A new initiative dedicated to the victims of the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel aims to keep their memory alive by sharing their favorite dishes, Side Dish has learned. The tribute to the 1,400 people killed by Hamas terrorists is the brainchild of the Culinary Institute of Israel, called ASIF, which is creating an online … Read more
An under-the-radar Rocky Mountains resort town – with a name traditionally associated with a New York deli staple – is poised to land on the culinary map, at least that’s the hope of famed chef Todd English. Whitefish, a boomtown in northwest Montana, has become a magnet filled with one-percenters and celebrities looking to escape … Read more
A famed French restaurant in the West Village will soon serve its last appetizer of escargots as the eatery’s owner retires after more than four decades, Side Dish has learned. La Ripaille – which has attracted celebs and francophiles alike since 1980, long before the neighborhood turned trendy – has been put up for sale along with … Read more
The New York City Wine & Food Festival will ditch Manhattan for the first time in 17 years and bring its showcase events to the Brooklyn waterfront – bolstering the borough’s growing epicurean bona fides. The annual event, which runs from Oct. 17-20, will set up a giant tent at Sunset Park’s Brooklyn Army Terminal’s … Read more
New York’s top chefs and up-and-coming stars are betting big on the city’s continued recovery from post-COVID doldrums with a slew of new restaurants on tap for the fall. The openings – spanning all corners of Manhattan, as well as spilling over into Brooklyn and Queens – include a new French-American steakhouse in NoMad from … Read more
A New York City clampdown is forcing thousands of restaurants to scrap their outdoor dining sheds — and a local startup sniffs an opportunity. Architects Nick Flutter and Nikita Notowidigdo, the founders of Re-Ply, have created a modular system that can not only build and customize dining sheds — but also disassemble and reuse them. … Read more
Montauk’s usually bustling restaurants are suffering a dramatic dropoff as soaring hotel prices push inflation-hit Hamptons revelers to look for cheaper destinations, Side Dish has learned. Wine and spirits reps who sell to Montauk restaurants said that “on premise” sales are down around 20% this year. “That’s a really big number,” said one full-time East … Read more
A roster of top chefs will join the tennis world’s biggest stars at the US Open in Queens next month – headed by the debut of Simon Kim and his cult hit Coqodaq, Side Dish can reveal exclusively. The Flatiron District hotspot – which featured Mayor Eric Adams, Gossip Girl 2.0’s Evan Mock, designer Phillip … Read more
A roster of top chefs will join the tennis world’s biggest stars at the US Open in Queens next month – headed by the debut of restaurateur Simon Kim and his cult hit Coqodaq, Side Dish can reveal exclusively. The Flatiron District hotspot – which featured Mayor Eric Adams, Gossip Girl 2.0’s Evan Mock, designer … 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
Zero Bond owner Scott Sartiano has thrown in the towel in his fight to bring the exclusive Soho members-only club to the Hamptons this summer — choosing instead to open a branch of his celebrity-magnet restaurant Sartiano’s, Side Dish has learned. The nightlife impresario will bring the popular Soho restaurant to East Hampton’s storied Hedges … Read more
Sushi hotspots are popping up in unusual places in the Big Apple, with tasting rooms tucked away in train stations, hotel suites and public spaces – and one even featuring a menu curated by actress Blake Lively. This month, Emil Stefkov’s The Group Hospitality opened Omakase Room by Shin, nestled in the 6½ Avenue passageway, at 145 W. … Read more
A New York hospitality mogul is bringing in famed Waverly Inn chef John DeLucie to help a 150-year-old tavern near the South Street Seaport regain its luster, Side Dish has learned. Eytan Sugarman — whose restaurant empire includes White Horse Tavern, Hunt & Fish Club and the Made In New York Pizza chain — has … Read more
New restaurants are ready to swing open their doors in the Hamptons this summer – even as the East End’s notorious noise police look to keep Big Apple hotspot Zero Bond from gaining a foothold. The roster of new ventures include Italian and French eateries from veteran restaurant operators in East Hampton, an upscale tavern … Read more
A Michelin-starred celebrity chef and a high-powered restaurateur have opened a jewel of an Indian restaurant that has transformed a shabby section of the East Village into a sophisticated slice of Mumbai. Bungalow, which opened last month at a new luxury building on the site of the original Lucky Cheng’s, is tucked between a pizzeria … Read more
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
A popular New York City restaurant is turning into a literal hole in the wall – serving Merlots, Syrahs and other vintages through a booze-to-go “wine window,” Side Dish has learned. Please Tell Me More owners Eric Griego and Austin Woolridge have dusted off the centuries-old wine window concept as a way to increase revenue … Read more
Real estate developer and hotelier Ian Reisner has signed a lease to take over the former Playboy Club space and the Cachet Boutique Hotel NYC on West 42nd Street — and the plan is to transform it into a gay-friendly hotel, restaurant and nightclub, Side Dish has learned. The 105-room hotel, at 510 W. 42nd St. between 10th and 11th … Read more
Miami’s booming restaurant scene takes center stage at this week’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival – where old favorites and up-and-coming chefs hope to cook up more than just a few meals. The 23rd annual event, which runs Thursday through Sunday, brings together not only foodies but executives from the myriad of businesses that … Read more
Two fingers of this American single malt whiskey will cost you an arm and a leg – but the daughter-in-law of real estate mogul Harry Macklowe is betting that it will become a fixture at swanky bars nationwide. Julie Macklowe, who is married to Harry’s son Billy, has created a line of whiskeys called The … Read more