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Le Bernardin’s List of Service Sins
I’ve worked in a lot of restaurants, but Le Bernardin wasn’t one of them. I like to imagine that I could have held my own in at least a front-of-the-house position, but after reading a list of Eric...
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Dealing with Food Allergies When Dining out
The Atlantic features a thoughtful piece on the many challenges dining out presents for people with food allergies. The writer, Alyssa Rosenberg, suffers from an allergy to tree nuts, and navigating a...
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Dining Dispatch: Live from the Louisiana Seafood Food Blog Masters in New...
Food blogger Amanda Bottoms picks up a camera before she picks up a fork. Greetings and salutations from the Big Easy, diners! For the next several days, I’ll be reporting from Louisiana as part of the...
View ArticleNotes from NOLA: An Evening with Chef Tenney Flynn at GW Fins
We’re back with more of our coverage of the Louisiana Seafood Blog Masters! Chef Tenney Flynn and the amazing staff at GW Fins, one of NOLA’s most notable restaurants, put on a six (and then some!)...
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What Restaurants Get Right; Mislabeled Fish; Perks of Dining Alone;...
If you give a zombie a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. When you give him the milk, he'll probably ask to drink your blood instead. So, to be safe, don't offer zombies any food or drink,...
View ArticleDining Poll: What’s Dad’s Favorite Cuisine When Dining Out?
Sunday is Father’s Day! Dining out for dad’s special day has always been a popular tradition in our family, possibly because my father is not the greatest griller (Ed. note: My dad readily admits...
View ArticleOpenTable Reviews Reveal Top 100 Scenic View Restaurants — with Exclusive...
At the height of summer vacation season, we are pleased to announce the 2013 Diners’ Choice Award winners for the Top 100 Scenic View Restaurants in the United States. These awards reflect the combined...
View ArticleStoic & Genuine Opens in Denver’s Historic Union Station: No Ocean, No Worries
Denver’s famous Union Station has gotten a much-needed renovation, and, along with stunning stores and a swank new hotel, some of the city’s best restaurateurs are setting up shop in the station,...
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Go Fish: Restaurants That Cook Your Catch
If you are like my husband, the perfect summer day is one spent on the open water fishing. This works out just fine when we are home — we have a boat. He can fish to his heart’s content, come home, and...
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Cheers to Shrimp Cocktail: 12 Takes on the Classic
Ah, the iconic shrimp cocktail. Especially popular in the 19th-century, one theory has it that the dish was served in a cocktail glass because of the ban on alcoholic drinks during the 1920’s...
View ArticleDining Room, Oyster Bar + Institution: Inside Shaw’s Crab House
“Either you’re an oyster bar guest or a dining room guest,” says John Gurgone, General Manager at Shaw’s Crab House. Shaw’s is the 31-year-old Chicago institution known for its simply steamed seafood,...
View ArticleVancouver Chef David Hawksworth on Canadian Cuisine, Food Memories + Dining...
You haven’t really eaten out in Vancouver until you’ve dined at one of chef David Hawksworth’s local establishments, Hawksworth or Nightingale. As one of his nation’s leading chefs, Hawksworth has...
View ArticleShell Yeah! 7 Stellar Soft-Shell Crab Dishes
A sure sign of late spring is the arrival of soft-shell crabs. They’re not a different species; they’re simply blue crabs caught in between shedding their old shells and the hardening of their new...
View ArticleRoll Call: Top Lobster Rolls to Celebrate National Lobster Day
Today is National Lobster Day — and it kicks off the start of a season of sinking our teeth into one of our favorite beach-y treats! Lobster rolls are wicked popular in New England, of course, but...
View ArticleGo Fish: 20 Top Ceviche Dishes Around America #WillFlyForFood
We’re continuing our celebration of the dishes everyone should fly to try, but what if you can’t fly for food — specifically ceviche? Not a problem. You can sample its authentic flavors at home. With...
View ArticleDiamonds + Pearls: Chartreuse Jelly and Ethiopian Curry Take Oysters from...
There’s a lot more to these briny bivalves than dollar oyster night. Restaurants are eschewing straight-up horseradish and lemon for artfully composed half shells. Broiled, grilled, or fried, here are...
View ArticleStraight from the Source: Top Hawaii Restaurants for Authentic Poke
Today, every big city has a poke joint or three. Eating poke is a way of life for people in Hawaii, long before the U.S. Mainland got in the raw-fish frenzy. In Hawaiian, “poke” means “to slice, cut...
View ArticleHead On: 11 Dazzling Whole Fish Presentations
Tip to tail cooking is no longer limited to terrestrial proteins. Chefs are now challenging diners to hook into whole fish, rather than simple filets. These 11 head-turning whole fish presentations are...
View ArticleStraight from the Source: Prince Edward Island Restaurants for PEI Mussels
Thanks to ideal ocean climate, tidal patterns, clean water, and sustainable farming, Prince Edward Island is the biggest producer of mussels in North America. PEI is a province in the Canadian...
View ArticleLocal Catch: 9 Canada Restaurants for Salmon That Will Have You Hooked
Few proteins strike a chord of happiness in the hearts of gourmands like salmon. Canada is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of salmon. In fact, according to the Canadian Aquaculture...
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