Eater New York

6 days ago | ny.eater.com | Nadia Chaudhury

For Daniel Corpuz, chocolates are a journey. Look no further than his yuzu cinnamon bonbon. “The melting point of every chocolate is slightly different,” he says. When someone takes a bite, “First, the white chocolate melts, so you get this tart pucker of yuzu. Then you have the milk chocolate. Next, we’re using Saigon cinnamon, so it has more oil which gives it this florality that eases your palate from that tartness.” The last phase is the dark chocolate shell, which leaves you wanting more.

1 week ago | ny.eater.com | Nadia Chaudhury

Sean Aiken Far Rockaway native Sean Aiken wants more pizza in the Queens beach neighborhood. So much so that he’s been running popular seasonal Neapolitan pie pop-up Seany Pizza for the past several years. And now, he’s going to open a new, permanent pizzeria this summer. Beginning this May or June, Crown Square Pizza can be found at 99-02 Rockaway Beach Boulevard at Beach 99th Street.

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 | ny.eater.com | Nadia Chaudhury

Levi’s Beyoncé is the queen of many things — Texas, good taste in restaurants and whiskey, and so on. Now, as part of her ongoing campaign with denim brand Levi’s, she’s embracing retro dining by stunningly lounging on a mid-century diner counter. Beyoncé’s co-star in the advertisement is Bendix Diner. Unfortunately, the 40-year-old restaurant in Hasbrouck, New Jersey, officially closed this year. Originally, Bendix temporarily closed in January because of fire and health code violations.

1 week ago | ny.eater.com | Melissa McCart |Nadia Chaudhury

Nico Schnico/Wegmans Two years after Wegmans opened in Astor Place, its dressed-up grocery store sushi restaurant, Next Door will open on Wednesday, April 30. The Art Deco-inspired spot is located right off its entrance. The restaurant is the company’s second location following the original one in Rochester — where Wegmans corporate is based — that opened in 2002.