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Richard Corrigan to close The Park Cafe in Dublin citing ‘challenging time’ for industry
Hospitality The restaurant had received positive reviews, but subsequently was the focus of an investigation of work practices Richard Corrigan in the Park Cafe in Dublin. Picture: Fergal Phillips Richard Corrigan, the Irish chef who has enjoyed considerable success in the London restaurant market, is closing his Dublin outlet, The Park Cafe, which opened only…
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Kaleidoscope Thinking: “There’s always another train”
New York City always triggers my restaurant Spidey-senses, and a jaunt this past weekend was no exception. After all, NYC is a place where career servers make more money than a rookie on Wall Street and typically have a better work/play lifestyle balance. Still, both are challenged with providing excellent customer service and strive for…
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Restaurant Review: Fresh Tortillas, Serious Tacos at Masa Mexican Grill
The much-anticipated late summer opening of Masa brought Mexican food to the East Market. In joining the Market’s team of food vendors, Masa filled a distinct culinary void in the eating mall. While representation of Cajun, Korean and Mediterranean cuisine is formidable, tacos were a different story. Sure, there’s a robust taco scene outside the…
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‘I didn’t expect the nostalgia that came with memories attached to each familiar taste’
Chef Michael Meredith and Te Rito journalism cadet Mary Afemata. As a Samoan woman, the concept of Samoan food and fine dining is exciting and I was curious to see how traditional food would be reimagined in a corporate setting. Recently, I got to indulge in Auckland chef Michael Meredith’s vision and had my first…
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Gordon Ramsay’s new restaurant announces name, opening date
In 2024, some of the summer sizzle will come from Gordon Ramsay Burger, with its planned debut at the Flamingo Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Review-Journal broke the news that Ramsay would be opening a spot at the Flamingo, but the name of the restaurant was unknown until an announcement Friday. The second Gordon Ramsay…
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‘For All Mankind’ season 4 episode 2 review: A brilliant exploration of the haves and have-nots on Mars
Like any “For All Mankind” season opener, last week’s “Glasnost” had a big job to do setting the scene after the now-prerequisite time jump. With that nuts-and-bolts work out of the way, however, follow-up episode “Have a Nice Sol” is free to get on with telling its alternative history of the early 21st century – and…
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Dim sum restaurant with famous San Francisco lineage opens in Chinatown
Dim sum — like pizza or barbecue or whether a hot dog is a sandwich — ranks among those culinary topics that invite spirited opinion. In Las Vegas, that lively dim sum discourse now includes Palette Tea Lounge, which just opened in the old Joyful House Chinese Cuisine at 4601 Spring Mountain Road, in Chinatown.…
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Restaurant news: Popular New Smyrna Beach sandwich shop opens new location
Manzano’s Beachside Deli, a frequented New Smyrna Beach eatery, has expanded, now offering all its savory sandwich selections in its new Port Orange shop. The deli opened the doors to its second location earlier this month, a highly anticipated move among the shop’s loyal community of sandwich lovers. The new shop features the same lengthy,…
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New restaurant has ‘raised the bar’ for dining
A new Thai restaurant in Kenilworth has earned rave reviews among satisfied foodies in its first week in business. Nur Nur Paradise launched last Friday (November 10) after months of renovation to the Warwick Road building. And first impressions appear particularly favourable among those who have sample the cuisine. “The bar has been raised for…
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This Four-Hour Documentary About a Restaurant Is One of 2023’s Best Movies
I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life. I don’t do drugs. My vice is food. My wife and I save up so that once or twice a year we can go to an extravagant restaurant and spend a couple hours eating what we hope will be an extravagantly delicious meal. We dream of places like…