Eating in Midtown Manhattan

That current may still be at half-tide: Almost twice as many people came through in 2019. But places that cater to the city’s permanent dining class are overflowing, and not metaphorically. To hold all the regulars who rely on its lasagna, its exceptional eggplant-and-zucchini parmigiana, grilled pizza and party-size fritto misto, Fresco by Scotto has…

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Where to Eat in New York City’s Midtown

Katsu-Hama 11 East 47th Street (Fifth Avenue); 212-758-5909; katsuhama47.com La Bonne Soupe 48 West 55th Street (Avenue of the Americas); 212-586-7650; labonnenyc.com Margon 136 West 46th Street (Seventh Avenue); 212-354-5013; ordermargon.com Nippon 155 East 52nd Street (Third Avenue); 212-688-5941; restaurantnippon.com Patsy’s Italian Restaurant 236 West 56th Street (Eighth Avenue); 212-247-3491; patsys.com Pietro’s 232 East 43rd…

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How to Remember What Your Doctor Says

“Don’t let the doctor cut you off,” says M. Barton Laws, a medical sociologist at Brown University who researches provider-patient relationships. What researchers call “verbal dominance” is a known issue in the medical field, and Laws has established that the more of the talking the physician does, the fewer things a person remembers. When faced…

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