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Emma Orlow

Emma Orlow is a founding journalist at Caper.

Formerly an editor at Eater, she has written for The New York Times, T Magazine, New York Magazine, Bon Appétit, and others. At Caper, she's covering stories of the hospitality industry: Underground cheese sales, bakery wholesalers, buffet interior designers, community board gossip, restaurant auctions, and Dean & DeLuca's revival. She was born and raised in New York City. Send her a tip: [email protected].

Articles by Emma

Emma Orlow

2 weeks ago

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4 min read

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.

Emma Orlow

3 weeks ago

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5 min read

Propping Up Pop-Ups

How one company built the infrastructure behind the scenes.

Emma Orlow

1 month ago

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3 min read

Killer Meals

True Crime dominates podcast charts. A new podcast, Outlaw’s Digest, promises to deliver one just for the food obsessed.

Emma Orlow

1 month ago

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3 min read

Mashama at the Museum?

Union Square Events applied to manage the restaurant at the forthcoming Canyon Museum on the Lower East Side with a “James Beard winning chef.”

Emma Orlow

1 month ago

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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

2 months ago

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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

2 months ago

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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

2 months ago

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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

3 months ago

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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

3 months ago

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1 min read

On a Roll

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

Emma Orlow

3 months ago

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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

3 months ago

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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

3 months ago

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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

4 months ago

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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

5 months ago

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4 min read

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.

Emma Orlow

5 months ago

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5 min read

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?

Emma Orlow

5 months ago

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3 min read

Enter Through the Wine Seller

As online wine auctions boom, a wine shop offers an alternative way for restaurants to thin their cellars and make some cash back.

Emma Orlow

4 months ago

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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

6 months ago

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2 min read

Estela Alum Alleges Wage Theft

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

Emma Orlow

6 months ago

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4 min read

Knives Out

Ryan White spent 20 years behind the camera. Now he runs New York’s fastest-growing knife-sharpening fleet.

Emma Orlow

6 months ago

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3 min read

A Whiff of Restaurant Nostalgia

El Morocco, once a legendary nightlife haunt of Manhattan, has long been closed. Can this perfumery channel its spirit again?

Emma Orlow

6 months ago

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5 min read

The Great Pearl Diner Scramble

Across New York, legacy diners are getting new stewards—operators intent on preserving their soul while reinventing them. The iconic Pearl Diner might become the latest prize.

Emma Orlow

7 months ago

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3 min read

A Pastry Case Like No Other

Canyon Coffee made New York’s pastry chefs an offer they couldn’t refuse.

Emma Orlow

7 months ago

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1 min read

Barney Greengrass’s Hypebeast Era

Almost 120 years after opening, iconic Jewish deli Barney Greengrass is stepping into a new era—launching a clothing line that aims to bring the Upper West Side institution to a global audience, while looking to expand their footprint.

Emma Orlow

7 months ago

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7 min read

Can The Ten Bells Get Its Groove Back?

The once-influential bar brought natural wine into the mainstream in New York, but has since lost its luster. Can new owners restore it?

Emma Orlow

7 months ago

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5 min read

Going, Going, GONE

After 35 years, the Tribeca Grill auction reveals the afterlife of a New York institution.

Emma Orlow

8 months ago

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5 min read

The NY Startup Trying to Take on Guinness

"'I want you to take down your Irish draft and put on mine’ is laughable; it’s never going to happen."

Emma Orlow

8 months ago

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5 min read

Your Favorite Chef’s Favorite Edible

From flavors like salted plum-lime to michelada with fermented jalapeño.

Emma Orlow

8 months ago

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4 min read

Uncovering an Underground Cheese Sample Sale

C. Hesse Cheese supplies to cheese to New York’s most-talked-about restaurants, including Le Veau d’Or and Bridges