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After a chaotic week, City Comptroller Brad Lander ended election night at a taco truck. ‘I settle in at my kitchen table,’ he writes in this week’s Grub Street Diet, ‘and read the results from other races across the country.’
Brad Lander Ended Election Night at a Taco Truck
After a chaotic week, City Comptroller Brad Lander ended election night at a taco truck. ‘I settle in at my kitchen table,’ he writes in this week’s Grub Street Diet, ‘and read the results from other races across the country.’
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November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
After a chaotic week, City Comptroller Brad Lander ended election night at a taco truck. ‘I settle in at my kitchen table,’ he writes in this week’s Grub Street Diet, ‘and read the results from other races across the country.’
Our ‘Underground Gourmet’ columnist checks out five TikTok-fueled lines — including a novel way to mix dumplings and Diet Coke, plus a new kind of sandwich called the ‘naanini’ — to find out what’s worth the wait.
Introducing the ‘Naanini’
Our ‘Underground Gourmet’ columnist checks out five TikTok-fueled lines — including a novel way to mix dumplings and Diet Coke, plus a new kind of sandwich called the ‘naanini’ — to find out what’s worth the wait.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Our ‘Underground Gourmet’ columnist checks out five TikTok-fueled lines — including a novel way to mix dumplings and Diet Coke, plus a new kind of sandwich called the ‘naanini’ — to find out what’s worth the wait.
Wild Cherry offers a steak dinner for two, a new status burger, and, when restaurant critic Matthew Schneier stopped in, a Sabrina Carpenter sighting.
Status Burgers, Steak Dinners, and Sabrina Carpenter at Wild Cherry
Wild Cherry offers a steak dinner for two, a new status burger, and, when restaurant critic Matthew Schneier stopped in, a Sabrina Carpenter sighting.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Wild Cherry offers a steak dinner for two, a new status burger, and, when restaurant critic Matthew Schneier stopped in, a Sabrina Carpenter sighting.
Head to Fort Greene for $5 beignets and standout sticky buns: Two new bakery pop-ups have opened on the same block.
Two Bakery Pop-ups Have Opened on the Same Brooklyn Block
Head to Fort Greene for $5 beignets and standout sticky buns: Two new bakery pop-ups have opened on the same block.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Head to Fort Greene for $5 beignets and standout sticky buns: Two new bakery pop-ups have opened on the same block.
What is the best jazz bar in NYC? Here are three new spots with strong drinks, killer music, and excellent crowds.
Jazz Clubs Get a Fresh Look
What is the best jazz bar in NYC? Here are three new spots with strong drinks, killer music, and excellent crowds.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
What is the best jazz bar in NYC? Here are three new spots with strong drinks, killer music, and excellent crowds.
“Where should we go tonight?” New York Magazine’s food team has the answers with its ruthlessly efficient picks for its favorite restaurants to try right now, including Bar Tizio for dates and Salvo’s for lunch.
Where to Eat in November
“Where should we go tonight?” New York Magazine’s food team has the answers with its ruthlessly efficient picks for its favorite restaurants to try right now, including Bar Tizio for dates and Salvo’s for lunch.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“Where should we go tonight?” New York Magazine’s food team has the answers with its ruthlessly efficient picks for its favorite restaurants to try right now, including Bar Tizio for dates and Salvo’s for lunch.
“Where should we go tonight?” New York Magazine’s food team has the answers with its ruthlessly efficient picks for its favorite restaurants to try right now, including Bar Tizio for dates and Salvo’s for lunch.
Where to Eat in November
“Where should we go tonight?” New York Magazine’s food team has the answers with its ruthlessly efficient picks for its favorite restaurants to try right now, including Bar Tizio for dates and Salvo’s for lunch.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
“Where should we go tonight?” New York Magazine’s food team has the answers with its ruthlessly efficient picks for its favorite restaurants to try right now, including Bar Tizio for dates and Salvo’s for lunch.
For the last few years, Interview magazine EIC Mel Ottenberg has been trying (and occasionally failing) to keep a balanced diet. “I like to eat really well unless I don’t feel like it,” he says in this week’s Grub Diet. “I’m always down to cheat.”
Mel Ottenberg Is Always Down to Cheat
For the last few years, Interview magazine EIC Mel Ottenberg has been trying (and occasionally failing) to keep a balanced diet. “I like to eat really well unless I don’t feel like it,” he says in this week’s Grub Diet. “I’m always down to cheat.”
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October 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
For the last few years, Interview magazine EIC Mel Ottenberg has been trying (and occasionally failing) to keep a balanced diet. “I like to eat really well unless I don’t feel like it,” he says in this week’s Grub Diet. “I’m always down to cheat.”
Are you ready for some breakfast ramen? Ramen by Ra, Rasheeda Purdie’s celebrated noodle stall, is ready to reopen inside a bigger location in the East Village. It’ll serve broth as early as 9 a.m.
Are You Ready for Some Breakfast Ramen?
Are you ready for some breakfast ramen? Ramen by Ra, Rasheeda Purdie’s celebrated noodle stall, is ready to reopen inside a bigger location in the East Village. It’ll serve broth as early as 9 a.m.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Are you ready for some breakfast ramen? Ramen by Ra, Rasheeda Purdie’s celebrated noodle stall, is ready to reopen inside a bigger location in the East Village. It’ll serve broth as early as 9 a.m.
‘New York’ Magazine’s restaurant critic Matthew Schneier reviews Kiko, an elevated canteen made for its Hudson Square neighbors.
A New Neighborhood Gets a Local
‘New York’ Magazine’s restaurant critic Matthew Schneier reviews Kiko, an elevated canteen made for its Hudson Square neighbors.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
‘New York’ Magazine’s restaurant critic Matthew Schneier reviews Kiko, an elevated canteen made for its Hudson Square neighbors.
When Oda House opened in 2013, Georgian food was still relatively hard to find in New York. That’s no longer the case, yet Askili Orchard, a new restaurant in Greenwich Village, still stands out for its modern menu.
Georgian Cooking That Goes Beyond Khachapuri
When Oda House opened in 2013, Georgian food was still relatively hard to find in New York. That’s no longer the case, yet Askili Orchard, a new restaurant in Greenwich Village, still stands out for its modern menu.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
When Oda House opened in 2013, Georgian food was still relatively hard to find in New York. That’s no longer the case, yet Askili Orchard, a new restaurant in Greenwich Village, still stands out for its modern menu.
Il Leone is a popular summertime pizzeria on Peaks Island, Maine. Now its chef and New York–born owner, Ben Wexler-Waite, is expanding to Park Slope.
Il Leone Is an Ambitious Park Slope Pizzeria That Arrives Via Portland
Il Leone is a popular summertime pizzeria on Peaks Island, Maine. Now its chef and New York–born owner, Ben Wexler-Waite, is expanding to Park Slope.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Il Leone is a popular summertime pizzeria on Peaks Island, Maine. Now its chef and New York–born owner, Ben Wexler-Waite, is expanding to Park Slope.
Angela Kinsey still dreams about the craft-services table on the set of The Office — specifically, what they referred to as Hot Snack, which was her breakfast. “For nine years,’ she writes in this week’s Diet, ‘I ate a full buffet meal at 10:30 a.m.”
Angela Kinsey Still Dreams About The Office’s ‘Hot Snack’
Angela Kinsey still dreams about the craft-services table on the set of The Office — specifically, what they referred to as Hot Snack, which was her breakfast. “For nine years,’ she writes in this week’s Diet, ‘I ate a full buffet meal at 10:30 a.m.”
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October 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Angela Kinsey still dreams about the craft-services table on the set of The Office — specifically, what they referred to as Hot Snack, which was her breakfast. “For nine years,’ she writes in this week’s Diet, ‘I ate a full buffet meal at 10:30 a.m.”
Your favorite chefs have a new favorite Greenmarket stand: In just two years, Halal Pastures has grown to join the ranks of the city’s celebrity farmers.
Your Favorite Chefs Have a New Favorite Greenmarket Stand
Your favorite chefs have a new favorite Greenmarket stand: In just two years, Halal Pastures has grown to join the ranks of the city’s celebrity farmers.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Your favorite chefs have a new favorite Greenmarket stand: In just two years, Halal Pastures has grown to join the ranks of the city’s celebrity farmers.
The tipping Robin Hoods are here: Customers are taking matters into their own hands when the people on line in front of them leave a tip prompt unanswered.
The Tipping Robin Hoods Are Here
The tipping Robin Hoods are here: Customers are taking matters into their own hands when the people on line in front of them leave a tip prompt unanswered.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The tipping Robin Hoods are here: Customers are taking matters into their own hands when the people on line in front of them leave a tip prompt unanswered.
New York’s fro-yo wars have moved downtown: Madison Fare just expanded to Greenwich Village, and it’s right next to yet another competitor.
The Fro-Yo Wars Have Moved Downtown
New York’s fro-yo wars have moved downtown: Madison Fare just expanded to Greenwich Village, and it’s right next to yet another competitor.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
New York’s fro-yo wars have moved downtown: Madison Fare just expanded to Greenwich Village, and it’s right next to yet another competitor.
Every drink can be had hard or soft at Golden Ratio, a new Brooklyn bar from the team behind Laurel Bakery, Cafe Mado and Place des Fêtes.
Golden Ratio Is a Bar That Goes Both Ways
Every drink can be had hard or soft at Golden Ratio, a new Brooklyn bar from the team behind Laurel Bakery, Cafe Mado and Place des Fêtes.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Every drink can be had hard or soft at Golden Ratio, a new Brooklyn bar from the team behind Laurel Bakery, Cafe Mado and Place des Fêtes.
Tom Colicchio is one of America’s most influential chefs of the last quarter-century. In his Grub Street Diet, he writes about his favorite neighborhood bagels, his new desire for smaller portions, and his total disdain for the share-plate trend.
Tom Colicchio Won’t Travel for a Bagel
Tom Colicchio is one of America’s most influential chefs of the last quarter-century. In his Grub Street Diet, he writes about his favorite neighborhood bagels, his new desire for smaller portions, and his total disdain for the share-plate trend.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Tom Colicchio is one of America’s most influential chefs of the last quarter-century. In his Grub Street Diet, he writes about his favorite neighborhood bagels, his new desire for smaller portions, and his total disdain for the share-plate trend.
It worked for Raoul’s. Now a bunch of new spots are trying out the limited-time-only hamburger strategy and finding they are still an easy way to draw a huge crowd.
Can 12 Perfect Burgers Still Draw a Huge Crowd?
It worked for Raoul’s. Now a bunch of new spots are trying out the limited-time-only hamburger strategy and finding they are still an easy way to draw a huge crowd.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
It worked for Raoul’s. Now a bunch of new spots are trying out the limited-time-only hamburger strategy and finding they are still an easy way to draw a huge crowd.
New York has become a city of swankstaurants: A new genre of restaurant is smaller and more exclusive than a traditional steakhouse, with food that is (sometimes) more interesting.
A City of Swankstaurants
New York has become a city of swankstaurants: A new genre of restaurant is smaller and more exclusive than a traditional steakhouse, with food that is (sometimes) more interesting.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New York has become a city of swankstaurants: A new genre of restaurant is smaller and more exclusive than a traditional steakhouse, with food that is (sometimes) more interesting.
‘I saw all I needed to see in four shifts, I’ll tell you that much,’ says a now-former employee of Food, the restaurant from artist Lucien Smith that is an homage of sorts to the famous 1970s artist hangout of the same name.
Lucien Smith’s Food Is Already Messy
‘I saw all I needed to see in four shifts, I’ll tell you that much,’ says a now-former employee of Food, the restaurant from artist Lucien Smith that is an homage of sorts to the famous 1970s artist hangout of the same name.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
‘I saw all I needed to see in four shifts, I’ll tell you that much,’ says a now-former employee of Food, the restaurant from artist Lucien Smith that is an homage of sorts to the famous 1970s artist hangout of the same name.
What does Gabrielle Hamilton have left to tell us? Plenty: Her new memoir, ‘Next of Kin,’ is a vivid, extraordinary examination of family turmoil.
What Does Gabrielle Hamilton Have Left to Tell Us?
What does Gabrielle Hamilton have left to tell us? Plenty: Her new memoir, ‘Next of Kin,’ is a vivid, extraordinary examination of family turmoil.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
What does Gabrielle Hamilton have left to tell us? Plenty: Her new memoir, ‘Next of Kin,’ is a vivid, extraordinary examination of family turmoil.
From 1992: Can the three feuding partners of Zabar’s, that institution of Upper West Side Yiddishkeit, ruin the world’s greatest deli?
The War at Zabar’s
From 1992: Can the three feuding partners of Zabar’s, that institution of Upper West Side Yiddishkeit, ruin the world’s greatest deli?
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October 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
From 1992: Can the three feuding partners of Zabar’s, that institution of Upper West Side Yiddishkeit, ruin the world’s greatest deli?
Since moving here in 2023, Chef Alexia Duchêne has mostly adapted to American customs — except for the lines. ‘In New York, the bigger the line, the more people want to join it,’ she writes in this week’s Diet. ‘I cannot comprehend them.’
Chef Alexia Duchêne Can Only Wait So Long for Matcha
Since moving here in 2023, Chef Alexia Duchêne has mostly adapted to American customs — except for the lines. ‘In New York, the bigger the line, the more people want to join it,’ she writes in this week’s Diet. ‘I cannot comprehend them.’
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October 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Since moving here in 2023, Chef Alexia Duchêne has mostly adapted to American customs — except for the lines. ‘In New York, the bigger the line, the more people want to join it,’ she writes in this week’s Diet. ‘I cannot comprehend them.’
Saul Zabar always insisted his family’s famous store was bigger than one person. After the figurehead’s death earlier this week, we’re about to find out if that’s true.
What Is Zabar’s Without Saul?
Saul Zabar always insisted his family’s famous store was bigger than one person. After the figurehead’s death earlier this week, we’re about to find out if that’s true.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Saul Zabar always insisted his family’s famous store was bigger than one person. After the figurehead’s death earlier this week, we’re about to find out if that’s true.