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2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Priya Krishna

Restaurateurs are finding that ambience and branding matter as much - and to many diners, more - than the food they serve. At Papa San, the design is equally or more eye-catching than the food. And that may be the point. Credit... Lanna Apisukh for The New York Times How many shades of pink and orange can you fit into a single restaurant? At Papa San in Midtown Manhattan, the limit may not exist.

3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Priya Krishna

With solo reservations on the rise but many restaurants still restricting tables to two or more, solitary diners often feel left out or stigmatised. There are few customers Conor Proft appreciates more than people who eat alone. A bartender at the Italian restaurant Fausto, in Prospect Heights, in New York City’s Brooklyn borough, he said the solo diners he serves tend to be more engaged and willing to chat. They are self-aware and more attuned to the restaurant’s rhythms.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Priya Krishna

There are few customers Conor Proft appreciates more than people who eat alone. A bartender at the Italian restaurant Fausto, in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, he said the solo diners he serves tend to be more engaged and willing to chat. They are self-aware and more attuned to the restaurant's rhythms. But does Mr. Proft dine alone? Rarely. "I love the romantic ideal of going into a restaurant and sitting at the bar and striking up a conversation with a bartender," he said.

1 month ago | npr.org | Glen Weldon |Danielle Kurtzleben |Priya Krishna |Liz Metzger |Mike Katzif |Jessica Reedy

'Severance' delivers woe, dread, malice and even a tiny bit of frolic Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1241163685/1268270748" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Adam Scott in Severance. Apple TV+ hide caption toggle caption Apple TV+ Adam Scott in Severance.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Priya Krishna

As a young pastry cook at Eleven Madison Park, Genie Kwon grew accustomed to a kitchen tradition: Every time the chef shouted out an order, the other cooks responded in unison, "Oui, chef!"Or as you may have heard it on the FX show "The Bear": "Yes, chef!"For a long time, Ms. Kwon, who co-owns the Filipino restaurant Kasama in Chicago, associated the phrase with the unyielding hierarchy of the kitchen at Eleven Madison Park, known for its exacting vision of fine dining.