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Chris and Harris Pappas run more than 80 restaurants across eight states, from Dot Coffee Shop to Pappas Bros. Steakhouse.…
Carnegie Deli CEO Sarri Harper reopened the restaurant on Seventh Avenue in September, nearly a decade after its original Manhattan…
NoHo Hospitality co-founders Andrew Carmellini, Luke Ostrom and Josh Pickard are 2026 Observer Nightlife & Dining Power List honorees. Quentin…
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Lawrence Longo, founder of Best Buddy Hospitality, has taken Prince St. Pizza from a single SoHo shop to 21 locations…
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The 2026 Nightlife & Dining Power List honorees discuss their expansion plans, their approach to reservations technology and the dish…
Simon Kim, founder of Cote Korean Steakhouse, opened 550 Madison, a 15,000-square-foot dining destination in Midtown, this April. Gary He…
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JP and Ellia Park. Courtesy Peter Ashlee Over the past 10 years, Junghyun “JP” and Ellia Park have brought Korean…