Known for its fiery teppanyaki and lively atmosphere, Benihana has long been a top choice for birthday parties. But how does ...

San Francisco’s Marina is the quintessential love-to-hate and hate-to-love neighborhood. Tiya emerged in spring 2024 on a ...

We pull back the curtain on the restaurant chain to reveal its humble beginning, adventurous founder, and how its signature ...

Pizz’amici has become a cultural center for the new movement of tavern-style pizza in Chicago, making one of the best thin crusts in the city, but reservations and service can get in the way unless ...

On a recent Friday night, as the prime-time evening rush was starting to subside, I dined with Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz, the are-they-or-aren’t-they couple of the moment. He, Errol Flynn–ish with ...

“You have to help me understand,” a friend emailed recently. We’d run into each other at Dolores, the Bed-Stuy taqueria that routinely quotes two-to-four-hour waits. On weekends, it’s hard to secure ...

Essential by Christophe began serving dinner on Sunday night a few weeks ago, making it the only restaurant in its high-priced class open seven nights a week. Demand for seats left chef/owner ...

Even if you know the history behind the restaurant formerly known as The Ute, where the Ute 70 movie theater was once home, The Common Fork makes a lot more sense as a new moniker if only because it’s ...

The Willamette Valley’s most decorated upstart is no longer the underdog. Can it shine in the limelight? Cut to 2025: Lightner’s Okta is gone, replaced by the pared-back Okta Farm & Kitchen, and ...

Stephen Starr has become one of America’s most successful restaurateurs, making and replicating dining magic at places like Pastis and Osteria Mozza. Stephen Starr has become one of America’s most ...

You’re reading the Food Scene newsletter, Helen Rosner’s guide to what, where, and how to eat. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. It’s not uncommon for restaurateurs who have succeeded at fine ...