We asked 15 local chefs and restaurateurs where and what they eat after they’ve hung up their aprons at the end of the day. Their answers didn't disappoint.
Twenty-seven-year-old engineer Quan Tran got a thrill from racing Hot Wheels as a kid, but he says cars “really became an obsession when I started driving at age 16.” When it came time to buy his first vehicle, Tran recalled how much his father had loved the Pontiac Firebird he’d owned years earlier. “That’s what made me want to get an old American muscle car, so I could be cool like my dad,” he says with a chuckle. Instead, Tran inherited the antithesis of a thundering, high-performance sports
Watches are a way of life for Irimescu, who began apprenticing in horology at age 11 and today runs Paul’s Watch Repair with his father, who started dismantling clocks and watches at the tender age of 8. Irimescu’s great-grandfather began the tradition in Romania more than a century ago. “It’s a trade unlike any other,” he explains. “Because you’re around it from the time you’re born, you fall in love.” Collecting, says Irimescu, “can become addictive. It’s not like cars; watches are easy to col
Becoming greener doesn’t have to be about living a life of denial. Here are some easy, fulfilling ways to do better for the planet. THE YEAR IS 2023. We’re cautious but optimistic. We recycle, obviously. We’re hydrated, hopefully with the help of our refillable water bottles. We bring our reusable totes to the store and take pride in typing “0” when the self-checkout asks how many bags we need. We want to do the right thing (though we may have brief moments of bewilderment at Starbucks when we t
Known for his namesake vegetarian restaurant on Broadway, Andy Nguyen has expanded his empire with BUDDHA BELLY BURGER, where all the burgers are vegan. In addition to the All American Cheese Burger made with a meatless patty, there’s the Country Fried Steak Burger, the Lion’s Mane Burger (made with lion’s mane mushrooms) and the Banh Mi Burger, featuring cucumber, pickled carrots and jalapeños, red onions, cilantro and garlic mayo. Who needs beef when you have all that? Buddha Belly Burger 1901