Tracking the Smoky Rise of Charred, Wood-Fired Food in NYC

Eater NY 1/21 10:14A Juliet Izon

The wood-fired oven at Peasant. | Michael Condran/Peasant From a cozy Brooklyn neighborhood hangout in Gowanus to glitzy Manhattan West restaurants, wood-fired ovens and grills have taken over the...

APHIS smuggling unit finds prohibited pork in New York City

Food Safety News 1/18 5:06P News Desk

During the past three months, from October to December 2021, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance (SITC) program seized and destroyed more than 1,900 pounds of prohibited pork,...

The Nines, and More New York City Restaurant Openings

NYTimes.com (Dining & Wine) 1/18 6:24A Florence Fabricant

Italian from the celebrity chef Fabio Viviani in Chelsea, counter-service tacos from Southern California, and more restaurant news.

Ed Schoenfeld, an Unlikely Champion for Chinese Cooking, Dies at 72

Eater NY 1/14 9:19A Luke Fortney

Ed Schoenfeld, the owner of Manhattan’s Red Farm restaurants. | Daniel Krieger/Eater NY The Jewish New Yorker became known as a ‘walking encyclopedia of Chinese food’ over a five-decade career Ed...

We Regret to Inform You the World’s ‘First NFT Restaurant’ Will Be in New York

Eater NY 1/13 3:39A Luke Fortney

Flyfish Club is slated to open in New York City in the first half of 2023. | Tayfun Coskun/Getty Images Plus, Peter Luger Steak House is opening in Las Vegas — and more intel It was only a matter of...

9 Places to Scoop Up Light and Airy Tiramisu in NYC

Eater NY 1/12 7:58A Andrew Cotto

Flora’s creamy tiramisu. | Flora When it comes to this classic Italian dessert, there’s an important rule: the lighter the lift, the better the dessert Tiramisu is as ubiquitous on Italian menus as...

The 38 Essential Restaurants in New York City

Eater NY 1/11 9:59A Eater Staff

A selection of slices at L’Industrie, one of the city’s best new pizza spots. | Ryan Sutton/Eater NY From Nepalese momos to a restaurant paying homage to the Lone Star State with tacos and vegan...

Diners Turn to Reddit to Sell Their $1,500 Reservations During Omicron

Eater NY 1/11 3:22A Luke Fortney

The dining room at Eleven Madison Park. | Getty Images Users of the social media platform are trading their pre-paid, non-refundable dinner reservations at Michelin-starred restaurants The next...

NYC’s Hottest New Cocktail Bars, January 2022

Eater NY 1/7 10:38A Bao Ong

An espresso martini at Bar Chrystie. | Liz Clayman A tropical-themed bar above a historic Brooklyn chop house and a sleek hotel bar in the Lower East Side join the list this month Welcome to the...

Fine Dining Veteran Jonathan Benno Shutters His Michelin-Starred Restaurant — and More Closings

Eater NY 1/7 7:08A Emma Orlow

The dining room inside Benno at the Evelyn Hotel. | Alex Staniloff A regularly updated roundup of closed restaurants in New York City Nearly two years after New York’s first indoor dining shutdown,...

For a Taste of Sinaloa, Grab a Seat at This Queens Cocktail Lounge

Eater NY 1/7 3:56A Robert Sietsema

Bright red chilorio tacos arrive on flour tortillas at newcomer Cielito Astoria. Cielito Astoria gives Sinaloan food its biggest stage yet in NYC Over the last decade, New York City has become rich in...

A Chicago Empanada Favorite Opens Its First-Ever NYC Location — and More Openings

Eater NY 1/6 9:17A Emma Orlow

Cafe Tola originally opened in Chicago in 2012 and since spawned several locations. | Cafe Tola A weekly updated roundup of new restaurants in New York City Nearly two years into the coronavirus...

Eric Adams Has Already Lost New York’s Restaurant Workers

NYMag.com (Grub Street) 1/6 4:49A Alan Sytsma

It’s been two days since the press conference in which New York City mayor Eric Adams proclaimed , somewhat awkwardly and absolutely disastrously, “My low-skilled workers, my cooks, my dishwashers, my messengers, my shoe-shine pe... More

NYC Restaurants ‘Slower’ to Bounce Back Than Rest of Country, New Report Says

Eater NY 1/6 3:43A Luke Fortney

Restaurants in the five boroughs still employ roughly 30 percent fewer people than before the pandemic. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images Plus, Mayor Adams vows to cut fines and ‘red tape’ facing...

A New, Ambitious African Food Hall by a James Beard Award-Winning Chef Is Headed to Harlem

Eater NY 1/5 3:45A Emma Orlow

Alkebulan will open in Harlem. | Alkebulan Plus, Los Tacos No. 1 opens a new Lafayette Street location — and more intel The James Beard Award-winning chef Alexander Smalls, known for backing Harlem...