Restaurants
Dining guides, chef spotlights, and restaurant coverage from a team of editors and writers who don’t miss a meal.
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My New Life Goal Is to Make Motzi Bread My Local Bakery
Yes, I'm considering moving to be closer to bread.
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Restaurants Will Never Be the Same. We’ve Never Loved Them More
Despite all the setbacks of 2020, restaurants across the country are fighting, dreaming, and building for a better future.
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When Life Gives You Lemons, Have a Lime
At Cane in D.C., Peter and Jeanine Prime are channeling the communal joy of the beloved Trinidadian hangouts known as limes. It just looks a little different than they thought it would.
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When Life Gives You Lemons, Have a Lime
At Cane in D.C., Peter and Jeanine Prime are channeling the communal joy of the beloved Trinidadian hangouts known as limes. These days, it just looks a little different than they thought it would.
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No Us Without You Is Feeding the Essential Workers Who’ve Fed Us
Cofounder Othón Nolasco on the true meaning of hospitality.
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How Our Pandemic Plan Became Our New Restaurant
Chef-owners Tom and Mariah Pisha-Duffly loved Oma’s Takeaway, their restaurant’s pivot in response to COVID-19, so much they gave it its own permanent brick-and-mortar location.
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What I Learned Covering Restaurants During the Pandemic
Restaurants are broken, but hospitality isn’t.
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"There's More to Salvadoran Food Than Pupusas"
Anthony Salguero, chef-owner of Popoca in Oakland, is spreading the gospel of Salvadoran cuisine.
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“I’m Still Waiting On My Dream Restaurant”
Chef Parnass Savang grew up watching his parents simplify Thai food for American palates and promised himself that his own restaurant, Atlanta’s Talat Market, would never compromise. Then the pandemic hit.
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I Spent One Week Eating Like There Was No Tomorrow. Then Tomorrow Never Came.
Editor at large Amiel Stanek was ready to embark on a cross-country search for the Hot 10—until the pandemic hit.
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Every Soup Tells a Story. And Shy*Boyz Club Has Some Stories.
Chefs Eric Sze and Lucas Sin both make Chinese beef noodle soup—but they are nothing alike.
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“I’m Cooking the Way That Nigerians Always Do When They See Their Community in Need”
Simileoluwa Adebajo started feeding the food insecure at her SF restaurant Eko Kitchen, and she's not going to stop even once the pandemic is over.
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How the Best New Restaurants of 2019 Are Faring Now
Last year’s Hot 10 have weathered the pandemic with resiliency, creativity, and grit. Here’s how each of them met the moment.
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“I Want to Show People That Salvadoran Food Is Unique, That There's More to It Than Pupusas”
Anthony Salguero, chef-owner of Popoca in Oakland, is spreading the gospel of Salvadoran cuisine.
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“I’m Still Waiting On My Dream Restaurant”
Chef Parnass Savang grew up watching his parents simplify Thai food for American palates and promised himself that his own restaurant, Atlanta’s Talat Market, would never compromise. Then the pandemic hit.
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Being a Black Chef in a White-Led Restaurant Industry Isn’t Easy—But I’m Not Giving Up
Navigating a decades-long culinary career, Deborah VanTrece has encountered racism at nearly every turn. And she’s done keeping quiet about it.
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In Philly, a New Clubhouse for Coffee, Samosas, and Mutual Aid
Mina’s World is a community-oriented, QTPOC-owned and -operated coffee shop.
Culture
The Restaurant at Guantánamo Bay
The food was bland, sparse, sometimes non-existent. But five years in Guantánamo Bay drove chef Ahmed Errachidi to create the most vital meals of his life.
Coronavirus
It Took a Global Pandemic For Me to Stop Cooking Like a "Chef" and Just Chill
Chef Meherwan Irani remembers the real reason why he cooks.
Where to eat
Our 17 Rules For Road Tripping
Where to go, what to bring, where to eat, and of course, how to do it all safely.
Where to eat
This New England Road Trip Itinerary Is Just an Excuse to Snack
Our ideal eating, drinking, and ferrying route from New Haven, CT, to Portland, ME.
Where to eat
What’s the Safest Way to Eat Your Way Around America Right Now?
Essential road trip questions, answered.
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This Is the Rotisserie Chicken of My Dreams and I’ll Eat it Five-Times-a-Week If I Want To
At Kismet Rotisserie in Los Angeles, chefs Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson put a Mediterranean spin on their burnished bird.
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Restaurants Are in Trouble. Sustainability Hacks Can Help.
Sustainable practices help Hunky Dory’s Claire Sprouse keep the (energy-efficient) lights on.
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Inside Queens, San Francisco's Expertly Curated Korean-American Superette
Owners Clara Lee and Eddo Kim offer takeout kimbap, tomato kimchi, and plenty of natural wine
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Black-Owned Restaurant Lists Circulating the Internet, Organized by City
Supporting Black-owned restaurants is one practical, actionable way to stand in solidarity with the Black community now, and always.
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PPP Is Complicated For Restaurants. One Chef Explains Why.
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a lifeline for restaurants. But it's also a big risk. Mason Hereford, the chef and owner of Turkey and the Wolf in New Orleans, is wondering if he should take it.
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Yia Vang Made Some of the Best Food We Ate All Year. So Why Is He So Afraid of Failing?
As the Twin Cities chef prepares for the launch of his first brick-and-mortar restaurant, he has just one goal in mind: Make his Hmong family proud.
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What It’s Like to Be Undocumented and Unemployed in the Restaurant Industry Now
An undocumented sous-chef and a chef-owner weigh in.
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Floyd Cardoz Was My Competition. But He Was Also My Muse.
He changed my life and blazed a trail that I and so many other Indian chefs have followed. The acceptance and legitimacy we all craved and finally gained was because of him.