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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 Fat Choy Makes Vegan Food Carnivores Crave Rice rolls, Mushroom Sloppys, and beans and greens. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
the underground gourmet The HiHi Room Revives the Criminally Underrepresented Slider New York’s foremost regional-food geeks tackle the Ur-burger. By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
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

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the grub street diet Xi’an Famous Foods’ Jason Wang Craves Spicy Nuggets and Roast Duck “The sauce is where it’s at.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Writer Jiayang Fan Misses Chinatown’s Muscadines “In a pandemic, you don’t get to be choosy.” By Jane Starr Drinkard
the grub street diet Sohla El-Waylly Adds Hot Dogs to Soup “Sounds crazy, but it was seriously delicious.” By Chris Crowley
the grub street diet Matty Matheson Reveres the Chicken-Finger Sub “People who don’t like it never grew up going to the States. Like, Okay, you’re too Canadian. You can’t handle it.” By Chris Crowley

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