NYC Restaurants: James Beard Nominees + Best Of Everything Edition

NEW YORK CITY — The Big Apple's cooking is the best.

Or so say a tasty batch of food honors bestowed on city chefs, restaurants and watering holes this past week.

Six eateries and chefs are among the nominees for the 2024 James Beard Awards, otherwise known as the culinary world's Oscars.

The salutatory smorgasbord didn't stop there, and Patch's tiny local newsroom was there to pass the plate of good news along to our readers.

Check out this week's food news, and come back next time for seconds.

The coming James Beard Awards

• 6 NYC Restaurants, Chefs Are 2024 James Beard Awards Nominees
• Trio Of UWS Eateries Make NYT 'Best 100' List, Including Top Pick
• Harlem Spot Makes NYT 'Best 100 Restaurants' List

Besides the "best ofs," New Yorkers also saw a buffet of openings.

Butterfield Market reopened this week with ...

• An Upper East Side Favorite Grocer Reopens Monday, With More Room
• Playa Bowls Opens New Upper East Side Location

And Upper East Siders sounded off about a proposed, tiny 400-square-foot wine bar threatening their pristine block

• New UES Restaurants: A 'Noisy' Wine Bar, Thai, And A Mexican Return

Plus, a teen chef wants to use his culinary skills to raise money for kids with cancer.

• UES Teen Chef Cooks Up Cash For Kids With Cancer

Finally, some Queens restaurants were ordered closed by city health inspectors.

• NYC Restaurants Ordered Closed March 29 - April 3