One of my favorite dinner shortcuts is to nestle a hot roast chicken on a heap of sturdy greens like kale, baby mustard or watercress. The chicken fat coats and gently wilts...
Read more“Double Scotch, single-malt.” I tried my best to get the words out confidently, hoping to channel Patrick Dempsey’s character, Dr. McDreamy, on “Grey’s Anatomy.” If a three-ounce pour of single-malt Scotch whisky...
Read moreNew York City is full of restaurants that deliver the unexpected. A nearly 80-year-old Jewish deli run by a Yemeni family, scallion pancake burritos lowered from someone’s fire escape by bucket, bagels...
Read moreSometimes it takes an entire meal before I know whether I want to write about a new restaurant. At Tobalá, an eight-month-old Mexican place in Riverdale in the Bronx, I was pretty...
Read moreWhen Brigette Ramirez and her family drove to Houston for a Taylor Swift concert, she made a very important pit stop. Three, actually: T.J. Maxx, T.J. Maxx and T.J. Maxx.Mx. Ramirez, 33,...
Read moreForagers around the world hunt for wild mushrooms to bring their earthy, nutty, meaty flavors to the table. But every so often, people mistake a potentially lethal variety for the edible ones.A...
Read moreHeadlinerJaffa Cocktail + Raw BarThe Hoxton hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has again expanded dining options. Joining Laser Wolf, a rooftop destination for skewered food sizzled over charcoal, and K’Far, the lobby restaurant,...
Read moreAutumn light filters through the treetops of Central Park West, streaming into Jean-Georges, giving the gray banquettes a matte, silver gleam. The space is plain, severe in its neutrality, undeniably grand and...
Read moreIt’s been 10 years since Dominique Ansel created the Cronut sensation. Earlier this year, another croissant-style novelty appeared, this time at Mercado Little Spain, José Andrés’s food market in Hudson Yards. Xuxo...
Read moreHere’s a familiar restaurant scene: Dinner is over, the plates have been cleared and the server discreetly drops the bill on the table. But there’s something less familiar at the bottom of...
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