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Restaurant Review: Park Corner Brasserie, London Hilton Park Lane, Mayfair inc. Revery Bar
As part of a recent multi-million-pound transformation, a bar and restaurant duet has appeared on the ground floor of the London Hilton Park Lane in Mayfair; the Revery Bar and the Park Corner Brasserie, both looking new and dapper yet with their own identity. It’s a great location right opposite Hyde Park in Mayfair and…
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Review: Not too fancy, not too casual, this bistro finds the Goldilocks zone
14.5/20How we score French$$$ In my imagination, Elgin Street in Carlton was once a thrumming community of small, classy neighbourhood bistros interspersed with tailors, barbers and fruiterers. The real estate in the blocks between Lygon and Canning streets are perfect for this purpose, with their vintage glass shopfronts begging for pretty white curtains and menus…
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Restaurant review: Co Down spot makes even pub grub staples stand out with traditional and contemporary ‘fusion’
The White Horse Inn in Saintfield has the décor of a traditional country pub, but the menu was far from it Chicken goujons and fish and chips at The White Horse Inn Amy Cochrane Today at 13:30 Steeped in tradition and well-established in the thriving market town of Saintfield, The White Horse Inn dates back…
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British man arrested for fake one-star restaurant reviews in Thailand
A British man has been arrested in Thailand for allegedly bombarding a restaurant with one-star reviews after he was banned from walking through it as a short-cut on his way home. The 21-year-old, identified only as Alexander, allegedly sought revenge after he was told he could not walk through an Italian restaurant on the island…
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Popular TikTok Food Critic Roasts Southfield Soul Food Restaurant
Michigan is so proud of its food, and rightfully so. This state has spawned numerous national and international chains, and still holds on close to a number of local favorites that you can ONLY get within the mitten, and Upper Peninsula. So when someone like a popular TikTok reviewer absolutely dumps all over a popular…
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Review: Casual neighborhood, comfort food restaurants like this one have loyal regulars
Have you ever walked into a neighborhood restaurant and had the impression that the other patrons dine there regularly? These are the comfortable, casual restaurants with comfort food that beckons you to visit again and again. That’s how I felt at Carsons Tavern. There was a large table of men seated in the breezeway conveying…
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Restaurant Review: Tatsu and the Art of Omakase
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Brit detained in Thailand for posting fake restaurant reviews
A British man could face jail time over a dispute with a restaurant owner in Thailand. The Brit, identified only as Alexander, was staying in Phuket in 2022 and using the restaurant as a short cut to his condo. The owner of an Italian restaurant banned him from doing so as he wasn’t a paying…
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Blanca Is Not for Beginners
The Food Scene Blanca Is Not for Beginners A counter-service restaurant known for its ambitious tasting menu, Blanca closed during the pandemic. Now, as then, it is not Fancy Dining 101.Photographs by Todd Midler for The New Yorker Save this storySave this story Save this storySave this story <a aria-label="You’re reading the Food Scene newsletter,…
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In the lobby of a Portland hotel, Salt Yard Cafe shouldn’t be overlooked
The Salt Yard Cafe & Bar at the Canopy by Hilton on Commercial Street in Portland serves dinner in a casual seating area rather than at tables. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer “Is it weird that we never made it to the dining room?” one of my dinner guests wondered aloud as we exited through the Canopy…
