Takeout from Butterfield Market, a pop-up series by Black chefs, and more restaurant news. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Restaurants”
Outdoor Dining Offers Fresh Air and Fantasy to a City That Needs Both
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2020
New York City’s sidewalks and streets have sprouted oases that evoke destinations from the Greek isles to the New Jersey Turnpike. Source: New York Times
A Million Jobs Lost: A ‘Heart Attack’ for the N.Y.C. Economy
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2020
While the national jobless rate has rebounded as many states started to reopen, New Yorkers continue to lose jobs and seek benefits. Source: New York Times
New York Changes Outdoor Dining Rule, Leaving Restaurants Scrambling
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2020
Owners who built outdoor seating, following official guidelines, say the city has changed a key rule and cost them money. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Officials Halt Indoor Dining, Alarmed by Virus Rise in Other States
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2020
Indoor dining in New York City had been scheduled to resume on Monday. Now, a return to summer normalcy will have to wait a little longer. Source: New York Times
‘Who Are We For?’ How the Virus Is Testing the Identity of Chinatown
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2020
Shops and restaurants that shunned digital commerce struggled to reach customers, exposing a generational rift over whether they need to modernize. Source: New York Times
Public Spaces Weren’t Designed for Pandemics. N.Y.C. Is Trying to Adapt.
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2020
New rules and design will try to keep New Yorkers safe in the usually crowded plazas, parks and streets. Source: New York Times
Restaurant Dining Is Back, if You Can Find a Table
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
With outdoor service allowed again, our chief restaurant critic, Pete Wells, goes in search of his first sit-down restaurant meal since March. Source: New York Times
The Nutcracker Hustle: Why Selling Bootleg Cocktails Just Got Harder
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2020
The pandemic has inspired restaurants and bars to mimic the drink. But they have legal protection to do so. Source: New York Times
De Blasio Says NYC Will Enter Phase 2 of Reopening on Monday
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2020
As many as 300,000 workers are expected to get back to work as outdoor dining, in-store shopping and office work resumes. Source: New York Times
Jersey Shore Rebellion Erupts Over State’s Slow Reopening
By Gotham Rex on June 12, 2020
Asbury Park officials voted to flout orders barring restaurants from allowing indoor dining, but backed down under pressure from the governor. Source: New York Times
'Aggressive' Rats May Increase During Pandemic, C.D.C. Says
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2020
“They’re simply turning on each other” after being deprived of food and waste generated by restaurants that have closed during the pandemic, an expert said. Source: New York Times
Restaurant Updates: New Chinese Spot Closes Temporarily, Screme Reopens, Tacombi Wants a Sidewalk Cafe
By Gotham Rex on July 10, 2019
Restaurant Updates: New Chinese Spot Closes Temporarily, Screme Reopens, Tacombi Wants a Sidewalk Cafe Gelato shop Screme at 176 West 94th Street seemed to disappear a few weeks ago just as ice cream season heated up.
Restaurant Updates: Popular Taco Joint Preps to Go Riverside, Controversial Lounge Gets Rejected
By Gotham Rex on May 14, 2019
Restaurant Updates: Popular Taco Joint Preps to Go Riverside, Controversial Lounge Gets Rejected A new outpost of a popular restaurant was approved to provide riverside tacos, the skies cleared for restaurants’ summer seating, and a
Ok, Let’s Debate New York Magazine’s ‘Best Upper West Side Restaurants’ List
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2019
Ok, Let’s Debate New York Magazine’s ‘Best Upper West Side Restaurants’ List Food critics routinely dismiss the Upper West Side as the flyover state of the New York City restaurant world, so for someone