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Emma Orlow
Emma Orlow
LockSimple

Sep 14, 2026

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7 min read

SCOOP: Gjelina Alums Opening New NYC Restaurant

Plus, a battle over the Brooklyn Grange.

Emma Orlow

Sep 14, 2026

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4 min read

A New Restaurant Checks Into the PUBLIC Hotel

Two Gjelina alums are working on a New York spot.

Emma Orlow
LockSimple

Sep 2, 2026

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7 min read

A Decades-Old Katz’s Deli Rival Returns

Why is Lucien Smith’s FOOD “closed until further notice?”

Emma Orlow

Sep 2, 2026

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3 min read

Ban Bè Grows in Brooklyn

Doris Hồ-Kane is crowd-funding her Vietnamese American bakery’s Cobble Hill expansion, after turning down investors who wanted to put her on chain store shelves.

Emma Orlow
LockSimple

Aug 26, 2026

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9 min read

“The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World”

Glamour, grief, and resilience at Windows on the World.

Emma Orlow

Aug 26, 2026

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9 min read

Windows on the World Was a Reflection of New York Dining

A new documentary revisits the legendary restaurant atop the World Trade Center, ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

Emma Orlow
LockSimple

Aug 19, 2026

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6 min read

This Burger is on the Move

Plus: A beloved diner’s uncertain future, the bread whisperer, and Bourdain’s long-lost crime novels.

Emma Orlow
LockSimple

Aug 12, 2026

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10 min read

Has the Restaurant Cookbook Boom Gone Bust?

Why is it so hard to sell a restaurant cookbook?

Emma Orlow

Aug 12, 2026

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10 min read

Has the Restaurant Cookbook Boom Gone Bust?

Why is it so hard to sell a restaurant cookbook?

Emma Orlow
LockSimple

Aug 5, 2026

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6 min read

Frog Club’s Life After Death

Plus: The designer behind the Korean restaurant boom.

Emma Orlow

Aug 5, 2026

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3 min read

The Buffet Designer

Junho Choi is the go-to-designer behind New York’s Korean restaurant boom. His latest project: An all-you-can-eat country buffet with carpeted floors.

Emma Orlow
LockSimple

Jul 29, 2026

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5 min read

Burrito Bros Take Manhattan

Plus: That was fast! Chef exits New Museum restaurant.

Emma Orlow

Jul 29, 2026

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1 min read

On a Roll

Homemade scrapple and more at this new East Village sandwich shop.

Emma Orlow
LockSimple

Jul 22, 2026

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9 min read

A Century of Theatrics, Kitsch, and Caviar

The Russian Tea Room at 100

Emma Orlow

Jul 22, 2026

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8 min read

A Century of Theatrics, Kitsch, and Caviar

Ghosts in the basement, a real Chagall on the wall, and a 15-foot bear-shaped fish tank—at 100, the Russian Tea Room is now run by a 30-year-old trying to keep the Midtown institution afloat and relevant.

Emma Orlow
LockSimple

Jul 15, 2026

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4 min read

SCOOP: Wild Cherry & Bridges Alums to Open New Restaurant

Plus, another major app defection escalates the Reservation Wars.

Emma Orlow
LockSimple

Jul 8, 2026

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6 min read

Why An Influencer Returned His Meta Glasses

Plus, the Bridges team is opening a new restaurant.

Emma Orlow

Jul 8, 2026

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2 min read

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.

Emma Orlow

Jul 8, 2026

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3 min read

Served and Surveilled

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

Emma Orlow
LockSimple

Jul 3, 2026

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7 min read

Where Industry Insiders Find What’s Next

A snack convention, a premium Italian warehouse sale, and other secrets of the trade.

Emma Orlow

Jul 2, 2026

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4 min read

The Industry Snack Summit

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

Emma Orlow
LockSimple

Jun 24, 2026

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6 min read

A world without Dive Bars? No thanks.

The case for preserving America’s greatest creation.

Emma Orlow
LockSimple

Jun 17, 2026

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6 min read

What Food Influencers are Really Selling

A new film exposes the hidden toll of turning hunger into content.

Emma Orlow

Jun 10, 2026

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3 min read

Going Once, Going Twice, Going Somewhere New

A $40K dining table? A beloved restaurant’s wine cellar? The auction circuit reveals a new chapter to the story of closed restaurants.

Emma Orlow
LockSimple

Jun 10, 2026

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6 min read

The Noma Comeback Nobody Asked For

Plus: A Roberta’s co-owner has a new spot, and Gramercy Park & EMP alums land on the LES.

Emma Orlow
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