When the chef Chintan Pandya and his partners decided to name their restaurant group Unapologetic Foods, they made it clear that they wouldn’t water down their vision for Indian cooking in New York.

I was lucky that my maternal grandma lived in our guest house for many of my formative years. I could pop over to her place for an extra hug — or an extra snack — whenever I wanted.

Last week at Don Udon, a new noodle bar in Crown Heights, I slurped on bukkake udon — the dish had the name first, for the record — that I drowned in chilled, seasoned dashi before eating.

When someone tells you who they are, believe them. Ha’s Snack Bar, a tiny, delicious little pocket on Broome Street, is a snack bar. That’s not to diminish the food, which is ambitious ...

Tribeca Grill in the early 2000s. The room didn’t change much over the years. Photo: Anton Dijkgraaf Tribeca Grill in the early 2000s. The room didn’t change much over the years. Photo: Anton ...

Photo: Grub Street Over the past couple of years, one of the questions I’ve been asked most frequently and urgently by ...