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EPISODE · Jan 28, 2026 · 52 MIN

Losing the Restaurants We Love with Tejal Rao

from The Art of Grief

Chief restaurant critic for The New York Times, Tejal Rao joins us to talk about her recent article, "That Restaurant You Love Will Close One Day. What to Do?" Beyond talking about how we grieve the loss of our favorite "third spaces," we get into how to become a regular at restaurants, as well as how food critics become the archivists for our experiences there. We also speak more broadly about the anticipatory grief that comes with losing our favorite places and people. 

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Chief restaurant critic for The New York Times, Tejal Rao joins us to talk about her recent article, "That Restaurant You Love Will Close One Day. What to Do?" Beyond talking about how we grieve the loss of our favorite "third spaces," we get into...

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