All Cities: Behind the Line

Behind the Line   Washington D.C.

A Celebration of DC’s Black Restaurants Is Ready to Roll, In a Year Like No Other

It was at the historic Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington where Erinn Tucker met, and later joined forces…

By Lenore T. Adkins November 5, 2020

Behind the Line   London

In 2020, Restaurants Must Embrace a New Era of Hospitality to Survive

For restaurants, after months of lockdown and a rollercoaster of a reopening period for those that were able to return,…

By Hilary Armstrong October 13, 2020

The Road Back   Boston

For Irene Li, Transparency Is the Restaurant Industry’s Path Forward

Not very many business owners will open up their books to you, literally. But that’s exactly what Boston chef Irene…

By Deanna Ting October 6, 2020

The Road Back   New York   Houston   Los Angeles   San Francisco   Washington D.C.

Pandemic Pop-Ups Are Changing How We Dine — For the Better

Like many of us, chef Amy Yi had big plans this year. She’d just left her job of the past…

By Deanna Ting September 21, 2020

Resy Spotlight   Savannah

At The Grey, Running a Restaurant Is an Ongoing Conversation

For The Grey chef-owner Mashama Bailey and her partner and co-founder, John O. Morisano, a restaurant should function like a…

By Deanna Ting September 1, 2020

The Road Back

Four New Dining Rules of COVID-19 Restaurant Engagement

We opened our new restaurant Leah & Louise on March 20, the same day that North Carolina announced its pandemic…

By Gregory Collier August 31, 2020

Chinatown USA   New York

Hunan Slurp Is Telegraphing the Tastes of Home, Now More Than Ever

Hunan Slurp first opened in Manhattan’s East Village in 2018 as a cure for homesickness. Especially after a year like…

By Deanna Ting August 26, 2020

Behind the Line   Chicago

Darnell Reed Was a Talented Chef. The Pandemic Made Him a Skilled Baker, Too.

Darnell Reed has spent virtually every day of his life, since high school, working in kitchens. In 2015, Reed opened…

By Angela Burke August 17, 2020

Chinatown USA   New York

46 Mott’s Patrick Mock Just Wants to Keep Chinatown Alive

Patrick Mock spends most of his days doing everything he can to keep alive 46 Mott, his Cantonese-style bakery. The coronavirus…

By Deanna Ting August 14, 2020

Restaurant Diaries   San Francisco

On Comfort Food and Black Excellence

Geoff Davis is a chef in San Francisco. He’s planning on opening a creative wine bar, as well as a…

By Geoff Davis August 3, 2020