Tag: social

Erik Piepenburg Used to Man-hunt at Veselka

admin — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:00:26 +0000

Illustration: Sarah Kilcoyne

Times veteran Erik Piepenburg came of age — and came out — in the ’90s, a time when, he says, gay restaurants were “everywhere” in New York, particularly in neighborhoods like Chelsea and the East Village.

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This keychain could stop an opioid overdose; carry the antidote — not the burden of guilt

admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:59:01 +0000

ST. LOUIS — Easy access to life-saving naloxone (better known by the brand name Narcan) could’ve prevented the fatal overdose of Danielle Wilder’s close friend in college, the tragedy-prompted entrepreneur said.
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Brookside restaurant spot shifts from Irish to Mexican flavors as two families expand their dream

admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 03:57:33 +0000

Two longtime friends and their daughters — all seasoned restaurant workers — are joining together in a new East Brookside restaurant they can call their own.

Muy Caliente Grill & Cantina is scheduled to open later this month at 751 E. 63rd St., Suite 110, in the former Brady & Fox restaurant.

Owners Fredy Rivera and his oldest daughter, Saray Pilar Nonato, along with Noel Ramos and his oldest daughter, Gepsiva Ramos, have all worked in Mexican restaurants across the area. Rivera and his daughter also own El Plato Mexican Grill & Cantina in Lee’s Summit.
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With ‘King of the Hill’ and ‘Landman,’ ATX TV Festival Enters Its Golden Age

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:35:53 +0000
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Just-launched retail hub gets first tenant, battling ‘blight of the heart’ on Troost corner

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:34:39 +0000

‘We are each other’s bootstraps’

Transforming a long-vacant building along Troost into a space for neighborhood small businesses is about empowering the entrepreneurs already living and working in the east side community, said Father Justin Mathews.
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Hog Island to Parkville: Justus Drugstore owners docking new seafood concept in historic Parkville

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:34:19 +0000

The Parker Hollow builds on Chef Jonathan Justus’ mission to put small town Missouri on the menu

PARKVILLE, Mo. — A bright yellow, nearly 150-year-old former Italian restaurant could become Kansas City’s go-to seafood destination with help from the world-renowned hometown culinary team behind Justus Drugstore and Black Dirt.
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Victoria Blamey Is Heading to Il Buco

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:48:11 +0000
Photo: Daniel Krieger
Victoria Blamey is back on Bond Street. The chef, late of Blanca, has taken on the job of culinary director of Donna Lennard’s family of Il Buco restaurants.
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Dell’anima Returns to the West Village

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:00:35 +0000
Photo: Matthew Borowick
This week, the West Village — currently a hub for Gen-Z brunches and creator-core fashion — will get a jolt of Obama-era nostalgia when Dell’anima returns.
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Where to Eat in June

admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Illustration: Naomi Otsu
Welcome to Grub Street’s rundown of restaurant recommendations that aims to answer the endlessly recurring question: Where should we go? These are the spots that our food team thinks everyone should visit, for any reason (a new chef, the arrival of an exciting dish, or maybe there’s an opening that’s flown too far under the radar). This month: New tacos! New momos!
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Restaurateur Natalie Johnson Romanticizes Sandwiches From the ’90s

admin — Fri, 30 May 2025 10:00:33 +0000
Illustration: Adam Mazur
Natalie Johnson is expecting her second son in September, and the anticipation for another child — her first son, Raphael, is about to turn 2 — is a bit like the arrival of her second restaurant, Leon’s, which she and her husband, the chef Nick Anderer, opened late last year: “It is an exponential increase in responsibility and because you’re
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Bánh Anh Em Makes Food With Some Tooth

admin — Thu, 29 May 2025 11:00:23 +0000
Photo: Hugo Yu
Taste, smell, and spice tend to absorb the lion’s share of a restaurant critic’s attention, not to mention his adjectives. Texture often pulls the short straw. Non-western cuisines have been quicker to appreciate its merits — QQ, the Taiwanese-derived term for springiness and bounce, highlights exactly this — and it’s time I stood up for the chew and the chaw.
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Millions of People Watch Cugine’s Videos. Will They Eat His Chicken Cutlets?

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 11:00:16 +0000
Video: meals_by_cug
Any day now, the new sandwich shop Casa Cugine will open in Brooklyn.
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Trump Administration To Cancel All Federal Funds To Harvard

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 21:28:53 +0000
The Trump administration appears to be making an example of Harvard to motivate entities in higher education to comply with federal civil rights law and stop foisting extreme views of social structures and institutions on society.

Nour’s extends flavor of 39th Street’s ‘restaurant row’ to long-vacant neighborhood cafe

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 19:18:29 +0000

After a lengthy stint developing corporate dining concepts, Kansas City chef Marwan Chebaro has spent two years planning his return to public dining.
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This City Is Ready for Some Fro-Yo

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 11:00:51 +0000
Photo: Heami Lee/B)HeamiLee
Every day on the Upper East Side, lines snake outside the neighborhood’s two Butterfield Markets. These crowds are particularly striking because of the diversity of age on display: There are old people. There are babies. There are couples, nannies, tourists, friends, and medical professionals. At 3 p.m.
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