The longtime chef at Dressler, which was the first fine dining destination in Williamsburg (if you don't count steakhouse Peter Luger), has launched a new venture at the same location, two years after ...

After stints in the early 2000s at Manhattan restaurants like Gramercy Tavern, Polo Dobkin crossed the East River into Brooklyn, where he ran the kitchens at Dumont, Dumont Burger, and then the ...

Starting on January 1, Polo Dobkin will adopt a service-included policy at his a la carte restaurant, eliminating tipping and raising prices from 16 to 20 percent. Dobkin says the move will allow him ...

A former Dressler chef last week opened a new restaurant, Meadowsweet, in the old Dressler space at 149 Broadway in Williamsburg. Except for Dressler’s memorable Victorian-style floor tile, which was ...

Meadowsweet in Holt has featured in Squaremeal's Top 100 Restaurant Awards for the fourth year running. For 2026, it has even climbed a few places from last year's ranking, cinching the 43rd spot.