Alexis Benveniste

1 week ago | opentable.com | Alexis Benveniste

No longer just a waiting area or afterthought, more and more restaurant bars are becoming destinations in their own right, offering the best bar food in NYC through unique menus with exclusive items that aren’t available in the main dining room. At three standout New York City establishments—Oiji Mi, Le B., and Hawksmoor—sitting at the bar rivals traditional table service.

1 week ago | ny.eater.com | Alexis Benveniste

Hungry Thirsty in Carroll Gardens is the kind of place you immediately want to tell your friends about after you fill up on caramelized pork, fried branzino, and Thai iced tea slushies. The Thai restaurant, which opened at the end of January, is a new place from former employees of the previous tenant, Ugly Baby. Former Ugly Baby owner Sirichai Sreparplarn passed the space on to former servers Napat Ruangphung, who goes by Angie, and Thanatharn Kulaptip, who goes by Sun.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Alexis Benveniste |Tony Cenicola

For fathers in search of friendship, a growing group has emerged: the Brooklyn Stroll Club. "I didn't have a lot of dad friends in New York, and I really wanted to connect with people who were going through a similar experience," said Joe Gonzales, a new father who started the Brooklyn Stroll Club in October. For fathers in search of friendship, a growing group has emerged: the Brooklyn Stroll Club.

2 weeks ago | allure.com | Alexis Benveniste

My Instagram Explore page has morphed into a never-ending stream of dewy, glass-skinned girls making homemade gummies or jellies by mixing plain gelatin with drinkable liquids ranging from fruit juice to coffee and pouring the concoctions into cute little molds. While slurping their creations up for the camera, they earnestly explain how eating gelatin—the colorless, odorless, flavorless food ingredient derived from animal collagen—has transformed their skin from problematic to poreless.

4 weeks ago | getextracredit.substack.com | Alexis Benveniste

Make Yourself at Home is a series of conversations with the people behind your favorite movements, restaurants, hotels, dishes, drinks and destinations — the experts who have mastered the art of making you feel like you’re right where you belong. What started as three childhood friends sharing family meals has evolved into CAVA — a fast-casual powerhouse with ambitious plans to open 1,000 locations by 2032.