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Dear Jackie, London: Like 1970s Bournemouth, but with great food
The aesthetic of The Broadwick, and its basement restaurant, Dear Jackie, has been described in many ways. The sumptuous new Soho hotel is “maximalist”, “camp”, “jazz age”, “louche”, “disco fabulous” and “English eccentric”. Each description is individually accurate. But what the commentators are missing is the single term that unifies these spirits: 1970s Bournemouth. 1970s…
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Review: Saucy details of the rise and fall of The Primadonna restaurant
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Restaurant Review: Juicy Claws
The Boiled Combo #1 with wings and fries (photos by John Anderson) Set in a nondescript strip mall on the far northwest side of the city, Juicy Claws takes flavors from two seemingly disparate cuisines to craft a truly Texas experience. So-called “Viet-Cajun” restaurants aren’t a new creation – they’ve been growing in popularity in…
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[REVIEW] Pasta Making Class at Bay Cafe in Brooklyn
This review is straight out of our Facebook group: Kosher Restaurant Reviews & Discussion from longtime YeahThatsKosher contributor Abie Dweck. Almost every time you walk into The Bay Cafe & Restaurant, you see a man in the front making fresh pasta. That man is Albert Bijou and after seeing him dozens of times making that…
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After 4-year wait, the opening of this Mediterranean restaurant is a very big deal
Let’s start with the carrot. It’s poached in labneh, charred in a wood-fired oven and rolled in Middle Eastern and African spices. Those spices include zhug (a pesto of cilantro and parsley) and dukkah (a traditional Egyptian blend of coarsely chopped hazelnuts, cumin, coriander, sesame and fennel seeds). It’s served on a bed of carrot puree…
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Test Driving Sola 2.0, which has the big guns out for its set lunch offering
Sponsored content The new-look main restaurant at Sola What do we need to know about Sola? Run by the highly ambitious Chef Patron Victor Garvey, with Andy Parker as head chef, this Soho restaurant sets out its stall as creative Californian cooking. In the four years it’s been open it won a Michelin star (it’s…
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Canton Blue restaurant review: ‘The food doesn’t pass muster’
Two major world-smashing international hotels positively crammed with top-of-the-range fine dining venues opened in London in 2023 and you’ll either have noticed that I didn’t bother to review any of them, or not be working in luxury PR. The problem was, I didn’t feel that either Raffles at the Old War Office (OWO) or the…
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Restaurant review: Old 26 Bar and Grill a fitting addition to Milton
MILTON – I’m no stranger to the businesses popping up at 229 N. Janesville Street in Milton. The property near the Oakridge Golf Course, with its small building and large backyard driving range, has attracted a few entrepreneurs in my life. At one point it was Gopher’s at the Caddy Shack, then Bunker’s Bar and…
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On Your Plate | Agave & Rye restaurant review
Despite the traffic headaches of the Sherman Minton Bridge, this spot known for its “larger than life” tacos was well worth the drive. NEW ALBANY, Ind. — On Your Plate is a series of Louisville-area restaurant reviews conducted by WHAS11 staff. WHAS11 pays for critics’ meals. Kentuckiana is a wonderland of fabulous and tasty food.…
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Restaurant Review: Gallaghers Steakhouse
There’s a classic steakhouse recipe for success; perfecting it takes time. Gallaghers Steakhouse has had nearly 100 years of practice. At this chophouse, the staff is laser-focused on service, the bar pours stiffly spiritous drinks, and the kitchen dishes out perfectly cooked steaks—a pure embodiment of what you’d expect from a steakhouse. The brand started…