Women do so much of the essential work in restaurants. And yet women struggle for recognition and visibility in so many parts of the hospitality industry. That’s not entirely the case in New York, though, where you’ll find women running the kitchen or the dining-room floor of many of the city’s best restaurants. That includes powerful trailblazers like Dirt Candy’s Amanda Cohen and Tanoreen’s Rawia Bishara as well as more recent, lauded newcomers like Bangkok Supper Club’s Jennifer Saesue and Hana Makgeolli’s Alice Jun. These women know how to hustle and are changing the future of hospitality, one dish at a time.
At Hellbender, Chef Yara Herrera Cooks on Her Own Terms
Chef Yara Herrera’s quesadilla says it all. The open-faced, squash blossom topped, almost-pizza-like creation that comes to the table at…
Learn More About These Women-Owned Restaurants
How Atoboy Set the Stage for a Glorious Era of Korean Cuisine
It all goes back to banchan. When Ellia and Junghyun Park opened Atoboy in 2016, the restaurant was presented as…
How Mắm, Once a Humble Pop-Up, Is Shifting Perceptions of Vietnamese Food in New York
Mayukh Sen is the James Beard Award-winning author of Taste Makers (2021) and the forthcoming Love, Queenie (2025). Ben Hon…
With Crevette, the Duo Behind Dame and Lord’s Turns to Spain, France — and More Seafood
In June 2021, on the heels of their wildly successful pandemic-era pop-up, Patricia Howard and chef Ed Szymanski opened their…
The Enduring Old-School, New-School Legacy of Rubirosa
If you’ve ever found yourself in seat 12 at Rubirosa’s bulkhead bar, near the far end away from the entrance,…
At 16, Dirt Candy’s Legacy Is a True Team Effort
At the end of October, Dirt Candy is commemorating its 16th birthday with an entire week of celebrations: a throwback…
Everything You Need to Know About New York’s Ramen By Ra
Every Wednesday through Sunday, you’ll find chef Rasheeda Purdie behind the counter at her counter spot, Ramen By Ra. It’s…
How Chama Mama Celebrates Georgian Cuisine and Culture, in Five Dishes
In 2019, when Tamara Chubinidze opened the first location of Chama Mama, her irresistible Georgian restaurant in New York’s Chelsea…
With Sunn’s, Banchan by Sunny Finally Finds a Permanent Home
One of New York’s most popular pop-ups, Banchan by Sunny, is finally getting its very own brick-and-mortar location in Chinatown.…
Where Txikito and La Vara Chef Alex Raij Dines Out With Family in New York
Where do chefs and restaurateurs go and, more importantly, where do they love to eat? In Resy Regulars, we ask…
Russ & Daughters’ Niki Russ Federman Shares Her Favorite Lower East Side Restaurants
Where do chefs and restaurateurs go and, more importantly, where do they love to eat? In Resy Regulars, we ask…
Meet the Chef Making Her Mark in New York’s Male-Dominated Sushi Scene
The phrase “hidden gem” might be a tired cliché, but in the case of Hōseki it feels almost cheekily literal.…
20 Questions with Il Buco’s Donna Lennard
In the Resy Questionnaire, we play a game of 20 questions with the industry folks behind some of our favorite…
20 Questions with Bangkok Supper Club and Fish Cheeks’ Jenn Saesue
In the Resy Questionnaire, we play a game of 20 questions with the industry folks behind some of our favorite…
20 Questions with Dirt Candy’s Amanda Cohen
In the Resy Questionnaire, we play a game of 20 questions with the industry folks behind some of our favorite…
Meet the Restaurant Owner Guiding the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
Ka-Wana Jefferson considers herself to be a serial entrepreneur. With a résumé that includes the owner of Crown Heights cocktail…
At Time and Tide, Jamal James Kent’s Legacy Lives On
When diners walk into the new seafood restaurant Time and Tide near Madison Square Park later this month, they will…
In New York, Hana Makgeolli’s Alice Jun Is Building a Homegrown Sool Empire on Her Own Terms
In the back room of Hana Makgeolli in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, it’s mostly silent, with rice wine quietly fermenting in large…
Resy Features New York National
Meet the Chef Helping to Build a Culture of Inclusion at New York’s Tatiana
Danisia “Chef D” Anderson, sous chef at New York’s critically acclaimed Tatiana, By Kwame Onuwachi, never expected to be a…
How Ella Schmidt Built Maite Into a Cross-Cultural Queer Haven
Ella Schmidt designed Maite as a refuge for anyone. In 2015, after years spent cooking at restaurants ranging from the…
Women of Food National New York
Meet Saori Kawano, the Woman Who Introduced America’s Chefs to Japanese Knives
In honor of Women’s History Month this March, we’re resurfacing previously published features on women making an impact in the…
20 Questions with HAGS’ Telly Justice
In the Resy Questionnaire, we play a game of 20 questions with the industry folks behind some of our favorite…
Karen DeMasco Rejoins Gramercy Tavern — This Time as the Executive Pastry Chef
Since the start of the pandemic, restaurants with pastry chefs on staff have become a rare breed in New York…
The Musket Room and Raf’s Camari Mick Shares Her Favorite NYC Solo Dining Spots
Where do chefs go and, more importantly, where do they love to eat? In Resy Regulars, we ask Resy chefs…
ABC Kitchen Chef Ayaka Guido’s Favorite Spots for Dining Out with Friends
Where do chefs go and, more importantly, where do they love to eat? In Resy Regulars, we ask Resy chefs…
Pig and Khao Chef Leah Cohen’s Favorite Date Night Spots
Where do chefs go and, more importantly, where do they love to eat? In Resy Regulars, we ask Resy chefs…
Kokomo’s Ria Graham on the Importance of Food, Culture, and Empowering Women
Opening a restaurant is tough — and it’s even tougher when you do it during a pandemic. But that’s exactly…
Hillary Sterling on Building a More Inclusive Restaurant Industry for Everyone
Chef Hillary Sterling is very busy these days. When she’s not leading the kitchen at her critically acclaimed restaurant, Ci…
20 Questions with Rose Noel of Peak at Hudson Yards
In the Resy Questionnaire, we play a game of 20 questions with the industry folks behind some of our favorite…
20 Questions with The Modern’s Sarah Hsieh
In the Resy Questionnaire, we play a game of 20 questions with the industry folks behind some of our favorite…
20 Questions with Jean-Georges’ Tara Bryan
In the Resy Questionnaire, we play a game of 20 questions with the industry folks behind some of our favorite…
Bangkok Supper Club Embraces Street Food, As You’ve Never Tasted It Before
The fondest food memories in Bangkok typically take place under string lights and atop rickety plastic stools in the dark…
Emma’s Torch Founder Kerry Brodie on Empowering Refugees Through Restaurants
Emma’s Torch, situated on a leafy, quiet corner in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, is not just a restaurant: It’s the epicenter…
On Edna Lewis, and Finding Your Own Path as a Southern Black Woman
Nicole A. Taylor is the author of Watermelon & Red Birds. Her words follow. You can’t talk about American food,…
How Brooklyn’s Lingo Redefines New American Cuisine
Opened this April just a block from the water in Greenpoint, stylish 48-seat Lingo (Japanese for “apple,” in a nod…
How Justine’s on Hudson Blends Filipino Flavors to Delicious Effect
Though Justine’s on Hudson bills itself as a wine bar, this West Village restaurant that opened in April is really…
Amanda Cohen Has Pioneered So Much. Why Aren’t We Listening to Her?
Last summer, the New York Times ran a breathless, 2,000-word piece about watermelon ham, proclaiming it, along with root vegetable…
For Saigon Social’s Helen Nguyen, Community Is Everything
As the plane taxied onto the JFK tarmac at around 7:45 a.m. on Monday, May 2, Helen Nguyen turned on…
The Musket Room Won’t Go Back to the Status Quo
The white gazpacho on the menu at The Musket Room in New York is more than a good dish, it’s…
‘Being a Woman Has Made Me More Innovative’: Alex Raij on the Gender Gap in the Restaurant Industry
Alex Raij is one of the country’s most acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs, having pioneered tapas and Basque cuisine in New…
How Sofreh’s Nasim Alikhani Honors Iranian Cooking Traditions, In Five Dishes
It’s a little before five o’clock in the evening, just before dinner service, and chef-owner Nasim Alikhani is busy making…
For Tagmo’s Surbhi Sahni, Queerness Is True Hospitality
[Editor’s Note: Tagmo closed at the end of 2023, but you can still order their sweets online.] Chef Surbhi Sahni…
How Jasmine’s Caribbean Cuisine Brings the Best of the Islands to New York’s Restaurant Row, in Five Dishes
When Jasmine Gerald opened her restaurant in the fall of 2020, she wanted to create an escape, a place where…
Al Di Là’s Anna Klinger on the Magic of Brooklyn, and Staying Power
For many New York City restaurants, one year in business is a significant milestone. Five years, and you’re comfortable. Ten…
The Restaurateur Forced to Sacrifice Family For Her Family Business
As part of an ongoing series hoping to explore the experiences and perspectives of restaurant workers in the aftermath of…
How Telly’s Taverna Stays True to Its Roots, Even as It Changes With the Times
The first time that I stepped into Telly’s Taverna, I was with a friend who worked in the fish business.…
How Eunji Lee Masters the Art of Pastry at Lysée
Curious about the seemingly perpetual line that has suddenly appeared on E. 21st Street? No, it’s not for a pop-up…
20 Questions with Don Angie’s Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli
In the Resy Questionnaire, we play a game of 20 questions with the industry folks behind some of our favorite…
The Edge Harlem’s Juliet and Justine Masters Love Patties for Lunch, and Pasta for Dinner
Where do chefs go and, more importantly, where do they love to eat? In Resy Regulars, we ask Resy chefs…
20 Questions With Baba Cool’s Gabriella Mann
In the Resy Questionnaire, we play a game of 20 questions with the industry folks behind some of our favorite…
Everything You Need to Know About Jupiter at New York’s Rockefeller Center
Before you go to a restaurant, what do you want — or need — to know most? In our series,…
All the Dishes You Should Order at New York’s Somtum Der
If you walk into Somtum Der, whether in New York’s East Village or Red Hook neighborhoods, don’t expect to see…
