Wall Street brokers flock to Four Twenty Five in NYC for ‘power hour’ after markets close

Wall Street brokers flock to Four Twenty Five in NYC for ‘power hour’ after markets close

Famed chef Jean-Georges Vongrichten’s new Park Avenue restaurant has become the epicenter of a new, post-pandemic phenomenon for Wall Street’s movers and shakers: the power hour, Side Dish has learned. As soon as the closing bell rings, traders, investors and C-suite executives flock to Four Twenty Five, which opened last December at 425 Park Ave., … Read more

Restaurant Review: The Return, Again, of the Power Lunch

Restaurant Review: The Return, Again, of the Power Lunch

Upstairs at Four Twenty Five, the tables are set with crisp linens, and if you order bottled water it will arrive with a slim brass coaster on which to rest the vessel between pours. Benno’s offerings are appropriately pitched to anticipate the desires of a clientele that wants to be pleased but not challenged. A … Read more

NYC power lunch makes comeback as more workers return to office

NYC power lunch makes comeback as more workers return to office

The power lunch is back on the menu five days a week in the Big Apple – a major sign that Manhattan offices are buzzing again as more workers return to their desks following the pandemic, Side Dish has learned. Midtown staples like Michael’s and Fresco by Scotto, along with newer hot spots from top … Read more