
OWNER
Eli Zabar and Flynn McGarry Think Running An NYC Restaurant Is Worth the Pain
December 27, 2024
“I always had, and still have, a fairly low opinion of people in the restaurant business,” the New York food impresario, celebrating the 50-year anniversary of his Upper East Side café, told chef wunderkind Flynn McGarry.

LESSON
Chef Eric Adjepong Shows Us How to Perfectly Sear a Scallop
April 10, 2024
In his mother’s kitchen in the Bronx, the “Top Chef” finalist showed us how to make a dish that defines his particular culinary fusion of New York and West Africa.

LESSON
Neng Jr.’s Silver Iocovozzi Shows Us How to Make the Perfect Steak Frites
February 23, 2024
The chef at the intimate Filipinx eatery making waves in Asheville, North Carolina, puts his unique spin on an all-time classic.

HELLO, CHICKEN
An Internet Sensation Counts His Rotisserie Chickens
November 7, 2022
“You have the smell, you have the warmth, the slimy texture, the sound it makes when you pull the skin off the flesh.”

BON APPÉTIT
“From Mott Haven to the Met”: Meet the Culinary Collective Ghetto Gastro
November 3, 2022
“Nourishment is how we care for our people and how we soothe each other.”

Culture!
Cugine Takes Us on a Tour of His Staten Island Spots
April 19, 2022
As @meals_by_cug, Daniel Mondello has made his TikTok account the top destination for no-bullshit reviews of the best Italian American food in the five boroughs. Here, he shows us around the old neighborhood.

food
The Artist and Chef DeVonn Francis Is Reinventing the Dinner Party
February 24, 2021
Through his Caribbean-themed production company Yardy, the New Yorker is bringing inclusivity to the table.

snack time
Chef Carla Hall on Embracing Kindness in the Kitchen
January 22, 2021
The “Top Chef” all-star and beloved ‘nice chef’ discusses her new podcast, Black representation in food, and the perfect Super Bowl snack.

happy hour
Laila Gohar on the Magic of Simple Ingredients and a Simple Life
November 11, 2020
We catch the New York-based food artist after her daily trip to the farmers’ market.

Office Poll: Here’s What the Interview Editors are Ordering During Quarantine
May 8, 2020
Takeout, but make it contact-free.

How to Ruin Perfectly Good Caviar with Noma’s David Zilber
December 16, 2019
The director of fermentation at Copenhagen’s trailblazing restaurant teaches us how to make the world’s most expensive fish sauce.

Six New Yorkers And One Tourist React To The Fall Of Dean & DeLuca
August 6, 2019
Apathetic, outraged, or otherwise, New Yorkers shared their thoughts on the legacy of the luxury market-slash-deli-slash-café chain.

“Babe, These Are Prune. They’re Not Poppy”: Interview ‘s Creative Director
Mel Ottenberg On His Favorite Seasonal Treat, Poppy HamantaschenMarch 21, 2019
‘Interview’s’ creative director dishes on his favorite treat for the Jewish Halloween: poppy hamantaschen.

Antoni From ‘Queer Eye’ Tells Us How To Make His Favorite Winter Cocktail
December 19, 2018
TV’s hottest food and wine expert tells us how to make a Polish staple just in time for holiday party season.

Restaurateurs Danny Bowien and Mr. Chow compare notes on Chinese food and the truth of a dish
September 12, 2018
Restaurateurs Danny Bowien and Michael “M” Chow compare notes on Chinese food, the truth of a dish, and why, even though it might not be a fine art, cooking is at least as good as architecture.

How food critic Bryan Miller took his talents from kitchen to criticism
May 5, 2018
The NYT writer explains the aftermath of a published review and why all the restaurants in New York are copying California.