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Time Out
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Pizzeria Sei was just named the country's second-best pizza joint
In yet another bit of pizza-related news, L.A.'s Pizzeria Sei (also known as Time Out 's top pick for pizza in Los Angeles) continues to rack up culinary awards—this time from 50 Top Pizza, an influential industry guide with roots in Italy and the self-described 'first guide of the best pizzerias in the world.' William Joo's tiny, multiple-award-winning Pico-Robertson pizzeria, which is slated to move to Palms later this year, just clinched the No. 2 spot on the 50 Top Pizza USA guide at an awards ceremony held earlier today inside NYC's Chelsea Market. Two other Southern California pizzerias also made 50 Top Pizza's annual USA list: Nardò in Huntington Beach (which also has a satellite location in Culver City), ranked 24th in the nation, and Dana Point's Truly Pizza, which came in at No. 9 and thus made the top 10. Both Pizzeria Sei and Truly Pizza were also recently recognized at the international Best Pizza Awards. To determine its regional rankings—a recent ranking also dropped for all of Europe —the 50 Top Pizza judges use anonymous inspectors to sample pizzerias across the globe in search of high-quality dough, toppings, service and overall experience. While a national guide naturally isn't as competitive as an international list of rankings, it's still pretty darn difficult to receive recognition in a country full of unique regional pizza styles. We're talking New Haven-style, Detroit-style, Chicago-style and, of course, New York-style. On that note, the top spot on the list went to Una Pizza Napoletana in New York City. Once again, congratulations to Pizzeria Sei, Truly Pizza and Nardò!
Eater
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Eater
The Best Dishes Eater's Seattle Editor Ate in June 2025
At Eater Seattle, we have to eat out a lot — it's right there in the website name, next to 'Seattle.' Sometimes, this research shows up in the articles and maps we publish, but sometimes, we eat something so good that we have to tell everyone about it. This running monthly column is a place for us to share especially good dishes with you. I was at Melrose Market this month writing about the controversy surrounding the window coverings put up by incoming tenant Eggslut, so naturally I stopped in at Cafe Suliman, the perpetually charming counter run by Ahmed Suliman. The small plates format here means that you can have anything from a snack to a multi-course meal, and I opted for something snacky: halloumi with seasonal vegetables. The cheese was snappy on the outside and chewy on the inside but what really stood out was the combination of dukkah and a quince dressing, which made the dish a little sweet but also deeply savory. If I was a vegetarian I'd eat at Cafe Suliman even more than I already do. For father's day I carted my family to surely one of the more dad-coded restaurants in Seattle. Lady Jaye has great meat, a whiskey-focused cocktail menu, Floyd on the patio speakers, and incredible ribs. These were a special and not always available, but they were simultaneously smokey and crispy and so tender the meat was falling off the bone. I was gnawing this sweet, succulent meat in between bouts of trying to get my one-year-old to not injure himself. (Maybe takeout next year.) The pork on this plate is fantastic — crispy, fatty, and with a little bit of cumin-y spice. But honestly the sides accompanying it may outshine it. The greens cooked in coconut milk are rich and taste mostly of coconut (obviously) but have some intriguing bitter notes too, an impressive depth of flavor from an unassuming dish. If you haven't been to Lenox, correct that immediately. The round pizza at Dino's on Capitol Hill is good but you should skip it to get the square pie instead. It's not as thick as a Detroit-style pie but it has those crispy, Maillardized edges characteristic of that style. It's chewy, it's tangy, it's the kind of pie you're constantly just having one more slice of. See More:
New York Post
4 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
Zohran Mamdani's fiscal armageddon could bring NYC back to the bad old days
Ah, it's getting easier to long for the good old days — when Gotham was dominated by machine politics, corruption and fiscal mismanagement. Yes, it led to the dreaded fiscal crisis of the mid- to late 1970s, near bankruptcy and a deep city recession that hit hard at the working class in the five boroughs and even the suburbs, including my own family in Westchester. How the city fell into this fiscal abyss, which actually lasted a few years into the next decade, and climbed out is all laid out in gruesome detail in the extremely readable prose by Rich Farley, a lawyer who works on financial transactions. He's the author of 'Drop Dead; How a Coterie of Corrupt Politicians, Bankers, Lawyers, Spinmeisters, and Mobsters Bankrupted New York, Got Bailed Out, Blamed the President and went back to Business as Usual (And it Might Be Happening Again),' released in April. The title is a mouthful and it's not 100% accurate. New York City never declared bankruptcy. There's a debate that it even technically defaulted on its debt when the trigger for the crisis — investors losing confidence in the city's financial condition — boycotted buying city bonds. But those are mere quibbles as I dive into this trenchant historical account of how Gotham — with all its wealth and commerce on Wall Street and real estate and then a lot more — was brought to the brink, a near Detroit-style fiscal meltdown. Follow The Post's coverage of the NYC mayoral race In reading Farley's work, it does dawn on me that for all the grease and grime of those years, the city was immensely savable. The financial crisis did come to an end, but not until after a surge in crime because we couldn't afford cops, arson (The Bronx was literally burning), and unemployment (people like my dad, who lost his construction job because of a halt to city infrastructure spending). It was fixed, at least for decades, after the political leadership did re-establish itself as a stabilizing force. The saviors The saviors were people like Hugh Carey, the governor, who instituted reforms that repaired the confidence of investors and businesses. And Mario Cuomo (yes, that Mario Cuomo), who would succeed Carey and keep a close eye on his hometown for three terms during what's best described as a mini renaissance. And an upstart US congressman named Ed Koch, who inspired confidence that the city must and could survive. He ran for mayor on the slogan 'How Am I Doin'?' and won three terms. Don't forget that federal prosecutor named Rudy Giuliani, who took on the mob and municipal corruption with equal zeal, set the stage for becoming mayor and ushered in a real rebirth in Gotham of low crime and a booming business community. Here's the latest on NYC mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani There was also an engaged business community — people like investment banker Felix Rohatyn — that wasn't afraid to step up and say enough of the nonsense. And here's why I would love to turn back the clock, as crazy as that might sound. None of the gumption shown by those civic and political leaders is evident anymore, as a more serious existential threat looms — worse than 'Fat Tony' Salerno of Genovese fame, Tammany's Carmine DeSapio and graft in the Parking Violations Bureau. All of their lawlessness was snuffed out as the establishment re-established order. The fiscal Armageddon I fear comes in the form of a smiling socialist named Zohran Mamdani, who just won the city's Democratic mayoral primary over the son of the great Mario Cuomo. Mamdani outhustled Andrew Cuomo at every turn. Based on what we know, Mamdani seems like an honest fellow, which is good — and very, very bad. Bad because he's a noxious breed of politician who isn't afraid to promote his weird behavior and sell it as gold to an uninformed electorate. Even worse, no one in our political class or the business elite has really stepped up to call him out. He wants to tax to death those businesses and wealth producers that remain and employ our working class. He wants to give stuff out for free like bus rides. He wants to socialize grocery stores. He wants to defund the police, a sure recipe for more business flight. He has not disavowed the phrase 'globalize the intifada,' which many New Yorkers can reasonably interpret (as it was during those vile campus protests) as a form of antisemitism. There are more than 1 million Jews living in the Big Apple, but how much did Cuomo make of Mamdani's acquiescence to this sick rhetoric? Very little. NYC is still the epicenter of finance, the nation's largest bank run by Jamie Dimon. He has his headquarters and home here. But not a word from America's banker. In this city and state led by Dems, seasoned politicians — people like Chuck Schumer, a Brooklyn assemblyman and later congressman who is now US Senate minority leader — have been quiet as a mouse, except for congratulating Mamdani on his victory. Cuomo and Schumer should ask themselves if their precious political futures are worth not calling out this nonsense and angering the AOC wing of the party. Business leaders need to ask themselves if the price of doing business here is worth allowing a lefty loon to run the epicenter of capitalism. Our budget is in better shape from the morass of the 1970s. If you look at the numbers as I do, NYC is always a recession away from trouble. Couple that with rank socialist policies like defunding the police, and you see how things can and will go sideways if Mamdani wins — and you will miss the mess of the 1970s.
Eater
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Eater
Hot San Diego Restaurant Openings You May Have Missed, June 2025
Skip to main content Current eater city: San Diego Each month brings a new slate of exciting new restaurants to San Diego, whether it's a splashy new restaurant helmed by an iconic chef, a low-key neighborhood spot, or a pop-up settling into a permanent location. Consider this monthly rundown a go-to guide for the newest and boldest debuts across San Diego. Oceanside — Located just two blocks from the Oceanside Pier, Odie's Pizza is a new sourdough pizza place that features chewy, crispy dough fermented for 48 hours with 25-year-old starter dough that founder Odie O'Connor acquired from acclaimed pizzeria Gracie's Apizza in Portland, Oregon, where he previously worked. More than a decade ago, Encinitas native Odie O'Connor started Boxcar Pizza, a Detroit-style vegan pizza pop-up in Portland, before opening his own standalone restaurant in the city. O'Connor said he missed the beaches in Southern California and moved back, feeding his sourdough starter on the way back to the area. Using that sourdough starter and organic flour from the Pacific Northwest, Odie opened his own pizza joint, naming his pies after song titles, such as Dude Ranch, a barbecue shredded chicken pizza with ranch and cilantro, and Benny and the Jets, an EVOO base with whipped burrata and hot honey. All pies can be made vegan and gluten-free. O'Connor tells Eater that he plans to open more locations, possibly in Vista or Escondido, in a year. 121 North Cleveland Street, Oceanside, CA 92054. University Heights— Adding to the widening array of vegan restaurants, Vulture has opened its doors, offering a fine-dining vegan experience. Housed inside the recently opened vegan diner, Dreamboat, by the same team, diners at Vulture can opt for a Steak Diane, made with wood-grilled lion's mane mushroom steak, and the tableside Caesar salad dressed in chickpea-based cultured Parmigiana. The well-conceived drinks menu includes a gimlet made with Japanese gin and a house martini that comes in a miniature Classic form or with The Works, a hefty pour accompanied by pickled accouterments, fried potato pave, and truffle caviar. 4608 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92116. Mission Beach — A breezy new resort restaurant emanates Italian charm, drawing visitors and locals in from far and wide for its excellent Neapolitan cuisine. Anchoring the Bahia Resort Hotel in Mission Bay, Bianchi Pizza and Pasta is a new Italian restaurant led by chef Ignazio Tagliavia, who previously worked as an instructor at Pizza News School in Bartletta, Italy, and as the chef at Elvira in Ocean Beach. The menu focuses on wood-fired pizza, pasta, and charcuterie. With a range of Italian beers on tap along with Aperol and Campari spritzes, the family-friendly restaurant includes a cozy indoor space, a 12-seat elegant bar, and a miniature Italian piazza for outdoor dining. Bahia Resort Hotel, 998 West Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, CA 92109. Carmel Valley— The first San Diego outpost for Jan's Health Bar opened in the One Paseo shopping plaza, expanding from Orange County, where the first Jan's was founded in Huntington Beach in 1972. The fast-casual set-up includes an open kitchen and a few indoor tables in a 1,500-square-foot space. Here, diners can have salads, smoothies, and sandwiches, including the popular tuna salad sandwich with sprouts, vegan bacon bites, and secret seasoning. (Add the avocado for extra creaminess.) Jan's trademark protein powder goes into many of their smoothies, such as the peanut butter banana date smoothie blended with almond milk. Owner Poppy Holguin tells Eater she would like to open additional locations in North County in the future. 3722 Paseo Place, Suite 1440, San Diego, CA 92130. San Marcos— A Lo Fresco recently opened in North City, adjacent to the Cal State San Marcos campus, as an all-day fast-casual cafe with gluten-free bowls, wraps, toasts made with plant-based sourdough, and smoothies. All drinks on the menu are plant-based and gluten-free with no added sugars. Owners Olga Saldivar and Emillio Herrera also run the popular Phatties Vegan Mexican Restaurant in Escondido. Find items like the Miami Cuban bowl, Greek bowl, surf-and-turf wrap with guajillo shrimp and carne asada, and the Santorini blue smoothie in this bright, cheery space punched up by colorful artwork. 205 North City Drive, Suite 5, San Marcos, CA 92078. Carmel Valley— Hopping into the soup dumpling craze that's proliferated around San Diego, Super Dumpling Cafe opened its doors in Piazza Carmel, replacing the former Villa Capri Italian restaurant. The new dumpling spot comes from the family behind Sunny Noodle House in Clairemont Mesa, who decided to head to North County to open a Chinese restaurant that uses other Asian diasporic influences. After undergoing a major renovation, the light-filled casual dim sum restaurant now slings xiao long bao (soup dumplings), pot stickers, grilled pork buns, and noodle dishes. The spot's colorful soup dumping set features eight flavors, such as chicken and corn, black truffle, and Korean barbecue beef. 3870 Valley Centre Drive, Suite 301, San Diego, CA 92130. Sorrento Mesa— Perched on the second floor in the middle of Sorrento Valley's budding tech campus, the Treehouse Collective is an expansive food hall that invites diners in for a choose-your-own-adventure experience with breakfast and lunchtime fare, such as fried chicken sandwiches, smash burgers, poke bowls, and Cali Cobb salads. Centrally located near the main entrance for a grab-and-go caffeinated drink, the Can-Do coffee bar offers specialty beverages made with coffee beans from Cafe Moto in Barrio Logan. Rotating pastries from Patisserie Melanie in North Park are delivered daily. Open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., the dining space has sky-high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling wrap-around windows, and ample indoor seating. 9945 Pacific Heights Boulevard, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92121. Solana Beach— On Highway 101, a team of seasoned restaurateurs has opened a new upscale restaurant called Lana. Owners Travis LeGrand and Mark Whedon have partnered on restaurants such as Cucina Urbana, Herringbone, and the Marine Room. Executive chef Chris Ruhl (Cellar Hand, Juniper and Ivy) will lead the kitchen in the 5,000-square-foot space, which features a central bar and outdoor dining area. Working closely with local purveyors, the kitchen team has curated a menu that includes California seabass ceviche, Wagyu beef burgers, and cast-iron skillet baked meatballs. 437 South Highway 101, Solana Beach, CA 92075. Little Italy— A new Argentinian asado steakhouse, Piedra Santa, has landed in San Diego. The 3,000-square-foot restaurant with an expansive outdoor dining patio showcases dry-aged steaks, including tomahawk, bone-in ribeye, American and Japanese wagyu, and churrasco de asado de tira. Recently, the downtown restaurant introduced happy hour specials from Sunday through Thursday, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., that features wagyu sliders, empanada trios, and cocktails like soldado criollo with pecan-infused bourbon. 555 W. Ash St, San Diego, California 92101. See More: San Diego Restaurant Openings
Time Out
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
One of London's most famous markets is getting a new terrace bar
A brand new sports bar – complete with an outdoor terrace – is set to open in Spitalfields Market this August. KERB Social Club comes from, funnily enough, street food folk KERB, who also run Seven Dials Market in Covent Garden. The plan is to create a space where 'American sports bar energy' meets 'proper pub comfort'. The bar's outdoor terrace will overlook Spitalfields Market. Inside, there'll be a large main room, as well as five private rooms, which you'll be able to book for everything from karaoke to pool nights, darts, gaming and chess nights. KERB Social Club will feature three food traders: fried chicken from Only Jerkin', hot dogs from Oh My Dog, and Detroit-style pizza from Cutie Pies. Speaking about the new bar, general manager of KERB Social Club Abi Watson said: 'KERB Social Club is what happens when you take the spirit of a proper British local, mix it with the casual chaos and fun of an American sports bar, and give it an inclusive, modern KERB twist. This isn't about gimmicks – it's a reminder that community hangouts really matter. And for us, opening our first Social Club in a legendary market like Spitalfields makes it even more special.'
