Tetto Restaurant, Bullitt Hotel Joris Minne Today at 14:10 Bathed in Santa Barbara salmon pink, top-floor Tetto is in the clouds above Belfast. Greenery, one of the best lighting schemes and cosy booths create instant happiness in the Bullitt Hotel’s rooftop restaurant. And the excitement and audacity ignited by the visible flames from the pizza…

Tantra in Edinburgh is far and away the oddest restaurant I’ve been to this year. In fact, perhaps my entire restaurant career can now be divided into a time before Tantra, when life felt simple, and a time after, when all other dining experiences are merely pedestrian. Tantra describes itself as “elevated” Indian cuisine, and…

Malika: When dining in the Coates Student Center, I always try to find a filling meal because it is important for me to get through the class day with enough fuel and energy. I try to rotate my options from rice bowls to the Asian food options, or just some snacks to add to my…

Lisbon, Tokyo, Palermo, Boston; by name alone these cities conjure fresh seafood, plucked from the ocean and prepared shoreside by both generational merchants and top chefs. Sydney too has become synonymous with the seafood scene, buoyed by the ever-growing Niland empire, the pioneering work of Doyle, Hodges and Susman, and the wealth of aquatic produce…

Advice for those entering Reine and La Rue for the first time: neck-limbering exercises are recommended. The latest outing from the Sydney-based Nomad Group (Nomad Sydney and Melbourne, Beau) is an immediate contender for Australia’s most beautiful dining space. The magnificence of the vast 1890s neo-gothic Cathedral Room, once home to Melbourne’s stock exchange, ensures…

A well-lit Instagram photo, immersive TikTok walk-through, or positive online review can go a long way to boosting restaurant staff morale — and possibly getting your favorite hidden gems on the map. In fact, it’s proven that businesses with more positive Google reviews rank higher in search, are viewed as more credible, and may even…

At La Ingrata in Camden, a Mexican restaurant spotlighting the rich cuisine of the landlocked Puebla region, black and white photographs of Mexican Western film stars adorn the walls. The images return diners to a time of duels on a dirt main street, with onlookers behind swinging saloon doors, and the sheriff storming in on…

I’m not a big fan of putting together jigsaw puzzles. I do understand that some people find it relaxing. It takes the mind off the chaos that seems to characterize so much of modern life, and it gives the illusion that, if you think clearly, keep calm, and apply yourself to a single task without…