The theme of this year’s list of my favorite new restaurants in New York City is: bigger. Some of the places I reviewed most enthusiastically this year were bigger versions of existing restaurants. I Sodi, where fans of Rita Sodi’s Tuscan cooking used to be packed in tighter than anchovies, moved around the corner and…
It’s almost impossible to find a restaurant that does everything right. Even tracking one down with a single great dish on the menu takes dedication and a few lucky breaks. But the joy in knowing about those places is tremendous, particularly when you happen to find yourself around the corner from one. What follows is…
Tommy DeVito, a breakout sensation for the New York Giants, made the most of his moment in a prime-time spotlight on Monday, only to find himself upstaged — by his own agent. During ESPN’s broadcast of Monday Night Football, which featured Mr. DeVito at quarterback for the Giants in a thrilling victory over the Green…
In 2005, while Atom Moore was freelancing as a photographer’s assistant and digital technician in New York, he did what many people at the time did in an effort to make ends meet. “I looked for a job on Craigslist,” Mr. Moore, now 42, recalled last month during an interview at his photography studio in…
Our Shared Sense of Wonder Flannel, fireplace, falling snow and frosty windows. The chilly Vermont evening felt so romantic, yet I stood alone gazing up at the stars, struck by both the immensity of the sky and the realization that this was not the romance I’d imagined. He sat inside the warm log cabin, claiming…
Crisis as Opportunity In Amsterdam, Mr. Brown described Praxis as his response to being trapped inside his apartment during Covid, mixed with his longstanding interest in colonial America. “Ready to join America in 1776?” reads a company pitch deck. In 2022, Mr. Brown had been more specific about his motivation to build a city from…
George A. Cohon, a Chicago-born entrepreneur who, by introducing the Big Mac — or the Bolshoi Mak — to Moscow in 1990, helped whet Russians’ appetite for capitalism, died on Nov. 24 at his home in Toronto. He was 86. His death was announced by his son Mark. No cause was given, but he was…
Through it all, food provided a distraction from the news cycle. Cooking was our nourishment and comfort, our entertainment and delight. These are the 12 food stories that resonated most with readers this year. Just about everyone eats frozen pizza, even if they won’t admit it. Our staffers Julia Moskin, Cathy Lo, Vaughn Vreeland and…
Headliner Café Boulud What a difference a few blocks can make. The original Café Boulud, an Upper East Side neighborhood hangout and destination since 1998, has moved south about half a mile to an area where its customers are likely to be driven more by destination. It’s now installed in a somewhat grander setting near…
Life can be loud, busy, and sometimes stressful, especially when you get older, which is why it’s important to carve out self-care time for your mental health. OPEN is a digital platform and app that guides movement, breathwork, and meditation through a unique, cinematic delivery using music and sound. It’s a holistic approach combining science…