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Feb 1, 2024 | twincities.com | Priya Krishna |Tanya Sichynsky |Umi Syam

Restaurant menus can be surprisingly revealing. Sure, they’ll tell you what you can order at the hottest restaurant in your city on a particular evening. But they’re also a time capsule of culture, reflecting the comforts, habits, flavors and values of an era. That’s been true since the first American menus of the 1840s, which cataloged the opulent dishes at hotels catering to the ultrawealthy. And it remains so, well into the age of QR-code fatigue.

Jan 23, 2024 | news.nestia.com | Priya Krishna |Tanya Sichynsky |Umi Syam

The Menu Trends That Define Dining Right Now We gathered 121 menus from restaurants all over the country. Together, they offer a glimpse into the tastes and values of today. We gathered 121 menus from restaurants all over the country. Together, they offer a glimpse into the tastes and values of today. By Priya Krishna, Tanya Sichynsky and Umi Syam ……

Oct 27, 2023 | nytimes.com | Ruru Kuo |Priya Krishna |Umi Syam

new video loaded: How to Get a Restaurant Reservation in New York

Oct 23, 2023 | nytimes.com | Priya Krishna |Umi Syam |Aliza Aufrichtig

Welcome to Semma, a South Indian restaurant that’s one of the hardest-to-get-into places in New York City. Reservations open up at midnight, a whole month ahead of time. Can you click below fast enough to grab a table? Sorry! They’re all booked up. But your name is on the waiting list. Stay tuned for alerts. Why does it seem so hard to get a table these days in New York, and so many other places?

Aug 7, 2023 | nytimes.com | Priya Krishna |Umi Syam

A few months ago, a decidedly unsexy, 1970s-era diet food began flying off supermarket shelves. Nearly overnight, cottage cheese was as trendy as Barbie pink. Cooking videos have never been more persuasive, more inescapable, more addictive, more entertaining. And they've never been a more powerful driver of popular culture. Videos on TikTok with the #foodtok hashtag have been viewed more than 64 billion times.