A Michelin star chef in Spain to looking to put an unusual delicacy on the menu — fish semen. Dabiz Muñoz, a Madrid-based chef, was invited to try the dish by Japanese chef Hiro Sato — and was blown away. The delicacy, called shirako, can be harvested from pufferfish, octopus, monkfish and cod. The semen … Read more
Restaurateur Marco Moreira is either the bravest man in New York — or the craziest. His recently reopened Tocqueville, heroically reborn after a blaze and rebranded as 15East @ Tocqueville, flaunts the post-pandemic restaurant rules. The seasonally driven, Modern American place has bet the farm on wooing customers to a plush jewel box that’s everything … Read more
An employee at a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in Chicago was caught on video destroying the store after he was allegedly not paid for a month of work. TikTok user Sarah (@itsrah26) posted on Tuesday a now-viral video of the unidentified man cutting open bags and boxes of food, and other damage in the fast food restaurant. As … Read more
Calorie counts have become a staple on restaurant menus — and new research shows this information has potentially saved the lives and wallets of thousands of Americans. The Tufts University study, published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Open, found calorie counts have prevented at least 28,000 cancer cases linked to obesity and 16,700 cancer deaths … Read more
A new challenger in the Big Apple’s neverending pizza wars is not only making its own pies, breads and pastas — but also grinding up artisanal, “ancient” grains to make the flour that goes into them, Side Dish has learned. Heritage Restaurant & Pizza Bar near Bryant Park plans to use ancient grains milled at … Read more
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, who is known for his daring insults, has received a taste of his own medicine from fed-up Australians following the announcement of his almost $535-a-ticket Sydney restaurant. The British restaurateur announced on Tuesday he was bringing three Michelin-star Restaurant Gordon Ramsay to fine dining venue Aria for three nights from May … Read more
A Sydney vlogger has shared her outrage over an “obscene” restaurant surcharge she was forced to pay in a sign the city’s cost of living crisis is ramping up. TikTokker Lisa Sun detailed the unusual expense in a video titled “unreasonable surcharge rant (and) daily blog” which she posted to the social media platform. After … Read more
The most thrilling new uptown restaurant since anybody first heard of COVID-19 is in a shopping mall — believe it or not. Bad Roman at Deutsche Bank (née Time Warner) Center, from the Quality Branded team (Smith & Wollensky, Quality Bistro) touts “inauthentic twists on authentic Italian dishes.” But the real twist is what Midtown has … Read more
Calling all busboys, dishwashers, line cooks and more, here’s your chance to dine at a Michelin-starred chef’s restaurants with VIP treatment — “at cost.” Chef John Fraser, who has won critical raves for past efforts at Dovetail and Nix, is offering restaurant workers a 70% discount on menu prices at his Big Apple restaurants as … Read more
NYC health inspectors shut down popular Koreatown restaurant Gammeeok on Wednesday, shortly after a couple claimed in a lawsuit they found a dead rat in their takeout soup. Inspectors reported finding rat droppings, food not being held at the correct temperature, and no trained supervisor on site, among other alleged violations. “The Department of Health … Read more
Hospital food would normally rank alongside school lunches on the culinary charts but a hospital in western Belgium has broken the stereotype after winning approval from a prestigious French restaurant guide. AZ Groeninge in the city of Kortrijk becomes the first hospital in the Benelux to be officially recognized by Gault & Millau for the … Read more
He left on a C note — times 50. Singer Jason Derulo left a whopping $5,000 tip after finishing a meal with friends and family at Charleston’s in Omaha, Neb., Sunday. “Hey Jason, thank you. You just paid for a semester of my college. I can’t say thank you enough,” waiter Jordan Schaffer, said in … Read more
A new “View”? Joy Behar and other hosts of “The View” defended controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday after the congresswoman reported being “attacked” at a restaurant by a woman and her adult son, according to the Wrap. Greene, 48, tweeted about the alleged incident Monday, saying the pair were “self-righteous, insane, and … Read more
The owner of iconic Bondi Beach restaurant Icebergs has spoken out in defense of his venue’s pricing after a diner took issue with a $68 [$45.84 USD] pasta. The restaurant was last week accused of overcharging by self-described “foodie” Special K Gourmet in a TikTok — who asked viewers if they thought the menu item … Read more
Not even Maximus is above the rules. Actor Russell Crowe and his girlfriend Britney Theriot were denied service at an Australian restaurant for not meeting the smart-casual dress code, according to a report. The couple went to eat at Mr. Miyagi, a Japanese-fusion establishment in Melbourne, wearing outfits they played tennis in earlier in the … Read more
Giselle has the Magic City properly hot and bothered … and we ain’t talking about that gal with the umlaut who’s likely 1-800-GOT-JUNKing TB12’s wedding ring as we speak. Nope, this Giselle — flexing a bonus second L, mind you — is a just-opened Asian/Med/French fusion joint perched high atop the cool kids coop that … Read more
A pair of college buddies from Italy have taken their love for a Mexican staple, the humble avocado, and grown it into a burgeoning restaurant empire in the Big Apple. Alessandro Biggi and Francesco Brachetti, who had never even tried the fruit (yes, fruit) when they met nearly two decades ago at a university in … Read more
Even more victims of an ill-famed Greek tourist trap have come forward, angry about being ripped off. A furious couple from Montana said they were stuck with an $860 bill after being forced to order light bites and drinks at a Mykonos restaurant notorious for scamming tourists. Jessica Yarnall, 31, and Adam Hagaun, 30, were … Read more
A widow said she spotted a dead ringer for her late husband in a promotional video for an Indian restaurant that the establishment claims was filmed earlier this month. Spice Cottage in West Sussex, England has had their Facebook page flooded with comments after Lucy Watson commented saying she said her late husband and his … Read more
Like many New Yorkers, I’ve long had a soft spot for the red, green and gold czarist fantasy of Midtown’s vintage Russian Tea Room, even if the food only intermittently lived up to the decor. Things hit what I thought was rock-bottom at a mid-December lunch. On that unfortunate occasion, snippy service and leaden dishes … Read more