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
The similarities of a ritzy new seafood spot on the Upper East Side to a beloved, decades-old Montauk clam shack has shellfish lovers crying foul — and lawyers sending cease-and-desist letters. Situated on a calm stretch of Old Montauk Highway between Montauk and Amagansett, the Clam Bar in Napeague has been an icon in the … Read more
The increasingly toxic struggle to control the popular Bryant Park Grill is leaving a bitter taste for hungry visitors to the iconic Midtown oasis. The nonprofit Bryant Park Corporation (BPC), which manages the park, is booting longtime Grill operator Ark Restaurants in favor of world-famed chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. But Ark owner Michael Weinstein says he … Read more
Miami developers have expanded the branding of their luxury condos from high-end cars and famous designers to include world-class chefs, and even posh wellness centers, to lure buyers, Side Dish has learned The city’s booming skyline, which features residential towers named for Porsche and Bentley as well as Armani/Casa, will soon be joined by a … Read more
As the holidays heat up, Alexa chatted with iconic chef Jean-Georges on his new Miami condo development and impressive international restaurant empire. You’ve created a culinary empire of 60 restaurants in 13 countries and five continents. Now you’re partnering with developers to build a 329-unit branded condominium in the Design District: the Jean-Georges Miami Tropic … Read more
Famed chef Jean-Georges Vongrichten’s new Park Avenue restaurant has become the epicenter of a new, post-pandemic phenomenon for Wall Street’s movers and shakers: the power hour, Side Dish has learned. As soon as the closing bell rings, traders, investors and C-suite executives flock to Four Twenty Five, which opened last December at 425 Park Ave., … Read more
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The power lunch is back on the menu five days a week in the Big Apple – a major sign that Manhattan offices are buzzing again as more workers return to their desks following the pandemic, Side Dish has learned. Midtown staples like Michael’s and Fresco by Scotto, along with newer hot spots from top … Read more
Forget boring office buildings with little-to-no coffee offerings, endless floors of beige cubicles and monotonous, marble-clad lobbies. Commercial landlords are wooing major tenants and their work-from-home-loving employees back to the office with unprecedented amenities — from golf simulators and rock-climbing walls to gourmet food and transcendental meditation rooms. With Manhattan vacancies at a record 21%, building owners … Read more
When Hamptons real estate agent Peggy Zabakolas pulled up to her $20 million Watermill listing — Eagle’s Point, a hidden gem situated at the highest elevation in the area — last summer, she caught another broker red-handed. Fellow Nest Seekers agent JB Andreassi, 33, was trying to steal the listing for the seven-acres compound by … Read more
Four Twenty Five, Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s gorgeous new Park Avenue restaurant, is more than a place for prime movers to feast on charred and marinated Jurgielewicz duck breast. The jewel-box, modern-American eatery at 425 Park Avenue rides the crest of an ambitious East Midtown dining wave that includes reopened Casa Lever, David Burke’s Park Avenue Kitchen and soon-to-come new … Read more
This autumn, the new restaurant openings nearly outnumber falling leaves. The grim warnings of 2020 — dining-out was dead, life would forever be limited to takeout and delivery in foam containers — now seem foolish. The incoming class has something for everyone. The biggest kitchen names are back — Vongerichten, Boulud, Carmellini, Samuelsson, Forgione, Bloomfield. … Read more
Here’s some news for foodie scolds who want to put our favorite meat dishes out to pasture: The “flight to plant-based foods” phenomenon hit the wall this summer, and there’s no end in sight to the downward spiral. The meat-hating media wanted us to believe that bogus beef is driving out the real enchilada to improve … Read more