A handful of restaurant tables in New York just became even more coveted reservations. Tacking onto the 15 New York additions to the Michelin Guide announced in September, the Michelin Guide just added 11 more restaurants.
Already, New York City is home to 449 Michelin recommended restaurants, including 73 starred spots, ranging from fine dining to more humble options.
This month’s additions are the last before the annual award ceremony on November 7 and include longtime local favorites as well as some newer spots, including an Eastern European diner in Brooklyn and Hong Kong cinema inspired downing.
Listed alphabetically, the new additions start with Prospect Heights’ Agi's Counter, Chef Jeremy Salamon’s pink-decorated ode to his Hungarian grandmother.
Outside of the city, Apropos Restaurant at The Abbey Inn is about an hour’s train ride from Grand Central to Peekskill, where a 120-year-old abbey above the Hudson River serves farm to table cuisine in its stylishly restored space.
Fasano, from the São Paulo-based Fasano hospitality group, opened in 2022 and has now gained recognition and the Prospect Lefferts Garden seafood destination, Kingfisher, is also now included following a 2022 opening.
Joining Rangoon as a one of the Michelin Guide’s recommended Burmese restaurants in New York, Little Myanmar is now on the list. The 14 seat East Village eatery is beloved for its shareable curries, noodles and fermented tea leaf salad.
Known for its pricey homemade hot dog, Midtown’s Mischa by Chef Alex Stupack is on the list, as is Husband-and-wife duo, Chef Jimmy Ly and Yen Vo’s upscale Vietnamese spot, Monsieur Vo.
Two popular (but very different) Chinese restaurants are named: Peppercorn Station, a Sichuan restaurant near Bryant Park, and Chinatown’s Potluck Club, a contemporary take on Cantonese American cuisine known for dishes such as Berkshire pork potstickers and Southern-style scallion biscuits.
Rounding out the list is one of New York’s hardest reservations to secure, Torrisi, Major Food Group’s SoHo hotspot known for its creative and well executed menu, paying tribute to New York’s diversity in dishes like cavatelli with Jamaican oxtail ragu, chopped liver with Manischewitz and Cucumbers New Yorkese.
Finally, Brooks Headley's first-come, first-served vegetarian spot, Superiority Burger, finishes off the list. There’s truly something for everyone in these new recomendations.
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Remember back in 2021 as Covid-led demand surged and many jet card providers offering fixed rates and guaranteed availability were closing off their programs to new members? Sentient Jet, Jets.com, Jet Linx, Airshare and Flexjet were among those that cranked the faucet shut with immediate effect. NetJets also stopped renewing existing members.
Maison Villeroy is a very distinctive hotel in Paris: intimate, private, luxe without being showy about it. Starting November 13th, its parent company The Collection, which operates ultra luxury properties in London, St. Barths, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and Courchevel apart from Paris renting for weekly or monthly stays, is bringing that style to New York with the opening of Maison Hudson. This time, though, the property bordering the Hudson River in New York’s Far West Village is being fashioned for a minimum stay of 30 days only. Given the design, accoutrements, and services plus the vitality of the neighborhood surrounding it, anyone planning that length of stay in New York should definitely consider moving in.
New York is a city with an embarrassment of riches when it comes to historic hotels. Whether you want to stay in Manhattan or across the water in Brooklyn, choices include converted factories that once made textiles for NASA, bohemian dens that inspired beatnik novelists and counterculture musicians, and super-luxury boutique pads that have counted presidents and Hollywood stars as guests.
A watch was assembled for the first time at an altitude of over 30,000 ft, thanks to a unique collaboration between Geneva Tourism and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS). A groundbreaking collaboration between Geneva Tourism, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), and SWISS has emerged to celebrate Swiss quality and craftsmanship. At a cruising altitude of 30,000 ft, a watch was meticulously assembled during an unexpected watchmaking workshop on SWISS airline’s Geneva to New York flight, showcasing the precision, craftsmanship, and watchmaking expertise of Geneva. The assembly was carried out by a flight crew member, accompanied by an independent master watchmaker. This unique and unprecedented watch will be unveiled alongside the 84 watches from the official pre-selection of the GPHG traveling exhibition in New York, where standing it will stand as a testament to Swiss excellence. Adrien Genier, Director of Geneva Tourism and member of the GPHG Foundation Board, who was attending the flight, explained the project’s genesis: “As the capital of fine watchmaking, Geneva shines the light on the entire industry worldwide. This one-of-a-kind precision endeavor allows us to take this craftsmanship on a journey.” Romain Vetter, SWISS Director for Western Switzerland, added, “Assembling a watch at 30,000 ft altitude is a fusion of two sectors that represent Swiss quality and reliability. SWISS is thrilled to enable this high-flying assembly.”
New Yorkers and visitors alike are blessed with convenient air access to and from numerous points away, thanks to the fact that New York shares nonstop flights with countless major cities and smaller hubs throughout the world. And if you haven’t been to New York City in the past few years, you might be surprised to find entirely new terminals, concourses, and modernization projects that have and are continuing to completely transform the three major hubs that serve the New York City area.
A summer getaway to Alaska just got easier. Alaska Airlines is launching the longest flight in their network, a direct from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Anchorage, Alaska. The seasonal flight will be the only direct route from the New York hub to Anchorage, and will begin daily operations on June 13, 2024. Due to the 3,386 mile distance of the route, the flight will be operated on a new Boeing 737-800, which can accommodate the longer flight time, according to a statement from the airline. In addition to the flight to New York, Alaska Airlines also announced the launch of a new nonstop from Anchorage to San Diego starting on May 18, 2024. This service will operate weekly, utilizing a Boeing 737 aircraft. «During our peak summer days, we'll have a robust flight schedule of 63 departures a day from Anchorage,» Alaska Airlines Regional Vice President Marilyn Romano said in the release.
There may be no other city in the world whose history can be told through its food as plainly as New York’s can. Its food landscape can be peeled back to reveal successive waves of immigrants, each adjusting their national cuisine to fit their new home.
Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 23, and it’s time to start making dinner reservations in New York City. Plenty of restaurants across town are open on Thanksgiving Day to leave the cooking to the professionals, and relax over a festive meal. Here’s where to book your holiday meal before seats fill up.