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One More Time for Empire Diner

One More Time for Empire Diner

From chef John DeLucie and the team that brought you Cafeteria, here’s a hopefully-successful revival of Empire Diner, one of the last freestanding diners in the city, open now in an ever-more-promising Chelsea. The vibe here is diner-y, but also not; just as the food here is diner-y, but also not. It’s like a diner has put on its Sunday best in all

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Checking the Hype at Jajaja

Checking the Hype at Jajaja

Today, we’re talking Jajaja: that new plant-based (read: low-key vegan) Mexican spot down on East Broadway with much-buzzed-over vibes, convincing veggie chorizo and interesting mezcal cocktails. It’s been open for a couple weeks now, so we stopped by to see if it lives up to the hype. The briefest of backstories—one of the owners of Gelso & Grand is

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What’s Good Out East This Summer

What’s Good Out East This Summer

The time is nigh for the people of New York City to pack their respective weekenders, gas up the chopper (or hop aboard the jitney) and head to the land of lobster rolls, beachfront dancing and, now, fleeting Eleven Madison Parks. Which brings us to our next point: the time is nigh-er for us to share with you the most noteworthy newness out East. So

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A Three-Story Yacht for Sunnier Days

A Three-Story Yacht for Sunnier Days

In an alternate universe, Trump is still posted up in a gilded tower creating reality television, my neighbor isn’t an 80-year old crank who complains about music after 8pm and this Memorial Day weekend would be perfect for rosé on a yacht’s sunny rooftop. But hey, that’s just not the universe we live in. We do, however, live in a world where this

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