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Dana Brown

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Host the Hosts Goes Up

Sep 18, 2026

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2 min read

Host the Hosts Goes Up

Caper’s second Host the Hosts traded a West Village basement speakeasy for a SoHo penthouse patio. Same result, different altitude.

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How Food Won the U.S. Open

Sep 11, 2026

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How Food Won the U.S. Open

The U.S. Open has become less a tennis tournament with food and more a food tournament with tennis. This didn’t happen overnight.

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McNally Family Values

Aug 28, 2026

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McNally Family Values

Keith McNally helped build New York’s downtown dining scene. Now, the family recipe has been passed down to the next generation, as his son George is opening his first restaurant blocks from where it all began.

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There’s a Catch

Aug 20, 2026

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There’s a Catch

Inside a Greenport weekend of tangled lines, tomato season, and a 500-pound tuna that upstaged a room full of professional cooks.

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The Hosts Get Hosted

Aug 6, 2026

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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.

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How Eater Lost Its Bite

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.

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Sourdough, Caper’s Big Night, Chef Assembly & More
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May 9, 2026

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

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

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Counter Culture

May 8, 2026

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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.

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Deals, Drama, Dinner and Jobs
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May 2, 2026

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Deals, Drama, Dinner and Jobs

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

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Talking points for tonight’s dinner party
LockSimple

Apr 25, 2026

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Talking points for tonight’s dinner party

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

Dana Brown
Dana Brown

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