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Tammie Teclemariam

Underground Gourmet columnist, New York Magazine

Tammie Teclemariam is New York Magazine’s first-ever diner-at-large and the author of the “Year I Ate New York” column and newsletter. Prior to that she studied pastry and wine in France.

  1. underground gourmet
    The City’s Best SauceNew York’s salsas, dressings, and dips have never been brighter, bolder, or more varied. Here are 22 spots where you’ll want to order extra.
  2. openings
    Empirical Opens a Bushwick Bar With Noma RootsThe company that invented Doritos booze is mixing cocktails with tofu and cold brew.
  3. openings
    Flynn McGarry Opens Gem Home With Some Strong SandwichesGem Home’s focaccia is a great addition to the city’s booming bakery scene. Plus: Elbow Bread is now open.
  4. underground gourmet
    ‘Unlimited Meat’ Arrives in ManhattanMikiya, a new shabu-shabu restaurant, is part of a large, complicated Wagyu web.
  5. five lines
    The Viral Food That’s Actually GoodOne discerning critic endures five social-media-hyped lines to see what Instagram bait is worth the wait.
  6. underground gourmet
    Can a Chicken Finger Ever Be Fancy?New York chefs are tinkering with America’s most humble food.
  7. underground gourmet
    Would You Eat 72 Pieces of Toro?SourAji’s all-you-can-eat sushi is extreme omakase.
  8. underground gourmet
    For the Very Best Granola, Get to a BakeryYes, you could buy it at a supermarket, but it’s better when it’s fresh.
  9. openings
    Briscola Is a New Trattoria That Looks (Way) Back in TimeChef Silvia Barban is unearthing forgotten recipes and reviving the classic carello di dolci at her next Brooklyn restaurant.
  10. openings
    This Is Not a Simple Green SaladAt Third Falcon, the “greens of the moment” are something more surprising.
  11. fall preview 2024
    A Top Chef Winner Steps Up at Time and TideThe “steakhouse that only serves seafood” will carry on chef Jamal James Kent’s legacy.
  12. rip
    The Four Horsemen’s Justin Chearno Has Died“Once Justin gave his stamp of approval, that’s when anything became cool.”
  13. what to eat
    The Very Italian Cooking at AmoA chef from the old country breaks away from predictable antipasti.
  14. underground gourmet
    This Summer’s Status Ice Cream Is à la Mode in ReverseIt’s a pint, and it’s a pie.
  15. underground gourmet
    Modern Cocktails Taste Like Food. This One Tastes Like Diet Coke.The Amalfi Diet has the glassware to match.
  16. underground gourmet
    Chloe Is the Comeback Story of the Year — But Is It Any Good?The world has changed. Chloe Coscarelli’s vegan restaurant has not.
  17. underground gourmet
    New York’s Thai Scene Has Never Been BetterA wave of new chefs are behind the city’s most exciting restaurants.
  18. coming soon
    Zoë Kanan
    Zoë Kanan Is Working on Her PletzelsA baker’s bakery gets ready to break out.
  19. where to eat
    The Best Restaurants of 2024 — So FarSix months in, these eight places stand out during an already-strong year for openings.
  20. underground gourmet
    Takeout Toro Gets an UpgradeSuper-fresh fish and high-design packaging are now the norm at sushi shops around the city.
  21. coming soon
    A Tasting Menu With Uni, Mochi, and a MissionAt Ikigai in Fort Greene, proceeds will go toward fighting food insecurity.
  22. underground gourmet
    In Search of the New York SmoothieL.A.’s got Erewhon. What do we have?
  23. underground gourmet
    Eric Adams Finally Ate in a Good RestaurantL’incontro by Rocco is a new red-sauce joint where the old regulars are filling the dining room.
  24. summer eating
    One of Everything, To Go72 onion-soaked smashburgers, crispy-cutlet subs, cold noodles, and sizzling spicy skewers to eat on the street this summer.
  25. underground gourmet
    A Chain Opening That’s Worth Getting Excited AboutGrandma’s Home lives up to its reputation.
  26. underground gourmet
    A Quietly Excellent Japanese Spot Opens on the LESKin Gin offers super-fresh seafood — without an obvious hook.
  27. underground gourmet
    Is Esse Taco Worth All the Hype?A first taste of Enrique Olvera’s new Brooklyn taquería.
  28. first taste
    Beefbar Is the Strangest New Steakhouse in New YorkWagyu Bolognese and emoji plates land in Tribeca.
  29. the grub street diet
    Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna Holds Taste Tests at Home“We’ll get every kind of root beer and then blindfold my kid …”
  30. underground gourmet
    This Might Be the Best Latke in TownIt’s two wedges of crunchy fried cake spiked with celery root and horseradish.
  31. underground gourmet
    I Waited an Hour For Viral NoodlesI should have made them at home in 15 minutes.
  32. underground gourmet
    A Tasting Menu You’ll Actually LoveIt’s $99, in Astoria, and only served one night per week.
  33. underground gourmet
    Where to Slurp Shurpa at 1 A.M.Plus dumplings and kebabs in Brooklyn’s Little Uzbekistan.
  34. underground gourmet
    The Best Thing I’ve Eaten in Months Costs Just $10Mughlai paratha, a specialty from Bangladesh, arrives in Bed-Stuy.
  35. what to eat
    This Beef Tartare Is Actually Worth OrderingA ceviche specialist turns his attention to steak.
  36. sipping season
    The Best Broth Comes From a Butcher ShopZero frills, all flavor.
  37. underground gourmet
    Who Makes the Best Flour Tortillas in New York?Taking stock of the (many) new competitors around town.
  38. underground gourmet
    There’s a New Egg-Salad Sandwich in Town — the Bread Is the StarAt Postcard, the gluten-free milk bread took more than six months of trials to get right.
  39. trends
    Caviar Used to Be Special. Now It’s Just Another Upsell.Would you like ossetra or sevruga with that nugget?
  40. underground gourmet
    In NYC’s Sea of ‘Coastal Italian,’ Kanyakumari Specializes in Coastal IndianThe new restaurant debuts just off Union Square this week.
  41. underground gourmet
    Two New Takes on Classic Chinese TakeoutFer and Noodle Lane deliver on the dream of perfect wontons and sesame noodles at home.
  42. the underground gourmet
    A New Bar That Goes Back to the BasicsCarousel has become my go-to because it doesn’t do anything flashy. (But there is a smoking room.)
  43. underground gourmet
    The Underground Gourmet’s 12 Biggest Takeaways From 2023Roasty mushrooms, $13 cocktails, and even more affordable sushi.
  44. underground gourmet
    It’s the Most Hyped Burger in Years — But Is It Any Good?Hamburger America is a big-city ode to small-town roadside joints.
  45. openings
    Lawn Club Brings Croquet and Cocktails to the SeaportYour Lawncierge will see you now.
  46. underground gourmet
    A Lobster Roll Returns to Cornelia StreetFigure Eight opens in the former Pearl Oyster Bar space.
  47. underground gourmet
    I’ve Found My New Favorite BurritoIt’s big and beefy and waiting in Windsor Terrace.
  48. the underground gourmet
    Farina Is a New Kind of Brooklyn PizzeriaTony Pisaniello’s pies are unlike anything else in the city.
  49. the underground gourmet
    Going Vegan at HAAMThe all-plant Caribbean restaurant lands in Williamsburg on November 15.
  50. the underground gourmet
    Forget Whipped Cream — Where’s the Olive Oil?A good idea has become ubiquitous.
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