New York: Resy Spotlight


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Once Upon a Time in New York: The Story of Sami & Susu

The setting is Sami & Susu, a small restaurant hidden along Orchard Street in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. It’s midday, just…

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5 p.m. Is the New 8 p.m. at New York Restaurants — and I Couldn’t Be Happier

Last Thursday evening, I arrived for my dinner reservation at Sofreh, a small Brooklyn restaurant serving excellent and authentic Iranian…

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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.…

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The Magic of Balthazar Has Always Been In the Details

Balthazar opened in the spring of 1997 and, in fact, there exists in my mind no recollection of a New…

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At Edith’s Eatery & Grocery in Brooklyn, Elyssa Heller Kibitzes Like Bubbe Would

In the summer of 2020, Elyssa Heller launched Edith’s, a bagel pop-up out of Paulie Gee’s pizzeria in Greenpoint, Brooklyn,…

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An Impossible Dream Comes True: El Quijote Gets a New Life

There’s customer loyalty. And then there’s El Quijote customer loyalty. When the new partners behind the rebirth of the classic…

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Resident chef Alexia Duchêne in front of Fulgurances in Greenpoint.

Interviews

Meet the Parisian Rising Star Headlining Greenpoint’s Coolest Chef Residency

Alexia Duchêne jokes that she’s arrived in New York as a “nobody,” but to thousands of French gourmands, she is…

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Aldama owners Gerardo Alcaraz and Christopher Reyes.

Interviews

A Long Road to Success: How the Owners of Aldama Found Acclaim and Community in New York City

Any first-time restaurant owner in New York City is bound to have a laundry list of unimaginable setbacks they’ve had…

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Street scene with New York City-style signposts, including an American flag and a sign depicting a bowl of pho

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Today New York Has Some of the Best Vietnamese Food in America. Here’s Why.

“It’s just a grilled chicken over rice,” chef Dennis Ngo explains, as he puts the final touches on a new…

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The skyline of lower Manhattan, with Saga's Jeff Katz and James Kent standing on their balcony.

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Is New York Ready For an Epic Restaurant Opening? Saga Is Betting It Is

What do you do immediately after your hit Michelin-starred restaurant survives a global pandemic? If you’re the team behind Crown…

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