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NYC restaurants hit back at dine-and-dashers with social media shame: ‘Nothing that police can do’

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NYC restaurants hit back at dine-and-dashers with social media shame: ‘Nothing that police can do’

Don’t fork around with these New Yorkers! Pushed-to-the-limit NYC restaurateurs are faced with another battle in the fight for their financial lives — a growing scourge of dine-and-dash incidents. From deluded influencers to old-school scofflaws, this latest affront is just one more headache for inflation-embattled businesses to handle — and seemingly on their own, too, in an … Read more

SoCal sushi restaurant offers 80-piece eating challenge — and the meal is free if you can pull it off

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SoCal sushi restaurant offers 80-piece eating challenge — and the meal is free if you can pull it off

Think you’ve got an appetite big enough to sink a sushi boat? A Southern California restaurant is serving up a colossal 80-piece sushi challenge that has social media stars lining up for viral glory.  One competitive eater made it look ridiculously easy. Most food challenges are designed so the majority of participants fail. Instagram/sake2me_chino Illustration … Read more

Insulted diner gets ‘fat-shamed ‘ by restaurant order screen at all-you-can-eat buffet: ‘So dystopian’

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Insulted diner gets ‘fat-shamed ‘ by restaurant order screen at all-you-can-eat buffet: ‘So dystopian’

Stop the bot-ty shaming. A diner was shocked and appalled after allegedly getting calorie-shamed by a restaurant’s order screen, per a viral Reddit post. A diner claimed that they were called out over their calorie intake by the order screen at an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant. Georgii – stock.adobe.com According to the thread, shared to the … Read more

How one SoCal street became the epicenter of American sushi

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How one SoCal street became the epicenter of American sushi

On National Sushi Day, June 18, all eyes are on Ventura Boulevard’s legendary “Sushi Row,” a roughly 18-mile stretch through Studio City that food historians say helped transform sushi from a niche Japanese delicacy into an American culinary phenomenon. The unassuming corridor reportedly boasts one of the highest concentrations of sushi restaurants outside of Japan, … Read more

Food critic blasts Sushi Samba in West Hollywood after $560 dinner

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Food critic blasts Sushi Samba in West Hollywood after 0 dinner

A flashy new West Hollywood rooftop restaurant may have the views — but one Instagram food critic says the food left him feeling “fleeced.” SUSHISAMBA Los Angeles, the Japanese-Brazilian-Peruvian fusion spot that opened in March atop 649 N. La Peer Drive, has been one of LA’s buzziest new dining rooms, with an 11,000-square-foot rooftop space, sweeping … Read more

NYC is getting its first of a hugely popular Japanese restaurant chain

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NYC is getting its first of a hugely popular Japanese restaurant chain

Sushi lovers are conveying excitement. A top-selling Japanese restaurant is opening its first American location in New York City. Sushiro — a popular conveyor belt sushi restaurant in Japan — will open in Times Square this fall at 667 8th Avenue at West 42nd Street, next to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Guests sitting at … Read more

Trying NYC’s latest ridiculous viral food trend: sushi push pops that may require a trip to the dry cleaner

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Trying NYC’s latest ridiculous viral food trend: sushi push pops that may require a trip to the dry cleaner

You’ve eaten pop-up ice cream and you shop at pop-up schmatta shops. But are you ready for pop-up sushi rolls? I was curious, if not altogether ready, when I read 1,001 viral posts about Suka Sushi, located at 63 Lexington Avenue near East 25th Street. The tiny storefront with no seats is meant  to be fun, and … Read more

Exclusive | Private chefs dish on what it’s like to feed NYC’s wealthiest — from Champagne panics to wasted sushi

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Exclusive | Private chefs dish on what it’s like to feed NYC’s wealthiest — from Champagne panics to wasted sushi

It was the $800 Uber Eats delivery.  Private chef Andrew Molen had just picked up a call from a regular client, who’d emerged in a panic from the wine cellar of his tony NYC home, hoping to pop up a particular bottle of Champagne when friends arrived — only to find none there. “I called … Read more

The best seafood dish of the year is at this jumbo-sized new Japanese restaurant

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The best seafood dish of the year is at this jumbo-sized new Japanese restaurant

Meet the year’s best new seafood dish — a Japanese thriller called nabemono. The hot-pot stew, sometimes called “Japan’s bouillabaisse,” is the star of the show at Double Knot, a sceney, jumbo, Japanese restaurant that just opened at 1251 Sixth Avenue (entrance on West 49th Street) on Midtown’s corporate row. As Avra does for Greek … Read more

NYC newcomer Sushi Sho snags three Michelin stars to beat $750-per-head Masa in the battle for sashimi supremacy

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NYC newcomer Sushi Sho snags three Michelin stars to beat 0-per-head Masa in the battle for sashimi supremacy

Talk about a fish tale. In a turbulent shake-up of New York’s ultra-luxe sushi scene, Midtown newcomer Sushi Sho has managed to snag a coveted three Michelin stars — overturning the proverbial boat of longtime Columbus Circle three-starrer Masa, which was downgraded to two after holding the top rating since 2008. The Bryant Park–adjacent counter, … Read more

Masa — NYC’s most expensive restaurant — could be on the chopping block after shock Michelin demotion

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Masa — NYC’s most expensive restaurant — could be on the chopping block after shock Michelin demotion

Call it the omakase apocalypse. Sushi lovers were stunned this week when the Michelin Guide to New York City restaurants knocked Masa off its long-time three-star perch and demoted it to a measly two stars. Meanwhile, Michelin raised Sushi Sho, which just opened in the city early last year, to three twinklers from two. Restaurant industry insiders … Read more

Exclusive | No, this isn’t an optical illusion or AI — NYC has its first-ever 2D dining experience that feels like eating inside a sketchbook

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Exclusive | No, this isn’t an optical illusion or AI — NYC has its first-ever 2D dining experience that feels like eating inside a sketchbook

It’s an optical illusion you can eat in. With NYC restaurants increasingly going high-tech, one enterprising omakase restaurant is reverting back to the drawing board — by allowing customers to “dine in 2D.” Up is down and black is white at Shirokuro, the Big Apple’s first full-service “two-dimensional” restaurant in the East Village, which evokes … Read more

Raw deal: Steak-obsessed Palm Beach socialites finally discover sushi

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Raw deal: Steak-obsessed Palm Beach socialites finally discover sushi

As schools of new residents swim into Palm Beach, as development and investment shoal, a new cosmopolitan menu is being served to what had been a thoroughly continental crowd.  “The Palm Beach community was used to showing their wealth and status by pulling up in a Rolls, having a host greet them and escort them … Read more

‘Fake’ sushi is taking over and can make you sick, experts say — here’s how to tell real from bogus

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‘Fake’ sushi is taking over and can make you sick, experts say — here’s how to tell real from bogus

People are getting catfished — literally. Experts warn that when it comes to sushi, what you sea is often not what you get — with the US clocking in as one of the world’s biggest fish forgers. Studies have shown that cheaper fish alternatives are being mislabeled and masqueraded as salmon, tuna, snapper and other top-shelf raw … Read more

NYers are so desperate for this pizza, they’re hiring TaskRabbits to wait in line

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NYers are so desperate for this pizza, they’re hiring TaskRabbits to wait in line

If you want a table at Lucali, you’ve got to wait — or hire someone to do it for you. The acclaimed Carroll Gardens pizzeria — which is cash-only, BYOB, doesn’t take reservations and is beloved by celebs such as Jay-Z and Beyonce — tops the list of a recent report from TaskRabbit on the most … Read more

Sushi chain shutters after fans spot something fishy in viral influencer Keith Lee’s review

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Sushi chain shutters after fans spot something fishy in viral influencer Keith Lee’s review

It left diners sleepless in Seattle. Fob Sushi Bar’s Seattle outlets have temporarily shuttered after fans of food influencer Keith Lee claimed they saw something wriggling during Lee’s video review of the restaurant. “In response to recent food safety concerns, we have decided to close our Fob sushi locations in Seattle and Bellevue until further … Read more

NYC’s Gen Z Jews have a sexy new pick-up scene: ‘millennial rabbi’ shabbat with sushi, wine and a DJ

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NYC’s Gen Z Jews have a sexy new pick-up scene: ‘millennial rabbi’ shabbat with sushi, wine and a DJ

Come for the blessings, stay for the pick-up scene Gen Z and Millennial New Yorkers are tapping into their Jewish roots in a more spiritual way — and finding potential suitors — at Rabbi Daniel Bortz’s Soul X events. Bortz, 38, is known as @millennial rabbi on Instagram and hosts non-traditional spiritual gatherings, including sound … Read more

Costco shocks fans with new food court menu addition — here’s why Americans are upset

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Costco shocks fans with new food court menu addition — here’s why Americans are upset

Sorry! Costco is making a splash online after adding sushi to their food court lineup — but only in Canada. The news from up north has American fans feeling more than a little ig-nori-ed. A Canadian TikTokker samples the California Crab roll now available on the menu at the downtown Vancouver, BC location. A British … Read more

Influencer beefs with Sugarfish, sparks debate about ordering off kids’ menu

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Influencer beefs with Sugarfish, sparks debate about ordering off kids’ menu

An influencer is “beefing” with a restaurant — and people are debating what’s the rice thing to do. Jake Shane shared an exchange he had with Sugarfish, a restaurant by the Sushi Nozawa Group, in which they said that sides of white rice are for kids only. The 24-year-old influencer and podcast host seemingly has … Read more

NYC sushi hotspots popping up in unusual places — and even Blake Lively is feeding the frenzy

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NYC sushi hotspots popping up in unusual places — and even Blake Lively is feeding the frenzy

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