"A Brooklyn restaurant whose executive chef and partner, Luis Herrera, has leaned into private-dinner services since 2021; he views these events as a valuable source of income and a way to promote the restaurant, noting that relying solely on in-house dining is often not financially sustainable. Herrera says the private dinners—despite the stigma attached to the word “catering”—have helped both financially and by bringing some private-dinner guests back to the brick-and-mortar restaurant." - Jaya Saxena