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Last Updated on February 3, 2026 Notting Hill's New Italian Spot for Handmade Pasta, Charcuterie and Wine Via Emilia by Food Roots has recently opened on All Saints Road in Notting Hill, joining its Shoreditch and Fitzrovia siblings. Moments from Portobello Market, the street has a rich cultural past and an unmistakable sense of character that today blends seamlessly with a more polished, upmarket feel. It is now known for its relaxed, subtly edgy vibe and a growing reputation as a foodie destination.

Can't stop, won't stop chef Myles Moody and sommelier Rachael Pack. The duo behind Kinship Butcher & Sundry is in major expansion mode: with the upcoming opening of their new location of Kinship in Grant Park, they are now gearing up to open a new restaurant, So. Fox, this spring. They are doing this all while hosting their sold-out dinner pop-ups, k|n.

Adorned in a statement-making blue splatter design, the stoneware plates give you all the style and charm of a pricey enamelware piece - without the splurge. Featuring a chunky round rim, the plates have a funky, sculptural look that brings a stylish flourish to mealtimes and hosting. While I'll obviously be going for the blue splatter colorway, the plates also come in solid blue, butter yellow, and classic white options, giving you plenty of room to mix and match pieces for a tablescape

Famous for its bridges, its black-and-white-striped football team, its big-hearted warmth (the people, if not the temperatures), Newcastle has usually been dismissed as a dining hot-spot. That would be unwise. The city gained its first Michelin star over 35 years ago; it now has two Michelin-starred restaurants as well as a jostling handful of serious wannabees. And that's just at the fine-dining end, the tip of an eating-out scene that crackles like the Geordie humour.

The last decade has seen monumental shifts toward vegan dining, and Crossroads Kitchen in Beverly Grove has played a major role. Clichés can overwhelm discussions surrounding vegan restaurants, with side-eyed assumptions on menus that emphasize tofu, meat substitutes, and nutritional yeast. Yet chef and founder Tal Ronnen has struck a chord in Los Angeles and beyond with white tablecloths, stellar wines, intimate service, and an innovative menu favored by locals and A-list celebrities.

I'm glad many of you out there are feelin' good and lookin' svelte, but if we're friends going out to dinner together and you're taking Ozempic or any other GLP-1s, I feel like you need to disclose this when we're deciding where to go since you won't be eating or drinking very much. Like, let's skip the tasting menu or the dim sum feast and get sushi instead.

What do buttoned-up business professionals, early diners, and deal hunters all have in common? They all go wild for a well-timed and well-positioned happy hour. We can all appreciate markdowns on food and drinks, and oftentimes, if we arrive at a restaurant early enough in the day, we're rewarded with just that. Really, it's a win-win all around, since the restaurant benefits from a boost of traffic during its off-peak hours, while customers fill up for less.

When Pasta Pomodoro was a household name, a friend of mine insisted on eating there every time the stars lined up. A routine meal included a starter salad followed by a sauced pasta. The meals were dependable and unimaginative, an Olive Garden-esque concept aimed at a more urban crowd. Or a less suburban crowd, depending on one's point of view.

Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines continues to set the benchmark for in-flight gastronomy. Its'Book the Cook ' program allows passengers to pre-select from a wide range of dishes created by its International Culinary Panel, including globally recognized chefs. Highlights include lobster thermidor, wagyu beef with truffle jus, and refined regional specialties. Paired with champagnes and wines that often retail for several hundred dollars per bottle, each course is presented on fine tableware, elevating the experience.

Gendelman, the founder of the notoriously selective dating app Raya and the creator of Places, a curated travel and dining platform built by the same team, designed one feature in particular for nights when everything looks booked: Table Tonight. The feature aggregates real-time reservation availability across multiple platforms, allowing users to see and book same-day openings in one place instead of bouncing between various apps, websites and waitlists.

Earlier start times may encourage higher attendance since it does not require staying late for a work-related event.

When you need a quiet meal near Union Square-or a place to take visiting parents for a solid brunch-Bombay Brasserie fits the bill. Part of a global chain, this Indian-French spot inside the Taj Campton hotel is the first US outpost. The "" influence is limited mostly to a tartine and a crepe on the brunch menu, but the food has enough range to please nearly anyone.

The good news is that there are still restaurants out there doing everything they can to save you money. Fast food chains, for example, have resurrected their value menus that used to dominate in the '80s and '90s. And believe it or not, similar kinds of cost savings can also be found at sit-down chains. At select few, you can even find meal deals priced at less than $10 a pop.

When it comes to Los Angeles's Historic Chinatown, few places hit all the right notes as well as Broadway Cuisine, a wide-open banquet hall that lived as Plum Tree Inn for decades before new owners Yi Long and Wen Yu took over a few years ago. Though the restaurant suffered a setback from a fire this year, it's now fully back with heaping plates of beef chow fun, honey walnut shrimp, and nostalgic orange chicken that everyone seems to love, especially during the holidays.

Nobody's perfect, and that's as true for restaurants as it is for people. Google your favorite restaurant right now and odds are you will find at least one review so negative it makes you wonder if the reviewer visited the same restaurant. Every restaurant gets bad reviews now and then, but something appears to be wrong at Sirloin Stockade, the eight-location steakhouse buffet that is routinely criticized for the same issues across four states.

Though robo is in its name, the only labor robots actually perform is the cooking itself, which happens in rotating drums right behind the counter; the preparation and doling out of dishes requires humans to take over. For an affordable and quick option, Robowok more than fits the bill, but don't expect the same heart (or flavor) as your favorite neighborhood Chinese restaurant.

Our aspiration is to bring great Indian food all over this country-not just to New York, Miami, or Los Angeles, but to put it alongside any of the great ethnic cuisines you get in America, and what better city to do that in than Las Vegas?

Three Italian immigrants are putting on a show at a new restaurant in Danville. Rosario Mazzocchi, Giovanni Della Peruta and Valerio Viscopo are bringing more than 60 years of combined restaurant experience to Taverna Sorrentina, which had its grand opening on Monday. The restaurant features a mix of modern and classic Italian dishes, but served with a side of entertainment, as the owners and servers are often delivering food and cocktails with a dazzling presentation.

I'll admit I'm a bit of a travel snob and have always avoided big all-inclusive resorts. I assumed they'd be packed with people getting drunk on all-you-can-sip cocktails by 10 a.m. and crowding over buffets of subpar food. However, when my family needed a hotel for a few days in Montego Bay, a large all-inclusive resort was my only option.

In France, calling a server 'garçon' is generally considered outdated and can come across as dismissive. It literally means 'boy,' and while historically it was used in cafés and brasseries, today it feels impersonal.

Again this year, restaurants are sweetening the deal for customers who purchase gift cards for those on their holiday lists. Both the recipient and you will benefit. Here's a roundup. Note that most bonus cards are not redeemable the day they are purchased. Know of others we should include? Email us at lzavoral@bayareanewsgroup.com. Applebee's: Buy a $50 gift card, receive a $10 bonus card.

While many of us celebrate Thanksgiving at home surrounded by family and friends, the joy of eating out cannot be denied. Heaven is someone else stressing over the turkey, preparing the roster of sides that accommodate all dietary needs, and then sticking around to clean up and do all the dishes. But going out on Thanksgiving also means that all those folks cooking in restaurant kitchens and working the dining room are giving up their holidays to make yours flawless and festive. Good manners and generous tipping should be standard practice at a restaurant any night of the week, but diners need to be extra mindful of their etiquette and gratitude on Thanksgiving.

When you think about the top pizza destinations in the country, your mind probably goes straight to the usual suspects: New York, New Haven, or Chicago. But there's one local pie shop in Utah that's well worth a visit if you're ever in the area. In fact, seeing as Tasting Table listed it as one of the top 15 best restaurants in the U.S. for wood-fired pizza, you may just want to make the trip.