Food & Drink

Go Ice Cream’s chocolate sorbet was one of my favorite dishes this year. Go Ice Cream Normally, at this time of year, I’d be making a trip to Chicago to see the city’s Christmas tree, or taking the train to Toronto for some shopping and dining. This year, I’m not going anywhere — just like

Food-themed gifts are always a hit, and it seems the global pandemic has us eating and drinking more — and better — than ever before. Gifts of food and wine always evoke the places they come from, and since travel has been so restricted this year, a thoughtful gift from a well-loved destination will be

Momofuku has edged out an opportunity for growth amid the pandemic, bringing a line of chef-approved pantry essentials like soy sauce and tamari to where consumers are right now—home. Andrew Bezek Momofuku didn’t invent the pandemic pantry pivot, but that isn’t stopping the trendy eatery from mastering the shift in an otherwise terrible year for

A screenshot of a movie showing Flippy, a burger-making kitchen robot from Miso Robotics John Koetsier Flippy can make burgers. Flippy can make chicken nuggets. Flippy can make fries. In fact Flippy, the Miso Robotics kitchen robot that White Castle signed a contract to test just recently, can cook 17 different types of foods (and

Topline Indoor dining will close in New York City starting Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a press conference Friday, noting it poses too high a risk given the rising infection rate and that the hospitalization rate has not stabilized. People walk by a restaurant’s outdoor dining area in New York City’s West

Plantation Rum When the weather outside is frightful, I like to drink something delightful. Some days call for a warm cocktail that will keep me cozy all night. On nights I’m feeling homesick, I may want a rum-based concoction that reminds me of my tropical upbringing in the Philippines. This being the (objectively awful) year

2020 turned home kitchens into ad hoc restaurans getty Restaurants popped up in the most unexpected of places this year — in parking lots, garages, driveways, and yes, home kitchens. Furloughed professionals, self taught MasterChef aspirees, and budding restaurateurs all made impressive cheffed-up lemonade out of the abundance of lemons that was 2020. While these

A takeaway meal like no other. Poached halibut with hyacinth vapor. Vespertine The most lavish takeaway meal you’ll probably ever experience is awaiting your order at Vespertine in Los Angeles this month. As curbside pickups go, Chef Jordan Kahn’s tribute menu to Chicago’s modernist pioneer Alinea — available through December 20 — is neither simple nor

Topline Amid the busiest December for IPOs ever–and a red-hot market that’s soaring to new highs–shares of food delivery app DoorDash are surging 80% on Wednesday during the firm’s long-awaited first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, catapulting the firm’s market capitalization to more than twice its last private valuation six months

Doctor injecting patient with vaccine. getty With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines on the horizon, many employers are considering mandatory worker vaccination policies. There is no bright line rule allowing employers to require all workers to be vaccinated in all circumstances; it depends on the type of job, whether a “direct threat” exists, and whether

Gotham Greens has spent 11 years convincing grocers like Whole Foods that its locally and sustainably grown lettuces are the future of produce, but after the pandemic upended national supply chains, its sales started to surge.  Viraj Puri cofounded Gotham Greens in 2009. As CEO, Puri has led the company’s expansion from a Brooklyn rooftop

Peter Pan Donuts has been serving some of Brooklyn’s most beloved doughnuts for the last 70 years. While other shops throughout New York City have upped prices, Peter Pan keeps its fried dough at just $1.25 apiece, with more than a dozen flavors baked fresh every day. Bakers come in at midnight to make dough

AMERSFOORT, NETHERLANDS – NOVEMBER 30: A customer shops at a supermarket wearing a protective face … [+] mask on November 30, 2020 in Amersfoort, Netherlands. As of December 1st, wearing a face mask is obligatory for everybody above the age of thirteen in all Dutch shops, museums, schools and more. (Photo by Niels Wenstedt/BSR Agency/Getty

The Grill, located in Washington, D.C. is just one of several independent restaurants conceived by … [+] KNEAD Hospitality + Design. UNDER A BUSHEL PHOTOGRAPHY REY LOPEZ For most owners, running one restaurant requires full concentration, marketing expertise, and hospitality savvy. But developing five independent restaurants with different specialties and then adding several new ones

In Ontario, the LCBO fully regulates and operates the province’s alcoholic beverage market. This … [+] partnership will find the government-based monopoly competing with the private sector: restaurants and bars who are struggling to stay alive. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Earlier this year, Ontario bars and

One company is bottling customer’s favorite tastes in high-end cocktails costing $130,000 getty Proust famously talked about how the smell of freshly baked madeleines could take him immediately back to his childhood, how certain smells are markers for moments in our lives which felt good. And much like Roald Dahl’s Big Friendly Giant captured dreams

Every state has its go-to sandwich, including New Jersey. Many people will say the pork roll egg and cheese is the first to come to mind, but for Rutgers University students, it’s all about the Fat Sandwich. The Fat Sandwich is an overloaded sub, stuffed to capacity with a mix of fried ingredients and condiments.

Marlborough Sounds in South Island, New Zealand getty As a kid in Marlborough, New Zealand, Jules Taylor dreamt of another place that offered more options than the animal and vegetable/fruit farming that dominated her area in the late 1970s and 1980s. Her home was certainly a stunning place, such as it is today, tucked away

Beloved Broadway spot Joe Allen is going on hiberation. (AP Photo/Mark Kennedy) ASSOCIATED PRESS Diners everywhere have been saddened to see favorite restaurants close in the pandemic. Now, they’re starting to see another trend: hibernation. That means closing a restaurant temporarily, primarily because of the weakened economy and a slump in tourism, but also in

Topline  The Cheesecake Factory settled charges Friday that it allegedly concealed how badly the pandemic was affecting its business, making it the first-ever public company to be charged with coronavirus-related securities reporting violations. A view of the Cheesecake Factory on March 26, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Key Facts In SEC