I feel like everyone here knows each other,” said a friend on a visit to Sartiano’s as we tore into a high-domed puck of olive-studded focaccia, oven-hot, and a TikTok-bait $48 plate of “caviar cannolis,” gooey with mascarpone and American sturgeon, fridge-cold. A neighboring patron, a Long Island real-estate developer out on a girls’ night — charmed…

Legendary New York magazine food critic Gael Greene was so protective of her public identity that her face remained a hatted, guarded secret for decades. Reviewing Big Apple food haunts for that publication from 1968 to 2008, she hailed from the golden age of dining sleuths who worked for outlets that prized editorial integrity above…

Alex Springer Throughout my adventures through the Utah food scene, I’ve always considered myself a bit of a texture guy. A thoughtful crunch here or a deliberate wobble there usually tips the scales from good to great in my humble opinion. That said, texture is also very much a supporting factor in the dining experience…

Review websites like Yelp and OpenTable have been both a bane and a boon for restaurant operators for years, who often struggle to deal with and respond to harsh or misleading reviews. But at the same time, they could be a crucial discovery tool for new customers. But can review apps and websites become more…

With dishes like antelope, kangaroo and scallop skirts, Foxface Natural offers plenty for diners on a hunt for the unusual. Since it opened on a high-traffic strip of Avenue A in the spring, Foxface Natural has kept a low profile, as discreet and self-contained as a sealed envelope. At times it almost seems to be…

In a city full of second-generation Gallic knockoffs, this West Village newcomer cooks and looks like the real thing. There is a type of New York bistro that people like because it reminds them of other New York bistros. Some of the older examples of this type were built in imitation of actual places in…

Epicurus, Unit 90, The North Yard, Camden Stables Market, London NW1 8AH. Small dishes £3-£12, larger dishes £11-£16.50, dessert £8, wines from £29 If you decide to go to Epicurus and you probably should, perhaps when drunk, be prepared to power up Google Maps. Maybe carry a sheaf of the Ordnance Survey’s finest and a…