Food & Wine

Brindis

Brindis means a toast, and this is where The Innovators Den covers food, wine and spirits. Our reporting comes from the table: restaurant visits, tastings, producer interviews and press coverage of events such as the New York City Wine & Food Festival, La Fête du Champagne and La Tablée.

Den originals here include venue features with the address, dates and official links you need to go yourself, profiles of winemakers and distillers, and event previews and recaps, often paired with a video. We only recommend places we have visited.

You will also find Briefs, short curated summaries that link to food and drink reporting from other publishers. Start with the newest stories below.

Den originals

  • Every Bottle a Magnum

    A night at La Fête du Champagne, on a rooftop above Orchard Street, in a building that began as a bank for people no one else would lend to.

  • The Man Who Carried Scotland Home

    What a private cinema in Chelsea taught us about Nikka, Masataka Taketsuru, and the woman who followed him across the world.

  • Hidden Harlem: Kitchens With Something to Prove

    Harlem doesn't reward empty concepts. The places that last here, even quietly, are the ones where the kitchen means something: eight restaurants, eight...

Briefs

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