“It’s when I get in here early in the morning, and I’m the first person on site. Having that view and that space all to yourself,  says Chris Laidler.  It’s his favourite bit about Climat, the restaurant he opened a year ago this week. “It’s one of my favourite times of the day if not,…

According to a new ranking, the top-rated cheeseburger in Oregon is served up at Five Stars Family Burger in Cornelius. Five Stars gets a pretty impressive 4.8 star overall rating on Yelp. To create the list of the best burgers in each state, Yelp “identified businesses in the food and restaurants category on Yelp, with…

For a child on Christmas morning, there’s no disappointment greater than ripping the paper off a present to find that Mom and Dad skimped on quality control – a wish for the latest MP3 player granted as a brandless kidney bean capable of holding a total of 16 songs, or a SpongeBob plushie labeled “Rectangle…

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Ruth’s Chris Steak House is famous for its steak, but plenty of people visit just to enjoy the Spicy Shrimp appetizer. While the appetizer is clearly labeled spicy, customers report it’s mild, making it appealing to a wider audience. While the delicate and crispy coating is described as having a nice texture with the right…

An Italian restaurant created by French people has arrived in a “new” part of central London, or at least a bit of it that now has a brand new name thanks to the recent bulldozing and reimagining of part of Soho. Ilona Rose House, anyone? The name hardly rolls off the tongue, does it, but…

A new restaurant called Off Track Pizza is under construction at 15 Exchange Street. The space was most recently occupied by Lupita’s but longtime Portland residents will remember it as the original location of Walter’s. Off Track is being launched by owners Mark Hibbard and Mitchell Ryan along with business partner Josh Miranda. Ryan and…

Even a cursory reading of my work should tell you I typically eat multiple times in a restaurant before I tell you about it. Several visits not only let me explore the range of a menu, they also place me in different parts of a dining room, put me in the hands of different servers…

The Shelter Island Country Club’s clubhouse at Goat Hill. (Reporter file photo) The Shelter Island Country Club thanks all its members and friends for a great 2023 golf season. As we swing into fall, the Flying Goat Restaurant closes, but golf at Goat Hill carries on. The Pro Shop is closed and carts are not…

A real contender for Dubai’s sushi serving crown… My number one trigger in food writing is being invited “on a culinary journey”. It’s cliched, tired, often used erroneously and if you ever see me using it unironically, you have my full permission to invite me on an expletive-ridden condemnation journey. You’ll see it sat alongside…