The Road Back My Regulars Brought Me Back to the Restaurant Industry Hong Thaimee’s restaurant Ngam, later known as Thaimee Table, was a beloved fixture in New York City’s East Village for… By Hong Thaimee February 17, 2021
Restaurant Diaries For Restaurants (and Parents), a Year of Purgatory In May, Sakura Yagi, the chief operating officer of T.I.C. Japanese Restaurant Group, wrote about the heartbreaking sacrifice she made… By Sakura Yagi October 30, 2020
The Classics How 2nd Avenue Deli Changed My Life 2nd Avenue Deli is as New York as New York gets. I started going there decades ago, picking up orders… By Tom Colicchio September 8, 2020
The Road Back Hospitality Is What Can Save Restaurants. But Uncertainty Is Destroying Them. We served our last lunch before quarantine on Monday, March 17. When we disbanded our team and said good-bye, we… By Annie Shi July 30, 2020
The Road Back The Little Italy Restaurant That Somehow Opened During the Pandemic As part of an ongoing series hoping to explore the experiences of restaurant owners and workers during the COVID-19 pandemic… By Deanna Ting May 13, 2020
Restaurant Diaries The Story of the 125-Year-Old Restaurant Slated to Reopen a Day Before the Shutdown As part of an ongoing series hoping to explore the perspectives of the restaurant industry during the COVID-19 pandemic and… By Deanna Ting May 13, 2020
Restaurant Diaries 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… By Sakura Yagi May 6, 2020