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Zach Schiffman

Senior Social Media Editor, New York
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Zach Schiffman is a senior social media editor across New York magazine. He contributes to Curbed and Grub Street. He previously produced content for Tooning Out the News and Full Frontal With Samantha Bee and can be found waiting outside various New York City restaurants.

  1. the grub street diet
    Chef Aaron Crowder Cooks While He’s Camping“Camp cooking is always fun and sometimes kind of trashy, which I love.”
  2. the grub street diet
    Somsack Sikhounmuong Always Breaks for Lunch“No matter how busy it is in the office, we make it a point to eat together.”
  3. the grub street diet
    Will Butler Knows Where to Find the Good Bread“They’ve got like six kinds of Ukrainian rye … Lithuanian loaves, Latvian loaves, German varieties.”
  4. summer eating
    One of Everything, To Go72 onion-soaked smashburgers, crispy-cutlet subs, cold noodles, and sizzling spicy skewers to eat on the street this summer.
  5. chains
    Do Red Lobster Customers Care the Chain Appears Doomed?We went to Times Square to find out.
  6. the grub street diet
    Bekah Brunstetter Goes for Peanut M&Ms at the Theater“They are the perfect snack for both stressful and joyful play watching, but there’s a very specific way in which you’re supposed to eat them.”
  7. the grub street diet
    Veronika Slowikowska Is Working on Her Smoothie Order“I have a real issue with saying spirulina.”
  8. awards
    Here Are the 2024 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards FinalistsFariyal Abdullahi, Melba’s, and Mel the Bakery are among the New York nominees.
  9. the grub street diet
    Rebecca Minkoff’s Office Has the Good Snacks“We do a hefty Wegmans delivery …”
  10. the scene
    How Do You Get Into the Secret Club Under Jean’s?Checking out the scene on Lafayette Street.
  11. the grub street diet
    Mean Girls’ Avantika Will Defend Her Dining Hall’s French Toast“I just sort of floated on my burrito all night.”
  12. the grub street diet
    Delaney Rowe Is Eating Like a Gym Bro“Men will eat anything if you add ‘protein’ to the name.”
  13. the grub street diet
    Melissa Ben-Ishay Makes Bok Choy Toast for ‘Content Day’“I never thought would be possible to write a book about salad … because I bake cupcakes for a living.”
  14. impossible tables
    What to Do When You’re Turned Away at CarboneWhen one reservation proves impossible, turn to one that is merely very difficult.
  15. the grub street diet
    Sabrina Brier Really Would Have Preferred the Pita“Sometimes, you don’t get what you want. Sometimes, you get ciabatta.”
  16. the grub street diet
    Eli Rallo Is Picky About Her Cheese Boards“Cheese-board consumption — and creation — is a religious experience for me.”
  17. the grub street diet
    Nation of Language’s Ian Devaney Is a Detroit-Pizza Convert“I delivered pizza for years growing up in New Jersey, and it never occurred to me to involve ranch and pizza in any sort of way.”
  18. the grub street diet
    Matt Rogers Could Eat Appetizers Forever“What I like to do is eat wings while I watch Hot Ones. I’m a maximalist.”
  19. impossible tables
    A Seat at Torrisi? It’s Easier Than You Think.But whatever you do, don’t leave.
  20. the grub street diet
    Chef JJ Johnson Likes to Experiment With Breakfast“The papaya was spectacular.”
  21. drinks
    Who Is Drinking All These Honey Deuces?For the two weeks surrounding Labor Day, no drink in New York is more important.
  22. impossible tables
    Is Claud Still the City’s Most Mobbed Wine Bar?Our impossible-tables correspondent heads to the East Village prepared to wait.
  23. ideas
    Introducing the Inflation SpecialA strategy for eating out in an era of rising prices and shrinking portions.
  24. the grub street diet
    Rachel Karten Has No Time for Fussy Martinis“I didn’t want fennel. I wanted olive juice.”
  25. impossible tables
    Finally, a Tough Table That’s Actually ToughUgly Baby doesn’t need to pretend that it’s popular.
  26. the grub street diet
    Neil Patrick Harris Adds Doritos to His Sandwiches“You get the brightness of the nacho cheese to balance out the almond butter and the jelly.”
  27. the grub street diet
    Shaunette Renée Wilson Likes a Heavy Breakfast“Those waffles do not miss.”
  28. impossible tables
    Think It’s Impossible to Get Into Foul Witch? Think Again.An on-the-ground investigation into the popular East Village wine bar.
  29. the grub street diet
    Abby Elliott Is Giving in to Her Cravings“I can’t deprive myself.”
  30. the grub street diet
    Heléne Yorke Believes Expiration Dates Are a Myth“I rolled the dice and toasted the rye.”
  31. investigations
    Tatiana Is New York’s Most Impossible Table — or Is It?How I got a table at Kwame Onwuachi’s always-booked Lincoln Center restaurant.
  32. the grub street diet
    Jade Song Still Fuels Up Like a Swimmer“If you think of the Michael Phelps diet, that stays with you.”
  33. the grub street diet
    Justin Tranter Wishes Carrots Could Get More Respect“It’s such an undercelebrated situation.”
  34. taste test
    Starbucks’s Olive Oil Coffee Debuts in America. Is It Any Good?We went to our nearest Reserve Roastery to find out.
  35. the grub street diet
    Dan Ahdoot Is Sticking With Grocery Delivery“One of my pandemic holdovers is not going to the supermarket ever again.”
  36. the grub street diet
    Adam Pally Is His Family’s Short-Order Cook“I’m fielding cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger. Flipping stuff. A million pots burning.”
  37. the grub street diet
    Kashana Cauley Will Drive an Hour for the Right Yogurt“I believe in good yogurt more than other people believe in God.”
  38. the grub street diet
    Highsnobiety’s Willa Bennett Is Thinking About Her Overnight Oats“I’ve never tried to make the oats while I’m away. It wouldn’t be the same.”
  39. the grub street diet
    Planet Money’s Jack Corbett Loves a Sale at the Grocery Store“I’m a bargain shopper, aside from my $18 pine nuts.”
  40. the grub street diet
    Zosia Mamet Shares Swedish Fish With Her Horse“I ride my horse pretty much every day, and I’m terrified of getting hungry.”
  41. the grub street diet
    Dan Souza Is Strategic With His Chowder“My goal is to eat the crackers once they’ve soaked up a little bit of the soup, but before they sog out.”
  42. the grub street diet
    Stephanie J. Block Celebrates Taco Tuesday on Monday“Our whole place kind of smells like a Mexican restaurant.”
  43. the grub street diet
    Galen Druke Has Been Getting Into Protein Shakes“This is probably the most embarrassing part of my diet I’ll admit to, so I might as well get it out of the way up front.”
  44. the grub street diet
    L Morgan Lee Searches for the Joy in Dinner“I had my first bite and felt my spirit start to stir.”
  45. interview
    How a Highland Park Restaurant Reopened After the July 4 Tragedy“It’s been unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.”
  46. report
    Grubhub Offered New York ‘Free Lunch.’ Now New York Hates Grubhub.The delivery app’s promotion overwhelmed restaurant workers and angered hungry New Yorkers.
  47. grub guide
    What to Order for Passover in NYCEight days with no bread? No problem.