Emma Orlow

Authored by Emma Orlow

Emma Orlow

Going Once, Going Twice, Going Somewhere New

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

May 27, 2026

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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

May 18, 2026

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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

May 11, 2026

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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

May 11, 2026

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6 min read

Is this the eBay of wine?

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

Emma Orlow

May 4, 2026

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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

May 4, 2026

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4 min read

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

Apr 27, 2026

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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

Apr 27, 2026

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6 min read

This Food Truck Doesn’t Sell Food

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

Emma Orlow

Apr 20, 2026

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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

Apr 20, 2026

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7 min read

The Restaurant Closed. The Brand Lives On.

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

Emma Orlow

Apr 13, 2026

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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

paidemail

Apr 13, 2026

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7 min read

The Great Pearl Diner Scramble

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the battle to take over the iconic, decades-old spot

Emma Orlow

Apr 6, 2026

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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

Apr 6, 2026

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4 min read

The Hidden Hands of New York Pastry

The Native Bread and Pastry has long baked for others—quietly. Now, they’re opening a restaurant of their own.

Emma Orlow

Apr 6, 2026

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9 min read

The Industry-Secret Bakery Opening a Restaurant

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

Emma Orlow

Mar 30, 2026

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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

Can Barney Greengrass become the new Supreme?

Mar 30, 2026

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5 min read

Can Barney Greengrass become the new Supreme?

Plus, a KitKat heist and Theater District restaurant drama.

Emma Orlow

Mar 25, 2026

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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

Mar 16, 2026

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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

The NY Startup Trying to Take on Guinness

Mar 9, 2026

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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

Mar 2, 2026

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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

Uncovering an Underground Cheese Sample Sale

Feb 16, 2026

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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

Emma Orlow