Taste Matters New York The Freedom of Cooking In America, or, How the Duo at Dhamaka Learned Not to Compromise I was fishing for vegetables in the sambar one night at Semma, a new Southern Indian restaurant in the West… By Mahira Rivers January 13, 2022
Taste Matters New York The Ingredients May Be New. The Quest For Deliciousness Is Eternal. In 2012, the longtime Southern restaurant Acme, on Great Jones Street in Manhattan, transformed into a fashionable New Nordic restaurant.… By Mahira Rivers October 28, 2021
Chef Features New York 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… By Mahira Rivers October 13, 2021
Photo Essays New York Behind the Scenes at The Musket Room Restaurants are high-pressure environments, full of tension — and not just the metaphorical kind. This explains, at least partially, why… By OK McCausland and Mahira Rivers October 12, 2021
Taste Matters New York The Diner Finds a New Life. A Better, More Complicated One. At my local diner, a block from my apartment in Manhattan, I can order a two-egg scramble with a pile… By Mahira Rivers October 6, 2021
Taste Matters New York Turns Out Now Is the Golden Era for Fusion Cuisine At The Migrant Kitchen in Brooklyn’s Dumbo, the lamb torta is filled with sumac and Aleppo-spiced lamb, black beans, and… By Mahira Rivers September 8, 2021
Taste Matters New York Stop Calling Chinese Food Cheap. It Can Be Exceptional at Every Price. There never has been a better time to eat Chinese food in New York City. From pleated Cantonese dumplings to… By Mahira Rivers August 18, 2021
Taste Matters New York Really, Is Everyone a Critic? We’re proud to debut Resy’s first columnist, Mahira Rivers, and her column, Taste Matters. Rivers is a writer, critic, and… By Mahira Rivers August 4, 2021
