Wilfrid Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 To be clear, Kenny has passed away and his operation has moved around. I was talking about the original from a lot of years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 The original grocery store was great, but the tiny Essex Street Market space was truly special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 There are still lines for the newer, post-Kenny Essex Street space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 1 hour ago, backyardchef said: The original grocery store was great, but the tiny Essex Street Market space was truly special. I loved that place. Like a restaurant in a model train set. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diancecht Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 our intrepid reporter discovers that $ talks In interviews and messages, eight restaurateurs across the United States — who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they had signed nondisclosure agreements — said they had been offered cash deals from OpenTable that ranged from $40,000 to $95,000 to make the switch. (That’s a pittance compared with the $187 billion in swipe fees that American businesses pay credit card companies each year, according to the National Restaurant Association.) This is because diners who frequent high-end restaurants are an especially coveted audience for credit card companies, as they “have more disposable income, higher net worth, higher credit scores,” said Nick Ewen, the senior editorial director at The Points Guy, a travel website that also reviews credit cards. In a report from the market research firm Mintel, dining was the No. 1 planned spending category in 2025 among customers ages 25 to 34. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orik Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 I imagine that well is dry now that DoorDash bought SevenRooms and not OT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, Orik said: I imagine that well is dry now that DoorDash bought SevenRooms and not OT Where's Door Dash get their $$ from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diancecht Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 they’re publicly held and not vc-backed as i had originally thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orik Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Opentable too is part of a public company (that also owns Booking.com, so you can tell where OT is going...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diancecht Posted June 3 Author Share Posted June 3 supposedly this place is numero uno according to priya: New York is teeming with Indian restaurants. Yet before Semma, a deeply personal tribute to the chef Vijay Kumar’s upbringing in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the city’s diners had never seen Indian food like this. Punctuated with chiles, coconut and earthy curry leaves, Semma’s flavors are lingering and loud, yet restrained. Its dosa is the best in the city: a crisp specimen that’s heady with fermentation and slicked with ghee and fiery gunpowder spice. Semma altered the course of Indian dining here, and four years on, Mr. Kumar’s food continues to feel fresh. this year’s list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 curry leaves are earthy now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Maybe if you bury them for a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 When I have guests that are both lingering and loud, I always wish they were restrained too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryOlds2TheReturnofGerry Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 PK stepping down as critic, continuing as a reporter. https://www.instagram.com/p/DKpgvEQPmrm/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Interesting Instagram response by Rosner. Is she telling us she knows who the new critic is? helenr 18h If you need to offload the wigs I know a guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Time to close this thread! https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/business/media/nyt-restaurant-critics-announced.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OE8.U345.Se6BoTclmWhE&smid=re-nytimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Oh that all sounds so great... ETA: One positive if you get far enough into the article, anonymity is canceled at last. Not before time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orik Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 But also the nyt restaurant critic role is sort of cancelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 i think that happened already when they let priya krishna do it for a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 1 hour ago, Orik said: But also the nyt restaurant critic role is sort of cancelled. Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relbbaddoof Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 3 hours ago, Wilfrid said: anonymity is canceled at last Yup. "we are more or less 86’ing wigs," Personally, I think it was PK's penchant for wigs -- didn't she at one time boast of 10? -- that did her in. I only have six and they've sufficed at Foxface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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