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Food & Travel Writer, Author of ‘An Irreverent Curiosity.’ Writes for New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Geographic & BBC. Instagram: @davidfarley7
Articles by David Farley
This Week in NYC Dining: The Best Pizza in the World Has Been Identified
Naples-style pizza is the best pizza. | Photo by David Farley In case you haven’t noticed, Halloween is no longer just a day. It’s not even a week. And it’s barely a month. Welcome to Halloween season in NYC! In terms of dining that means, restaurants and bars are already gearing up, rolling out Halloween-themed dishes and cocktails. In other news this week, we say goodbye Hags and hello to Autumn Bar. We also learn that the best pizza on the planet can apparently be found in London, no NYC.
This Week in New York Dining: NYC is the 22nd Best Dining City, Apparently
Sip and Guzzle bar in NYC. | Photo by Eric Medsker It’s mid October and we’re in peak fall foliage season. This week we’re informed that there are 21 better food-loving cities in the U.S. than New York…we don’t buy it. You can also learn how to cook mindfully thanks to Le Benardin chef Eric Ripert, eat some new seasonal Thai dishes in Bushwick, drink affordable cocktails made with Sotol, and eat Chinese doughnuts. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com.
This Week in NYC Dining: Reservations are Open For Chef Daniel Humm’s New Restaurant
This week you can try (and probably fail) to get a seat at Daniel Humm’s new West Village restaurant. In other news, you can also tuck into a lobster-laden pizza, a three-patty burger from Chicago, and wash it down with a new martini flights. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
Bananas Foster Waffles at Carversteak. | Photo courtesy of Carversteak NYC This week in NYC news we’ll roll into October and we’ll learn what’s happening in the space formerly known as Donohue’s, plus new brunch service at Carversteak and the resurrection of lunch service at Massara. And lots more! Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com. This week we say farewell to three East Village restaurants.
The Best Places to Dine With Your Dog in NYC
Turns out there are some great places to eat and drink with your dog in NYC. | Photo courtesy of La Contenta Oeste According to New York City law dogs are verboten inside restaurants unless they are an official service animal. In fact, New York City has historically been a very unfriendly city to dogs.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
Celebrate Sunday with Steak Frites. | Photo courtesy of Limo Bar Welcome to the first week of autumn in NYC and the news. There are two new brunches in town, both at the same place; chef Stefano Secchi may be opening something in the West Village; and Oktoberfest is in full swing. Prost! Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com. This week we said goodbye to Sweet Chick and hello to FKA. We also learn how chefs are creating more food and less waste.
Prince’s Favorite Cheesecake Delivers the Funk Original
About 20 miles southwest of downtown Minneapolis, in the small town of Excelsior, a curiously named business sits wedged in a strip mall between a taqueria, a nail salon, and a pet groomer. Wander inside and you might think you’re in a museum dedicated to Prince, the Minneapolis-born musical genius who lived just four miles south of here at his private home and recording studio complex, Paisley Park.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
The pizza at Massara is legendary. | Photo by Alex Staniloff The winners of the first NYC RARE Steak Championship are in. Nigerian chef Ayo Balogun has closed his Bed-Stuy cafe, and Massara has re-introduced its Italian-accented weekend brunch. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com.
Why visitors to Prague should drink in a traditional pub Original
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) Prague is synonymous with pubs – but for the real thing, travellers should venture away from its touristy centre and seek out an old-school "hospoda". My wife and I were sipping beers at a pub in Prague's Žižkov district when the bartender plopped two foamy pints of pilsner in front of us. We hadn't ordered them. We weren't even finished with the ones we were drinking. "Oh, we're in one of these pubs" I said, quickly covering my pint with a cardboard coaster.
New York’s Plate Full of News: A NYC Pintxo Crawl, Momofuku’s New Kimbap, and RARE Steak Championship
Eat this luscious steak and more on Thursday at RARE in Brooklyn. | Photo courtesy of Porterhouse Party A great Spanish food market wants you to go on a pintxo crawl around Manhattan, Momofuku has debuted a new kimbap menu, and there’s a new drinkable version of a black and white cookie. Plus, this week is New York City’s inaugural RARE Steak Championship. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com.
Discover the Best Vietnamese Restaurants in NYC
Vietnamese cuisine has come a long way in New York City, and in the country as a whole. Where we were once generally limited to Chinatown, where the underwhelming pho-simmering restaurants were run by Viet Hoa, or ethnically Chinese-Vietnamese, the accessibility to Northern Vietnamese fare has risen.
Meet the Steakhouses Behind RARE Steak Championship in NYC
Calling all carnivores and the people who love them. If you’re a connoisseur of a killer steak, mark your calendar for Thursday, September 10 at 6 p.m. and point your GPS to Industry City, the dynamic dining and arts complex in Brooklyn. It’s New York City’s first-annual RARE Steak Championship, an evening-long celebration of all things steak.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
The diminutive dining room at Muku. | Photo by Nobuyuki Narita An anniversary celebration at Muku in Tribeca. The news also brought a rash of closings this week as we say farewell to a Turkish restaurant, a beloved Chinese dumpling spot, a Taiwanese restaurant, and a French eatery that had a great burger. Plus, have you ever wondered what professional tennis players eat at the U.S. Open? Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
Watermark, A.K.A. Pier 15, transforms into a Tuetonic playground. | Photo courtesy of Watermark This week we take note of where celebrities like to eat and drink in New York, say “hasta la vista” to a vegan Mexican restaurant, and welcome into the world a Harry Styles-themed cocktail as we prepare to get all Teutonic. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com. Last week, celebrities decided they were hungry and dined out in New York. Don’t believe us?
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
A ramen-themed TV show is on the way. | Photo by David Farley Don’t let a robbery at a high-class lounge or a fire at a popular and buzzy Indian restaurant in New York keep you from staying in this week. After all, there are some exciting food offerings at the U.S. Open, plus some new sandwiches debuting around town just for the month of August. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
Get a bar of soap with your cocktail at Broken Shaker this month. | Photo courtesy of Broken Shaker Should we beware of the ides of August? News is a popular Vietnamese restaurant re-opens in Queens, a Chelsea restaurant is inviting you to get liquored up for two hours during brunch, and a rooftop bar in Gramercy has begun pairing cocktails with Lisa Frank merchandise. So, no, we should not be afraid of it; clearly, we should embrace it. Have a tip?
Mexico City and New York City’s Delicious Culinary Collision
We’ve come a long way since suburban Americans in the 1980s and 1990s thought the epitome of Mexican food came in the form of a hard-shell taco stuffed with ground beef, iceberg lettuce, and diced tomatoes. Today, that perception has vastly changed, and Mexican food in New York City became something to get excited about. The Abalone tostada.
My first 100 days: As One Nation's newest MP, I'm in the fight for our regions
Farrer MP David Farley reflects on his first 100 days as a new One Nation member of parliament after the May byelection and his roadmap for the electorate's future. Main file picture, insets supplied When regional Australia is strong, all of Australia prospers. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
Goop Kitchen as arrived in NYC, with plans to grow. | Photo by Ditte Isager Sarah Jessica Parker is a happy camper this week about a new West Village restaurant re-opening, Gwyneth Paltrow becomes the mother to a New York brick-and-mortar, Ops is celebrating an anniversary, and much more dining news this week. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com. Antonio Banderas gesticulates wildly to Dominic Sessa in Tony.
Winner, Winner, Rotisserie Chicken Dinner: Where To Score the Best Birds in NYC
It seems that every 15 or 20 years, rotisserie chicken makes a comeback in the dining world and each time it’s a little bit different than the last. Lately New York City restaurants have begun putting the famously slow-spinning chicken on menus, and some have even instituted a whole “rotisserie chicken program.” Chefs are also looking to the rest of the world for inspiration.
I've stayed at hundreds of US hotels – these are the 10 I'd recommend in a heartbeat
As a food and travel journalist in the United States , I've checked in and out of so many B&Bs, motels, airport chains, luxury properties, city hotels and beach resorts that it can all be a bit of a blur.
Why do we act and sound like someone else after a trip? Original
By David Farley31st July 2026 Instead of bringing back souvenirs, some travellers return home from holiday with an entirely different accent, look and mannerisms. But why? W When I was in my 20s, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, but like many recent American college grads, I had a yen for travel and adventure, so I settled in Prague. Three years and hundreds of pints of Czech pilsner later, I moved back to the US.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
Fancy corn dogs and more at Camps 5 Acres. | Photo by Noah Fecks Is Los Angeles the pizza capital of the planet? Do you want to pretend to be in summer camp in the middle of Rockefeller Center? Would you like to dance to Madonna while drinking vodka martinis? Are grilled peaches the ingredient of Summer 2026? These questions and more news answered below. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
A summer spread at fourth-floor Dahlia's Garden in NoMad | Photo courtesy of the Ritz-Carlton This week Michelin has added a handful of exciting new restaurants to their NYC guide, a quartet of restaurants have announced their unfortunate demise, and there are some appealing and refreshing new summer menus being unveiled. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com. Michelin has just added a slew of new restaurants to its guide.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
It’s mid-July and the New York dining scene is hot with weather and news. This week we say farewell to the owner of Peter Pan Donuts and Midtown restaurant The Lambs Club. On the brighter side, Tribeca Indian restaurants Musaafer and Tamarind have both added new items to the menus that we can’t wait to try. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com. Since 1993 Donna Siafakas ran Brooklyn’s famed Peter Pan Donuts & Pastry, which opened in Greenpoint over 60 years ago.
The 10 Best BYOB Restaurants in New York City
At this West Village French bistro, you can bring your own bottle of wine. | Photo courtesy of Tartine A good BYOB restaurant is hard to find. But when you do, it’s great news for two different reasons: either because bringing your own bottle is a great way to save money while dining out or, you’ve been waiting for the right moment to uncork a special bottle of vino from your home cache. With these 10 places, now is the time.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
Head to Laliko for an epic Georgian feast this weekend. | Photo by David Farley This week in restaurant news, we learned what Taylor and Travis ate at their wedding rehearsal dinner, we said goodbye to another NYC food hall, indulged in martinis in SoHo, and we met a New Yorker who makes images of famous people out of leftover food. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
Get all the goodies at Confidant in Boulder. | Photo by Heather Willensky This week in restaurant news we’re seeing tons of fresh summer menus, new life for the restaurant space that once housed Gotham Bar & Grill, and a tasty lunch service debuting at a favorite West Village spot. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com. Beloved Dimes Square restaurant Kiki’s has suddenly shuttered.
Tamarind Tribeca’s 25-Year Love Affair with Indian Cuisine and New York City
Welcome to #TBT, or Throwback Thursdays, where we revisit some of New York’s tried and true restaurants that have become institutions. For example, Tamarind Tribeca, an Indian restaurant that’s been around for 25 years. Over time, places like it have weathered the shifts in our city’s restaurant landscape.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
Steak Shack serves a lovely NY Strip Milanese. | Photo courtesy of Getalife Studios LLC General food news, new chefs, new restaurants, closings, dining events, etc. Hit up a Chicago-centric food hall, feast on all things steak, and cry in your bowl of soup over the closure of two stalwarts: a diner and steakhouse. And, in case you missed it last week, NYC has some newly-minted James Beard Award winners. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com.
The Four Noble Truths of Travel
The gray-bearded holy man of Varanasi beckoned me over when we made eye contact. I’d been in this ancient, sacred city in northern India for a week and I’d walked past him several times, always sitting on a perch at the intersection of two narrow pedestrian lanes. Did he know I’d been having an existential crisis? Could he see it on my face?
The Four Noble Truths of Travel
0:08 5 hours ago India: Temple construction site turns tragic as roof gives way, 5 lose lives while 17 suffer injuries. StringersHub • 5h Occurred on June 20, 2026 / Parbhani, Maharashtra, India, Info: Five devotees lost their lives and at least 17 others sustained injuries after the roof of an under-construction Hanuman temple collapsed. The incident triggered panic at the site and prompted rescue efforts to assist those trapped beneath the debris.
The Best Things to Do in New York This Week
Father's Day specials and a spread of sushi. | Photo courtesy of U Omakase From splashy Fourth of July celebrations to upcoming Bastille Day extravaganzas, New York City is never lacking for fun dining-related things to do. The week of June 18 is no exception. Have an event to share? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com Right now hundreds of New York City restaurants are offering a special dining price, in honor of the World Cup. For just $26, diners get a special meal deal.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
American Cut is bringing a taste of the Hamptons to Tribeca this summer. | Photo courtesy of American Cut. Get ready New York, news is a couple new chefs have rolled into town, and one downtown cocktail bar is now hosting jazz nights. On the menu you’ll find a taste of the Hamptons in Tribeca and a whole menu dedicated to wagyu. Plus, the James Beard Awards! Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com.
Where to Watch the World Cup in New York City
The 2026 World Cup kicked off in Mexico City on Thursday, June 11, and continues until the big finale match on Sunday, July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, a mere nine miles from Manhattan. In total, there are 104 matches and a record 48 countries participating. That’s a lot of soccer, um, football, er, fútbol to watch. If you’re going to celebrate the every-four-year fete, you might as well do it in a superlative venue; and we’ve got ‘em.
Where in New York to Watch the Knicks Win the NBA Finals
A few interesting things happened in 1973: In the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos proclaimed he was president for life. The Godfather won best picture at the Academy Awards. Comedian Dave Chappelle was born. United States Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, unironically. And the number song was “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” by Tony Orlando & Dawn.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
There are a bounty of dining news, events, and things to get excited about this week. Spend an evening grazing on Portuguese cuisine while listening to live fado music, visit a stalwart restaurant before it shutters, take a bite of Maryland in sandwich form, and find out where a former president ate last week. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com.
Plate Full of New York News Bites Coming in Hot
There are a bounty of dining news, events, and things to get excited about this week. Spend an evening grazing on Portuguese cuisine while listening to live fado music, visit a stalwart restaurant before it shutters, take a bite of Maryland in sandwich form, and find out where a former president ate last week. Have a tip? Send us a note via Instagram or by emailing info@diningout.com.
New York’s Best Rooftop Hotels: Our Guide to High-Altitude Imbibing
On Oct. 21, 1882, the Casino Theater flicked on its lights for the first time on 39th Street and Broadway. This was significant in the history of hospitality because of what was on the rooftop of this majestic building — a huge corner rotunda that opened onto a rooftop garden, where New Yorkers would flock to drink boozy concoctions and listen to a live orchestra.
The Best NYC Ways to Celebrate Dad This Father’s Day
Treat your father figure right with an oysters, cocktails, and love. | Photo courtesy of Dante Aperitivo Barbecue, baseball, beer, and burgers. These are just a few words associated with Father’s Day (happening on Sunday, June 21), a time to celebrate those dad figures in your life and all they bring to the table: in addition to the bacon, dad bods, and bad jokes.
A Perfect, Hidden Corner of Spain: All the Charm, None of the British and German Tourists
Mention traveling in Spain to pretty much anyone and you’re likely to get this response like this: “I’ve been to Spain. Madrid and Barcelona!” Spain’s two largest cities are wonderful, but…yawn. They’re so over-crowded with fellow tourists. Spain is crammed with incredible destinations and travelers should venture far beyond just Barcelona and Madrid to discover the essence of this magical country.
How To Play the Waiting Game in NYC
Let's say you're dying to eat at a restaurant that's notoriously difficult to nab a table at, either because you couldn't get a reservation or the restaurant only accepts walk-ins. So, you do what every other ordinary person does without the name Taylor Swift: you check in with the host, learn how long the estimated wait time is, hand over your mobile phone number, and wait. But why simply hang at the hostess stand?
In Minneapolis, following Prince’s ‘Purple Trail’
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By David Farley For The New York Times In 1977, a 19-year-old African American musician arrived at Sound 80, the world’s first digital recording studio, in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis. After the studio technicians set up the equipment, the musician reportedly said, “OK, now leave the studio,” much to the bewilderment of the engineers, according to Steven Orfield, who owns Orfield Laboratories, the building that houses Sound 80.
NYC’s Impossible Reservations, and the Best Places to Pivot
On the New York restaurant landscape, one thing that’s for sure: there will always be a handful of restaurants where getting a table is about as likely as the Olive Garden in Times Square getting a Michelin star. These hard-to-get reservations are always changing too. Some New Yorkers are all in, treating the reservation game like it’s a death sport for social media self-affirmation.
36 Hours in Santa Cruz, Calif.
Once, Santa Cruz was a sleepy, somewhat conservative beach town. That changed in 1965 when the University of California flicked on the lights of its ninth campus in a redwood forest overlooking Monterey Bay. Today, quirky and laidback Santa Cruz, home to 60,000, embodies in microcosm so much that is great about California: renowned wineries, towering redwood forests, pristine beaches, an ingrained surfing and skateboarding culture and excellent organic restaurants.
In Minneapolis, Following Prince’s ‘Purple Trail’
In 1977, a 19-year-old African American musician arrived at Sound 80, the world’s first digital recording studio, in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis. After the studio technicians set up the equipment, the musician reportedly said, “OK, now leave the studio,” much to the bewilderment of the engineers, according to Steven Orfield, who owns Orfield Laboratories, the building that houses Sound 80.
New York’s Best Burgers Found In the Most Unlikely Places
Once upon a time the humble hamburger was mostly associated with fast food chains. All that changed in the first decade of the 21st century when burgers resurrected as an artisanal and gourmet main course. In 2001, for example, French chef Daniel Boulud began offering a burger made with red wine-braised short rib, stuffed with foie gras, topped with black truffles and sandwiched between two homemade, toasted parmesan buns at his (now-shuttered) DB Bistro Moderne in Midtown Manhattan.
Eating in Minneapolis Has Never Been Better, Or More Vital
When Oprah asked Prince in 1996 why he still lives in Minneapolis rather than, say, anywhere else on the planet, the self-proclaimed Purple Yoda said, “It’s so cold, it keeps the bad people out.” That's not to say that hospitality is lacking: The city has a 200-year history of embracing newly arrived immigrants and, over the past decade, burnt-out bicoastals lured by that Midwest Nice.
Tell Me Where: A Locals’ Guide to Greenville, South Carolina Original
Greenville may get lost in the South’s other “villes” — Nashville, Asheville, Louisville and Charlottesville — but this Carolina town of 75,000 denizens can hold its own among its Southern brethren. The town itself has an inspiring story of urban renewal: In the 1980s and ‘90s, downtown Greenville was a desolate and depressing place. Main Street was a four-lane, traffic-snarled mess, reflecting the automobile-centric, mid-20th-century priority in urban planning.
Hanoi's most popular street could kill you Original
27 February 2026 David Farley Alamy (Credit: Alamy) Train Street started life as a razor-thin alley with a train rushing through it. Now, it's swarmed with Instagrammable cafes and tourists who can't stay away, despite the risks. A train chugs through Hanoi, approaching a narrow passageway festooned with Chinese-style lanterns. Just as it screams into the station, a tourist jumps onto the tracks, attempting her most social-media friendly pose.
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