Megan Krigbaum

Solid cocktails have entered the bartender chat—and you can throw away those Dixie Cups. For many, the words “Jell-O shot” trigger technicolor memories. Perhaps you were first handed one in the basement of some gross frat party, just before the foam machi... See more

After ten years of bringing all things Greenmarket a few blocks south to 8th Street, chef Dan Kluger will close his restaurant Loring Place next month. Kluger came up in the restaurants that defined this city’s farm-to-table fanaticism (Union Square Cafe,... See more

More than a decade ago, long before Google and Disney moved to the neighborhood, Ned Baldwin opened Houseman and drew a devout following to a small residential block of Greenwich Street in Hudson Square. From the start, the room felt well lived-in, and Ba... See more

When Francesco “Frank” Buffa, the owner and operator of the 121-year-old Ferdinando’s Focacceria, suddenly closed up shop for good last winter, the collective reaction from fans, locals, and anyone concerned with vanishing New York was grief, quickly foll... See more

A couple weeks back, Nitzan Gavrieli — red-bearded, wearing a black suit with no tie — did as he does each Sunday night and sat down at the Fender Rhodes keyboard at Birds. On this night, he was playing with bassist Sam Weber and drummer Dan Pugach (both ... See more