THE NEW CINNAMON CHALLENGE: NYC KITCHENS PLAY HIDE AND SEEK BEHIND A SPICE

Off The Menu

May 13, 2026

THE NEW CINNAMON CHALLENGE: NYC KITCHENS PLAY HIDE AND SEEK BEHIND A SPICE

New York built its food reputation on operators who knew the difference between a shortcut and a technique. A lot of them have apparently forgotten.

Reagan Payne

THE GENERATION WITH THE WORST PALATE NEW YORK HAS SEEN IN YEARS

State Of The Street

May 14, 2026

THE GENERATION WITH THE WORST PALATE NEW YORK HAS SEEN IN YEARS

Walk through New York today and the city appears obsessed with food. Lines stretch around bakeries before noon. Desserts engineered for social media sell out in hours. Burgers arrive stacked like architecture before anyone takes a bite.

Marco Shalma

DRUNK BY NOON: SLUSHIE AUDIT OF NYC’S BEST FROZEN DRINKS UNDER $20

For The Culture

May 12, 2026

DRUNK BY NOON: SLUSHIE AUDIT OF NYC’S BEST FROZEN DRINKS UNDER $20

Before you spend $18 on a frosé in a restaurant with pendant lighting, here is what New York actually drinks when it gets hot.

Reagan Payne

State Of The Street

Off The Menu

Block Talk

For The Culture

City Of Origins

Comemundo

Food Culture; Not Food Porn

Daily Articles

Off The Menu

WHILE YOU WAITED TWO MONTHS FOR THE TABLE, THE EMPLOYEES WAITED FIVE YEARS TO BE PAID.

May 13, 2026

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4 min read

WHILE YOU WAITED TWO MONTHS FOR THE TABLE, THE EMPLOYEES WAITED FIVE YEARS TO BE PAID.

New York's restaurant industry has been stealing from its workers for decades. The data is sitting online, unread by the people covering the food.

Reagan Payne

Off The Menu

May 13, 2026

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2 min read

THE NEW CINNAMON CHALLENGE: NYC KITCHENS PLAY HIDE AND SEEK BEHIND A SPICE

New York built its food reputation on operators who knew the difference between a shortcut and a technique. A lot of them have apparently forgotten.

Reagan Payne

For The Culture

May 12, 2026

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2 min read

DRUNK BY NOON: SLUSHIE AUDIT OF NYC’S BEST FROZEN DRINKS UNDER $20

Before you spend $18 on a frosé in a restaurant with pendant lighting, here is what New York actually drinks when it gets hot.

Reagan Payne

HOLD 'EM ACCOUNTABLE: OPEN LETTER NO. 001

May 9, 2026

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4 min read

HOLD 'EM ACCOUNTABLE: OPEN LETTER NO. 001

To the NYC Hospitality Alliance

New York Eats Here

Issues

SIBERIA CUTS CARD FEES, COCKTAIL PREP, AND 200 SEATS.

May 8, 2026

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14 min read

SIBERIA CUTS CARD FEES, COCKTAIL PREP, AND 200 SEATS.

Reagan on the eight-seat bar refusing to scale. Marco on the three agencies bleeding operators. Smorgasburg gets a permit nobody else can. And more.

Reagan Payne, +1

Issues

SMORGASBURG GETS CENTRAL PARK. EVERYONE ELSE GOT DENIED.

May 4, 2026

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2 min read

SMORGASBURG GETS CENTRAL PARK. EVERYONE ELSE GOT DENIED.

Same agency. Same season. Same calendar. Different answer depending on who's asking.

New York Eats Here

Issues

Apr 30, 2026

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2 min read

THE LOYALTY BILL IS DUE TODAY

Edgar's poured its last cup. JPMorgan owns the pizza list. The sad truth about the faux Speakeasy.

New York Eats Here