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Restaurant Review: Kinsale’s Black Pig is a national treasure
Certain pathfinders travel so far ahead, that the full import of their trailblazing can be muddied or even entirely obscured by the time the chasing pack catches up. The Black Pig (TBP) fits that bill. Life/business partners Siobhan Waldron and Gavin Ryan met while working in Dublin’s Ely Wine Bar for almost a decade but…
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French Restaurant Review: Eunoé, Paris
A new addition to Paris’ hip 11th arrondissement, Eunoé is a pleasant restaurant headed by Japanese chef Ryuji Sato who offers an unusual but delightful menu. One of the greatest pleasures of any visit to Paris is a long, leisurely meal at a new restaurant in a neighbourhood you’ve never visited before. This was the…
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Medlock Canteen, Manchester: ‘Dishes that are the best versions of themselves’
Medlock Canteen, 5 Owen Street, Manchester M15 4YB (0161 723 3394). Starters £4-£13, mains £10-£45, desserts £8-£12, wines (500ml) from £18 Towards the bottom of the main course options at Medlock Canteen in Manchester is a dish that reads “staff dinner (limited availability)”. It costs £10. I ask our waiter what it is. “Exactly what…
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This Restaurant Is Going Viral For Being A Souplantation “Dupe” — Here’s An Honest Review
Clam chowder — OK, so I didn’t try the clam chowder myself because I’m allergic to shellfish, but my friend Gabby, who was a Souplantation clam chowder fan, got a bowl for herself. She said the chowder was rich, creamy, and perfectly salted and that taking her first bite was like taking a stroll down…
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Ron Mackenna: My expectations for this restaurant were low but I was so very wrong
Frankly? My expectations are low, but then my nose is long so when I see these wooden contraptions at every other table with what looks like a nan bread hanging from it, I want one. Where does it come from, I will ask my serving lady later. China, will come the answer. Where in China,…
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‘She was threatening me’: Restaurant customer says the owner doxed her for leaving a bad review ‘She was threatening me’: Restaurant customer says the owner doxed her for leaving a bad review
A TikTok user named Mel (@kissedbymel) claims she was doxed by Pittsburgh eatery Gordo’s Tacos & Tequila after she left a negative review following a poor experience with the establishment. Mel posted a series of TikToks detailing her legal struggles against the business. They included claiming that Gordo’s Tacos filed police reports with false information…
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Ariana’s Persian Kitchen review: Well-executed traditional fare makes what is old feel new
Craving a classic dish done well? Open the menu of a buzzy high-end restaurant in the region and, chances are, you won’t find it. This isn’t without reason, of course. Many of the emerging chefs in the Gulf made their names through innovation. Go to top-ranked, award-winning restaurants such as Dubai-born concepts Orfali Bros, Moonrise…
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Relaxed Italian Dining At LAVO, London
One of London’s best qualities is its ability to bring cultures far and wide into the fold of its thriving culinary scene, creating a melting pot of flavours and cuisines like no other. And while the city is no stranger to good Italian fare, there’s something to be said for restaurant that can make you…
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Restaurant Review: New Old School at Jenny’s Diner
It can’t have been easy for Jenny’s Diner to have transformed its North High address into a restaurant space. Formerly a thrift store, the Beechwold location stood empty for a long time before the diner began to take shape. Given the history of the location, the spot wouldn’t have had all the kitchen equipment and…
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Restaurant review: Twilight’s fare is a window into a man’s heart, where food is king
Thai red curry hotpot with breadcrumbed haddock fillets, mussels, new potatoes and scallions, from the menu at Twilight Coffee and Bunkhouse Joris Minne Today at 14:00 Twilight Coffee and Bunkhouse, 54-56 Harbour Road, Carnlough. www.twilightantrimcoast.com Carnlough is on the map again. That funny wee animated insurance ad on the telly for one thing. Har har.…