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New on the Menu: Indonesian shrimp & grits and Lao chicken noodle soupNew on the Menu: Indonesian shrimp & grits and Lao chicken noodle soup

Plus a carrot cocktail, sea urchin tostada, and a cold Malaysian okra dish

byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor
Jan 31, 2025
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New on the Menu: A holy basil smashburger and a Comté uttapamNew on the Menu: A holy basil smashburger and a Comté uttapam
byBret Thorn
Jan 24, 2025
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Pan-seared grouper with spiced apple chutney with the New on the Menu logo
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New on the Menu: Squash pizza and grouper with apple chutneyNew on the Menu: Squash pizza and grouper with apple chutney
byBret Thorn
Jan 17, 2025
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New on the menu: Two desserts and a banana slugNew on the menu: Two desserts and a banana slug
byBret Thorn
Jan 10, 2025
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New on the Menu: Jamón Ibérico grilled cheese and blue crab cacio e pepeNew on the Menu: Jamón Ibérico grilled cheese and blue crab cacio e pepe
byBret Thorn
Jan 3, 2025
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The New On the Menu logo and a chicken pot pie
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New on the Menu: Two dishes with bone marrow and a chicken pot pieNew on the Menu: Two dishes with bone marrow and a chicken pot pie
byBret Thorn
Dec 20, 2024
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New on the Menu: Squash tortelloni and Guinness stew
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New on the menu: Artichoke carpaccio and PB&J jello
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New on the menu: Moroccan hot chicken and a crab tamale
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New on the Menu: Two puff pastries and two caramels, one savory and one sweet
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New on the Menu: Taiwanese beef soup and a French-Japanese lobster omelet
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New on the menu: Two seafood stews and fried milk shark
New on the menu: Two seafood stews and fried milk shark
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New on the Menu: Crackling pork and titanic shrimp
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New on the Menu: Two shrimp dishes and Angelo Sosa’s fluke
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New on the Menu: Two salmon dishes and prawn curry
New on the Menu: Two salmon dishes and prawn curry
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New on the menu: Two halibuts and a PSL Espresso Martini
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New on the Menu: Four seafood dishes and a pisco cocktail
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New on the menu: Street corn arancini and cacio e pepe dumplings
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New on the menu: Upscale pork & beans and corn-lobster pizza
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New on the menu: Two dry-aged burgers and an updated Mai Tai
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New on the menu: Crab bombolini and burnt ends in huckleberry
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New on the menu: Watermelon tataki and a fancy Hangtown Fry
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New on the menu: Two versions of ‘Eggs in Purgatory’
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New on the menu: PB&J French toast and a corn cocktail
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New on the menu: Persian tuna tartare and an Olympics-themed cocktail
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New on the menu: Short rib bo ssam and the latest from Harold Dieterle and Lawrence Weeks
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New on the Menu: Mediterranean soft-shell crab and a clarified Long Island Iced Tea
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New on the Menu: Two scallop dishes and wagyu tartare
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New on the Menu: Charred melon and bright red cocktail
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New on the Menu: Traditional pasta dishes and pastrami pierogi
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New on the menu: A curry cocktail and sake clams
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New on the menu: Two ceviches and wagyu nigiri
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New on the Menu: Cacio e pepe white asparagus and Rasta pasta
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New on the menu: Vegan ‘scallops’ and country rib skewers
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