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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

underground gourmet quick bite To Placate Cuomo, Botanica Bar Adds Sourdough Pizza to Its Menu For years, the dive bar’s customers got by on peanuts. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
the underground gourmet Dame Summer Club Gives Fish and Chips a Major-League Upgrade The Underground Gourmet on a consummately British meal. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
the underground gourmet The Underground Gourmet Re-creates Altro Paradiso at Home Ignacio Mattos’s meal kits are a welcome reprieve from quarantine cooking. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
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

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The Grub Street Diet

the grub street diet Ziwe Loves to Combine Sweet and Savory “I was like, ‘Oh, these guys have meat with everything — let me get on that wave right quick.’” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Author Molly Wizenberg Loves the Thrill of a Backyard Garden “Our first green bean had appeared, and there I was, squatting down in my bathrobe in the dark.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet WNYC’s Alison Stewart Socially Distances With Champagne “It didn’t feel normal, but it felt okay.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet SNL’s Ego Nwodim Just Wants Every Meal to Be Delicious “That’s my goal here, so I don’t deprive myself.” By Chris Crowley

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