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Ron Mackenna: I want more of this delicious Indian food (and I’ve had a lot already)
Served til it lasts, is one of those phrases we all want to read at a restaurant: no freezers, no microwaves, no nonsense. Ring bell to get service? Not so keen on this one. But let’s start at the beginning with fat food critic wandering into what looks like a gazebo, or a shelter, or…
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Le Bistro by Salmontini review: Five dishes to try in new Abu Dhabi restaurant
In The National‘s Taste Test series, our writers take you inside the latest restaurants just before they open, and ask chefs what dishes they would recommend and what makes them special, for you to then order (or, indeed, avoid). Here, we get a preview of the menu at Le Bistro by Salmontini, which opens in…
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Le Bistro by Salmontini review: Five dishes to try in new Abu Dhabi restaurant
In The National‘s Taste Test series, our writers take you inside the latest restaurants just before they open, and ask chefs what dishes they would recommend and what makes them special, for you to then order (or, indeed, avoid). Here, we get a preview of the menu at Le Bistro by Salmontini, which opens in…
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‘I tried the restaurant that literally just serves one sandwich’
One of my biggest problems with restaurants is not being able to decide what to get. From pizza to pasta, there are so many options that it’s easy to think about the ‘what ifs’ if your meal turns out to be somewhat disappointing. But luckily (sort of?) there’s a new restaurant in Borough Market that…
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Restaurant review: Quality produce and service shone through during date night Cafe 1 in Inverness
You can’t beat a bit of reminiscing. When my parents first visited my boyfriend Aidan and I when we moved up here together, we went for dinner at Cafe 1 on Castle Street. We haven’t been back in the three years since – due to our goal to work our way around the city’s food…
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Duthchas, Edinburgh, review – the new Leith restaurant from the Purslane team | Scotsman Food and Drink
Remember Storm Kathleen, from a couple of weeks back? She was BAD, like her namesake actor when she played Barbara in War of the Roses. Great Junction Street became a wind tunnel, and my hair was puffed up into an unintentional beehive. We wished that we’d put stones in our pockets, as we braced against the gale. Thankfully,…
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Dining Out: Vinland Reserve Winery in Fort Wayne
With temperatures on the rise, visits to local wineries are heating up. I have never been a big fan of the food at most of the area’s sipping spots, because not many go all out to make interesting cuisine. Instead they offer snack-friendly dishes such as pizzas and sandwiches, or they simply rely on the…
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Dining Out: Vinland Reserve Winery in Fort Wayne
With temperatures on the rise, visits to local wineries are heating up. I have never been a big fan of the food at most of the area’s sipping spots, because not many go all out to make interesting cuisine. Instead they offer snack-friendly dishes such as pizzas and sandwiches, or they simply rely on the…
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I tried Hakim Ziyech’s taco restaurant and left hungry and unsatisfied
London has its fair share of culinary delights to choose from and walking around Shoreditch and Spitalfields Market around lunchtime you see them all. Pizza over here, fried chicken over there, there’s an abundance of choice. Now to really score with lunch (the pun will make sense soon) in this area you need to be…
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Toronto chef responds to brutal review of his Italian restaurant
A harsh review of a popular Toronto restaurant is making the rounds on social media, even finding its way onto one of the head chefs screens. La Palma is a sleek Italian spot perhaps best known for their 100-Layer Lasagna, on top of other go-to dishes, and has gained a reputation over the past 7…