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Sally Schmitt’s French Laundry

Sally Schmitt sold the French Laundry. Then it became “the best restaurant in the world.”

A new New Yorker tucks into the West Village’s offerings with her Abueti, a longtime Manhattanite.

With lower price points and less attitude, chefs around the country are finding fun and freedom in the once-stuffy form.

Diners are returning from their summer vacations and heading back into restaurants.

It is a pivotal moment for the city’s restaurants — and the cobbled-together eating areas created during the pandemic.