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The Trencherman: A Tale of Two Coffee Shops

"There has never been a better time for high-quality coffee in the Village, or a worse time for coffeehouses" Patrons at the Gaslight,...

By Joshua David Stein - February 23, 2018
The Trencherman | Village Voice | Food

The Trencherman: Eating Our Way Through New York History

Introducing a new food column for the Village Voice The Waverly Diner in Greenwich Village STACY WALSH ROSENSTOCK/ALAMYOn the tenth page of the first...

By Joshua David Stein - February 8, 2018
Food | Village Voice | New York City

Feeling DUMBO

Living the high life — and reliving the past — on Brooklyn’s revitalized East River waterfront In a converted warehouse, the Empire Stores bring luxury to...

By Joshua David Stein - August 29, 2017
Food | Village Voice | The Grill

POWER LUNCH LIKE IT’S 1959 AT THE GRILL

In the old Four Seasons space—now run by the hot-shot Major Food Group team—today’s power brokers, plutocrats, and masters of the universe...

By Joshua David Stein - June 27, 2017
Food | Village Voice | The Trencherman

Forget It, Jake: Exploring Cuisine, Immigration, and Chinatown’s Underworld

Heather Lee, preeminent scholar of Chinese restaurants in America and assistant professor at NYU Shanghai, and I, just a guy, were making our way through...

By Joshua David Stein - May 9, 2017
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