Logo
Authors
Authors

Emma Orlow

Annie Armstrong

Chris Crowley

View All →

Articles
About
Newsletters
LOGIN
SUBSCRIBE
Logo


Subscribe for the inside story of the restaurant business—the players, money, creativity, and chaos that fuel the industry.


How Did That Joan Jonas Get There?

Snarling at Ned Baldwin’s Houseman is a dog drawing by Joan Jonas. The chef and restaurateur takes us back to his Yale art school days, where he first encountered the seminal video performance artist.

Annie Armstrong
How Did That Joan Jonas Get There?

Latest News


Jul 10, 2026

Chris Crowley

Soccer Blues

The World Cup has animated New York into one joyous public square–except, maybe, at Italian restaurants like Via Della Pace.

Jul 8, 2026

Emma Orlow

Another Gourmet Grocer Grows Downtown

Austin Johnson left One White Street’s Rigor Hill Market. Now, he’s starting again and doubling down on a gourmet grocer while leaving behind fine dining.

Jul 8, 2026

Emma Orlow

Served and Surveilled

Why this food influencer returned his Meta glasses already and what new policies around the glasses mean for restaurants.

Jul 7, 2026

Chris Crowley

Gustiamo Gets Right to Business

Inside the premium Italian ingredient importer’s warehouse, only open to the public twice a year.

Jul 6, 2026

Annie Armstrong

The Art of the Meal

Zoli, Marcel, and now Oberon: Three major art-world institutions have opened restaurants this year alone. Inside the New Museum’s new Bowery spot, and what it says about the state of museum dining.

Jul 2, 2026

Emma Orlow

The Industry Snack Summit

It’s basically as if the Costco sample stations were a conference.

Editor’s Picks


How Eater Lost Its Bite

How Eater Lost Its Bite

The pioneering food site once set the terms for how Americans talked about restaurants. Now, it’s fighting for survival in a media landscape it helped shape—and can no longer control.

Dana Brown

•

14 min read

Last Call for the Dive Bar?

Last Call for the Dive Bar?

The author, who has spent perhaps too much time in dive bars from New Orleans to Chicago to New York, asks what happens when they begin to vanish.

Rich Cohen

•

5 min read

In Depth


Critically Ill

Critically Ill

A negative New York Times review of Eddie Huang’s Baohaus 2.0 sent the chef on a tirade.

Chris Crowley

•

3 min read

The Twilight of Mr. Chow?

The Twilight of Mr. Chow?

The Larry Gagosian-favorite restaurant has closed in Miami Beach after 17 years. It’s the third location of the legendary, art-centric restaurant to close in the U.S.

Annie Armstrong

•

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

•

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

•

3 min read

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

•

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

•

3 min read

Covering the inside story of the restaurant business

About

Subscribe

Get our weekly digest of industry insights.