Restauranteurs. It has been a challenging year for New York City Restaurants to say the least, so here we celebrate a few of our favorites who have muscled through the period, serving terrific food (and strong drink), with creativity, care, perseverance, and surprisingly good humor.

Ken and Gene Aretsky, father and son, standing in front of their restaurant Aretsky’s Patroon
in New York City, 160 East, 46th Street, Manhattan.