Author: Caroline Shin

Resy Regulars   New York

Cha Kee’s Akiko Thurnauer Loves Noodles for Breakfast, and Dancing for Dinner

Where do chefs go and, more importantly, where do they love to eat on their days off? In Resy Regulars,…

By Caroline Shin May 3, 2022

Resy Spotlight   New York

Sungchul Shim and the Beautiful Evolution of Korean American Cooking

It was Christmas Eve, and the holiday menu had just launched at Kochi. Sungchul Shim had arrived around 11 a.m.…

By Caroline Shin May 2, 2022

Photo Essays   New York

Behind the Scenes at Kochi and Mari

In the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, and in just two years, Kochi and Mari chef and owner Sungchul Shim…

By OK McCausland and Caroline Shin April 29, 2022

The One Who Keeps the Book   New York

How to Get a Table at L’Artusi, and What to Order Once You’re There

Since its doors first opened in 2008, this West Village charmer has racked up lines — in the thousands online…

By Caroline Shin March 24, 2022

The Rundown   New York

Five Things to Know About La Devozione, Inside Chelsea Market

Before you go to a restaurant, what do you want — or need — to know most? In our series,…

By Caroline Shin January 5, 2022

Dish By Dish   New York

How Leah Cohen Mashes Up Iconic Asian Flavors and Traditions at Piggyback NYC, in Five Dishes

Back when chef Leah Cohen helmed one solo project — the raucous, keg-slinging, New York Times-starred Pig and Khao that…

By Caroline Shin December 13, 2021

The One Who Keeps the Book   New York

What to Order at Avra Madison (and How to Get a Table There)

Right at home among Celine and Balenciaga, the power restaurant that is Avra Madison — sister to the original Avra…

By Caroline Shin November 24, 2021

Dish By Dish   New York

How Rangoon’s Myo Moe Evokes Burmese Nostalgia, Through Five Dishes

In a city that’s home to at least 156 cuisines, and infinitesimal regional differences therein, Burmese food has remained something of…

By Caroline Shin October 6, 2021

Dish By Dish   New York

How Sarashina Horii Exalts Their Prized White Soba, as Seen In Five Dishes

It took 232 years for the historic Japanese soba shop Sarashina Horii — lauded for its rarefied white soba noodles…

By Caroline Shin September 21, 2021

Love Letters   New York

Immigrant Restaurants Are the Soul of New York City — And Also a Life Spent Here

My childhood was kimchi, koftas, and gyros. Oxtail stew, mattar paneer, and soup dumplings.  My Korean immigrant parents had their…

By Caroline Shin February 3, 2021