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New York City, New York — September 22, 2022: As the first days of autumn bring cooler weather, a savory dish of grilled octopus with chicha morada glaze, sits on a table in the Lennox Hill restaurant. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — September 22, 2022: As the first days of autumn bring cooler weather, Chef Jose Luis Chavez, center, prepares a savory dish of grilled octopus with chicha morada glaze, the Lennox Hill restaurant’s creative use of the Peruvian drink, chicha morada. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — September 22, 2022: As the first days of autumn bring cooler weather, the iconic purple corn used in the Peruvian drink chicha morada waits to be used in the Bronx borough of New York City. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
Nowon, a Korean-American restaurant in the once the epicenter of the city's punk scene of East Village neighborhood in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 14, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
Hangawi at 12 E 32nd St in the Korean-dominated ethnic enclave of Koreatown in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., August 1, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — September 23, 2022: As the first days of autumn bring cooler weather, a glass of chicha morada, left, and a glass of a Llama del Rey, right, the Williamsburg restaurants take on an alcoholic version of the traditional Peruvian chicha morada stands in the sunlight at a table in Brooklyn. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — September 22, 2022: As the first days of autumn bring cooler weather, a glass of chicha sour, an alcoholic version to the traditional chicha morada drink, stands in the sunlight at a table in the Peruvian eatery, Mission Ceviche, in the Lennox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
Portrait of Chef Taka Kishikawa, Chef Amornrat Aksaranan, and Chef Shogo Kishikawa at their restaurant Dock Asian Eatery in the Bushwick neighborhood in Northern Brooklyn, New York City, April 24, 2019. New York City United States of America
Portrait of Chef Taka Kishikawa, Chef Amornrat Aksaranan, and Chef Shogo Kishikawa at their restaurant Dock Asian Eatery in the Bushwick neighborhood in Northern Brooklyn, New York City, April 24, 2019. New York City United States of America
Seis Vecinos at 640 Prospect Ave home to a menu of Central American dishes of pupusas from El Salvador, baleadas from Honduras, and enchiladas from Mexico all nestled to serve the residents of the South Bronx neighborhood in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., February 20, 2021. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — September 28, 2022: As the sounds of the bustling streets of Alphabet City echo into the air, Karla Cruz, owners of the Panamanian eateries KC Empanadas and El Carnaval, tends to customer orders and prepares a tamal do hongos in the Manhattan borough of New York City. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — September 28, 2022: As Karla Cruz, owner of the Panamanian eateries KC Empanadas and El Carnaval prepares traditional dishes from her native Panama, a tamal de hongo waits to be eaten in the Manhattan borough of New York City. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
Golden Unicorn Restaurant, at 18 East Broadway, is a bustling Cantonese mainstay with a menu filled with various dim sum entrees honoring the food and culture of local immigrants in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, U.S., February 20, 2021. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
Pera Soho, at 54 Thompson Street, is a transportive Mediterranean retreat offering a full Mediterranean experience with various dishes and ambience in the heart of SoHo amongst the Manhattan skyline in New York City, U.S., February 20, 2021. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
Nowon, a Korean-American restaurant in the once the epicenter of the city's punk scene of East Village neighborhood in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 14, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — July 13, 2022: As members of NeueHouse Madison Square navigate the bustling gallery floor, the air of the private Manhattan club’s restaurant fills with chatter in the NoMad neighborhood of New York City. Credit: José A. Alvarado Jr. New York City United States of America
The hot flames escaping from the mouth of the grill sear the seasoned meat used to create the signature Andes dish, anticuchos, at Warique a Peruvian restaurant in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens, New York City on June 17, 2019. José Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times. Queens United States of America
New York City, New York — June 1, 2021: Angelina Narvaez, an employee at SkyIce Thai Food & Ice Cream, at 63 Fifth Avenue, makes the two hour commute from her Long Island home in Syosset, to help out owner Jonathan Bayer as the patrons flood the sidewalks of bustling avenue in early June. Months after stores and restaurants closed due to the pandemic they now face another problem—not enough workers to fill the jobs as they reopen and expand. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The Wall Street Journal New York City United States of America
Tribeca Grill at 375 Greenwich St in the cobblestone lined streets of TriBeCa in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 9, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
Hangawi at 12 E 32nd St in the Korean-dominated ethnic enclave of Koreatown in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., August 1, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
Portrait of Chef Taka Kishikawa, Chef Amornrat Aksaranan, and Chef Shogo Kishikawa at their restaurant Dock Asian Eatery in the Bushwick neighborhood in Northern Brooklyn, New York City, April 24, 2019. New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — September 22, 2022: As the first days of autumn bring cooler weather, a glass of chicha morada stands in the sunlight at a table in the Peruvian eatery, Mission Ceviche, in the Lennox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
Hangawi at 12 E 32nd St in the Korean-dominated ethnic enclave of Koreatown in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., August 1, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — July 13, 2022: As members of Ned NoMad relax in the privacy of the members only club, the Empire State Building greets members looking to escape to the Rooftop terrace at Ned’s club for fresh air and a meal in the NoMad neighborhood of New York City. Credit: José A. Alvarado Jr. New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — September 28, 2022: As the sounds of the bustling streets of Alphabet City echo into the air, Karla Cruz, owner of the Panamanian eateries KC Empanadas and El Carnaval, stands for a portrait in the Manhattan borough of New York City. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
Ovelia at 34-01 30th Ave in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., August 1, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
at Warique a Peruvian restaurant in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens, New York City on June 17, 2019. José Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times. Queens United States of America
Portrait of Chef Taka Kishikawa, Chef Amornrat Aksaranan, and Chef Shogo Kishikawa at their restaurant Dock Asian Eatery in the Bushwick neighborhood in Northern Brooklyn, New York City, April 24, 2019. New York City United States of America
Seis Vecinos at 640 Prospect Ave home to a menu of Central American dishes of pupusas from El Salvador, baleadas from Honduras, and enchiladas from Mexico all nestled to serve the residents of the South Bronx neighborhood in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., February 20, 2021. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
Casa Enrique at 5-48 49th Ave in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., August 1, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
Bushniwa is a Japanese restaurant that's been open for nearly a year. They specialize in sushi and it was opened by two longtime friends, Chef Kuni and Robert L, who renovated the space to create the atmosphere of an indoor garden. Jose Alvarado Jr for Bushwick Daily New York United States of America
Bangia at 11 E 32nd St in the Korean-dominated ethnic enclave of Koreatown in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., August 1, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
As commuters make their way towards the exits of 103 St-Corona Plaza station, some are greeted by fresh elotes at Pinchos la Suquita on the corner of National Street and Roosevelt Street, in Queens, New York, U.S., on Friday, March 17, 2023. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for Gothamist Queens United States of America
A freshly made “La Summer” sandwich sits patiently to be eaten at the pop-up sandwich shop All'antico Vinaio in OTTO Enoteca e Pizzeria, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, July 10, 2019. Jose Alvarado Jr. for The Wall Street Journal. New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — July 13, 2022: As members of Ned NoMad relax in the privacy of the members only club, the club’s quiet library offer solitude from the commotion of Manhattan’s sidewalks in the NoMad neighborhood of New York City. Credit: José A. Alvarado Jr. New York City United States of America
On the morning when Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the state’s lockdown would continue into May, small businesses along the typically bustling 5th Avenue thoroughfare open their doors to empty streets and shuttered neighbors, in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, U.S., April 16, 2020. CREDIT: Jose A. Alvarado Jr. for The Wall Street Journal New York City United States of America
New York City, New York— June 24, 2020: Tammie Teclemariam a Brooklyn based food and drink writer at her home in Ditmas Park. The freelance writer rocked the journalism community with her viral tweet in June exposing the then Bon Appétit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport and wife Simone Shubuck dressed as derogatory Puerto Rican stereotypes, which led to uproar at the publication and Mr. Rapoport’s resignation. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado for The New York Times New York City United States of America
Pera Soho, at 54 Thompson Street, is a transportive Mediterranean retreat offering a full Mediterranean experience with various dishes and ambience in the heart of SoHo amongst the Manhattan skyline in New York City, U.S., February 20, 2021. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
Ovelia at 34-01 30th Ave in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., August 1, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
The Korean-dominated ethnic enclave of Koreatown in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., August 1, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — July 13, 2022: As members of Ned NoMad relax in the privacy of the members only club, the air of the private atrium fills with soothing live music escaping from a guitar and cello in the NoMad neighborhood of New York City. Credit: José A. Alvarado Jr. New York City United States of America
Bangia at 11 E 32nd St in the Korean-dominated ethnic enclave of Koreatown in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., August 1, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
Ovelia at 34-01 30th Ave in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., August 1, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — July 13, 2022: As members of Ned NoMad relax in the privacy of the members only club, staff prepare table settings for the private Ned’s Club Grill before the evening dinner rush in the NoMad neighborhood of New York City. Credit: José A. Alvarado Jr. New York City United States of America
Portrait of Chef Taka Kishikawa, Chef Amornrat Aksaranan, and Chef Shogo Kishikawa at their restaurant Dock Asian Eatery in the Bushwick neighborhood in Northern Brooklyn, New York City, April 24, 2019. New York City United States of America
Hangawi at 12 E 32nd St in the Korean-dominated ethnic enclave of Koreatown in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., August 1, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
Tribeca Grill at 375 Greenwich St in the cobblestone lined streets of TriBeCa in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 9, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — August 18, 2022: As the bustling thoroughfare of Northern Boulevard echoes outside of Evelia's Tamales Restaurant at 96-09 Northern Blvd, cooks prepare various tamales and other dishes in the Corona neighborhood of Queens. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
Patricio Campo Verde, center-left, stands for portrait outside of his food truck, Pinchoclo, as Maria Calle, right, prepares various meat on the corner of Roosevelt Street and 104th Street, in Queens, New York, U.S., on Friday, March 17, 2023. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for Gothamist Queens United States of America
As the evening rush of commuters make their way to various street food venders in Corona Plaza, Maria Calle, prepares various meats at Pinchoclo on the corner of Roosevelt Street and 104th Street, in Queens, New York, U.S., on Friday, March 17, 2023. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for Gothamist Queens United States of America
Bangia at 11 E 32nd St in the Korean-dominated ethnic enclave of Koreatown in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., August 1, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
Portrait of Chef Taka Kishikawa, Chef Amornrat Aksaranan, and Chef Shogo Kishikawa at their restaurant Dock Asian Eatery in the Bushwick neighborhood in Northern Brooklyn, New York City, April 24, 2019. New York City United States of America
Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, U.S., May 15, 2020. José A. Alvarado Jr. for The Wall Street Journal New York City United States of America
Residents of the Ridgewood neighborhood in Queens, take to the streets and enjoy the warm weather as the commotion from festivities honoring the Puerto Rican Day parade fill the air of Queens, New York City, U.S., June 13, 2021. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
Golden Unicorn Restaurant, at 18 East Broadway, is a bustling Cantonese mainstay with a menu filled with various dim sum entrees honoring the food and culture of local immigrants in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, U.S., February 20, 2021. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — September 28, 2022: As Karla Cruz, owner of the Panamanian eateries KC Empanadas and El Carnaval prepares traditional dishes from her native Panama, a plate of fried fish seasoned with paprika, onion, and cilantro and accompanied with coconut rice and pigeon peas, potato salad, and sweet plantains waits to be eaten in the Manhattan borough of New York City. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
NYTVIRUS / NYCVIRUS: Patrons of DeDe Lahman’s restaurant, Community Food & Juice, are sat with a table between them as the restaurant braces for the brunch rush, as the city navigates the spread of cover-19, Manhattan, New York, U.S., March 15, 2020. José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
Hangawi at 12 E 32nd St in the Korean-dominated ethnic enclave of Koreatown in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., August 1, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — September 29, 2022: As the start of autumn fills the quiet streets of Richmond Hill, a fresh loaf of Pan de Queso sits on a tray and waits to be eaten in the Queens borough of New York City. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — September 29, 2022: As the start of autumn fills the quiet streets of Richmond Hill, Chef Ronaldo Nimbley prepares pan michita, a traditional panamanian bread, in the rented kitchen of the caribbean restaurant, Dexter's Kitchen, in the Queens borough of New York City. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
Chef and owner of Stella's Caribbean Cuisine, Duwaine Harris, patiently waits for the evening rush at his restaurant at 559 5th Avenue, New York City, New York, U.S., December 10, 2020. As the pandemic continues to impact small businesses and the daily lives of residents throughout the city, a few entrepreneurs have chosen to open their doors and begin construction on their projects as the Covid-19 infection rate continues to surge, eight months into the pandemic. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The Wall Street Journal New York City United States of America
Tribeca Grill at 375 Greenwich St in the cobblestone lined streets of TriBeCa in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 9, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
As the early evening sun begins to fall behind the Park Slope skyline, sunlight spills into the Fifth Avenue bar and restaurant, Lizzie King’s Parlor, in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, U.S., May 15, 2020. José A. Alvarado Jr. for The Wall Street Journal New York City United States of America
New York City, New York— June 24, 2020: Tammie Teclemariam a Brooklyn based food and drink writer at her home in Ditmas Park. The freelance writer rocked the journalism community with her viral tweet in June exposing the then Bon Appétit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport and wife Simone Shubuck dressed as derogatory Puerto Rican stereotypes, which led to uproar at the publication and Mr. Rapoport’s resignation. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado for The New York Times New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — February 24, 2021: As the sun sets behind the Manhattan skyline staff at TriBeCa’s Kitchen prepare the tables before the evening dinner service in late February. As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic rolls into February, many residents of New York City continue the exhausting effort to navigate the many complexities the pandemic has brought to their lives and businesses. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The Wall Street Journal New York City United States of America
Anticuchos, a signature Andes plate, sits on a table at Warique a Peruvian restaurant in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens, New York City on June 17, 2019. José Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times. Queens United States of America
New York City, New York — September 28, 2022: As the sounds of the bustling streets of Alphabet City echo into the air, Karla Cruz, owners of the Panamanian eateries KC Empanadas and El Carnaval, tends to customer orders and prepares a bowl of a sancocho made with yams, corn, cilantro, and chicken in the Manhattan borough of New York City. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
NYTVIRUS / NYCVIRUS: Patrons of DeDe Lahman’s restaurant, Community Food & Juice, are sat with a table between them as the restaurant braces for the brunch rush, as the city navigates the spread of cover-19, Manhattan, New York, U.S., March 15, 2020. José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
All'antico Vinaio sandwich makers vigorously take orders and make sandwiches amongst the commotion from the dozens of patrons waiting eagerly to get their hands on the sandwiches that have been the hit of the summer from the pop-up sandwich shop, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, July 10, 2019. Jose Alvarado Jr. for The Wall Street Journal. New York City United States of America
Tribeca Grill at 375 Greenwich St in the cobblestone lined streets of TriBeCa in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 9, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
Bushniwa is a Japanese restaurant that's been open for nearly a year. They specialize in sushi and it was opened by two longtime friends, Chef Kuni and Robert L, who renovated the space to create the atmosphere of an indoor garden. Jose Alvarado Jr for Bushwick Daily New York United States of America
Bushniwa is a Japanese restaurant that's been open for nearly a year. They specialize in sushi and it was opened by two longtime friends, Chef Kuni and Robert L, who renovated the space to create the atmosphere of an indoor garden. Jose Alvarado Jr for Bushwick Daily New York United States of America
Patrons cram into OTTO Enoteca e Pizzeria by the dozens in order to get their hands on the sandwiches that have been the hit of the summer from the pop-up sandwich shop All'antico Vinaio, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, July 10, 2019. Jose Alvarado Jr. for The Wall Street Journal. New York City United States of America
New York City, New York — July 13, 2022: As members of Ned NoMad relax in the privacy of the members only club, the club’s Little Ned and Mezzanine offer calm oasis from the commotion flowing from the Attrium in the NoMad neighborhood of New York City. Credit: José A. Alvarado Jr. New York City United States of America
NYTVIRUS / NYCVIRUS: Barista’s and bartenders prepare beverages and coffee as the Community Food & Juice tend to the late morning rush of patrons in the Upper West Side neighborhood, Manhattan, New York, U.S., March 15, 2020. José A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times New York City United States of America
An afternoon rush spills onto the sidewalk outside Chela and Bar Crudo on Park Slope’s 5th Avenue on a Saturday in late July, New York City, New York, U.S., July 25, 2020. After a challenging opening to the season, small businesses on Park Slope's 5th Avenue see glimmers of promise as the state’s final reopening phase takes effect in the city and patrons flood 5th Avenue to indulge in the alfresco dining on the bustling Park Slope thoroughfare. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The Wall Street Journal New York City United States of America
Patrons indulge in a charming outdoor dining experience at the rustic Italian taverna, Convivium Osteria, as the thoroughfare is flooded with locals seeking to take advantage of the city’s new “Open Streets” initiative on a Saturday in late July, New York City, New York, U.S., July 25, 2020. After a challenging opening to the season, small businesses on Park Slope's 5th Avenue see glimmers of promise as the state’s final reopening phase takes effect in the city and patrons flood 5th Avenue to indulge in the alfresco dining on the bustling Park Slope thoroughfare. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for The Wall Street Journal New York City United States of America
Tribeca Grill at 375 Greenwich St in the cobblestone lined streets of TriBeCa in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 9, 2020. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NYC & Company. New York City United States of America
Bushniwa is a Japanese restaurant that's been open for nearly a year. They specialize in sushi and it was opened by two longtime friends, Chef Kuni and Robert L, who renovated the space to create the atmosphere of an indoor garden. Jose Alvarado Jr for Bushwick Daily New York United States of America