Claudine Ko
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Can this Italian pizza master cut it in NYC?
On a brisk night in late November, top pizza makers from around the country, members of the food media and even Mayor de Blasio gathered at a new pizzeria on...
Hot, skinny people are ditching salads for 'power bowls'
Nearly every weekend, friends Justine Parker, 28, and Lily Kunin, 27, have an exercise date at trendy Sky Ting Yoga downtown. But afterward, they don’t grab coffee, tea or a...
How I lost nearly 100 pounds eating pizza
When it comes to the never-ending quest to slim down, we’ve all heard about the success of the Atkins diet and eating Paleo. But one New York City chef used...
4 healthy super-grains to try right now
When it comes to wholesome carbohydrates, what’s old is new again. Here, four healthy heritage sides to try. Einkorn: A protein-rich wheat that can be cooked whole or ground into...
How to actually keep those New Year's resolutions
Gretchen Rubin is an expert on happiness, as demonstrated by her best-selling book, “Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits — to Sleep More, Quit Sugar,...
Is this restaurant really worth the wait?
It's a Tuesday night, but it feels more like a weekend at Alphabet City’s bustling Babu Ji restaurant. Around 8:30 p.m., a couple asks the host about the next available...
Sweet salads, dim sum, sammies: Your NYC winter dining guide
Cool new downtown Italian The downtown scene is getting even hotter in 2016, with a band of upcoming high-profile Italian-influenced openings by darlings of the restaurant industry. Mario Batali and...
The most viable asset in NYC real estate? A pizza oven
In 2013, after years of searching, Anna Viertel and Dave Sclarow finally found just the right spot to open the upscale pizzeria they’d long dreamed about. Sure, it was on...
A little E. coli isn't keeping these Chipotle lovers away
You can pick your salsas, but you can’t choose your food-borne illness. Following an E. coli epidemic at 11 West coast Chipotle Mexican Grill locations this fall, 80 customers of...
Lose your turkey tummy at these local races
It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without turkey — a Turkey Trot, that is. Strike back against the calorie load of your holiday feast by signing up for one of these local...
The best pizza outside Italy
Dave Gulino, Justin Sloj-kowski and Demian Repucci are pizza heretics. The team is behind the delicious, divisive new East Village pizzeria Bruno (204 E. 13th St.). It takes its name...
The crazy rare sushi you've never had
Since opening in April, the East Village’s SenYa has been serving the kind of contemporary Toyko-style sushi we’ve all known and dipped in soy sauce, from spicy tuna rolls to...
6 ways to fight winter flab
There's still leftover Halloween candy strewn around the house, the start of the holiday party season is just weeks away and dropping temperatures are making hearty comfort food look far...
Caffeine-free coffee shop is sign of the apocalypse
A new downtown coffee shop has caused New Yorkers to hit the boiling point, with some calling it the “first sign of the cultural apocalypse.” What’s got everyone steaming? A...
4 vitamins everyone should be taking
In “The Vitamin Solution,” a new book by Drs. Romy Block and Arielle Levitan, the authors give us the same old advice: “Take your vitamins!” But this time, the docs...
These are the healthiest Halloween candies
Children will get their fill of sugary candy this weekend, but what if you’re an adult who’s craving a sweet, too? Here, experts advise on the healthiest (relatively) candies to...
Paris' bougie gluten-free bakery comes to New York
Noglu, a new bakery on the Upper East Side by way of France, serves traditional pastries like tarts and éclairs with just one exception: Everything on the menu is gluten-free....
6,000 delicious Hudson Valley apples are coming to NYC
New Yorkers who don’t care to schlep to the Hudson Valley for the season’s best fresh-picked apples are in luck. The upstate orchards are coming to lower Manhattan this weekend....
The alcoholic candy corn that's not for kids
Halloween for adults is happening every night this season at Park Avenue Autumn, where bar director Bryan Schneider and bartender Shane O’Neill have invented the Autumn Daiquiri, a subtly spiced...
5 easy ways to boost your mood fast
When you’re stressed, a bag of chips will only lift your mood so much. Instead, Dr. Jenny Taitz, a clinical psychologist and author of “End Emotional Eating,” has simpler —...