NEWS AND PRESS

Click here to see the Up to Speed video on YouTube. On today’s Up to Speed, we use our Verizon Visa card to give back. On today’s Up To Speed, Jeremy introduced Liam Mayclem, aka The Foodie Chap, who chatted with two “rock star” chefs, David Burke of David Burke Tavern and Orange Lawn Tennis […]

Rising costs for everything from food to labor, plus Covid-19 uncertainty, cloud the restaurant forecast. “The bottom line in a good restaurant used to be 10 percent profit,” says David Burke, whose 14 restaurants include four in New Jersey (in Fort Lee, South Orange and two in Sea Bright). “It’s lower than that now. Think about […]

New Jersey’s Gov. Murphy announced Monday that restaurants can reopen indoor dining Friday at 25% capacity. While many will return to favorite restaurants and dine indoors, others will continue to enjoy outdoor dining, with some venturing out for that first alfresco meal.  If eating at a restaurant — even outside — has felt a little like […]

It seems like every day is a food holiday. From cookie days to ice cream days and everything in between, it can be tough to keep up.  But Sept. 5 marks a food holiday you won’t want to miss: International Bacon Day.  This day-long event will be celebrated across the nation, but lucky for you, […]

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood! We’ve been in Montclair, NJ for a lot longer than expected. However, we are starting to spend more time in the city. Outdoor dining in NYC is a perfect way to catch up with friends, while adhering to social distancing guidelines. This week, we transport you Woodpecker, Chef David’s Burke’s casual […]

New hotels — and recent renovations — bring a host of new dining options in Charlotte. Here’s what to expect at three of the city’s latest additions. Cloud Bar and Red Salt by David Burke Celebrity Chef David Burke makes his Charlotte debut with Cloud Bar, the latest concept atop uptown’s Le Méridien Hotel. Red Salt, a […]

Chef David Burke joins Good Day Charlotte to share a recipe he’s featuring at his new restaurant Cloud Bar in Charlotte. Click here to see the video on Fox46.com.

As his restaurants scaled back or shut down for the pandemic, a chef discovers a new affection for teaching. David Burke is a chef, founder, operator of numerous restaurants, mostly in New York and New Jersey. With several of his restaurants closed or limited during the pandemic, he has begun creating videos and cooking classes […]

David Burke knew he was coming to Asbury Park. He just didn’t think it would happen like this. The celebrity chef and Hazlet native owns 18 restaurants around the country and five in New Jersey, namely The Drifthouse in Sea Bright. One of his next ventures was to be a high-end steakhouse in what’s become the shore’s culinary […]

For Mitchell Schorr, an artist known for his energetic street murals, COVID-19 has presented an infinite landscape of plywood canvases. Though he began his signature paintings long before the pandemic hit, the shuttered shops and restaurants have offered a unique opportunity for him give a bit of brightness and hope to the city. Schorr, 47, […]

After Modine, a popular restaurant, closed in Asbury Park due to the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, notable chef David Burke has opened a new pop-up spot in town. “It’s as normal as it’s going to get,” said Nancy, a customer. “I don’t think we’ll be dining in any time soon.” And how does the chef […]

Even during a global pandemic that has brought the restaurant industry to its knees, Asbury Park has found a way to maintain its status as the Jersey Shore’s hottest food town— and it will soon have an anticipated pop-up restaurant to prove it. Celebrity chef and Hazlet native David Burke will open David Burke Asbury Kitchen […]

MId-August opening planned by well-known shore native chef Internationally acclaimed Chef David Burke brings his culinary mastery to Asbury Park with Asbury Kitchen by David Burke, a pop-up restaurant at the former site of Modine on Mattison Avenue. A mid-August opening is scheduled.  The restaurant will have outdoor dining seven nights a week for dinner from 4 […]

David Burke announced he is taking over the Modine’s space, turning it into David Burke Asbury Kitchen​. A mid-August opening is planned.  David Burke announced Wednesday he is taking over the space formerly occupied by Modine’s in Asbury Park, turning it into David Burke Asbury Kitchen. A mid-August opening is scheduled. Burke said he wants […]

New York chef and restaurateur David Burke plans to open SkyBar by David Burke on Aug. 7 and RedSalt by David Burke later this summer at Le Méridien Charlotte. “Over the years, I have had the opportunity to connect with the Charlotte community through friends and family, and I have been impressed by not only […]

Internationally acclaimed Chef David Burke brings his culinary mastery to Asbury Park with Asbury Kitchen by David Burke, a pop-up restaurant at the former site of Modine on Mattison Avenue. The restaurant will have outdoor dining for lunch and dinner Friday, Saturday and Sunday and for dinner on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. Fueled by passion, grit […]

Chef David Burke filled in for Kevin McCullough on Kevin McCullough Radio to talk the state of the restaurant business and more. Click here to hear!

SkyBar by David Burke opens August 7; RedSalt by David Burke later this summer  Click here to read on Charlotte Magazine online. David Burke is the internationally renowned chef and founder of the Smith & Wollensky steakhouse brand. He’s known for his Himalayan salt aging process for beef—and his reputation as a culinary prankster. You […]

Award-winning chef and New York restaurateur David Burke will grow his portfolio with two ventures at Le Méridien Charlotte. The first — SkyBar by David Burke — opens on August 7. That rooftop bar is located at 555 S. McDowell St. Burke also plans to open RedSalt by David Burke on the first floor of that hotel this summer. […]

New Jersey Chef David Burke has worked in many kitchens before launching his own restaurant. Now, he has eight eateries in our area, several of which have reopened for outdoor dining amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to watch Chef Burke’s appearance on PIX11.

Gazpacho, a summer favorite on many restaurant menus, is also perfect cooling soup for outdoor dining.  Chef David Burke of David Burke Orange Lawn in South Orange remembers back 30 years ago, when gazpacho was a hard sell even at the legendary River Café, where Burke, then 26, was the executive chef. Burke believed in […]

Days before the Garden City Hotel would normally host its fancy-hatted annual Belmont Stakes festival in June, guests were instead toasting with to-go cups, celebrating the first week of outdoor dining’s return. Although the hotel didn’t close during the coronavirus pandemic — traveling nurses and other essential workers stayed there during the peak — its […]

West New York, NJ restaurant Son Cubano has used the reopening of New Jersey restaurants to bring a major upgrade to its fare. Acclaimed chef David Burke has been named culinary director of the modern Cuban restaurant. Burke, a resident of Fort Lee, already helms the kitchens at Ventanas in Fort Lee, Nauti Bar in Sea Bright, Drifthouse in […]

The coronavirus has pushed restaurateurs to creatively expand offerings amid pandemic-related restrictions and financial pressure But many of those venturing to the East End this summer are doing so with less financial risk by limiting themselves to delivery from the city or by partnering with a hotel. In the case of veteran New York and […]

New Jersey’s Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy delays plans to allow indoor dining. Watch Chef David Burke on Cavuto Live discussing this turn of events in the New Jersey restaurant industry. Click here to see the video on FoxNews.com.