The fried chicken at Peaches Hot House in Bed-Stuy. | Clay Williams/Eater NY Where to find fried chicken, on plates and in sandwiches, at restaurants across the city One could argue that fried chicken is America’s greatest contribution to world gastronomy: golden brown and crunchy on the outside, flavorful and oozing juices on the inside. In New York City, it’s available in a dizzying number of permutations, now including an Indian-spiced version straight from the streets of Mumbai, a vinegary Dominican option, and a skillet-fried riff that marks the return of a beloved Harlem chef. As the cou ..read more

Farewell to La Bonbonniere’s outdoor dining shed. | Robert Sietsema/Eater NY An outdoor breakfast, a new smash burger, and more All summer long, we’ll be recommending where to eat and drink to take advantage of a New York summer weekend, including great patios, one-time pop-ups, and easy day trips, updated every Friday. Have a pick for us to include? Let us know at ny@eater.com. Le Bonbonniere: The days of the outdoor dining shed are numbered. The process of petitioning for new, strictly controlled ones ends this coming week, and all the old dining sheds, a prominent fixture of street life sin ..read more

Kent in his favorite sneakers on the Saga logo at 70 Pine. | Gary He The prolific chef and restaurateur died unexpectedly in June at the age of 45: Here’s the continuing story of his burgeoning restaurant group When Jamal James Kent died on June 15, 2024, the restaurant industry mourned the loss of a giant: “James Kent was the future of cooking in America,” restaurateur Drew Nieporent texted to Grub Street. Yet in building his legacy — two-Michelin starred Saga, Michelin-starred Crown Shy, and no. 17 on the World’s 50 Best Bars, Overstory, all in Fidi — he had mentored plenty of leaders in the ..read more

Charlie Mitchell is the new executive chef of Saga in Fidi. | Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Chefs for Kids’ Cancer Charlie Mitchell of Clover Hill is the new executive chef of the late James Kent’s crown jewel — plus big changes in the hospitality group, with restaurants on the way Charlie Mitchell of Michelin-starred Clover Hill in Brooklyn Heights — who won this year’s James Beard Award for Best Chef: New York State — is headed to Manhattan. Mitchell will lead Fidi’s two-Michelin-star Saga on the 63rd floor of 70 Pine at Pearl Street, where he’ll become the executive chef following the ..read more

Inside the Four Horsemen in Williamsburg. | Giada Paoloni/The Four Horsemen The team has signed another Grand Street lease in Williamsburg It’s been almost a decade since the Four Horsemen first opened in Williamsburg, the perpetually crowded restaurant that set the standard for wine bars that have followed in Brooklyn. Since opening, it balanced running a kitchen at a Michelin-star level while maintaining its cool factor. Now, the team has signed on a lease at 284 Grand Street, near Roebling Street. The hope is to open by the end of the year. Their new project is as-yet-named, but it will be ..read more

Indian food returns to an East Side Hotel. Perrine, the French spot in the Hotel Pierre, has reintroduced a handful of Indian dishes, inspired by early days of the hotel restaurant This is the second installment of Dining in the Past Tense, in which Eater NY travels to restaurants that feel the same way they did decades or even centuries ago. See the first installment here. Beginning around 1950, Café Pierre, a French restaurant in the Hotel Pierre across the street from Central Park, featured an Indian section on its menu. In 1964, restaurant critic Craig Claiborne, in the New York Times Guid ..read more

Inside Mount St., another restaurant from Artfarm, a hospitality group by Iwan and Manuela Wirth, known for the Hauser & Wirth galleries. | Artfarm Manuela comes from the couple behind Hauser & Wirth gallery Following the success of its Los Angeles location, one of the art world’s most high-powered couples is expanding their hospitality footprint, with their first New York restaurant. Iwan and Manuela Wirth, known for mega modern art gallery Hauser & Wirth, are opening Manuela at 130 Prince Street, at Wooster Street this fall — just steps from the Hauser & Wirth Soho outpost ..read more

Whole Foods will open two smaller stores this year, starting with the first on the Upper East Side. | Whole Foods. First an UES shop will open in the fall, followed by Hell’s Kitchen — and the nation A small version of the Amazon-owned Whole Foods store will open on the Upper West Side in the fall, followed by another Hell’s Kitchen, the company announced. New York will be home to a third small store, with the location to be announced — before the concept rolls out nationwide. The first permanent location of Whole Foods Market Daily Shop will debut at 1175 Third Avenue at East 69th Street this ..read more

Momofuku is one of the food brands that have partnered with East Fork Pottery. A shop is coming soon to Brooklyn. | East Fork Pottery Your favorite chef’s favorite ceramics brand is coming New York this fall East Fork, the Asheville-based pottery brand behind those social media-famous “everyday bowls” and other popular chunky-rimmed ceramics, is opening a Brooklyn store. The brand announced the news on Instagram today. The Brooklyn location — the address of which has not yet been made public — will be East Fork’s first store outside the South, though the brand frequently hosts pop-ups in New Y ..read more

The mixed veal and chicken pita at OMG. OMG Shawarma in the West Village opened earlier this month Village restaurants on prominent corners often turn over with head-spinning frequency. So it was that Filipino spot, Flip Sigi, disappeared abruptly from 131 Seventh Avenue South, at West 10th Street, when another place popped up in its stead. OMG replaces Flip Sigi on a prominent West Village corner. OMG Shawarma comes from Effy Maimon, the owner of a hairdressing salon on the Upper West Side. To help launch the place, he brought Ziv Gerti here from Tel Aviv, an Israeli street food maven who spe ..read more