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Hello, Dalí!

A real Dalí, a fake On Kawara, and a painter in the kitchen: Inside DFW, the artist-run bar and restaurant—or hotel lobby without any hotel rooms—in Margaretville, New York.

Annie Armstrong
Hello, Dalí!


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Oct 19, 2026

Emma Orlow

The Automat, Born Again

Horn & Hardart was a symbol of affordable, quick-service dining in New York for over a century. Now, the heritage brand is getting a reboot.

Oct 16, 2026

Annie Armstrong

A Golden Age for Golden Age

Fresh off opening Saint Denis and grabbing the former Donohue’s lease, Jon Neidich’s Golden Age Hospitality has hired veterans from Simon Kim and Stephen Starr’s restaurant groups, with more projects on the horizon.

Oct 15, 2026

Ryan Bartlow

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Caper’s Chef in Residence spent years wandering through the cookbook aisles, imagining a day his own book would sit on those shelves. This week, with the release of Essentially Basque, it was.

Oct 14, 2026

Chris Crowley

Can a Startup Fill the Private Dining Room?

The reservations platform Ande, which has raised $52 million, is betting that a corporate-only marketplace can fill restaurants’ empty PDRs.

Oct 13, 2026

Annie Armstrong, +1

Where the New York Art World Eats

Here are 35 restaurants that art types enjoy—or should. A Guide By Caper and Artnet News.

Oct 12, 2026

Emma Orlow

Propping Up Pop-Ups

How one company built the infrastructure behind the scenes.

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Where the New York Art World Eats

Where the New York Art World Eats

Here are 35 restaurants that art types enjoy—or should. A Guide By Caper and Artnet News.

Annie Armstrong, Andrew Russeth

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16 min read

The Reservation Bot Arms Race

The Reservation Bot Arms Race

As AI agents flood booking platforms, the fight over who gets a table is turning into a war nobody asked for.

Chris Crowley

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3 min read

In Depth


Propping Up Pop-Ups

Propping Up Pop-Ups

How one company built the infrastructure behind the scenes.

Emma Orlow

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5 min read

The Twilight of the Restaurant Critic

The Twilight of the Restaurant Critic

A new book tells the story of 50 years of London restaurants, including critic A.A. Gill’s legendary feud with Gordon Ramsay, a reminder of what we lost when influencers took over the dining room.

Dana Brown

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5 min read

Features


Still Walking the Room

Sebastien Silvestri, the CEO of Dinex, Daniel Boulud’s restaurant group, believes hospitality is still built the same way it always has been: By showing up.

Max Tcheyan

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3 min read

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Caper’s Chef in Residence spent years wandering through the cookbook aisles, imagining a day his own book would sit on those shelves. This week, with the release of Essentially Basque, it was.

Ryan Bartlow

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9 min read

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