I had always thought of chile con queso as a Texas dish until the first time I went to Chihuahua,” the Mexican-food expert Diana Kennedy once wrote. Many of the staples of American Mexican food — not to mention Tex-Mex — have their origins just over the border. Quesadillas, burritos: They come from the north,…

Italian food purists, please sit down. We’re about to have a difficult conversation. Like all eaters, I am grateful for the precious gift of pizza that la cucina vera has given the world. But while pizza might have been born Italian, it is now a global citizen. American pizza? A lexicon of diverse regional styles.…

RESTAURANT-REVIEWS Mar 7, 2024; Johnstown, OH, United States; Uncle Johnnie’s restaurant in Johnstown. Doral Chenoweth, Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch Mar 7, 2024; Johnstown, OH, United States; Afternoon crowd at Uncle Johnnies in Johnstown. Doral Chenoweth, Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch Mar 7, 2024; Johnstown, OH, United States; The bar inside Uncle Johnnies in Johnstown. Doral Chenoweth,…

The Dunmore      Address: 196 Rathmines Rd Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 AY77 Telephone: N/A Cuisine: Modern International Cost: €€€ It is a room full of 30- and 40-somethings, who look like they could be extras from Sharon Horgan’s totally brilliant television comedy, Catastrophe. It’s all expensive casual London vibes, with…

Fish and chips from Murray’s Tavern (photo courtesy of Consumable Content) Depending on where and when you grew up, when you think of a tavern, you might think of wooden-toothed men in colonial wigs hoisting pewter mugs and talkin’ ’bout a revolution. Or maybe you think of Bennigan’s at the mall, where you and your…

Our critic tries the excellent dishes on offer at a popular ‘American-bistro’-style eatery in Soho Rita’s restaurant in London Katy McGuinness Today at 03:30 A million years ago, when I worked in the film business in Soho, every other half-open doorway bore a hand-written sign inscribed with the enticement: “Young Model, Please Walk Up.” Now,…

It’s a not a great film, basically – but Conor McGregor, making his hugely-anticipated screen debut as a mouthy, maniacal villain with a bad attitude and a silly walk, turns it into a horrible one. McGregor’s performance is the stuff of nightmares. His line readings are noisy, out of time and extraordinarily irritating. His enunciation…

‘Look, it’s only interesting if it’s either shit or brilliant,” I said to my editor about… well, every restaurant I’ve ever proposed to review, but on this occasion the most talked about opening of the year, maybe the decade: Arlington. Not the Arlington. Arlington. It’s not a pub, dear. Nor is it Le Caprice. Oh…

A Mexican restaurant that President Biden visited in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday for a campaign event has been targeted with a string of negative Yelp reviews, with two accusing the establishment of hosting “genocide Joe” in an apparent reference to the war in Gaza. Biden used the event at El Portal to launch the Latinos…

Words by Melissa Richter Whether you’re traversing the globe in search of the ultimate gourmet experience, or stumbling upon an unassuming local haunt that delights with its unparalleled exceptionalism, few things are as thrilling and satisfying as the sublime pleasure of a well-executed meal. Such is the case with Maison Dunand. Helmed by leading chef…