Just because you may not always drink responsibly doesn't mean you need to drink environmentally-irresponsibly.
For Charlie Trotter, 2011 wasn't a great year for press coverage (it's hard to brush off The New York Times declaring you "a leader left behind"), but now that he's announced his eponymous Chicago restaurant will close, it's time for the plaudits to roll in.
Every year about this time, everybody publishes a list of hangover cures or prevention tips, or debuts some new product meant to ease the pain, as if New Year's Eve was the only time people ever drank. But there are some scientifically proven remedies that will actually work, every day.
In his latest farewell to The New York Times' food critic beat, Sam Sifton shares some of the details we would have asked him about if we had ever had the chance to dine out with him on the job.
No matter which side of Occupy Wall Street they're on -- protesters, cops, the media covering them, the office workers, and the gawkers -- everyone's gotta eat.
Bars in New York are including tips in customers' bills, and that's just great
A Minneapolis-based colleague says Robert Sietsema is the anonymous genius
The 2012 New York City Michelin guide mirrors The Times's top restaurant picks
A look at the New York Times food critic's history with the city's four-star restaurants
His campaign is raffling a second dinner before the President eats with the winners of the first
A storytelling night brought out unusual sides of familiar food personalities
Sam Sifton didn't want to be a restaurant critic forever. Smart career move.
A tweet from the arbiter of fine dining referred to a meal 'last night' at Le Bernardin
The Diner en Blanc, a 23-year-old Parisian tradition, had its debut stateside
A visual tour of The Plaza Hotel's Oak Room, frequent setting for film scenes
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