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Oliver Buchannon
Dana Brown

Aug 6, 2026

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1 min read

The Hosts Get Hosted

At Jeff Bell's subterranean new Greenwich Village bar, Kees, Caper and Human Ventures brought together the industry's own hosts, for once, as guests.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Aug 1, 2026

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2 min read

A 500-Pound Tuna & Two Dogs Named Zeus

A dispatch from the North Fork.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Jul 27, 2026

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16 min read

Kwame Onwuachi, Grant Achatz, and Gabriela Cámara are all here.

Las Vegas is rolling the dice on a new wave of superstar chefs.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Jul 25, 2026

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3 min read

Eat, Drink, and be Merry

My lunch with Anthony Bourdain

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Jul 23, 2026

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9 min read

Ryan Bartlow Unfiltered

The chef-owner of Bartolo and Ernesto's writes about the chaos, calls, and choices nobody sees from the dining room.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Jul 18, 2026

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3 min read

Confessions of an Oyster Addict

And what you missed this week at Caper.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Jul 17, 2026

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5 min read

Simon Kim’s Secret Weapon

From Wall Street to peeling carrots to helping build a restaurant empire.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Jul 11, 2026

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2 min read

The Caper of Record

Le Dive watch party, jobs in food, and a natural wine mystery.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Jul 4, 2026

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4 min read

Booze & Books

Caper staff recs for your weekend.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Jul 1, 2026

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15 min read

The Rise & Fall of Eater

“It’s impossible to talk about Eater now without it feeling like a eulogy.”

Dana Brown

Jul 1, 2026

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14 min read

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
LockSimple

Jun 27, 2026

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3 min read

$80 Pies & Fast Food Diplomacy

Thought for food.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Jun 20, 2026

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5 min read

Going Negative on Ketchup

Plus: Josh Hart’s Romanée-Conti, Food Influencers, and World Cup watch parties.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Jun 13, 2026

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7 min read

Dom Pérignon & Red Lobster

Plus: An En Japanese Brasserie resurrection

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Jun 6, 2026

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5 min read

Martinis, Michelin Stars & Mild Scandals

Plus, the Reservation Wars: Enter Danny Meyer.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

May 30, 2026

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6 min read

The last thing worth gatekeeping in The Hamptons?

No you can’t have my fish guy’s number.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

May 25, 2026

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5 min read

Savage Gourmet Market Wars!

Plus: The Private Chef Mafia, Richard Prince, and edible Earth.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

May 23, 2026

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5 min read

We need to talk about sandwiches.

PLUS: Dean & DeLuca comeback news, the Frank Stella at Stars, jobs, and more.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

May 16, 2026

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3 min read

The Times 100, the Fall of Food TV, a Reservations War Addendum...

PLUS: An online wine auction grows in Brooklyn, the return of En, jobs, and more.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

May 9, 2026

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4 min read

Sourdough, Caper’s Big Night, Chef Assembly & More

PLUS: What did Emma, Annie, and Chris get up to this week?

Dana Brown

May 8, 2026

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2 min read

Counter Culture

Caper hosted a dinner-slash-cooking competition with four up-and-coming chefs, and some of New York’s top food and hospitality insiders as our guests—and judges.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

May 2, 2026

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4 min read

Deals, Drama, Dinner and Jobs

Plus: Chinatown’s new “niche-riche” clubhouse, Resy’s rumored seven-figure splash, and a martini served correctly

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Apr 25, 2026

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5 min read

Talking points for tonight’s dinner party

Prune, plates, pretzels, panna cotta, and job listings.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Apr 18, 2026

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4 min read

Caper’s Weekend Edition

Cheap wine, expensive fish, and a proper pint of Guinness.

Dana Brown
LockSimple

Apr 12, 2026

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3 min read

The Sunday Caper

Chef’s Table levels up, Jon Neidich’s big moves, and the most ubiquitous bakery you’ve never heard of.

Dana Brown
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