An entrepreneur launching an Eritrean, Tibetan, or Surinamese restaurant in New York can, by locating in the right neighborhood, have a built-in following of people who grew up with the food and who will likely give it at least a whirl. Not so for anyone setting up a Shaker-inspired restaurant, like Jody Williams and Rita […]
L’Esslemont has found the perfect recipe for a modern kitchen. Take an empty historic building – in this case, the former Esslemont and Macintosh department store at the top of Aberdeen’s Union Street – and turn it into a mood-lit bar and restaurant. Pay homage to the building’s haberdashery past with a scattering of sewing […]
If, last year I had to guess where the restaurant scene would thrive in 2022, Canary Wharf would have seemed the most unlikely. Sure, this was once considered London’s highest-paying postcode, but none of that benefited the restaurant business when its bank workers worked in Berkshire pajamas. And, pandemic aside, Canary Wharf has never been […]
We’re all familiar with the phrase “we eat with our eyes first” (or in our age of social media, it’s our phone cameras that get the first bite). Over the past seven years, Jesper Gustafsson NOX – Dine in the dark wowed customers with an unparalleled sensory dining experience – disconnecting us both from our […]
It’s hard to follow. I had heard that Woodruff at Stepaside was good and that chef Simon Williams and manager Colm Maguire had ambitions, but I had obviously not paid enough attention to that. Woodruff isn’t just “good” – it’s a restaurant everyone in Ireland should know. In case you are unfamiliar, Stepaside is a […]
I recently started watching Ricky Gervais’ After Life TV show on Netflix and it really got me thinking about life. We all have these visions of what our lives will look like as we age, but it can throw many curve balls at us along the way that change the course of our path. I […]
Coastal but not coastal. The tagline perfectly sums up this Noosa waterfront destination. Can you think of another place that, fifteen years after making its first crab spaghettini, would still have enough punch to boldly take over the neighboring rental and double in size? I’ll wait. Of course, this feat was a little easier for […]
Typically, a chef’s day starts mid-morning: there are deliveries to accept, menus to write and mise en place to prepare. But for Nicola Palmer, the life of a chef is a little different. She starts each day at dawn, checking out the morning bounty in the fruit and vegetable orchards of Penobscot Farm, an organic […]
The restaurant, which seats over 100, is an ode to the sights and smells of flavor culture found on the streets of Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Published: Thu 3 Feb 2022, 23:31 Sedap Asian Street Kitchen is located in Dubai’s cultural oasis – Al Seef by Meeras – and offers breathtaking views of Dubai Creek […]
Food is fuel. It’s a saying I’ve seen a lot online lately. Probably because it’s January and all the ads I see seem to be about losing weight or dieting. I’ve never really been on a diet, but when it comes to food being ‘just’ fuel, I disagree because I really enjoy it. Whether it’s […]
Throughout the various lockdowns, my son and I met his friend and dad for a football game every Saturday morning, rain, hail or shine. On our way home, we pass the Atholl Hotel. Already starved from our athletic endeavors, the smells emanating from the kitchen make us groan in equal measure of pleasure and frustration […]
SSo far, 2022 hasn’t been the breath of fresh air we needed. Among the big news lines last week was the story of a Turkish farmer who decided to donate cow VR headsets to make them feel like they’re outside in sunny pastures, instead of inside barns. This apparently caused them to produce more milk. […]
Tartiflette The first and only time I went there ski I found myself on the second day lying on a mountain in the blood wagon and spent the rest of the week in a French hospital with a broken leg. Register to our daily newsletter The newsletter mute the noise I’ve never had the après […]
With the celebrations now a distant memory and the tree decorations tucked away in the shed, I kept two rose-shaped garlands of lights inside the house, their faint amber glow offering a touch of festive comfort to those days of darkness and squall. I hate January. I mean, what’s there to love? The stores are […]
It was a perfect winter day. Cold, but not cold enough to pinch your toes and nose, but bright and sunny. The kind of day that asks you to step away from the fireplace and get some fresh air. Just before the recent holiday season, we decided to take the car for a run in […]
It is said that moving is one of the most stressful times of your life. I can definitely tell you after doing it recently, it most certainly is. A change like moving house is extremely exciting, but with that excitement comes the nerve-wracking, emotional ball of anxiety that has settled in the pit of my […]
Award-winning Besharam has served Gujarati comfort at Dogpatch for three years and has opened and reopened three times, evolving the menu with each turn. The restaurant opened in 2018 as part of the Alta Restaurant group, when chef Daniel Patterson insisted the menu should include five or six animal proteins, while chef Heena Patel says […]