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Liwei Liao Has Changed How Restaurants Think About Fish

Fish is in Liwei Liao ’s blood. “When we moved from Taiwan to New York, we lived three or four blocks away from Central Park, and that’s...

15.04.2024 6

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Alan Yau, Bobby Flay and More Culinary Powerhouses Raise the Stakes in Vegas

Recent high-profile debuts in Vegas include some of the most delicious Chinese food the city has ever seen, pasta that’s worth a detour and a fresh...

21.03.2024 3

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Scarr Pimentel Takes His New York Pizza Story Around the World

Scarr Pimentel is on a journey. He recently spent a week in Dubai, where he’s working on a spring pop-up and in discussions with investors about...

12.03.2024 3

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Behind the Scenes of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival With Mashama Bailey, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and More

“I’m not a huge fan of these events,” chef Mashama Bailey told the crowd during her South Beach Wine & Food Festival dinner at the Eden...

26.02.2024 5

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Fariyal Abdullahi Is Making a Difference With Her Mission-Driven Cooking

The most significant moments in life don’t always take your schedule into consideration—just ask Fariyal Abdullahi . At 10:23 a.m. on January...

22.02.2024 4

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Inside Miami’s Hottest Restaurant Openings

Given that this is the middle of the Miami social season, plenty of prominent chefs are busy introducing or reintroducing restaurants to discerning...

13.02.2024 3

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Wolfgang Puck Debuts Caramá in Las Vegas—And Gears Up for So Much More

Legendary chef Wolfgang Puck celebrated the 40th anniversary of Spago in 2022 and the 40th anniversary of Chinois in 2023, but he’s still...

08.02.2024 10

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At the Pegasus World Cup, a Glamorous Horse Race Comes With a Side of David Grutman’s Hospitality

“It’s an amazing day party with gambling,” Belinda Stronach, chairwoman and CEO of 1/ST , told Observer as she was getting ready for her ...

29.01.2024 5

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Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi and Jeff Zalaznick Make a Blockbuster Deal to Take Marea Worldwide

Major Food Group co-founders Jeff Zalaznick, Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi are going on a shopping spree. As for what they’re looking to acquire?...

28.01.2024 5

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Chef Daniel Boulud Bets Big on New York and L.A.

Chef Daniel Boulud has built a verifiable restaurant empire, with eateries in Florida, Canada, the Bahamas, Dubai and Singapore. You can eat his...

17.01.2024 3

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Simon Kim Wants Coqodaq to Be the Undisputed Champion of Fried Chicken

Simon Kim will open New York “fried chicken cathedral” Coqodaq on Friday, January 12, and he sees an even bigger market opportunity than he...

11.01.2024 6

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L.A.’s Best New Restaurant Openings of the Year

The vastness and diversity of food in Los Angeles is unlike what you’ll find in any other American city. When you look at the top L.A....

25.12.2023 9

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Mario Carbone on Opening Chateau ZZ’s, Major Food Group’s First Mexican Restaurant

“This is definitely a signature Major Food Group project,” Mario Carbone tells Observer of the hospitality company’s latest venture....

21.12.2023 8

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Jeffrey Soffer’s Fontainebleau Las Vegas Is an Instant Classic

Jeffrey Soffer debuted his highly anticipated Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino-resort with a glamorous grand opening party on Wednesday night...

14.12.2023 3

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Award-Winning Chef Tyson Cole Makes His West Coast Debut With Uchi L.A.

Tyson Cole opened the original Uchi , with its non-traditional expression of high-end Japanese food, in Austin, Texas, 20 years ago. Since then,...

06.12.2023 1

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At ZZ’s, Major Food Group Creates Its Most Opulent and Exclusive Space Yet

ZZ’s , the members club that Major Food Group’s Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi and Jeff Zalaznick debuted in mid-November 2023, is an...

05.12.2023 9

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F1 Las Vegas Was the Ultimate Celebrity Chef Dining Week

For globetrotting star chefs, including many hall-of-famers in Observer’s Nightlife and Dining power list , the Formula One Las Vegas Grand...

20.11.2023 3

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The Most Exciting New Restaurants in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is solidifying its status as America’s top destination for entertainment , with everything from the upcoming Formula 1 extravaganza, to...

09.11.2023 7

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The Hospitality Leaders With Powerful Social Impact

For those who see the world a certain way, food is a tool to create a better and fairer society.

25.10.2023 3

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The Icons Who Continue to Reinvent Dining

They made (and remade) the industry.

25.10.2023 3

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The Most Important People in Hospitality

The men and women on Observer’s 2023 Dining and Nightlife Power List are believers. They believe in the restorative power of hospitality and the...

25.10.2023 4

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Smorgasburg L.A. Standouts Lei’d Cookies, Saucy Chick and Goat Mafia Go Brick-and-Mortar

Smorgasburg Los Angeles , which launched in June 2016, attracts thousands of guests every Sunday at the Row DTLA development, and is the largest...

05.10.2023 2

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Chefs Gabriela Cámara, Alan Yau and Evan Funke Will Debut Vegas Restaurants at the Fontainebleau

Fontainebleau Las Vegas will open in December 2023 on a 25-acre site at the north end of the Strip, and it wants to be nothing less than a dining...

18.09.2023 3

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