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Dine-O-Fight! Dueling Foodies Stein and Ozersky Carve Up the Best Eats of 2014

"They sort of behaved." Illustration by Fred Harper There were no cronuts or ramen burgers this year to spark the madness of crowds....

By Joshua David Stein - December 3, 2014
The Observer | The Feed | Restaurants

Ghee Whiz: At Awadh, on the Upper West Side, a Decadent Nod to the Nawabs

The upstairs dining room at Awadh. (Photo by Maike Paul) Great rivers of ghee have of late been streaming into Manhattan Valley. Golden brooks of...

By Joshua David Stein - November 25, 2014
The Observer | The Feed | Restaurants

Consider the Red Lobster, Floundering Following A Rocky Re-vamp

"With an updated menu and a new corporate chef, the world’s largest seafood chain makes a bid for better dishes" The Red...

By Joshua David Stein - November 11, 2014
The Observer | The Feed | Restaurants

The Raw Truth: Gagosian-Takayama Venture Blissfully Pairs Fine Art and Fresh Fish

Eating a piece of fish at the posh Japanese restaurant Kappo Masa is like eating stillness. (Photo by Arman Dzidzovic) Friday night and a faintly...

By Joshua David Stein - October 28, 2014
The Observer | The Feed | Restaurants

Bistro Bliss: Five Stars for La Mangeoire

"Christian Delouvrier has perfected classic French fare" The restaurant’s interior is a Provençal fantasia of copper pans, poppy paintings and arcane farm...

By Joshua David Stein - October 14, 2014
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