Chris Crowley
Grub Street
New York, NY, United States
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Pietro’s Is the City’s Most-Overlooked Red-Sauce Steakhouse
‘New York’ Magazine looks at the history of Pietro’s, an Italian American steakhouse in midtown Manhattan that has been in business for 90 years. Chris Crowley talks to owner Bill Bruckman about the food, the regulars, and the enduring history. → Read More
Zhego, a Destination for Bhutanese Food, Opens in Woodside
Puta arrives in Woodside at Zhego. → Read More
Chefs Struggle As Baldor’s Deliveries Are Stalled in NYC
Chefs say that Baldor, the well known gourmet wholesaler who supplies New York’s best restaurants with hard-to-find ingredients, has missed deliveries all week. Baldor says that a system outage is to blame for the issues. → Read More
Classic NYC Pizzerias Close Shop
In February, New York City saw the closing of iconic pizzerias Lenny’s and Sal’s, the types of no-nonsense pizzerias on which New Yorkers depend. NYC is home to some of the best pizza in the U.S., but these no-frills spots need to be saved. → Read More
City Council One Step Closer to Really, Finally Making Streeteries Permanent
The New York City Council will reportedly, finally, move ahead with legislation to make streeteries permanent on a seasonal basis. → Read More
Sir Kensington’s Announces It Will Discontinue Its Ketchup
Condiment company Sir Kensington’s announced that its ketchup, launched in 2010, has been discontinued. → Read More
Gjelina’s Owners Insist Their New York Restaurant Will Reopen
A fire shut down the dining room after a month in business. → Read More
A NYC Barber Who Moonlights As a Salumi Master
Dominic Pellegrino makes the best soppressata you can’t buy. → Read More
Why San Francisco’s Top Restaurant Critic Is Resigning After Just Four Years
San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic Soleil Ho, who a James Beard Award in 2022, has stepped down after just four years. → Read More
A Rush to Declare Fine Dining’s Death
After René Redzepi announced he would close Noma, many wondered what would become of the fine-dining genre as a whole. Grub Street debates the situation. → Read More
Fat Choy, a Destination for Vegan-Chinese Cooking, Is Closing
The small downtown restaurant opened during the height of the pandemic. → Read More
Vice’s Food Brand, Munchies, Has Been Hit With Layoffs
Is this the end for the vertical that kicked off Action Bronson’s food career? → Read More
At NYC Restaurants, Chefs Lean Into Minimalism
Ten years after Contra and Estela opened in NYC, more chefs at restaurants such as Caleta, Mimi, and Babs are embracing minimalist cooking. → Read More
The Best Pizza in the World Can Be Found in One Square Mile of Williamsburg
The best pizza neighborhood in New York is actually Williamsburg, where excellent pizzerias are as concentrated as a heavily reduced tomato sauce. It’s not just that there’s so much good pizza so close together but that it spans so many pizza genres. → Read More
The Menu Gets That Fine Dining Is a Cult
The Menu, a horror-comedy movie starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Fiennes, was inspired by real tasting menu restaurants like Noma. Chris Crowley and former New York restaurant critic Adam Platt discuss why it’s so satisfying to watch. → Read More
Saturday Night at Slutty Vegan
A report on the scene at Slutty Vegan, the Atlanta-based meat-free fast-food restaurant that opened in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, this fall, to immediate lines and crowds. → Read More
‘Cake Zine’ Co-founder Tanya Bush’s ‘Grub Street Diet’
In her “Grub Street Diet,” Tanya Bush, co-creator of ‘Cake Zine,’ documents a week of eating that includes trips to Cool World and preparations for her publication’s next issue, “Wicked Cake.” → Read More
How the Pandemic Has Forever Changed Restaurants (So Far)
The ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic changed NYC restaurants — from malleable menus to shorter hours to actually giving employees sick days – are becoming more obvious. → Read More
Peter Luger Has Lost Its Michelin Star
The newest star ratings, which include 19 new spots, were released this week. → Read More
Rising Restaurant Prices Force Surprising Diners to Stay In
With restaurant prices rising, and the quality of service dropping in New York City dining rooms, some restaurant industry professionals are rethinking the frequency with which they go out to dinner. → Read More