, introducing this country to dishes that are now ubiquitous.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
June 8, 2020
She Was a Godmother for New York’s Vietnamese Restaurant Community
Remembering Anh-Tuyet Nguyen.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
May 8, 2020
Good-bye Jimmy Glenn, the Best Cutman in Times Square
“Rich, poor, black, white — Jimmy didn’t care who you were. He cared what you had to say.”
By
Geoffrey Gray
rip
Apr. 28, 2020
The Owner of a Jersey City Restaurant Was Found Murdered in Her Home
Garima Kothari had opened her restaurant, Nukkad, in February.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
Apr. 20, 2020
Le Cirque Restaurateur Sirio Maccioni Has Died
The Italian native was 88.
By
Nikita Richardson
rip
Apr. 14, 2020
He Was the Backbone of Jean-Georges. The Coronavirus Took His Life.
Jesus Roman Melendez played a crucial role at one of Manhattan’s most celebrated restaurants.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
Mar. 25, 2020
Chef Floyd Cardoz Has Passed Away
He had tested positive for the coronavirus.
By
Chris Crowley
closings
Mar. 11, 2020
Iconic Fort Greene Bar Frank’s Cocktail Lounge Is Reportedly Closing
The neighborhood spot, open since 1974, drew generations of Brooklynites with its distinct charm.
By
Nikita Richardson
legacies
Mar. 9, 2020
Gray Kunz Made an Entire Generation of Chefs Better
“He was ahead of his time, in everything.”
By
Hugh Merwin
rip
Mar. 6, 2020
Legendary Chef Gray Kunz Has Died
Chefs from around the world are mourning the death.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
Mar. 2, 2020
Nation of Two-Buck Chuck Lovers Mourns the Death of Trader Joe
“RIP Joe Coulombe, whose Trader Joe’s is one of the best ideas mass retailing has ever given us.”
By
Alan Sytsma
in memorium
Feb. 24, 2020
B. Smith’s Life as a Boundary-Pushing Restaurateur
The model and cookbook author died at 70.
By
Nikita Richardson
rip
Jan. 28, 2020
The Food World Mourns Artist Jason Polan
He was 37 years old.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
Jan. 24, 2020
Orhan Yegen Was One of New York’s Most Gifted, and Outspoken, Chefs
He passed away this week at the age of 65.
By
Max Falkowitz
rip
Sept. 23, 2019
Chefs Remember Carl Ruiz, Who Passed Away This Weekend
The restaurateur and Food Network star was 44.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
Aug. 26, 2019
Arrest Made After Death of Cipriani Chef
Andrea Zamperoni was 33.
By
Chris Crowley
r.i.p.
Aug. 2, 2019
Mixology Officially Dead With Announcement of Hooters Spirits
The recorded time of death was July 29, 2019.
By
Chris Crowley
plot twists
July 18, 2019
India’s ‘Dosa King’ Has Died
P. Rajagopal began serving a life sentence in prison for a 2001 murder just nine days ago.
By
Bindu Bansinath
r.i.p.
July 11, 2019
Restaurant World Ceramicist Wynne Noble Has Died
The Brooklyn-based artist crafted plates for Gramercy Tavern, Momofuku Kawi, Contra, and more.
By
Nikita Richardson
remembrances
June 5, 2019
Anthony Bourdain, Addiction, and the Hope for a Better Life
A year after his death, Bourdain’s story of recovery can still inspire.
By
Chris Crowley
remembrances
June 3, 2019
The Food World Is Mourning New Orleans Icon Leah Chase
The Dooky Chase’s chef died this Saturday at the age of 96.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
Apr. 3, 2019
RIP, Inventor of Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa
Charles Sanna was 101 years old.
By
Nikita Richardson
obituaries
Feb. 22, 2019
R.I.P. to Superiority Burger’s Tahini Ranch Dressing
“I will carry tahini ranch in my heart FOREVER.”
By
Chris Crowley
obituaries
Jan. 28, 2019
RIP to Brian Bui, ‘the King of King Street’
“A genuine happiness radiated from him.”
By
Steve Garbarino
rip
Jan. 25, 2019
Top Chef
Star Fatima Ali Has Died
The 29-year-old had waged a public battle with cancer.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
Oct. 24, 2018
RIP, Inventor of the Green-Bean Casserole
Dorcas Reilly created the Thanksgiving favorite in the Campbell’s test kitchen in 1955.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
Oct. 5, 2018
The Chef Behind New York’s Celebrated Tanoshi Has Died
Toshio Oguma was suffering from gastric cancer.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
Sept. 4, 2018
Kenny Shopsin Was the Ornery, Profane Cook That New York Needed
The owner of the city’s most eccentric diner has died.
By
Chris Crowley
legends
Aug. 6, 2018
How Joël Robuchon Became the Most Influential Chef in the World
The French chef’s rise to prominence was marked by outsider status and a flair for mixing the old with the new.
By
Hugh Merwin
remembrances
Aug. 6, 2018
The World’s Greatest Chefs Remember Joël Robuchon
The news has been met with a flood of tributes.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
Aug. 6, 2018
World-renowned Chef Joël Robuchon Has Died
The French chef was 73.
By
Alan Sytsma
obits
July 22, 2018
Los Angeles
Times
Food Critic Jonathan Gold Has Died
The Pulitzer prize-winning writer was 57.
By
Hugh Merwin
rip
July 17, 2018
The Owner of Manhattan Fixture the Great Jones Cafe Has Died
The future of the restaurant, which has been closed since his death, is once again being called uncertain.
By
Chris Crowley
in memoriam
June 12, 2018
Anthony Bourdain Never Stopped Advocating for the People He Believed In
He wasn’t alone in sharing the spotlight, but he was unusually interested in the success of others.
By
Chris Crowley
in memoriam
June 12, 2018
David Simon on Bourdain: ‘He Knew Everything’
The creator of
The Wire
talks about his longtime friend.
By
Hugh Merwin
rip
June 8, 2018
The World Mourns Anthony Bourdain
President Obama, writers, chefs, and others respond to the news of his death.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
June 8, 2018
Anthony Bourdain Has Died
The reported cause was suicide.
By
Alan Sytsma
rip
June 4, 2018
The Food World Mourns the Late, Influential Cookbook Author Barbara Kafka
Writers, cooks, and fans shared their remembrances.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
May 21, 2018
Saltie Chef and Co-founder Rebecca Clare Collerton Has Died
She helped create one of contemporary New York’s most obsessed-over sandwich shops.
By
Chris Crowley
rip
Feb. 21, 2018
Frank’s Cocktail Lounge Is the Perfect Bar — Frank Perkins Is the Reason Why
In Fort Greene, a squat building houses an iconic bar that has resisted gentrification for more than four decades.
By
Rebecca Bengal
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