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David Chang potato-salad sandwiches, José Andrés fried eggs, and Thomas Keller chocolate cakes. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite

restaurant review Rocco DiSpirito Makes a Nostalgic Return to the Kitchen at the Standard Grill The TV chef is back with a carefully orchestrated menu of cream-drenched pastas, white-jacket service, and old-fashioned steaks and chops. By Adam Platt
openings Crown Shy Opens With Fine Dining From a Former Eleven Madison Park Chef James Kent’s first solo project arrives in the Financial District. By Chris Crowley
grub guides New York’s Most Underrated Restaurants, According to 14 Chefs Including authentic-as-it-gets Pakistani cuisine, old-school restaurants that are still plugging away, and Japanese food that goes well beyond sushi. By Nikita Richardson
cooking Rice Cakes Fundido Are the Korean-Swiss-Mexican Mash-up You Need Right Now At Brooklyn’s Haenyeo, chef Jenny Kwak has created a new type of multicultural food. By Priya Krishna
arrivals José Andrés Is Opening 15 Restaurants, All at Once The chef’s New York megaproject begins rolling out next week. By Rachel Sugar
the dish Mister Paradise’s Apple-Pie Hot Pocket Is No Joke It was partly inspired by another nostalgia-inducing fast-food archetype, the deep-fried classic chez Mickey D. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

restaurant review Rocco DiSpirito Makes a Nostalgic Return to the Kitchen at the Standard Grill The TV chef is back with a carefully orchestrated menu of cream-drenched pastas, white-jacket service, and old-fashioned steaks and chops. By Adam Platt
restaurant review At Leonti, Silver-Dome Dining Meets Bean Soup The ambitious Upper West Side restaurant has a short, focused menu, filled with northerly Italian specialties. By Adam Platt
first taste At the Psychedelic New Mission Chinese Food, Get the Riblets Adam Platt checks in on Danny Bowien’s Brooklyn outpost. By Adam Platt
restaurant review Benno Is Technically Precise, Anti-Fad, and Refreshingly Refined Former Per Se and Lincoln chef Jonathan Benno finds his own culinary voice at his eponymous restaurant at the Evelyn Hotel. By Adam Platt

the grub street diet Pastry Wizard Claudia Fleming Can Never Get Enough Scones “They might be my favorite thing in the world.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Cookbook Author Yasmin Khan Has a Soft Spot for Pumpkin Spice “I am, to my shame, one of those people who loves pumpkin shit.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Author T Kira Madden Orders Sake for Breakfast “We discussed the power of negative thinking and discomfort as we ate swordfish sashimi in a plum yuzu.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Maria Sharapova Is Sure That Australians Make the Best Coffee “If there’s anyone you trust for coffee, it’s an Aussie.” By Chris Crowley