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Restaurant openings, reviews, chef moves, bars and dining news from across New York City.
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Frita Batidos rolls out a fall menu in Williamsburg
Frita Batidos, the Brooklyn outpost of chef-owner Eve Aronoff’s Cuban-inspired restaurant, is introducing a seasonal menu with warm drinks and autumn flavors.
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Midtown gets a Levantine dining room on a grand scale
Motek has opened a 275-seat Levantine restaurant on West 57th Street.
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Soho welcomes the London chef who made butter famous
A great deal of butter has crossed the Atlantic in the service of Thomas Straker’s reputation.
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Chip City’s giant-cookie empire vanishes
New York has lost twenty-two cookie shops in one sweep, and the story began with a single storefront in Astoria.
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Ayesha Nurdjaja to celebrate new cookbook with a Broadway party
Chef Ayesha Nurdjaja will celebrate the publication of her first cookbook with a party at abc carpet & home on October 20.
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At Togyushi, the Wagyu comes with a side of vinyl
Midtown’s Togyushi lets diners who order its new $68 Wagyu Tasting Tower choose a record in the restaurant’s Vinyl Lounge.
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San Francisco’s Bun Mee lands in Flatiron, 15 years after New York inspired it
San Francisco bánh mì shop Bun Mee opens its first New York location at 115 East 23rd Street, with sandwiches, Vietnamese coffee…
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Melba’s puts its menu into Braille
Melba’s in Harlem has introduced Braille menus, giving blind and low-vision diners a way to browse independently.
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Chada adds a new round of Bangkok-inspired dishes in the West Village
Chef Sira “Don” Dechasawas is adding grilled chicken, green curry duck and a Southern Thai crab salad to Chada’s West Village menu.
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EVÈNTO turns Tribeca dinners into a rotating chef series
EVÈNTO’s new 75 Murray Dinner Series brings five guest chefs to Tribeca for one-night menus through Oct. 28.