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A large number of small US businesses could fail during the coronavirus recession, the Federal Reserve said on Friday, slowing recovery and creating lasting damage to the world’s largest economy. “The nature of the economic recovery that follows the COVID-19 crisis will depend in part on the survival of small businesses,” the Fed said in …

Any good memoir contains some juicy secrets — but some are almost too sordid to repeat. Bill Buford makes the stunning claim in his new book “Dirt” that famed chef Daniel Boulud puts food coloring in his pasta to make it look more yellow. “When I later found myself in Boulud’s kitchen, and I was …

Last Thursday evening, restaurant mogul Zach Erdem drove up to a customer’s swanky mansion in the Hamptons, rang the doorbell, and left a delicious dinner spread on the front doorstep, COVID-style. Erdem — who owns Southampton hotspot 75 Main, a longtime hangout for celebs like Kim Kardashian West, Leo DiCaprio and Joe Biden — had …

Carbone, the Village hotspot known for drawing crowds even during the pandemic, will open a pop-up in Southampton on Wednesday, Side Dish has learned. “We will be respecting all the rules. There will be no place to dine, even outside — just nightly takeaway, but we wanted to open where we are and where so many of …

New York City restaurants are pulling out all the stops to survive the pandemic, including launching deliveries 90 miles away to the Hamptons. Restaurants from American bistro The Smith to Michelin-starred Carbone have been making the trek to Long Island’s East End in an effort to serve customers who fled the city during the coronavirus …

Someone really wanted a Pump-tini. A man tried to break into Lisa Vanderpump’s restaurant, Pump, on Sunday, the LA County Sheriff’s West Hollywood division confirmed to Page Six on Thursday. “Someone tried to break a lock,” the rep said. “They didn’t get in and the person was arrested for something not related [to the attempted …

The US arm of Le Pain Quotidien, an upscale bakery chain known for its chocolate-filled rolls, on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy protection, a victim of coronavirus lockdowns that have idled stores. The company, however, hopes to stave off liquidation via a $3 million sale to Aurify Brands LLC. The deal would allow for 35 of …

All they wanted was a home-cooked meal and now they’re helping out-of-work chefs survive the coronavirus pandemic. Israeli entrepreneurs Oren Saar and Merav Kalish Rozengarten founded WoodSpoon out of a desire find food like grandma used to make. “We missed the food from home, like real homemade hummus, and kunefe,” Saar says, referring to the …

Montauk hot spot Surf Lodge is planning to open in July. We’re told rooms will be reconfigured to rent for the month or season, and TVs, closets, coffee machines and food warmers are being added to rooms. Those who splash out $10,000 for a month’s stay also get use of a Volvo. The venue, known …

Uptown stogie haven Lexington Bar & Books could go up in smoke after failing to work out a deal with its landlord. The NYC smoking ban began in 2003 and some bars were grandfathered in, but we’re told a license is attached to the location. A spokesman for the bar, David Wilder, explains, “landlords have …