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Closing Restaurants Is the Right Call. Now the Government Must Save Them.

“We went from a little money in the bank to bled dry. It was not a slow, steady decline — it was a straight drop.” By Alex Stupak

coronavirus Mayor Announces Bar and Restaurant Shutdown in New York Services will be limited to food delivery and takeout only. By Alan Sytsma
field notes What Is a Restaurant Critic’s Job in the Time of Social Distancing? And why does it feel like a rave review may do more harm than good? By Adam Platt
coronavirus Coronavirus Fears Leave NYC Restaurant Workers Particularly Vulnerable As business drops, jobs are being lost. By Chris Crowley
coronavirus James Beard Foundation Postpones Awards Until Summer 2020 The organization will reschedule ceremonies in New York and Chicago. By Nikita Richardson
legacies Gray Kunz Made an Entire Generation of Chefs Better “He was ahead of his time, in everything.” By Hugh Merwin
the grub street diet Art Dealer Sarah Hoover Respects Spicy Arugula “It makes other lettuces seem weak and pathetic.” By Chris Crowley

Restaurant Reviews

restaurant review Verōnika Is a Grand Cafe With a Broadly European Menu That Lacks Point of View Stephen Starr’s latest is located in a Swedish-based photography museum. By Adam Platt
the underground gourmet review At Golden Diner, Deliciousness Is in the Details By focusing on quality ingredients and using fine-dining technique, chef Sam Yoo makes quotidian classics that taste both familiar and fresh. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
restaurant review The Chez Ma Tante Team’s Le Crocodile Is Unabashedly Old-School French For devotees of the old brasserie canon, there’s plenty to like about the cooking at the Chez Ma Tante team’s second restaurant. By Adam Platt
restaurant review Portale Is a Neighborhood Spot With Modest Ambitions and Praiseworthy Pasta It’s Alfred Portale’s eponymous second act. By Adam Platt

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The Grub Street Diet

the grub street diet SNL’s Heidi Gardner Tries a New Cereal Each Week “We’ve done all the monster ones: Count Chocula, Boo Berry, and Frankenberry.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet David Kamp Soundtracks His Cooking Sessions “When ennui set in, I started playing Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions.” By Alan Sytsma
the grub street diet Rancho Gordo’s Steve Sando Avoids the Grocery Store at All Costs “I have all the beans I want, which definitely helps.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Comedian Catherine Cohen Knows the Power of Taco Bell Fire Sauce “I will now be referring to it as ‘mother’s medicine.’” By Chris Crowley

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