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He’ll Take Manhattan

Rogério Fasano, the Brazilian restaurant impresario, has finally landed in Midtown. Best to get on his good side …

Too Hot to Handle?

Albert Trummer made Apotheke the buzziest watering hole in New York—until it all went up in flames. Now he’s trying to re-create the magic

Super Mario

From New York to Hong Kong, Mario Carbone’s restaurants are multiplying. It’s still impossible to get a booth

Meltdown in Millbrook

After leaving Eleven Madison Park, restaurateur Will Guidara set out to open a five-star hotel in New York’s Hudson Valley. The town has other plans …

Homecoming King

After finding success in London, chef Nuno Mendes has returned to Portugal with Cozinha das Flores, a winning new restaurant

The Curious Case of Stalin’s Wine Cellar

Georgia’s government unveiled the dictator’s “lost” bottles before an audience of collectors, auction-house executives, and the president of Château d’Yquem. It didn’t take long for the official story to unravel

The Recipe Site That Ate Itself

How Food52 went from a wholesome home-cook community to a $300 million e-commerce empire—and ended up being sold for spare parts