Japan-based restaurant chain Sushi Zanmai is opening its first U.S. location in Los Angeles’s Koreatown. Kiyoshi Kimura opened the first location of Sushi Zanmai in Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji fish market in 2001 in response to falling traffic in the market. When the restaurant opened, it quickly set itself apart by operating 24 hours, feeding hungry…
The state of New York food halls is in flux with so many shutters and overhauls, yet upcoming food halls don’t seem to be deterred by other location’s bad news. A forthcoming Union Square food hall with momentum from its Dumbo location is banking on a big-name chef to help bolster its roster: Chef Kwame…
After the 2023 closure of Tokyo’s New York outpost for the renowned 200-year-old soba shop Sarashina Horii, a new spin-off restaurant is set to open in Midtown later this year. The intimate, eight-seat izakaya, called Hori, is led by chef Tsuyoshi Hori — who trained at the original soba shop. (Despite the shared name, a…
Warning: This story contains distressing details Prosecutors opened their case by accusing hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs of using fame and violence to sexually abuse women, while the rapper’s attorneys defended his “swinger” lifestyle and rejected sex trafficking claims. The 55-year-old has pleaded not guilty to charges including racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage…
A popular coffee company from China will be opening its first American location in New York City. Luckin Coffee will open at 755 Broadway at East Eighth Street in the East Village, as reported by EV Grieve. There is no opening date yet. In recent years, coffee shops has become increasingly more popular in China…
Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell and Hannah John-Kamen star in Disney and Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” Disney A group of unconventional antiheroes has jumpstarted the summer box office. Disney and Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” tallied an estimated $76 million during its domestic opening weekend, the third highest debut of 2025. Including international ticket sales, the latest…
Prosecutors and attorneys for Harvey Weinstein delivered opening statements on Wednesday in the retrial of the disgraced film producer, with prosecutors accusing him of using his power in Hollywood to sexually abuse and harass three women. “The defendant wanted their bodies, and the more they resisted, the more forceful he got,” Assistant District Attorney Shannon…
Meow Wolf, the multifaceted large-scale immersive art installation company, is going to open its first-ever New York location. It’ll be found in Manhattan on Pier 17 in the Seaport, but there is no set address or projected opening date yet. Typically, Meow Wolf installations include some sort of restaurant and bar serving coffee, food, snacks,…
US President Joe Biden, second left, tours the site of the new Intel semiconductor manufacturing facility near New Albany, Ohio, US, on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Gaelen Morse | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel is pushing off the opening of its Ohio chip manufacturing facility, the embattled chipmaker said Friday. The company said it won’t…
Lifestyle legend Martha Stewart plans to expand her three-year-old Las Vegas restaurant, the Bedford, with a second location at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut this fall. Stewart first opened the Bedford on the Las Vegas Strip in August 2022. The restaurant was meant to make diners feel like they were eating in Stewart’s own home,…
