It was a year no food-lover will forget — dramatic, zany and appalling by turns. Business was robust. Confident restaurateurs launched new places almost daily. If any one trend stood out, it was the growing dominance of the “haves” — the large restaurant companies that grew and expanded no matter what the economic trends. Quality Branded … Read more
While olive oil is often touted as the (liquid) gold standard for healthy cooking, another ingredient may be coming for the crown — and there’s a good chance you didn’t even know it existed. With high omega-6 content and low saturated fat, it offers big benefits for heart health, brain function and metabolism. And don’t … Read more
The truth about what New Yorkers really want to eat bit Eleven Madison Park on its precious, plant-based butt this week, with the announcement that chef/owner Daniel Humm’s menu would no longer be exclusively vegan. But what took them so long to come to their snooty senses? For 15 years, Humm ran the kitchen at … Read more
How long would you wait for a Michelin-star treat? Even if it was vegan? Madison Squares — made without dairy butter, eggs and usual staple ingredients for yummy baked goods — are the latest pastry to take NYC by storm, drawing lines even longer than the great cronut craze. The Bake It Nice pop-up is … Read more
Eye-popping inflation isn’t limited to eggs. Two former Eleven Madison Park chefs have opened a new pizza joint where a plain cheese pie will set you back $40 and a slice goes for $6. The plain cheese pizza at Ceres will set you back $40. Brian Zak/NY Post Ceres, at 164 Mott St. in Nolita, isn’t … Read more
New York’s hottest love story is cooking inside a tiny 400-square-foot Mexican restaurant in Harlem where the kitchen is in the bar, a piano sits front of house and romance (as well as the irresistible scent of beef birria) is always in the air. Husband-and-wife team Karina Garcia, 31, and Eduardo “Lalo” Rodriguez, 36, met while … Read more
When he heard a table of tourists at Eleven Madison Park longing for a New York hot dog to complete their trip to the city, then co-owner Will Guidara rushed into action. So, in the middle of a lunch rush at the three Michelin-star restaurant in Flatiron years ago, he made a mad dash for … Read more
About six months ago, Brooklynite Gabriel Dunn was gifted a bottle of The Pathfinder, an elixir concealed behind dark glass, wrapped in an old-timey sepia tone label. He was immediately hooked. “I was basically going through a bottle every week, or every other week. The consistency is really good. It’s a great winter beverage,” Dunn, … Read more