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Cue the Queue

London’s popular Indian restaurant Dishoom—best known stateside as the place every one of your friends claims to have discovered—is landing in Manhattan in 2027.

Chris Crowley

Latest News

May 28, 2026

Christine Muhlke

The Great Hudson Square Restaurant Experiment

Developers and deep-pocketed landlords have spent millions luring ambitious restaurants to Hudson Square, betting that chefs can turn an in-between office district into New York’s next destination dining neighborhood.

May 27, 2026

Emma Orlow

Your Neighborhood Restaurant’s Day Job

“Splitscreening” is the cafe concept finding a new revenue stream for dinner-only restaurants by taking over their dining rooms when nobody’s home.

May 27, 2026

Darin Bresintz

The L.A. Landlord Betting on Restaurants

At Alpine Courtyard, developer Jingbo Lou is disrupting the landlord-tenant paradigm: Smaller spaces, shared costs, and rent tied to restaurant success—giving young chefs a rare chance to survive in L.A.’s brutal dining economy.

May 22, 2026

Annie Armstrong

How Did That Frank Stella Get There?

Not one, but two Stellas hang quietly inside the East Village wine bar darling Stars.

May 20, 2026

Chris Crowley

The Operator

Grant Reynolds built Parcelle into a cool-kid wine empire. Now he’s quietly helping other independent restaurants flourish with his hospitality group’s behind-the-scenes support.

May 18, 2026

Emma Orlow

The Shelf Life of Dean & DeLuca

After bankruptcy drove Dean & DeLuca out of New York, it continued to thrive in Japan. Now, a U.S. trademark battle, rumors of a SoHo return, and a booming market for gourmet grocers are fueling speculation: Is a comeback close?

Editor’s Picks

David Chang, Give This Man a Raise

With The New York Times naming Kabawa the best restaurant in New York, it isn’t just a win for its chef Paul Carmichael, it’s a lifeline for the Momofuku restaurant brand.

Chris Crowley

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3 min read

The Rise and Fall of Prestige Food TV

“When Tony started, there were ten years between Kitchen Confidential and when his show became a major cultural force. Now your show has to work in year one.”

Annie Armstrong

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7 min read

In Depth

The Shelf Life of Dean & DeLuca

Emma Orlow

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5 min read

Estela Alum Alleges Wage Theft

A former employee has brought a lawsuit against Ignacio Mattos’s restaurant group.

Emma Orlow

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2 min read

Features

Origin Story: Simon Kim

The restaurateur behind Cote and Coqodaq built his success by pairing exacting craft with electric atmosphere. His next move is his biggest yet: a three-restaurant destination inside Midtown’s landmark 550 Madison Avenue.

Duff McDonald

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3 min read

All the Right Moves

When the former Vanity Fair editor and AIR MAIL cofounder took over the Waverly Inn, his ambition was simple: reinvent a Village classic just enough to create a new one. As the Waverly celebrates 20 years under his watch, he looks back at how it began.

Graydon Carter

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3 min read

Origin Story: Simon Kim

Duff McDonald

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3 min read

All the Right Moves

Graydon Carter

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3 min read