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We need to talk about sandwiches.
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
Dana Brown

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Is this the eBay of wine?
LockSimple

May 11, 2026

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Is this the eBay of wine?

PLUS: Is Simon Kim opening downtown with a former Eater editor and an Alinea veteran?

Emma Orlow
Emma Orlow

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

Annie Armstrong

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The British Are Coming (Again)
LockSimple

May 8, 2026

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3 min read

The British Are Coming (Again)

An upscale members club is taking over a historic mansion on the Upper East Side.

Annie Armstrong
Annie Armstrong

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The Reservation Wars
LockSimple

May 6, 2026

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The Reservation Wars

SevenRooms poached The Corner Store for how much?

Chris Crowley
Chris Crowley

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Estela Alum Alleges Wage Theft
LockSimple

May 4, 2026

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Estela Alum Alleges Wage Theft

Plus, the Vegasification of New York, Bourdain biopic poster reveal, and Eli Zabar gets in on the Met Gala.

Emma Orlow
Emma Orlow

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Deals, Drama, Dinner and Jobs
LockSimple

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

Dana Brown
Dana Brown

Annie Armstrong

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A “Niche Riche” Art Clubhouse Opens
LockSimple

May 1, 2026

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A “Niche Riche” Art Clubhouse Opens

Chinatown’s bar Gosh will appear absurd to the skeptical, and unassailable to the irreverent.

Annie Armstrong
Annie Armstrong

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The Golden Globes of Food Is in Turmoil
LockSimple

Apr 29, 2026

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6 min read

The Golden Globes of Food Is in Turmoil

Plus, a rumored Resy payday.

Chris Crowley
Chris Crowley

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This Food Truck Doesn’t Sell Food
LockSimple

Apr 27, 2026

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This Food Truck Doesn’t Sell Food

How a Food Network alum built the city’s fastest-growing knife-sharpening fleet.

Emma Orlow
Emma Orlow

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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

Annie Armstrong

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The Tourist Traps We Must Give Props To
LockSimple

Apr 24, 2026

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The Tourist Traps We Must Give Props To

The $14 billion multinational that found the key to successful food halls.

Annie Armstrong
Annie Armstrong

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The Spice Company Taking on Trump
LockSimple

Apr 22, 2026

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The Spice Company Taking on Trump

Burlap & Barrel is suing the administration over tariffs.

Chris Crowley
Chris Crowley

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The Restaurant Closed. The Brand Lives On.
LockSimple

Apr 20, 2026

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The Restaurant Closed. The Brand Lives On.

How one duo is betting on the old New York nostalgia of El Morocco.

Emma Orlow
Emma Orlow

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Caper’s Weekend Edition
LockSimple

Apr 18, 2026

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Caper’s Weekend Edition

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

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Chef’s Table Cashes In
LockSimple

Apr 8, 2026

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Chef’s Table Cashes In

How the Netflix series turned prestige TV into an experiential business.

Chris Crowley
Chris Crowley

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The Industry-Secret Bakery Opening a Restaurant
LockSimple

Apr 6, 2026

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The Industry-Secret Bakery Opening a Restaurant

Goop watch, a new food media platform, and more.

Emma Orlow
Emma Orlow

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Let’s catch up?
LockSimple

Apr 4, 2026

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Let’s catch up?

Welcome to the Weekend Edition.

Annie Armstrong

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How Water Became the New Wine
LockSimple

Apr 3, 2026

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How Water Became the New Wine

$115 for a bottle of water?! Inside the luxury water boom.

Annie Armstrong
Annie Armstrong

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A Dive Bar Coup
LockSimple

Apr 1, 2026

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A Dive Bar Coup

And OpenTable paid a restaurant how much to ditch Resy?

Chris Crowley
Chris Crowley

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Can Barney Greengrass become the new Supreme?
LockSimple

Mar 30, 2026

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Can Barney Greengrass become the new Supreme?

Plus, a KitKat heist and Theater District restaurant drama.

Emma Orlow
Emma Orlow

Annie Armstrong

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The Fringe Internet’s Favorite Restaurant
LockSimple

Mar 27, 2026

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The Fringe Internet’s Favorite Restaurant

How a FiDi Greek restaurant became internet famous.

Annie Armstrong
Annie Armstrong

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The NY Startup Trying to Take on Guinness

Mar 9, 2026

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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
Emma Orlow

Annie Armstrong

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Daniel Humm’s West Village Coup

Feb 27, 2026

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Daniel Humm’s West Village Coup

En Japanese Brasserie’s bitter goodbye included rotting cod and a celebrity eulogy.

Annie Armstrong
Annie Armstrong

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The Longest Line in Brooklyn is for...Seltzer?

Feb 25, 2026

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The Longest Line in Brooklyn is for...Seltzer?

At a Cypress Hills warehouse, fourth-generation seltzer maker Alex Gromberg is cutting Brooklyn Seltzer Boys’ famously long delivery waitlist—thanks to a newly acquired, century-old bottling machine.

Chris Crowley
Chris Crowley
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