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Zara Nasser

Business Correspondent

Zara Nasser covers Education News, Travel News and Tools.

Articles by Zara Nasser

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Why NYC restaurants close: it's usually the lease math, not the food

Zara Nasser

Flatiron's Borgo and Chinatown's Lei take home 2026 James Beard Awards

Flatiron's Borgo and Chinatown's Lei take home 2026 James Beard Awards

Zara Nasser

Why that mystery line on your Manhattan check just got a new rulebook

Why that mystery line on your Manhattan check just got a new rulebook

Zara Nasser

Two car-free Manhattan Saturdays left — and they overlap Restaurant Week

Two car-free Manhattan Saturdays left — and they overlap Restaurant Week

Zara Nasser

Tatiana's America: how Kwame Onwuachi turned Lincoln Center into the hardest reservation in New York

Tatiana's America: how Kwame Onwuachi turned Lincoln Center into the hardest reservation in New York

Zara Nasser

NYC Summer Restaurant Week bookings open today — the program runs July 20 to August 16

NYC Summer Restaurant Week bookings open today — the program runs July 20 to August 16

Zara Nasser

Who runs the pass? The kitchen brigade, explained station by station

Who runs the pass? The kitchen brigade, explained station by station

Zara Nasser

More than 100 free World Cup watch parties, five boroughs — and food a block from every screen

More than 100 free World Cup watch parties, five boroughs — and food a block from every screen

Zara Nasser

Jean-Georges's Manhattan: how an Alsatian cook built the city's widest restaurant map

Jean-Georges's Manhattan: how an Alsatian cook built the city's widest restaurant map

Zara Nasser

Outdoor dining is back for 2026 — but there are far fewer sheds than you remember

Outdoor dining is back for 2026 — but there are far fewer sheds than you remember

Zara Nasser

The pastry track, explained: how Manhattan bakes its dessert chefs and where the career forks

The pastry track, explained: how Manhattan bakes its dessert chefs and where the career forks

Zara Nasser

World Cup fan zones for New York are set — and restaurants are a short walk from every screen

World Cup fan zones for New York are set — and restaurants are a short walk from every screen

Zara Nasser

How to become a sommelier in New York: the exams, the floors, and what the job actually pays

How to become a sommelier in New York: the exams, the floors, and what the job actually pays

Zara Nasser

New York drew 64.7 million visitors in 2025 — and the city expects 66.3 million this year

New York drew 64.7 million visitors in 2025 — and the city expects 66.3 million this year

Zara Nasser

Daniel Boulud's Manhattan, mapped: from a farm outside Lyon to the city's longest-serving four-star kitchen

Daniel Boulud's Manhattan, mapped: from a farm outside Lyon to the city's longest-serving four-star kitchen

Zara Nasser

Spring 2026 in New York: the openings visitors should plan a dinner around

Spring 2026 in New York: the openings visitors should plan a dinner around

Zara Nasser

Culinary school in New York, weighed: what ICE, the CIA, and the alternatives actually cost and deliver

Culinary school in New York, weighed: what ICE, the CIA, and the alternatives actually cost and deliver

Zara Nasser

The Liberty State Park World Cup fan fest is off — here's where that leaves the food plan

The Liberty State Park World Cup fan fest is off — here's where that leaves the food plan

Zara Nasser

Chef-owner economics: what it actually costs to put your name over the door in Manhattan

Chef-owner economics: what it actually costs to put your name over the door in Manhattan

Zara Nasser

NYC Restaurant Week winter 2026 runs through February 12 — and it stacks with Broadway Week

NYC Restaurant Week winter 2026 runs through February 12 — and it stacks with Broadway Week

Zara Nasser

The stage, explained: how New York kitchens run the tryout shift that decides who gets hired

The stage, explained: how New York kitchens run the tryout shift that decides who gets hired

Zara Nasser

The subway fare is $3 now — here's what that does to a week of eating out

The subway fare is $3 now — here's what that does to a week of eating out

Zara Nasser

How to become a chef in New York: the ladder, rung by rung, from dishwasher to chef de cuisine

How to become a chef in New York: the ladder, rung by rung, from dishwasher to chef de cuisine

Zara Nasser