Helen Rosner

At Creola, the chef Lana Lagomarsini puts French technique to work exploring Black American foodways—and overhauls her prix-fixe menu every few weeks.

The new spot in Brooklyn joins its siblings, Gertrude’s and Gertie, as a bastion of playfully Ashkenazi-ish cooking.

The beloved Brooklyn restaurant is back to serve a city in the thrall of Thai spiciness.

A food critic answers readers’ questions about a citrus-related relationship dispute and restaurant birthday dinners.

Contemplating life’s mysteries over a seafood tower at Zig Zag Oyster Bar.

At Cynthia, an emphasis on low-waste cooking yields a menu of thrilling abundance.

The actor on meeting Stephen Sondheim, staging “Godspell” for the Pope, and the thrill, in the new Anthony Bourdain bio-pic, of playing someone “good.”

Somssi, from a veteran of the restaurant group behind Atomix, knows how to reel you in without trying too hard.