Scramble for NYC’s Best Eggs
The takeout counter featuring homemade pastries and fresh baked breads at High Street on Hudson. (Melissa C. Goodwin for Observer) At its best, a breakfast...
The Next Big Food Thing Is Posh, Fast Casual
Someday soon—perhaps, very soon—the golden arches of McDonald’s will crack, tumble and fall. They will be trampled upon by an army rallied...
Living It Up at Lowlife
"Alex Leonard’s Lower East Side restaurant gracefully incorporates disparate—yet time-tested—ingredients" The open kitchen and dining bar at Lowlife (Photo: Melissa...
Same as It Ever Was: Revisiting Andrew Tarlow’s Diner
Nothing has changed at Diner, which is to say, everything has changed. (Photo: Mel Barlow) Back then, when Broadway still terminated in Giando’s on...
Unrealized Potential at Dominique Ansel’s Unlimited Possibilities
"The French pastry chef's new dessert-only tasting menu is a cloying disappointment" The second-floor dining room of Dominique Ansel’s new...