Alyson Krueger

New York

Journalist at Freelance

Journalist, Lover of Life

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Articles

Ozempic Comes for the Group Dinner

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Alyson Krueger

As the use of GLP-1s soars in popularity, diners are wrestling with new restaurant etiquette dilemmas - and adjusting accordingly. Credit... Michael Foote was at dinner with three friends at Soothr, a Thai restaurant in the East Village of Manhattan, when he looked up and noticed he was the only one eating.
The Met Prepares to Welcome Stars for Its Most Closely Watched Gala in Years

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Alyson Krueger

The weather is perhaps one of the few parts of the Met Gala not under Anna Wintour's control. Credit... Andrea Renault/Agence France-Presse - Getty Images It's Met Gala time, also known as the most discussed, debated and otherwise dissected red carpet of the year. Sometimes that can sound like hyperbole, but this year it's actually true. I haven't seen this kind of excitement around the gala, which raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, in a long time.
Trump Admin Ghosts Out in Force at White House Correspondents’ Dinner Pre-Game

2 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Alyson Krueger

Guests trickled into the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., for its annual pre-White House Correspondents Dinner celebration Friday night. As if on cue, a light rain fell on guests dressed in suits and cocktail dresses as they walked into the brick palace decorated with coats of arms and portraits of King Charles and Queen Elizabeth II. Many hopped into a red phone booth at the entrance for a photo op.
The Washington, D.C. Watering Hole Where Socialists and the MAGA Set Rub Shoulders

2 weeks ago | airmail.news | Alyson Krueger

On a recent night at Ned’s Club Washington, DC—a private members’ club that opened in January after the icy weekend of Trump’s inauguration—a group of DOGE staffers were drinking in the Library Bar. “I think that’s Big Balls,” hazarded a member sitting across the room, trying to determine whether it was Elon Musk’s infamous teenage protégé. In another room, on a different night, Robert F.
May|Jun 2025

2 weeks ago | thepenngazette.com | Dave Zeitlin |Alyson Krueger |Molly Petrilla

Download a PDF of this issueMay | Jun 2025Vol. 123, No. 5Through his unorthodox courses, religious studies professor Justin McDaniel is training Penn students how to immerse themselves in literature, disconnect from their phones, build lifelong bonds with classmates … and prepare for the inevitable emotional pain life will bring.
Rules of Engagement

2 weeks ago | thepenngazette.com | Alyson Krueger

Following a stint advising the US Department of Defense on warfare’s AI-inflected future, political science professor and Perry World House director Michael C. Horowitz is back at the helm of Penn’s “home for global policy engagement.”By Alyson KruegerDownload a PDF of this articleIn February 2023 the United States issued a declaration outlining how militaries should develop and deploy autonomous and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities ethically, responsibly, and effectively.
These are the secret off-menu dishes at NYC's trendiest restaurants

3 weeks ago | nypost.com | Alyson Krueger

Getting a prime-time table at a buzzy restaurant in the city is no longer enough. Diners-in-the-know pride themselves on ordering exclusive off-menu items, and restaurants are increasingly offering them. “It’s becoming a thing,” said Colleen Croft, co-owner of Elio’s, a popular Upper East Side Italian restaurant that’s been around for decades. “When people are regulars they like knowing things other people don’t.”At Elio’s, the off-menu chicken parm has been a favorite of insiders.
New NYC coffee shop aims to be a singles hot spot, has its own dating app

1 month ago | nypost.com | Alyson Krueger

At a new coffeeshop in Chelsea, the house specialty is a single shot — at love. First Round’s On Me, which opened in late March, is looking to attract unattached New Yorkers and help them mix and mingle with free drinks, events, pool tables, communal seating and a personable staff who keep an eye out for any flirtations that edge into the uncomfortable.
Throwaway culture as diners ditch doggy-bags

1 month ago | thestar.com.my | Alyson Krueger

EMMETT Burke has noticed something unusual in his Manhattan restaurants. Half-eaten pizzas dot tables and bar space, left behind by those who ordered them. At Emmett’s and Emmett’s on Grove, Burke’s two Chicago-style pizzerias, diners seem increasingly uninterested in asking for boxes to take home leftovers. Already a subscriber? Log in. Save 30% and win Bosch appliances! More Info Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.
An Epic Celebration in Guatemala, Ruins and Volcano Included

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Alyson Krueger

On March 21, Keri Ann Meslar and Trevor Thomas Galko stood in the back of the Convento Santa Clara, the sprawling ruins of the Santa Clara Church in Antigua, Guatemala, arm in arm, watching their friends and family singing and dancing during a surprise firework show to close out their wedding celebration. In the distance the Volcán de Agua, a towering 12,000-foot volcano, loomed. The song "Wake Me Up" by Avicii blasted through the 18th-century convent and gardens.