Screenshot of Carmine’s security camera footage, via YouTube. The Clash at Carmine’s Carmine’s Italian Restaurant — a quintessential New York eatery, known for its generous portion sizes and self-identified... News 27 Sep 2021 | 11:23
EJ’s owner Robert Eby. Photo courtesy of Robert Eby. The Blue Palace Still Glows With its aqua-blue stools and cups of coffee that flow endlessly from its gleaming urns, EJ’s Luncheonette has shined as... News 26 Aug 2021 | 12:53
Bar Veloce in Chelsea. Photo: Deborah Fenker Bar Veloce Returns in Its Own Sweet Time For a bar named Veloce, they sure have taken their own sweet time reopening. But good things are worth waiting for, and owner... News 17 Aug 2021 | 03:01
A bucolic feeling at Rosemary’s East near Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. Photo: Deborah Fenker A Focus on Food and Family Opening up a restaurant during a pandemic is bound to garner some buzz. Even just staying open warrants such. So when Carlos... News 04 Jun 2021 | 05:01
The author (right) with Butterfield owner Alan Obsatz at the Lexington Ave. market. Photo courtesy of Bobby Ochs NY’s a Restaurant Town Again When I recently ran into my old friend Alan Obsatz, we reminisced on how quickly the years flew by since the time he and... Voices 12 May 2021 | 09:40
Holly Diamond and Mia Oh. Photo: Deborah Fenker From Oregon to Mista Oh Depending on who you ask, you’re a New Yorker once you’ve lived here three years. Some say three months. Some probably have... News 03 Mar 2021 | 11:41
Photo courtesy of Eli Nussbaum (left) and Jonah Rosen. UWS Millennials Launch Kosher Initiative Restaurants are hurting and it is a dark time for the food industry. While indoor dining will resume on Feb. 12, two Upper... News 09 Feb 2021 | 02:32
Healing vegetarian meals via Divya’s Kitchen. Photo courtesy of Divya’s Kitchen East Village Restaurant Upends Business Model to Survive the Pandemic Divya Alter usually had 12 people in her cooking classes. Now she has over 700. She used to only serve freshly cooked meals... News 08 Jan 2021 | 10:04
Counter & Bodega in Chelsea. Photo by Deborah Fenker. How to Relocate a Restaurant On the off chance anyone needed evidence to prove opening a restaurant in New York city in the midst of a pandemic and economic... News 27 Nov 2020 | 03:36
Iconic diner on the UWS. Photo courtesy of Mike Sabry. Utopia Diner to Remain Open Rumors that the iconic Utopia Diner was up for sale were put to bed last week when the landlord and owner came to an agreement.... News 30 Aug 2020 | 01:32
( Photo: Deborah Fenker) Motel Morris al Fresco Glimmers of life are beginning to sparkle again in Chelsea’s restaurant scene. Soon, Motel Morris’s stars will shine again... News 06 Aug 2020 | 04:33
Before: Joanne Trattoria on West 68th Street. ( Photo courtesy of Joanne Trattoria) ‘They Threw Us a Curve Ball Again’ For the past two weeks pasta, chicken marsala and, of course, Chianti, has been served at tables set in what a New Yorker... News 09 Jul 2020 | 09:37
Chef Eric Ripert at Le Bernardin for World Central Kitchen. ( Photo: Lori Cannava) Eric Ripert's Recipe for Crisis It was on Thursday, March 12, that Eric Ripert realized that the time had come to close the doors of Le Bernardin, widely... News 20 May 2020 | 10:14
Pets, Judges, Retsina and Knishes City MD meet City DVM - If people have walk-right-in urgent medical care, why shouldn't pets? They should and do. You and... Voices 30 Aug 2019 | 05:06
Caffe Roma has been run by the same family since it opened in 1891. ( Photo; Jade Satenstein) Little Italy: ‘Three blocks strong’ To many New Yorkers, Little Italy is not a regular go-to spot to grab a meal and spend an evening. Some city residents never... News 16 Aug 2019 | 04:15
