All Cities: Interviews

The Rundown   New York

Everything You Need to Know About Confidant, Now Open in Brooklyn

Industry City welcomes a new full-service (its first) and soon-to-be-all-day restaurant from two alums of Roberta’s.

By Ellie Plass March 18, 2025

Women of Food   New York

New York’s Sushi Akira Palms Precision and Seasonality Into Every Nigiri

Sushi Akira from chef Nikki Zheng in the Upper East Side is a sushi counter omakase by a Masa and Sushi Nakazawa alum.

By Diana Hubbell March 17, 2025

Dish By Dish   New York

How Naks Blasts the Volume on Filipino Flavors

“Naks is a dream of mine,” says Eric Valdez, the restaurant’s executive chef-partner. “But if you had asked [me] to…

By Chadner Navarro March 11, 2025

Interviews   Philadelphia

Portraits of Philly: Chefs and Owners Omar Tate and Cybille St. Aude-Tate of Honeysuckle

Featured for years in national magazines and TV shows, Honeysuckle has been a pop-up, a residency, a grocery store, and…

By Clay Williams March 5, 2025

Interviews   Philadelphia

Portraits of Philly: Chefs Alex Kemp and Amanda Shulman of My Loup and Her Place Supper Club

The co-founders of Libbie Loup Hospitality, chef Alex Kemp (My Loup) and Amanda Shulman (Her Place Supper Club) have taken…

By Clay Williams March 5, 2025

Interviews   Philadelphia

Portraits of Philly: Executive Chef Edwin De La Rosa of Middle Child Clubhouse

Having cooked professionally for a decade, Edwin de la Rosa helped launch Honeysuckle Provisions in West Philly with Omar Tate…

By Clay Williams March 5, 2025

Interviews   Philadelphia

Portraits of Philly: Chef and Owner Andrew DiTomo of Meetinghouse

Heading up the kitchen Meetinghouse Bar and Beer Company, a modern local pub that chefs love dearly, is the latest…

By Clay Williams March 5, 2025

Interviews   Philadelphia

Portraits of Philly: Restaurant Operator James Smith

A consummate front-of-house professional, James Smith worked his way from bartender to server and eventually to general manager at Vernick…

By Clay Williams March 5, 2025

Interviews   Philadelphia

Portraits of Philly: Chef-Owner Alexander Yoon of Little Fish BYOB

Named a StarChefs Rising Star in 2019, Alexander Yoon jumped into the deep end when he purchased neighborhood seafood restaurant…

By Clay Williams March 5, 2025

Interviews   Philadelphia

Portraits of Philly: Executive Chef Jason Peabody of Condesa and El Techo

Coming from South South Philly (Chester, to be exact), chef Jason Peabody has been cooking for nearly 30 years, most…

By Clay Williams March 5, 2025