Justice is served. An Indiana waitress is being praised online after confronting a group of teen cretins who allegedly left a “racist” note on the receipt. A video of the group being served their just desserts has amassed 6.2 million views on TikTok as viewers lauded the server for sticking up for herself. “I would’ve … Read more
A notorious animal rights activist claims she’s been left bruised after she “disrupted” a restaurant after its owner “banned” vegans. Head chef of Perth’s Fyre restaurant, John Mountain, in June announced that “all vegans are now banned”. “Sadly all vegans are now banned from Fyre (for mental health reasons),” he shared on social media. “We … Read more
A thief smashed the glass door of Lower East Side Argentinian restaurant Balvanera around 4 a.m. Sunday morning fleeing with $400 from the cash drawer. It’s the restaurant’s third break-in since last year, ringing up a tab of thousands of dollars in damages. “Every time, they break the glass and walk right to the cash … 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
Three in 10 Americans have “menu anxiety” when ordering food from a restaurant, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 adults found younger generations were far more likely to have anxiety while ordering — 41% of Gen Z and millennials (aged 18–43), compared with only 15% of Gen X and baby boomers (aged 44–77). A … Read more
The Dining Millions are eagerly anticipating the fabled Central Park Boathouse lakefront dining room reopening in late summer or fall. I often enjoyed it before previous operator Dean Poll gave it up last year. But hospitality giant Legends’ just-launched Boathouse Cafe, a casual, counter-service precursor to the main venue — it’s on an alfresco patio with nice greenery … Read more
The customer is seldom right, according to this fed-up fine-dining server. A Georgia waitress turned the tables on complain-y restaurant patrons after revealing her 19 biggest customer “icks” — which range from the rude “church crowd” to diners who ask questions sans reading the menu. A TikTok video detailing her patron pet peeves is sparking … Read more
The City That Never Sleeps? Tell that to night owls starving for a bite to eat. Manhattan’s once thriving 24/7 eateries — where revelers spilling out of thumping clubs and after-hours hot spots would merge with an early-morning work crowd — are dwindling as staff shortages, rising real estate prices and soaring crime eat away … Read more
Here’s some food for thought. A new survey has revealed that adults who go to restaurants with a massive online following are more likely to spend more money while dining. In a poll of 2,000 adults, nearly 41% of respondents claimed that social media played a major role in their decision on whether or not … Read more
Gen Z holds the tightest grip on their wallets when it comes to adding gratuity with the younger generation less likely to tip service workers than millennials, Gen Xers and baby boomers, a survey conducted by Bankrate found. The tendency to tip correlates with increased age, according to the survey results. Gen Zers are the … Read more
We’ve hit guac bottom. A Hamptons market and restaurant has gone viral thanks to a video of a modestly sized, ridiculously priced container of guacamole. A tasty little tub of the avocado dip retailed for $29.51 at the Seafood Shop in Wainscott — a hot spot that’s attracted celebrities like Martha Stewart, Jimmy Buffett and … Read more
A top chef has “banned” vegans from his restaurant amid an ugly dispute over a meal that’s spilt over to the internet. Chef John Mountain took to social media on Tuesday to declare that people who don’t eat meat and other animal products won’t be catered to at his restaurant Fyre in Connolly in Perth’s … Read more
Diners, drive-ins, dives and disgusting vibes. Guy Fieri’s restaurant in Las Vegas is being slammed by customers who say the service is worse than at McDonald’s. The 55-year-old celebrity chef — who is estimated to be worth $197 million — opened his first restaurant in Santa Rosa, California, in 1996 with Johnny Garlic’s, a pasta … Read more
Check, please! Sick restaurant employees were responsible for about 40% of food poisoning outbreaks with known causes between 2017 and 2019, federal health officials announced on Tuesday. Of the 800 outbreaks reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 875 restaurants during the span, norovirus and salmonella were the most common causes, officials … Read more
A host of gourmands — including a DJ-chef, a slate of Kittch cooks and an eleventh-generation Hamptons family — are welcoming guests with mouth-watering menus at our picks for the best new restaurants in the Hamptons for 2023. From a buzzy bistro to a frozen-dessert favorite, these six standouts are the destinations to eat, drink and be seen this summer on … Read more
When the engine power of your whip is better measured in hamsters than horses, you’ve arrived at the right place. Such is life on care- and car-free Holbox, where simple golf carts — bicycles, if you’re a try-hard — are the conveyances of choice. Here’s the lowdown. Where Humble Holbox is a dozen-square-mile islita just … Read more
You know what’s better in theory than in practice? Dining out with your kids. From juggling the demands of picky eaters to picking their dinner up off the floor when they inevitably knock it over. And let’s face it, kids’ meals are not cheap. It can make the whole experience seem like it’s not worth the effort. … Read more
Break out the blue balloons — after a four-year absence, breakfast at Tiffany’s is back. There’s a ton of turquoise at the new, sixth-floor Blue Box Café by Daniel Boulud — the latest bauble to debut as part of the Fifth Avenue luxury jeweler’s flagship renovation. But the restaurant is happily no replica of its … Read more
You still can’t leave Mexico City without eating your body weight’s worth of tacos al pastor and crunchy chicharrón. But CDMX is increasingly recognized for its innovative fine-dining. Just across the street from Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s Museo Casa Estudio, start your dining journey at San Ángel Inn, a former monastery that’s been a … Read more
It was almost inevitable that Juárez would emerge as Mexico City’s latest colonia of cool. Bisected by the Paseo de la Reforma — the city’s version of Broadway and the longest avenue in the world — and north of hip Colonia Roma, Juárez couldn’t be more centrally located. It’s also stuffed with increasingly chic and … Read more