When Victoria Blamey interviewed in March for the job of executive chef at Gotham Bar and Grill, a Greenwich Village fixture for 35 years, she had never eaten there. She didn’t even know the kind of food it served. So she came in for dinner. The difference from her cooking “was night and day,” she…
It may take some vertical maneuvering to get there: venturing down into the 34th Street-Herald Square subway station to try sea pineapple, or up to the third floor of an office building in Koreatown for abomasum, a cow stomach. But at new restaurants this fall, New Yorkers can try a number of dishes and ingredients…
Opening a restaurant takes vision, but also money, patience and luck, especially in New York, where the competition is fierce and simple details like getting a gas hookup can become ordeals. Experienced chefs and restaurateurs are better at it, and this fall they’ll be the ones setting most of the tempting new tables. Many of…
A flight to Seattle from New York can entail considerable expense and a connection or two. But this fall will offer an alternate route: a trip to 57th Street and Broadway. Nordstrom, the Seattle-based department-store chain, will offer a taste of that city’s signature Asian-influenced, seafood-driven, somewhat rustic cooking at several restaurants in the major…
Now that New York City’s beer boom has brought thriving breweries, taprooms and beer bars to every borough, new places may have to offer a little something extra to get attention. Some of this fall’s openings will do just that: a sprawling food-hall bar with a long, global beer list; a maritime-themed brew pub with…
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Change is the only constant in New York, and each season brings a host of new options for diners weary of the same old, same old. There are bigger, better food halls to lure the lunch crowd, and breweries and bars to tempt after work. Veteran chefs with solid reputations are taking risks, while unproven…
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The world of entertaining is, finally, catching up to accommodate those who don’t drink alcohol — or, at least, aren’t drinking today. And this summer, many restaurants have created elevated iced teas and infusions, shaking up matcha with spearmint or pummeling spices in a mortar and pestle to add their warming flavors. “Maybe you’re having…
Getting your protein from plants instead of animals could prolong your life, a new study suggests. Researchers prospectively followed 70,696 Japanese men and women, average age 55, for an average of 18 years. All had completed detailed health and diet questionnaires, and none had a history of cancer or cardiovascular disease at the start. There…