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Food To Tip or Not — Thoughts on Danny Meyer’s New Policy
Danny Meyer, chief executive officer of the Union Square Hospitality Group, has announced plans to eliminate tipping at his restaurants. The first word that pops into my head when I think about Danny Meyer restaurants (Union Square Café, Gramercy Tavern, Maialino and the Modern, to name a few) is “hospitality.” Meyer’s 13 New York City…
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Food Black Seed Bagels’ New Spot and All the Weekly Dish
finally opened its long-awaited East Village location Monday in the storefront that housed legendary pastry shop DiRobertis for more than a century. Like its hand-rolled, wood-fired bagels, Black Seed’s menu is a mashup of Montreal, New York and more. Look for smoked-meat bagel sandwiches along with trad offerings like smoked fish and cream cheese. In…
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Food Israeli Company Channels Charles River Into New Beer
From left, Charlie Storey of Harpoon Brewery and Nadav Efraty, Rick Stover and Francesco Fragasso of Desalitech toasting their production of Charles River Pale Ale. JTA – An Israeli-founded water purification company has teamed up with Boston-based Harpoon Brewery to channel the once-famously polluted Charles River into a new beer. Desalitech, which started in Israel…
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Food Einat Admony’s New Eatery to Offer Sephardic Tapas
After her hometown of Tel Aviv, ’s favorite city is Barcelona. “I like the simple food there,” she tells the Forward. “I love the atmosphere and the way they eat.” Now, with a new restaurant set to open in early November, Admony will salute both places. Combina will be her third eatery, after the pioneering…
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Food Kossar’s Bialys Branches Out From the Classics
The Lower East Side storefront, pre-renovation. More than 55 years after opening its doors, is getting a makeover — and temporarily shutting its doors for the first time in its history. The beloved Lower East Side shop, where bialys have famously come in just three classic varieties — onion, garlic and sesame — will reopen…
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Food Jewish Food Goes Global and All the Weekly Dish
Israeli Mezze Meets NY Deli in London. When opens in London on October 15, look for house-smoked fish, hand-rolled bagels and a menu “somewhere between a Tel Aviv mezze and a New York deli,” according to owner Joel Braham, who’s taking inspiration from “fantastic places like the Mile End Deli and Russ and Daughters in…
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Food Sunday Is Pickle Day!
This Sunday, October 4th, New York City’s Lower East Side will be a pickle-lover’s paradise. will take place on Orchard Street, paying homage to the days when pickle shops thrived in the neighborhood. It’s going to be a celebration of all things pickled, with sixteen different pickle vendors in attendance, including Brooklyn Brine, Guss’ and…
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Food Jewish Food With a Southern Drawl and All the Weekly Dish
Matzo-meal-fried chicken at the Lower East Side has become so popular that it’s spawning its own take-out spot. Owner Richard Kimmel tells the New York Times that Kitty’s A Go Go will feature an edited selection of the “Jewish food with a Southern drawl” inspired by his grandmother, who worked for a talent agency in…
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