Major Food Group

fall preview 2021 Aug. 30, 2021

Torrisi Italian Specialties Is Reborn As Torrisi Deli and Restaurant It’s right up the block from their first venture.

By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

fall preview 2018 Sept. 4, 2018

Golden Diner Is the First Solo Project From a Major Food Group and Momofuku Vet With Xian-style gyros and chicken katsu BLTs, Queens native Sam Yoo appeals to both the short-order purist and the 21st-century gastronome.

By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

restaurant review Jan. 28, 2018

Review: The Lobster Club Is Asian-Fusion Fantasia It’s described as a “Japanese brasserie,” but the template has clearly been lifted from Asian-fusion megahits like Nobu and Tao.

By Adam Platt

restaurant review Nov. 5, 2017

The Pool Is Posh, Pricey, and a Little Prosaic The Major Food Group’s makeover of the old Four Seasons’ Pool Room is both soothing and sleepy.

By Adam Platt

restaurant review July 30, 2017

Review: The Grill Is Worth a Visit, If Someone Else Is Paying The menu is uneven, the prices are insane.

By Adam Platt

openings July 24, 2017

The Pool Opens With Opulent Cocktails and Two Surf and Turfs There are foie-gras ribbons, caviar, and lots of fancy fish.

By Chris Crowley

first taste July 6, 2017

Has Power Lunch Returned to Midtown’s Storied Grill Room? A critic and a former regular check in on the reborn version of the room where the power lunch was invented.

By Adam Platt

openings Apr. 24, 2017

The Grill at the Former Four Seasons Opens May 2 Can the Major Food Group do for mock-turtle soup and Amish ham steak what it did for rigatoni alla vodka?

By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite

shaken or stirred Mar. 27, 2017

Pre-Batched Martinis Are Surprisingly Controversial — and Vastly Superior “There’s something really intense about it.”

By Alan Sytsma

lawsuits Mar. 9, 2017

A New Lawsuit Has Been Filed Over the Name of the Four Seasons Revamp The allegation is that “the Landmark” is too similar to “Landmarc.”

By Chris Crowley

landmark rooms Mar. 7, 2017

The Four Seasons Invented the Power Lunch. Can It Be an Actual Food Destination? The guys behind Carbone try something radical: actually paying attention to what’s on the plate.

By Eric Konigsberg

major developments Nov. 29, 2016

The New Restaurant in the Four Seasons Space Will Be Called the Landmark It’s certainly accurate.

By Chris Crowley

Restaurant Review Jan. 5, 2016

Restaurant Review: Sadelle’s The feeling you get here, especially at dinnertime, is that Major Food Group is running out of good ideas.

By Adam Platt

What to Eat Nov. 11, 2015

Sadelle’s Launches Dinner With Caviar, Candlelight, and Spicy Fried Hold the bagels, bring on the blini.

By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

What to Eat Sept. 8, 2015

Here Are (Almost) All of Sadelle’s Pastries The babka is pretty amazing, but the chocolate-chip loaf may turn out to be the sleeper hit.

By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Timelines July 24, 2015

How Major Food Group Conquered New York’s Restaurant World in Just 5 Years A comprehensive timeline of the shockingly swift ascent of New York’s most famous purveyors of veal parmesan.

By Chris Crowley

Overload July 20, 2015

Let’s Just Eat All of Parm’s Ice-Cream Cakes Today The growing empire now has a dozen different varieties, like grasshopper, piña colada, strawberry shortcake, and more.

By Alan Sytsma

Bagels Sept. 8, 2014

Torrisi Team to Debut Sadelle’s Bagels, Sticky Buns at San Gennaro The guys will preview their new shop, featuring Melissa Weller’s naturally leavened bagels (with improved “everything” seasoning), and house-cured lox.

By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Empire Building May 28, 2014

Flatbush Avenue Parm Location Opening This Fall It will be just down the street from Barclays Center.

By Alan Sytsma

Interviews Apr. 17, 2014

Thomas Waugh on Dirty French, Short Shorts, and Bars That Prevent You From “They were all laughing at me and making fun of me for wearing these short shorts.”

By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite

The Dish Apr. 17, 2014