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Restaurant Reviews: The Cooperage and the Hideout Kitchen
The Cooperage boasts favorites like grilled fish tacos and chicken and waffles. Mariana Swedelson The Cooperage and the Hideout Kitchen coexisted for years in Lafayette but in different lanes. The Cooperage served as a mature, all-purpose community hub, dishing up classic American bar and grill fare in the heart of the city’s high-profile La Fiesta…
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Moreen Simpson: How I ended up getting a roasting after a bad restaurant review
This might sound bizarre but, in the fraught world of journalism, restaurant reviews can sometimes be the most squeaky-bum. No, I don’t mean the couple of memorably explosive Vindaloo ‘tasters’ closely followed by Johnny Cash’s Ring Of Fire. But when I was doing them regularly in the 1980s, they probably caused more sleepless nights than…
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N.J.’s best new Indian restaurant is a flashy hit in this cutthroat food city
Entering a dining landscape as vibrant (see: competitive) as Red Bank’s is a risk for any restaurateur — if you’re subpar or lackluster in any way, you’ll be lucky to last a year. But Saffron Modern Indian Cuisine appears to have staying power, as the flashy eatery has enjoyed a fervent reception since opening in…
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Montreal Restaurant Guide: Double’s
The following capsule review of Double’s appears in the 2024 Montreal Restaurant Guide. To read the complete issue, please click here. Double’s Your new favourite sports bar by way of Danny Smiles, Zack Macklovitch and Victor-Alex Petrenko (aka Coach Vic). Head down the street-level staircase and into the graffiti-covered storefront and enter Double’s, a nostalgia-heavy dive…
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New Romanian restaurant opens doors to rave reviews at former Rugby pub
Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now A new Romanian restaurant and take away has opened its doors at a former Rugby pub. Customers at The Grill Father are encouraging other foodies to sample the many fish and meaty delights on offer. The barbecue restaurant, which features…
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Restaurant Review: At Kin Khao Thai in Athlone, the warm welcome matches the great food
Restaurant Review The camaraderie among the staff makes dining in this long-standing restaurant a joyful experience Kin Khao Thai, 1 Abbey Lane, Athlone, has won a host of awards since it opened in 2003. Picture: Barry Cronin As I have some close family living nearby who I try to visit as often as I can,…
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‘Best I’ve ever had’: Local dish hits the spot with top American reviewer
Kalani Smith or “Kalani Ghost Hunter”, as he is known online, enjoyed a meal at The Malletsheugh Bar and Restaurant on Ayr Road in Newton Mearns. The social media star, who hails from Nashville Tennessee, posted a review of his experience on TikTok where he has almost 3 million followers, as well as on Facebook. He tried a…
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Restaurant review: Chakana on Broadway Market, Bethnal Green
Grief, this place was a long way to get to, said my friend. But that’s because he is middle aged (like me) and lives in Chelsea (unlike me) and Chakana is in Hackney, or more specifically the epicentre of cool: Broadway Market, Bethnal Green. And I guess that would have been the same reaction if…
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CN Dumpling review: ‘Nothing is too hot, too spicy, too much… this experienced team seems to be playing it safe’
Our critic dines at the latest venture from Zakura, where the food is pleasant and the service is spot on CN Dumpling. Photo: Mark Condren Katy McGuinness Today at 03:30 Could you resist a Shanghai Hot Girl? No, me neither. It’s early on a Friday evening in the brand new CN Dumpling restaurant on Montague…
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San Francisco taqueria owner defends $22 burrito after patrons leave…
It’s a wrap star. A San Francisco taqueria owner defended his whopping $22 burrito price — which has outraged patrons leaving bad reviews — by saying his popular menu item isn’t an “everyday” indulgence. Ricardo Lopez’s birria burrito at La Vaca Birria has been rated San Francisco’s best burrito in the Mission District, and until recently,…