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Restaurants along Sixth Avenue report a 20% fall in weekday lunch sales since July 1. Businesses like Cafe Metro are altering menus…
Restaurants along Sixth Avenue report a 20% fall in weekday lunch sales since July 1. Businesses like Cafe…
By June 2024, three major Queens food halls have added over 200 new outdoor seats. Tangram Food Hall…
Chef Marcus Taylor, formerly of Red Rooster Harlem, joined Balthazar in SoHo this June. The move comes ahead…
With the city in peak summer, New Yorkers are turning to quick salmon and zucchini recipes to keep…
New York City’s ice cream offerings now span classic parlors to vegan shops, reflecting diverse flavors and dietary…
New York City’s ice cream shops range from established parlors to innovative creameries offering unique and vegan options…
New York lawmakers are considering a ban on bromated flour, which could affect the texture of traditional bagels…
At 'Le Jardin Secret', the promise of refined French dining in SoHo is undermined by uneven execution and…
Alma, Brooklyn's newest Mexican entry, arrives with buzz and pedigree but falters in execution. From underseasoned lamb tartare…
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Food Critic & Restaurant Journalist
A decade of New York restaurant reviews, CIA and Columbia-trained. Known for criticism that reads like portraiture — less verdict, more story of the people who built the room.
Full profile →Kitchen Culture
Chef Profiles & Kitchen Culture Writer
Seven years working professional kitchens across Manhattan and Brooklyn before trading the apron for a notebook. The only restaurant journalist in New York who has actually burned his hands on a hot line.
Full profile →Neighborhood Food
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Born in Flushing, raised in Bay Ridge. Maintains a 1,400-entry spreadsheet of every restaurant worth knowing about in the five boroughs. Her guides are built on legwork, not algorithms.
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