The Taste With Vir: Tasting menus vs a la carte menu

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Review: L.A.’s most polarizing restaurant returns. Is its outlandishness worth the splurge?

LA Times

No restaurant in the history of Los Angeles has been dissected, derided and defended like Vespertine, the modernistic experiment housed in the four-story Culver City building called “Waffle” by its architect, Eric Owen Moss. A top layer of black gel conceals smoked mussel cream mixed with mussels, salted plum and minced water chestnuts, with a sheen of roasted kelp oil …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

A house wine revival: How restaurants are redefining the concept

Salon

House wines have long been the underdog of drink menus—functional, affordable and often forgettable. Bodega SF’s Jurassic Vineyard Riesling, crafted in collaboration with Comptoir Wine Co., offers a crisp, dry profile that perfectly complements the restaurant’s Vietnamese menu. These custom collaborations allow restaurants to celebrate their identities, showcase local terroirs and forge deeper connections with diners, all while encouraging an …

Wine Restaurant Vineyard Creating This Trend Riesling Concept House

4 weeks ago

How restaurants plan child-friendly menus

Live Mint

"Children today are well travelled and way smarter than we were as kids," says Radhika Bhatt, mother of eight-year-old Kabir. Rishi Mehra, Director Food and Beverage at the hotel, says,“ While parents enjoy a laidback brunch, kids are best left to experts who engage them in activities ranging from painting to cupcake decoration to pizza or cookie making. This keeps …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Indian restaurants now curate bespoke menus and dining experiences

The Hindu

In May this year, a client approached The Oberoi in Bengaluru to curate a special dinner for his daughter’s 18th birthday. “We have a bouquet of menus available for those looking at bespoke experiences,” says Manu, who also offers a range of dining experiences at his luxe catering service Single Thread Catering, and has curated meals for private clients as …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Good Food Guide’s list of best local restaurants proves diners are ‘saying no to fine dining’

The Independent

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Liz Carter, who has helped put together this year’s list of the top 100 …

Food Local Dining Restaurants Restaurant List Good

7 months ago

Korean tacos, tangy kimchi to innovative beverages: Culinary trends shaping summer menus in 2024

Hindustan Times

As we enter the dynamic culinary landscape of summer 2024, a blend of exciting trends is set to transform menus and dining experiences. Korean tacos, tangy kimchi to innovative beverages: Culinary trends shaping summer menus in 2024 In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Chef Supreet Ghai, Director of Culinary at ibis and ibis Styles India, shared, “Jackfruit tacos, mushroom steaks …

Summer Culinary Fresh Dishes Korean Tacos Trends Shaping Tangy Kimchi

7 months ago

Are bar and restaurant takeovers changing how we eat out?

The Hindu

It would be imprecise to say that restaurant takeovers are a new phenomenon. “When we started, people were hungry — pardon the pun — for these things: new experiences and different options because there were such few restaurants and bars,” Gauri echoes, explaining why in the first-wave of culinary events the focus was greatly on international players. Be that as …

International Singapore Bengaluru Mumbai Indian Restaurants Bar

7 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A.’s best mom-approved chilaquiles

LA Times

Happy Mother’s Day weekend. Our wise server smiled and had a simple answer: “It’s a masterpiece.” California’s disappearing asparagus Fourth-generation farmer Aaron Barcellos of A-Bar Ag Enterprises in Firebaugh, one of just three large-scale asparagus farming operations left in California. But this past weekend, I was able to find meaty California-grown asparagus in three local markets: Whole Foods in Pasadena, …

Food Los Angeles Los Angeles Best Las Duran

7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: Legendary European chefs and why their contributions are important

Hindustan Times

Even if you have no real interest in food, you have probably heard of Noma in Copenhagen. Escoffier codified French cuisine, perfected the recipes for the so-called mother sauces that are at the heart of French cooking and invented kitchen practices and techniques that are still practised all over the world. While many great chefs followed Escoffier, the most significant …

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8 months, 1 week ago

How to balance sweet and savory like a "Top Chef"

Salon

We’re four episodes into the new season of “Top Chef,” which means there is both quite some ways to go to the finale, and that I’ve seen enough to compare it more accurately to seasons past — and something feels a little off. While the season thus far may feel a bit disjointed, one of the main points of the …

Sweet Top Chef

9 months, 2 weeks ago

I’m sick of restaurants only offering vegan menu options instead of vegetarian meals

The Independent

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10 months ago

Fishing for something different on the menu

China Daily

The restaurant boasts a diverse menu featuring 7 exquisite deep-sea fish set meals, alongside a delectable a la carte selection. Shimmering Fish House Fusion Teppanyaki has made its grand debut in Beijing, offering discerning diners in the capital a tantalizing new option to indulge in a sumptuous feast of fresh deep-sea delights. The restaurant boasts a diverse menu featuring seven …

Fish China Daily

10 months ago

Fishing for something different on the menu

China Daily

The restaurant boasts a diverse menu featuring 7 exquisite deep-sea fish set meals, alongside a delectable a la carte selection. Shimmering Fish House Fusion Teppanyaki has made its grand debut in Beijing, offering discerning diners in the capital a tantalizing new option to indulge in a sumptuous feast of fresh deep-sea delights. The restaurant boasts a diverse menu featuring seven …

Fish China Daily

10 months, 1 week ago

The Taste With Vir: Why do people go to restaurants?

Hindustan Times

Why do people go to restaurants? I last interviewed Jeremy King for Brunch in 2018 and found it fascinating how he regarded his restaurants as living spaces, not just rooms where food was served. The Minor group also owns the international Anantara chain of hotels plus Europe’s NH hotels and the Thai restaurant chain Patara as well as several hotels …

Food India London Places Restaurants Restaurant Hotel

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Dining trends that ruled 2023

Live Mint

It was a year of comebacks, optimism and courage. “Premium experiences through high-quality ingredients for nostalgia-inducing food was a big trend this year,” says Pravesh Pandey, founder of Handcrafted Restaurants Pvt. In June, the acclaimed restaurant Central from Peru’s capital city Lima ranked No.1 on World’s 50 Best Restaurants List. In September, global alcohol behemoth Diageo organised Diageo World Class …

India Wine Bengaluru Mumbai Kolkata Restaurants Restaurant

1 year ago

You too can eat at all the best restaurants in L.A. Start here

LA Times

Every year for a decade now, The Times has published its annual guide to 101 exceptional restaurants. Painting an intimate portrait of Los Angeles’ current dining scene, the ranked list celebrates newcomers alongside beloved institutions and every cuisine type available at just about every price point. As part of this tradition, restaurant critic Bill Addison selects citywide favorites to induct …

Restaurant

1 year, 1 month ago

Restaurant menus are ruining eating out: ‘They’re supposed to seduce you, not humiliate you’

The Independent

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But recent menu trends might be off-putting to the customer, says Gavin Rankin of …

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1 year, 2 months ago

A Michelin-guide taqueria is coming to Grand Central Market this fall

LA Times

Villa’s Tacos Grand Central Market Villa’s Tacos, which makes some of L.A.’s most celebrated tacos, plans to open a location at Grand Central Market downtown as early as next month, bringing freshly pressed blue corn tortillas, char-grilled meats and family salsa recipes to one of the country’s most historic food halls. “Being part of something so amazing like the Grand …

Food Villa Market Local Restaurant Team Los

1 year, 3 months ago

Experimental Korean restaurant Baroo reopens with ‘life cycle’ tasting menu downtown

LA Times

At the new Baroo in the Arts District, an amuse of red-yeast makgeolli with ‘nduja, pichuberry and shredded gouda. Now, after five years of searching for its new home, Uh and his wife and business partner, Mina Park, have unveiled a new iteration of Baroo, this time in the Arts District, with a tasting menu that weaves Uh’s signature pickles …

Mouse Experimental French Los Los Angeles Korea Park

1 year, 4 months ago

New fine dining restaurant only accessible by boat sparks comparisons to The Menu

The Independent

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1 year, 6 months ago

When is a tasting menu worth your money ... and your time?

LA Times

Red foods for Juneteenth, Lucas Kwan Peterson’s salad days, a Pump-Tini-powered “Vanderpump Rules” restaurant crawl, Netflix’s IRL food show and a taqueria that brought in a priest to get employees to confess their work sins. On Tuesday, we not only announced our Restaurant of the Year award for Holbox, we named Koreatown’s Park’s BBQ as the winner of this year’s …

Food Netflix Restaurant Los Angeles Los Angeles Korean

1 year, 7 months ago

Ready for a foodie tour of Los Angeles? Here are the top picks you can't afford to miss

Hindustan Times

Los Angeles is a city with an abundance of culinary delights, and with so many options, it can be overwhelming to decide where to eat. From French cuisine with a South Asian twist to homestyle West African cooking, and everything in between, there's something for everyone. The amuse bouche pays homage to South Asian street snacks, while the anchovies spiced …

Restaurant Los Angeles West African Ilé Bistro

1 year, 8 months ago

I asked ChatGPT to tell me where to eat for a week. Worst idea ever?

LA Times

When you think of the restaurants that best represent Los Angeles, which ones come to mind? “Remember to check the restaurant’s menu and reviews beforehand to ensure that they have options that you’ll enjoy and meet your dietary needs.” The artificial intelligence proceeded to recommend In-N-Out Burger, Grand Central Market, Urth Caffé, Roscoe’s House of Chicken n’ Waffles, Canter’s Deli …

Apple Order French Los Angeles Eat Pan Los Angeles Times

1 year, 9 months ago

You want to put a restaurant where? Lingua Franca opens on this L.A. landmark

LA Times

With riffs on comfort food and whatever’s in season, Lingua Franca is open for dinner along the bike path of the L.A. River — with a daytime menu soon to follow. Lingua Franca Nearly six years in the making, the highly anticipated restaurant Lingua Franca — from the owners of one of L.A.’s most lauded sandwich shops — is finally …

Space Restaurant Bar Los Angeles Los Angeles Open

1 year, 10 months ago

Restaurants serve up romantic cuisine in preparation for Valentine's Day

China Daily

Seasonal paper wrapped herbal cod fish by the Rug. The Rug's WC Central store, which has witnessed many proposal scenes, has prepared a special set menu for the special day. The main dish, the seasonal paper wrapped herbal cod fish is a highlight which uses papers to wrap fresh cod together with fennel, tomatoes and other vegetables, roasting them in …

Restaurant French China Daily Special Menu

1 year, 10 months ago

Cooking up treats with French and Chinese characteristics

China Daily

Ugo Rinaldo, executive chef of Phenix in The PuLi Hotel and Spa. In 2013, he took over Yannick Alleno's Beijing restaurant and arrived in Shanghai, after three years at MGM Cotai in Macao, to commence his tenure at The PuLi Hotel and Spa as executive chef. "When we build the menu, it's of course to choose local ingredients, but what …

France Restaurant French Chinese Paris Rinaldo Local Products

1 year, 10 months ago

Restaurants serve up romantic cuisine in preparation for Valentine's Day

China Daily

Seasonal paper wrapped herbal cod fish by the Rug. The Rug's WC Central store, which has witnessed many proposal scenes, has prepared a special set menu for the special day. The main dish, the seasonal paper wrapped herbal cod fish is a highlight which uses papers to wrap fresh cod together with fennel, tomatoes and other vegetables, roasting them in …

Restaurant French China Daily Menu

1 year, 11 months ago

My front-row seat to L.A.’s evolving food scene

LA Times

The first sip of boat noodle soup at Hollywood’s Sapp Coffee Shop is always the most satisfying. Boat noodles, or kuay teow rua, may have come from someplace else — Thailand’s Rangsit Prayoonsak canal, as the story goes, in the northern suburban reaches of greater Bangkok — but that makes sense. I was born in an East L.A. hospital on …

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2 years, 1 month ago

‘The Menu’ movie review: Black satire skewers the world of haute cuisine

The Hindu

The Menu begins with a well-dressed young couple, Tyler and Margo waiting at the pier for a boat to take them to an island for dinner at the Hawthorne, a restaurant run by celebrity chef, Julian Slowik. The Menu Director: Mark Mylod Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Judith Light, John Leguizamo Storyline: An invitation …

Guests Tyler Menu Margot Slowik

2 years, 2 months ago

Hop on a culinary journey, one dish at a time

Hindustan Times

In 2015, with the Emmy-nominated series Chef’s Table, we were introduced to culinary star Magnus Nilsson’s format of serving food — a Chef Tasting Menu. It is usually presented in a course-by-course fashion to highlight the chef’s signature dishes,” says Manish Mehrotra, culinary director, Indian Accent. Michelin Star chef Atul Kochhar, who is also a partner chef at SAGA, Gurugram, …

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2 years, 8 months ago

The Taste with Vir: Restaurant branches or originals?

Hindustan Times

Do you like the idea of going to a chain restaurant? I ask because the restaurant scene in the UK is agog with news of the spectacular falling out between Jeremy King, Britain’s greatest restaurateur and the Thai conglomerate Minor which has led to King losing control of his restaurant. He first sprang to fame when he and his partner …

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2 years, 8 months ago

The Taste With Vir: To count or not count calories of every dish on the menu

Hindustan Times

When you go to a restaurant, do you want to know how many calories each dish on the menu is? The Taste With Vir: To count or not count calories of every dish on the menu The British government thinks we do. None of this is low-cal but given that the UK’s recommended daily calorie intake for men is 2,500 …

Food Weight More Calories Dish Count Calories Health Experts

2 years, 10 months ago

Your next great L.A. meal will probably be a tasting menu

LA Times

Dry-aged fish by the Joint Seafood, with Nam Jim seafood sauce was part of a recent omakase menu by chef /co-owner Justin Pichetrungsi of Anajak Thai in Sherman Oaks. Though Phan said the tasting menu format suits her “110% more” than a la carte dining, the $158 cost prompts a certain level of guilt. “If you don’t let them order, …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Native restaurant review: The menu challenging everything Veganuary stands for

The Independent

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3 years, 5 months ago

How a specialty restaurant pivoted to delivering comfort food

Live Mint

Between 2015 and 2017, chef Regi Mathew and his friends, John Paul and Augustine Kurian, undertook a unique journey across Kerala. The three friends then opened Kappa Chakka Kandhari, first in Chennai in July 2018 and then in Bengaluru in December 2019, to serve authentic Kerala style food. Augustine Kurian, Regi Mathew and John Paul The focus of the delivery …

Food Bengaluru Kerala Chennai Delivery Restaurant Set

3 years, 5 months ago

A Michelin-starred restaurant scoops out gourmet ice cream

Live Mint

Les Amis in Singapore is emerging from a pandemic-forced closure with a bet that the diners who love its gourmet, classic French food will want to replicate part of their three-star Michelin restaurant experience at home. The restaurant, which is helmed by Chef Sebastien Lepinoy and serves as the flagship for the Les Amis Group, recently completed a renovation. For …

Singapore Restaurant Michelin Les Ice Cream Amis Les Amis

3 years, 6 months ago

The success mantra of Singapore’s premium delivery menus

Live Mint

Singapore has been heralded as the pandemic escape for the super rich. “It’s quite clear that fine dining won’t be replicated in delivery form.” Customers, he says, are looking for family style meals rather than tasting menus. 8 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list for 2021—with the added bonus of “Highest New Entry”—is selling 750ml bottles of cocktails for S$120, …

Singapore Restaurants Michelin Meals Saint Pierre Oddle

4 years ago

Surviving the pandemic with takeout feasts that make you feel at home

LA Times

It’s been an uncommonly difficult year in many ways, but Los Angeles teems with talent and ideas, and our city’s dynamic food culture remains. Recently, I spent the better part of a Saturday morning in the front yard of Alan Cruz’s City Terrace home eating barbecue, a luxurious spread that included baby back ribs glazed with tamarindo sauce; pork belly …

City Los Angeles Los Angeles Cruz Barbecue

4 years ago

Masks on, bottoms up: 10 places to pick up a drink in L.A.

LA Times

Care for a drink? 1936 E. 7th St., Los Angeles, erbla.com Father’s Office At the Culver City location of Sang Yoon’s Father’s Office trio, the Pointer Sisters’ “Neutron Dance” plays overhead on the long outdoor deck. 3229 Helms Ave., Culver City; 1018 Montana Ave., Santa Monica; 905 E. 2nd St., Los Angeles, fathersoffice.com Madre Oaxacan Restaurant Mezcal is one of …

Wine Angeles Los Angeles San Shop Mexican Culver City

4 years ago

L.A.’s pop-up restaurants demonstrate the urgency and creativity of our times

LA Times

In mid-May, Nguyen Bui, a former sous chef at Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica, posted an announcement on his Instagram account: He was starting a takeout project called Ăn Cơm. “The dishes I’ll be offering will be based on staples that my family have always looked to for comfort, especially during times like these,” Bui wrote in the post. “I …

Food Los Angeles Bui Dishes Restaurants Demonstrate

4 years ago

How restaurants adapted and mastered food deliveries

Live Mint

Restaurants went out of their way to incorporate deliveries in their menu, some more than others. On our app, we could offer good deals, communicate directly and even launch merchandise for our customers.” Indian Hotels Company, the hospitality company with the Taj hotels brand, also launched Qmin in June that serves signature dishes from their iconic hotels right to customers’ …

Food Delhi Mumbai Restaurants Brand Deliveries Pune

4 years ago

How restaurants adapted and mastered food deliveries

Live Mint

Restaurants went out of their way to incorporate deliveries in their menu, some more than others. On our app, we could offer good deals, communicate directly and even launch merchandise for our customers.” Indian Hotels Company, the hospitality company with the Taj hotels brand, also launched Qmin in June that serves signature dishes from their iconic hotels right to customers’ …

Food Delhi Mumbai Restaurants Brand Deliveries Pune

4 years, 4 months ago

From ‘pazham pori’ to Goan prawn curry, these well-loved Chennai brands launch cloud kitchens that serve comfort food

The Hindu

The past five months have proven that it is impossible to recreate the restaurant experience at home. Over the past few months, we have seen a rise in well-loved Chennai brands launching cloud kitchens, with menus specifically tailored for benched families craving normalcy and professional cooking. Instead of reopening Kappa Chakka Kandhari, now that lockdown rules have eased, Chef Regi …

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