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From vegan restaurants to newfangled burger stands, here’s where to get the best meat-bomb alternatives. By Adam Platt

reopenings Everything You Need to Know About the All-new Pastis Keith McNally’s seminal bistro reopens this weekend — can it possibly recapture the magic of the original? By Chris Crowley
working conditions Can Restaurants Be Fixed From the Inside? The industry is grappling with ideas to save its workforce. By Clint Rainey
closings The Power Lunch Is Officially Dead The Four Seasons will close for good, less than a year after reopening. By Chris Crowley
grub guides The Grub Guide to the Summer’s Can’t-Miss Food Festivals A massive food market in the Bronx, a festival dedicated entirely to cider, the latest edition of an Afrocentric jollof competition, and more. By Nikita Richardson
openings This New Laffa Is Serious Must-Order Bread A new restaurant from Breads Bakery owner Gadi Peleg brings homey Middle Eastern cuisine to NoMad. By Nikita Richardson
grub guides Where to Celebrate Pride 2019 in New York City Parties, rallies, events, and plenty more will take place all over New York for the full month of June. By Nikita Richardson

underground gourmet review José Andrés’s Spiffy New Spanish Diner Is an Iberian Take on the Greasy Spoon Eggs every which way, plus lots more rib-sticking, grandma-style fare. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
underground gourmet quick bite The Georgian Cooking at Chelsea’s Chama Mama Is Gobsmackingly Good The new restaurant showcases the distinctive walnut-sauced, tart-fruited, dairy-enriched gastronomy of the former Soviet republic. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
restaurant review Thomas Keller’s TAK Room Provides Plenty of Retro (and Pricey) Pleasure His destination restaurant in Hudson Yards is outlandishly expensive and curiously satisfying. By Adam Platt
restaurant review Au Cheval’s New York Outpost Seems More Familiar Than Fresh The eagerly awaited restaurant, which opened recently in Tribeca, has the kind of uneven, sometimes slapdash execution you often see at franchises. By Adam Platt

the grub street diet Author Taffy Brodesser-Akner Loves a Good Breakfast Salad “It makes me feel like a million bucks.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Designer Sandy Liang Pairs Ramen With Rom-Coms “Keanu is so hot!” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Jiro Director David Gelb Dreams of Pizza “Legendary pizza for both breakfast and lunch — not bad.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Physicist Brian Greene Has Mushrooms on the Mind “It has a wonderful blending of flavors, the sweetness and sour, with a very delicately fried coating.” By Chris Crowley