Restaurants

March 15, 2024

Serge Raoul, Whose SoHo Bistro Glittered With Stars, Dies at 86

Raoul’s, which he founded, was a celebrity magnet and a neighborhood institution in the 1970s and ’80s. But he had never planned on a life in […]
February 6, 2024

Keith McNally, of Balthazar, Discusses His Filmmaking Past

Hundreds of moviegoers went to rare screenings of the New York restaurateur’s little-known 1990 film. Afterward, he treated them to half-price dinners at Balthazar and Minetta […]
December 10, 2023

Journe, the Watchmaker, Puts His Name on Journe, the Restaurant

The décor, emphasizing a horological theme, includes a 17th century wall clock and watch parts embedded in the knife handles. The seaweed-wrapped leek fondant circle, sitting […]
November 7, 2023

Drive-Throughs in America Are Thriving

Faith Enokian loves a drive-through. The senior at the University of South Alabama loves them so much she pulls into one at least eight times a […]
October 30, 2023

New York’s Celebrity Restaurateur Vanished. What Happened?

One recent morning, in the bustle of Florence’s ancient central market, Silvano Marchetto, a stout 76-year-old man with a mane of white hair, sat nursing a […]
September 15, 2023

Paris Wine and Ice Cream Bar Folderol Takes Back Control After TikTok Fame

This summer, the owners of the wine and ice cream bar Folderol took a number of measures to manage crowds after their small business experienced an […]
June 14, 2023

Catering to a Fashionable Crowd

At his restaurants Sant Ambroeus and Casa Lever, Gherardo Guarducci seduces and pampers patrons. He knows they are not for everyone. The panini arranged in soft mounds […]
February 4, 2023

How Harry Styles Fans Took Over a Los Angeles Cafe

At 9:30 a.m. on a Thursday, the Harrys began to arrive at Beachwood Cafe. Young women with neon hair extensions, colorful crocheted cardigans and shirts illustrated […]
January 30, 2023

Closure of Le Castiglione Signals the End of a Chapter in Paris

With the closing of Le Castiglione comes the end of an era for a certain slice of Parisian life. PARIS — Le Castiglione, the retro-glamorous cafe […]
December 27, 2022

11 Restaurant and Food Predictions for 2023

Briny flavors, high-end Jell-O shots, a fascination with outer space and a concern for Earth will guide our choices. At least that’s what the food forecasters […]