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Presenting our newest @resy project: an ongoing collection of stories, tributes and love letters to the legacy restaurants that define our communities, the places that tell the histories of our cities.
Welcome to THE CLASSICS.
[a thread!]
https://blog.resy.com/the-classics/
Welcome to THE CLASSICS.
[a thread!]
https://blog.resy.com/the-classics/
"A tree can stand for 2,000 years and fall in seconds. There are places like that too in Chinatown."
If you want to think about longevity — especially as the California fires tear down our redwoods — read @TienlonHo on the 100-year-old Hang Ah. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/on-its-100th-anniversary-hang-ah-remains-entwined-in-the-roots-of-chinatown/
If you want to think about longevity — especially as the California fires tear down our redwoods — read @TienlonHo on the 100-year-old Hang Ah. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/on-its-100th-anniversary-hang-ah-remains-entwined-in-the-roots-of-chinatown/
There's no secret formula for longevity in the restaurant industry.
And there's no restaurant quite like Zuni Cafe, and @truelaurelsf chef Geoff Davis captures that intangible greatness about as perfectly as anyone could.
Blessed be Zuni. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/zuni-cafe-san-francisco/
And there's no restaurant quite like Zuni Cafe, and @truelaurelsf chef Geoff Davis captures that intangible greatness about as perfectly as anyone could.
Blessed be Zuni. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/zuni-cafe-san-francisco/
"When do we know a restaurant is good? Is it good because the local community supports it … or because a publication makes news of it more widely available?"
@osayiendolyn is, as always, essential reading. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/shared-cultural-memories-and-enduring-legacy-at-sylvias-in-harlem/
@osayiendolyn is, as always, essential reading. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/shared-cultural-memories-and-enduring-legacy-at-sylvias-in-harlem/
I'm always struck by the degree to which the history of the 20th century can be told through restaurants.
The story of the world's oldest soul food restaurant is also the story of DC, slavery, migration, and gentrification.
@soulfoodscholar at his best: https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/soul-survivor-the-story-of-the-worlds-oldest-soul-food-restaurant/
The story of the world's oldest soul food restaurant is also the story of DC, slavery, migration, and gentrification.
@soulfoodscholar at his best: https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/soul-survivor-the-story-of-the-worlds-oldest-soul-food-restaurant/
Also in DC, @benschilibowl has been an integral part of the city’s ongoing civil rights movements. It donated food to the march on Washington. It stayed open during the '68 protests. @BarackObama went there before his inauguration.
Read @ChefKwame's ode. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/for-decades-bens-chili-bowl-has-been-an-integral-part-of-dc/
Read @ChefKwame's ode. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/for-decades-bens-chili-bowl-has-been-an-integral-part-of-dc/
How did Queens become a bustling South Asian community?
A lot started at Jackson Diner. @deannating has the tale: https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/jackson-diner-sparked-an-indian-cuisine-revolution-in-queens/
A lot started at Jackson Diner. @deannating has the tale: https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/jackson-diner-sparked-an-indian-cuisine-revolution-in-queens/
The origin of El Tepeyac, as told by @streetgourmetla, is the tale of Mexican American food and East LA's Chicano community. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/el-tepeyacs-rich-family-legacy-continues-one-burrito-at-a-time/
~important taco interlude~
“For me, those taquitos are the best tacos in LA."
— @wes_avila https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/cielito-lindo-defines-the-flavors-of-east-l-a/
“For me, those taquitos are the best tacos in LA."
— @wes_avila https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/cielito-lindo-defines-the-flavors-of-east-l-a/
This @deannating interview with Ms. André Prince Jeffries, the owner of Prince’s Hot Chicken in Nashville, explores segregation, the history of hot chicken, and a restaurant's connection to a city:
"There’s no me without you. Have mercy." https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/princes-hot-chicken-ms-andre-prince-jeffries/
"There’s no me without you. Have mercy." https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/princes-hot-chicken-ms-andre-prince-jeffries/
Restaurants have transcended pop culture. @soulfoodscholar tells the story of Roscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles in Los Angeles, and how it became a destination for the music industry.
(Don't miss the vintage Stevie Wonder photos.) https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/the-layered-legacy-of-roscoes-house-of-chicken-waffles/
(Don't miss the vintage Stevie Wonder photos.) https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/the-layered-legacy-of-roscoes-house-of-chicken-waffles/
Restaurants have been an integral backdrop for the film industry.
@lesleyLA writes about the Formosa revamp ( https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/formosa-cafe-is-a-masterclass-in-restoration/), while @alisonmartino details what makes El Coyote so special, decades after the night that changed Hollywood forever. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/the-night-that-changed-l-a-forever-also-put-el-coyote-on-the-map/
@lesleyLA writes about the Formosa revamp ( https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/formosa-cafe-is-a-masterclass-in-restoration/), while @alisonmartino details what makes El Coyote so special, decades after the night that changed Hollywood forever. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/the-night-that-changed-l-a-forever-also-put-el-coyote-on-the-map/
Restaurants are where we live our lives.
They're where we fall in love, and sometimes, they're where we get engaged.
@tomcolicchio tells the story of how he watched "High Fidelity" (cc: @johncusack) … and then popped the question at 2nd Avenue Deli. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/how-2nd-avenue-deli-changed-my-life/
They're where we fall in love, and sometimes, they're where we get engaged.
@tomcolicchio tells the story of how he watched "High Fidelity" (cc: @johncusack) … and then popped the question at 2nd Avenue Deli. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/how-2nd-avenue-deli-changed-my-life/
Restaurants are where we go for a special childhood meals, or maybe just a memorable outing with mom. Here's @emilyjwils on a kid's perspective on the burger at @UnionSquareCafe. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/on-longevity-and-burgers-at-union-square-cafe/
Restaurants are where we celebrate. And there's no better celebratory place in the Bay Area than @HouseOfPrimeRib.
But will it survive the pandemic?
Joe Betz promises @0mmmar that HOPR WILL be back, even there are plastic dividers between booths. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/whats-next-for-house-of-prime-rib-the-citys-ultimate-celebratory-restaurant/
But will it survive the pandemic?
Joe Betz promises @0mmmar that HOPR WILL be back, even there are plastic dividers between booths. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/whats-next-for-house-of-prime-rib-the-citys-ultimate-celebratory-restaurant/
And let's not lose sight of the everyday spots, the after-hours haunts. @edouardojordan pens an ode to @DicksDriveIns:
"The burgers arrive fresh and hot off that old griddle …
Dick’s feels exactly like what a burger place should be." https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/an-appreciation-of-dicks-drive-in-seattles-timeless-burger-stop/
"The burgers arrive fresh and hot off that old griddle …
Dick’s feels exactly like what a burger place should be." https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/an-appreciation-of-dicks-drive-in-seattles-timeless-burger-stop/
In Chicago, @pang does the lord's work with some boots-on-the-ground journalism to muse on the many wonders and civic expressions of CHICKEN VESUVIO, including a special trip to @HarryCarays.
I love this piece so much. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/an-ode-to-chicken-vesuvio-the-ultimate-expression-of-chicago/
I love this piece so much. https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/an-ode-to-chicken-vesuvio-the-ultimate-expression-of-chicago/
Restaurants make memories.
@afrosypaella captures why that matters:
"How we forge forward into the future, and what future we dare to reimagine, all depends on willful memory of what was instrumental, vital, and healing in the past. Restaurants included." https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/remembering-sylvias-in-atlanta-and-the-citys-bygone-black-owned-restaurants/
@afrosypaella captures why that matters:
"How we forge forward into the future, and what future we dare to reimagine, all depends on willful memory of what was instrumental, vital, and healing in the past. Restaurants included." https://blog.resy.com/2020/09/remembering-sylvias-in-atlanta-and-the-citys-bygone-black-owned-restaurants/
