Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop, a narrow, anachronistic lunch counter on lower Fifth Avenue, went up for sale several times over the years. Each time, its regulars reacted the way you would if an aged relative was rushed to the hospital. This was understandable. Eisenberg’s was getting up there in years. Under one name or another, it…
The Food and Drug Administration’s food division has no clear leadership, avoids bold policy or enforcement actions, and fosters a culture that doesn’t adequately protect public health, according to a report issued on Tuesday by an agency-related group. Experts with the group, the Reagan-Udall Foundation, which was asked to examine the food division after widespread…
If you’ve been tuning into “The White Lotus” on HBO every week, then you know that the hotel lobby is ripe for excitement. Much of that has to do with its public-private nature: You may not be able to explore the floors above, but just about anyone can waltz into the lobby. This city in…
Headliner Essential by Christophe Christophe Bellanca, the French chef who rose to prominence in New York at Le Cirque and L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, is opening his own restaurant on the Upper West Side. He’s taken over a townhouse restaurant that was once home to John Fraser’s Dovetail and Adam Leonti’s Leonti. But Mr. Bellanca…
In “Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure,” a new live-action and animated series on Netflix, an ambitious television producer thinks he’s stumbled onto the perfect subject for a show: a sentient egg on a journey to find its mother. That egg is Gudetama, a cartoon character that skyrocketed to international fame after Sanrio introduced it in 2013,…
Felipe A. Valls Sr., a Cuban exile who invented Miami’s hallmark walk-up coffee windows, started a Cuban-cuisine restaurant chain and founded Versailles Restaurant, which for decades has drawn wide attention as a vibrant hub for politicians and throngs of protesters, died on Nov. 26 in Miami. He was 89. His death, at Jackson Memorial Hospital,…
Yes, there are likely to be latkes, but what else can you offer for a gathering on one of the eight nights that Hanukkah is celebrated? Daniel Soskolne and Loren Abramovitch, Brooklyn-based caterers, have assembled the Friday box, a gift box of Israeli and Palestinian dips, spreads and pickles, ready to serve with a generous…
I’ve loaded my pantry with flour and sugar, and my fridge is bursting with 10 pounds of butter. Let the holiday baking begin! I always put together cookie boxes, swapping in different kinds year after year. For this holiday season, Yewande Komolafe made things easier for us by creating a stunning cookie box with six…
A new study found that people aren’t getting enough of them. The first step to fix that, experts say: Better define the foods that qualify.
Whether you’re planning a big holiday gathering or simply trying to feed houseguests in between festive end-of-year activities, you’re going to need recipes that serve at least eight or 10 or 12, rather than the usual one or two or four. Below are some of The New York Times Cooking and Food staff’s favorite dishes…