A Goodbye, a Return and Beef Noodle Soup

Have you noticed how little “news” I break in this so-called newsletter? Practically none. Well, here’s some for a change: Nikita Richardson is coming back next week. Nikita, who started writing “Where to Eat: New York City” almost two years ago, has been working on another desk in the newsroom since August. I’ve been driving…

It’s Potato Degrees Outside

There are plenty of things I’d rather not hear at the crack of dawn, and near the top of that list is the stilted voice of my smart speaker saying, “Right now in Brooklyn, it’s 17 degrees. Due to current wind conditions, it feels like 5 degrees.” As frigid temperatures sweep much of the United…