Featured lot · An evening in New York City
Dine with the critic who decides where New York eats.
Ligaya Mishan · Chief Restaurant Critic · The New York Times
For most of her career, Ligaya Mishan ate in disguise — a stranger at her own table, booking under an alias so no kitchen would ever see her coming. This year, she changed course. For the first time, one winning bidder will sit down across from her, in the open, at one of the hundred restaurants she has named among the very best in New York — with The Times picking up the check, and a real review riding on the meal.
What comes with the win
- Dinner for two, paid for by The New York Times
- A reservation at your choice of NYT “Top 100” restaurants
- A seat inside an actual Times review in progress
- $1,000 Delta gift card for your flight to New York
Starting bid $1,500
Winner selects the cuisine and neighborhood, then provides 30 days’ notice so a date can be confirmed directly with Ligaya. Dinner date and travel are subject to mutual availability.
