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The Japanese Cat Cafe in Tokyo is a Ghibli-esque village run by felines in a castle
If Studio Ghibli created a cafe for cats, this is what it would look like. In Japan, February 22 is Cat Day, an annual celebration of all things feline. For our Japanese-speaking reporter Mariko Ohanabatake, the day called for a visit to a cat cafe in Tokyo that’s more than just a cafe, it’s an …
Breitling unveils Seoul flagship with a café and its first restaurant
Breitling has opened its largest flagship, the 8,000 square foot Breitling Townhouse Hannam. Located in the trendy Hannam district of Seoul, South Korea, known for its international embassies and luxury fashion flagships, the space combines retail with a Breitling Café, a terrace and the very first restaurant, Breitling Kitchen. The combination of retail with food …
Restaurant Week DC: gastronomy accessible to students
Those looking to escape the cold and immerse themselves in DC’s delicious and diverse food scene have found just that at Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Association half-yearly Restaurant week. Originally founded to promote local restaurants after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, this event has grown into an exciting opportunity for DC residents and foodies to …
New cafe rains ube-infused sweets on the East Bay and more restaurant openings in the Bay Area
This is a curated list of the Bay Area’s most notable restaurant and bar openings, with new updates posted weekly. See an opening we missed? Then write U.S. NOE VALLEY – Birch & Rye lures diners into its inviting, tree-lined dining room with promises of modern, elegant Russian dishes, including a delicate bird’s nest of …
Dining institution Bishop’s is closing in Vancouver — for good this time
One of Vancouver’s best-known fine dining establishments is closing its doors after more than three decades of serving meals inspired by local West Coast produce. The kitchen at Bishop’s Restaurant on West 4th Ave. at Kitsilano has hosted many celebrity chefs over the years, including Iron Chef Rob Feenie and Vikram Vij. The restaurant has …
Rainforest Café in Auburn Hills • Oakland County Times
Reporter Food: Rainforest Cafe in Auburn Hills Reporter Food: Rainforest Cafe in Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI – Dining at the Rainforest Cafe, located in the Great Lakes Crossing Mall in Auburn Hills, is an experience for kids and young adults. A friend and I went for my birthday and it was so much fun …
After 28 years in tacos, restaurateur Hayward makes the leap into fine dining
Inside Casa Del Toro, Hayward’s new upscale Latin American restaurant, the shelves are lined with high-end tequilas, by far the largest selection in town. A classically trained Oaxacan chef prepares ceviche and paella with halibut. And discerning diners feast on $56 dry-aged ribeyes. Not what you would expect from a restaurateur who “lived entirely off …
Nicole’s Flower Cafe’s aesthetic, pet-friendly restaurant opens in One-north – Mothership.SG
Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg Brought to you by the folks behind Nicole’s Flower Café and Le Jardin in Fort Canning, Under Der Linden is a new pet-friendly restaurant in One-north. Appointments and reservations When we visited on a Friday afternoon, we found the restaurant to be full. They accept reservations …
Timothy’s the Restaurant is a love song for gastronomy | Coffee | Saint-Louis | Saint-Louis News and Events
Click to enlarge MABEL SUEN Timothy the Restaurant offers fine dining with dishes such as lobster pie with peas, tarragon, sherry cream and puff pastry. Sitting at a six-top covered with a black tablecloth inside Timothy’s elegant dimly-lit dining room, between lobster pie and Caesar salad, a flash of gold caught my eye. About five …
Restaurant review: Jute Cafe Bar, Dundee
This week Murray Chalmers is reviewing an old favorite in Dundee and venturing into the capital to sample something new. A friend from the music industry from London came to visit us last week and I gave him some tips on where to eat in Dundee. When we first met at the nicely sleazy bar …
Best Adelaide Coffee Openings in 2021
It’s exciting to see Adelaide’s cafes exceeding brunch standards this year. We saw gnocchi for breakfast, tacos for breakfast, and ramen for breakfast. Plus, brioche buns with lobster tail, shrimp rolls from the Spencer Gulf, homemade sourdough breads and a soft focaccia with super local ingredients, and even a rump steak available from 7am. That’s …
East Idaho Eats: Cafe Tuscano Set To Double Access To Its Italian Classic
POCATELLO – What started as a Blimpie sandwich shop at the back of a Chevron gas station is now home to delicious Italian cuisine, which will soon double in size. Café Tuscano comes from humble beginnings, serving its first fine Italian dishes in what was sandwich kitchen almost 10 years ago. Now, several expansions later, …
Inside Stoke-on-Trent’s first Michelin-style gourmet restaurant which opens today
It’s the new, modern fine-dining restaurant opening in Stoke-on-Trent today – and it’s been full for weeks. Lunar brings an upscale dining experience to the world of Wedgwood, Barlaston. Its name is taken from the 18th century social network The Lunar Society of which Josiah Wedgwood was a key member. To find out more about …
Onjium at Genesis House opens with fine Korean cuisine in Manhattan
In 2017, British carmaker Mini opened A/D/O: a multidisciplinary, design-focused coworking space in Greenpoint that also housed a stylish Scandinavian restaurant from the co-founder of Noma. Claus Meyer called Norman which closed later. Although the company was the funder, the actual cars counted for little in the space itself; rather, it was an “experiential marketing” …
Professionals finalist Oli Martin to relaunch fine dining restaurant 263 in Preston
The Lancashire-born chef, who spent eight years at Hipping Hall, took on the role of executive chef at 263 before a relaunch later this month, and overhauled the restaurant, including a complete overhaul of the dining room. 32-seat dining room with new decor, tables, seats, bar and artwork. Martin says his decision to leave Hipping …
Scottish chef Mark Greenaway’s first London restaurant offers fine, hearty cuisine in Covent Garden
What:A 30-seat restaurant which is housed in the newly refurbished townhouse at 3 Henrietta Street in London’s Covet Garden. The first-floor restaurant sits above The Gentlemen Baristas roastery and cafe as well as Lilly’s Café on the ground floor and basement of Hawaiian restaurant El Ta’Koy, the Cuban chef’s first UK opening Luis Pous. WHO:Scottish …
News Bites: Garden Cafe is finally back and Sharon Van Meter’s wine bar opens
Welcome to SideDish’s weekly need-to-know mailing New Bites, from silent shutdowns to opening updates and everything in between Garden Cafe makes a welcome return The jewel of Old East Dallas is open again after a long hiatus. It closed at the start of the pandemic last year, but after recruiting staff, getting an updated liquor …
New Foodlove Cafe Strives to Thrive at KC MO Crossroads
READ MORE Kansas City Fall Restaurant Guide Fancy an evening? Here’s what’s happening on the KC restaurant scene. Expand all On a chilly Saturday morning, Kim Cole rushes to her new Crossroads restaurant when she spots other cyclists looking for a place for breakfast. If you’re hungry, it’s here, she shouts. They fill two patio …
Timothy’s The Restaurant brings timeless fine dining to Creve Coeur | Food and Beverage News | St. Louis | St. Louis News and Events
Click to enlarge PHUONG BUI Timothy Metz and his partners bring timeless fine dining to Creve Coeur at Timothy’s The Restaurant. For years, Timothy Metz and his business partners Steven Manns and Sean Olson have made the restaurant industry their profession, working everywhere in town, from upscale restaurants and pubs to delicatessens and other casual …
New Silicon Valley Restaurant promises a fine dining experience that
A new restaurant in Silicon Valley promises fine dining with an upscale yet accessible vibe. Shepherd & Sims is now open in Los Gatos at 15970 Los Gatos Boulevard. It serves upscale fare Wednesday through Sunday afternoon and evening – with happy hour starting at 2 p.m. As Eater SF tells us, Shepherd & Sims …
Why gastronomy is doomed to fail
Is there a real future for the old gastronomic model of gastronomy? Photo: Pari Dukovic Earlier last summer, as the food world slowly emerged from its long and hectic COVID nightmare, I found myself with an additional reservation for Daniel Humm’s new vegan restaurant, Eleven Madison Park. The extravagant vegetarian table at $ 335 per …
Bolyard’s Meat & Provisions Takes a Butcher Chef’s Approach | Coffee | Saint-Louis | Saint-Louis News and Events
If you want to understand what chef and restaurateur Chris Bolyard means when he says he approaches butcher’s shop from a cook’s perspective, you should try his Fried Bologna Sandwich. As close to the thin, mushy meat wrapped in a red synthetic casing found in the deli box at the grocery store as canned ham …
Eat & Run: Lower Your Landing Gear at Pilots Cove Cafe
A chain-link fence separates diners from the tarmac at Pilots Cove Cafe in Sanford. Staff photo by Bob Keyes SANFORD – You don’t need an expensive ticket or rushing around with the crowds to enjoy the air show that takes place in the sky over the Pilots Cove Cafe in Sanford on a daily basis. …
The new Dining Room fine dining restaurant is set to open in Sheppey and the owner is aiming for the Michelin star
A new gourmet restaurant is set to open later this month, with the owner aiming to be the first to bring a Michelin star to the area. Naz Chowdhury took over what was The Pavillion in Leysdown, the sheppy, and transformed it into “an authentic and creative family gourmet restaurant”. A new gourmet restaurant is …
ReVoaked Sandwiches puts culinary elegance between two slices of bread | Coffee | Saint-Louis | Saint-Louis News and Events
The first thing you notice when you step into ReVoaked Sandwiches – that is, after the intoxicating aroma of wood smoke that permeates the room – is owner Stephan Ledbetter, head down, methodically assembling sandwiches with the accent you would see on a good meal chef using tweezers to place microgreens on a piece of …
New Yorkers spend big bucks on luxury, fine dining
Here’s some hard-to-swallow news for the cranky who say the pandemic has doomed fine dining in favor of shareable plates, jaw-dropping seats, and jaw-dropping noise levels. On the contrary, restaurants are returning to luxurious comfort and classically inspired cuisine – and the astronomical prices that come with them. It may seem counterintuitive at a time …
SAGA NYC: Crown Shy Team launches new gourmet restaurant with FiDi view
Photo by Cole Saladino for Thrillist When James Kent and Jeff Katz opened Crown Shy on the ground floor of a historic skyscraper in March 2019, the project provided a chic space that reimagined what dining might look like near office buildings and relaxed happy hour bars in the financial district. Now 63 floors above …
The chef who gave up gastronomy to cook for cancer patients
Photo: DeSean McClinton-Holland Courtney Kennedy remembers the relief she felt when she lost her job. She worked in the kitchen at Flora Bar, the upscale and highly regarded restaurant located inside an iconic Brutalist museum on the Upper East Side. Highlights of the restaurant’s dinner menu included flat omelets topped with multiple caviar dumplings and …
Noble 33 offers refined and energetic cuisine
Doubling down on setting up high-energy, experiential fine dining, the founders of Los Angeles-based The Madera Group launched a new hospitality business with plans for growth: Noble 33. The Madera Group was the parent of the fast-casual Tocaya concept, which last week merged with Tender Greens under a new company called One Table Restaurant Brands, …
Owner’s Scandinavian roots inspire new fine dining restaurant to replace closed cafe in North Muskegon
NORTH MUSKEGON, MI – Nine months after a North Muskegon cafe closed, the renowned restaurant opens with an artisan menu and a robust wine list. Owner Tresha Kidder closed 4 Corners Café in November 2020 when bars and restaurants were ordered for the second time to close restaurants indoors to prevent the spread of COVID-19. …
Winteringham Fields ranked among UK’s best for fine dining
The Michelin-starred Winteringham Fields restaurant has been crowned one of the UK’s best fine dining restaurants. The North Lincolnshire restaurant was ranked sixth among Tripadvisor’s top fine dining restaurants in the UK and Channel Islands. Their “Best of the Best” list ranks the top ten restaurants that offer “premium meals that will impress your taste …
Serendipity redefines fine dining in Quezon City – Manila Standard
Tucked away in a warm and cozy section of Quezon City is Serendipity PH, a fine dining restaurant that opened on March 5 amid the pandemic. Serendipity PH “Our mindset is different; people still want to dine in, hang out, entertain friends and family. We see this as an opportunity,” says Rodrigo “Rad” Pelayo, owner …
How Toronto’s most famous foodie destination adapted to take out and patio service
There is a fine dining restaurant in Toronto that has had to adapt to take out and patio service after more than 40 years of hushed and semi-hidden serving to movie stars, politicians, business moguls and d other famous clients. Scaramouche was founded in 1980 by Morden Yolles, whose family owned the building where it …
The elegant new gourmet restaurant in Montrose reserves the opening date for March
One of this year’s most anticipated restaurants will open next week. March, a tasting menu concept from the owners of Rosie Cannonball Goodnight Hospitality, will begin service on March 31, the restaurant announced. Described as a restaurant “which explores the evolution of the Mediterranean through its cuisine, its history and its cultures”, the name “Mars” …
Why gourmet chefs turned to burgers and pizzas
One of the few areas of growth in the hard-hit restaurant industry has been ghost kitchens. The delivery-only model is expected to reach $ 1,000 billion ( ?? 1,000,000 crores) worldwide by 2030. While ghost cooking threatens traditional restaurants, the platform has found an unlikely group of enthusiasts: notable chefs and restaurateurs. In the United …
Maple Inn sets the standard for fine dining
Content of the article Today, Prince Edward County is renowned for its many exceptional restaurants and cafes, but 75 years ago there was only one, Bloomfield’s Maple Inn. Bloomfield – The Story of a Village, a book compiled by Barbara Fisher, indicates that this famous restaurant opened on a village farmhouse built around 1810 on …
Westmount’s new La Franquette bistro has a gourmet pedigree, but a more relaxed offering
A new French bistro landed in Westmount a few weeks ago, run by a small group of Pastel du Vieux-Montréal alumni, an establishment hailed for its creative approach to the tasting menu plus wine format. But elaborate 10-course dinners aren’t what the owners of Bistro La Franquette have in mind. “It was all really fun …
Most of Santa Fe’s fine dining restaurants are irrelevant | Local News
It will be a winter of discontent for Santa Fe foodies looking for fine dining. Many of the city’s upscale restaurants have closed their doors indefinitely, choosing to avoid open-air service or take-out, the only options currently allowed by state public health orders. The Compound, Geronimo, Santacafé, Coyote Cafe, Sazón, Sassella, Restaurant MartÃn and Market …
Posh Post Oak fine-dining restaurant heads west with a new laid-back vibe
Owners Tony and Russell Masraff had a simple plan to relocate their namesake restaurant Masraff. The father-son duo would close their location on Post Oak Boulevard in late April and reopen a few weeks later in a new home on I-10 just east of Bunker Hill (9655 Katy Fwy.). Construction delays pushed the opening to …
The new face of gastronomy
With the pandemic changing the restaurant culture, restaurants in Mumbai have been forced to reinvent their offerings. When it opened four years ago, Masque ushered in a new era in the culinary culture, with a 10-course chef’s tasting menu, a masterful plate and impeccable service. But when the pandemic ended in-person dining, Masque, like most …
Crave’s Virtual Food Hall brings fine dining to the realm of delivery
A new concept is taking shape in the world of virtual restaurants: the virtual gourmet dining room. This idea might have been outrageous a year ago, but it’s practically a necessity now, thanks to the pandemic-induced collapse of the restaurant industry. In response, third-party hospitality and foodservice technology companies are springing up to help these …
Why this drive-through restaurant could be the future of fine dining
The restaurant industry has been hit by the pandemic, sparking a wave of new and creative dining ideas across the country, from bars offering take-out cocktail mixes to pizzerias turning into product stalls. Today, 10 renowned chefs from Los Angeles join forces in an ambitious new experience. On October 15-16, dining technology platform Resy is …
The gourmet restaurant Caviar Russe expands
Michelin-starred restaurant Caviar Russe doubles its commitment to the luxury cuisine and lameness of Madison Avenue. His second-floor dining room at 538 Madison, near East 55th Street, will soon be joined by a caviar bar and retail store downstairs. The 2,000-square-foot site, which previously housed a ski shop, will open in October or November depending …
News Bites: Philippine chain Jollibee lands in Plano and fine dining with one side of COVID testing
Welcome to SideDish’s weekly need-to-know mailing New Bites, from silent shutdowns to opening updates and everything in between, including coronavirus related information. Joy for JollibeeOne of the Philippines’ most beloved exports comes in the form of Chickenjoy fried chicken, hot ube-filled pastries, and spaghetti with sweet sauce. Yes one Jollibee will open at 1016 Preston …
Heavily affected by the virus, gastronomy finds new ways to serve
Culinary news Restaurants have been hit hard by the novel coronavirus. In the United States alone, the industry lost 6 million jobs in March and April. But gastronomy has been the hardest hit, explains David Portalatin, industrial advisor at The NPD Group. A bartender serves cocktails at Pickled Fish, a restaurant owned by Adrift Hospitality …
Local restaurants fill the dining niche in Las Vegas
The bar was empty and all the other booths were blocked off with what appeared to be police tape. Nonetheless, the masked staff at Chinatown’s Partage greeted customers with the same refined professionalism that has earned it a reputation as a good French restaurant on par with the best on the Strip. The changes, which …
The pandemic makes gastronomy more affordable and accessible
Peter Luger Steakhouse in Brooklyn, New York, is the latest exclusive restaurant to make its food more accessible – by offering delivery. But gourmet restaurants around the world have turned to more accessible and affordable food in the wake of the pandemic. Restaurants that previously required reservations for meals costing hundreds of dollars now offer …
Dining experiences will never be the same, say restaurateurs, Retail News, AND Retail
Dining experiences will never be the same again, feel the restaurant owners who believe people will be more interested in takeout and online ordering after the lockdown is lifted. Restaurants in Calcutta are looking to cut in-house catering capacity by 40% to ensure social distancing standards are met and also strengthen their technology infrastructure to …
Duck confit to go: how Montreal’s gourmet establishments switched to take-out
Loyal patrons of Restaurant Su in Verdun may not realize the influence of a 70-year-old in Turkey on their evening take-out meal. “I talk to my mom every day,†says Fisun Ercan, owner, chef and personality of Su. “Everyone is looking for comfort food and she gives me advice on what to cook. ” Ercan …
Kenyan restaurant in Swahili village opens for African food in downtown
By opening a location of Swahili village In the heart of DC’s electric food court at the end of last month, chef-owner Kevin Onyona answered calls from every African expat who complained about heading to suburban Maryland to try his grilled and stewed Kenyan cuisine . The new downtown restaurant, nicknamed Swahili Village: the Consulate …
PODCAST: A quick casual style with a gourmet pedigree
Subscribe to “Fast Forward”: itunes | Spotify | google play | Stapler For nearly a decade, Charles Bililies pursued the pinnacle of gourmet restaurant success. Extraordinary service. Michelin stars. Perfection in every detail. But in 2010, everything changed. His desire to start his own business hit a light bulb moment at a dinner party, and …
Fine dining restaurants in Fresno CA serving Mexican, Italian
From the street, you can only see office buildings. But walk down the long, palm-lined driveway at the southwest corner of Palm and Herndon avenues and you’ll find yourself in the middle of a thriving restaurant scene. At least five gourmet restaurants here are packed with diners on a typical Saturday night. This is the …
Food is alive and well in New York, not thanks to influencers
Food, spoken time and time again, is enjoying a golden age in New York City – but don’t tell the Instagram-obsessed and budding “influencers” that. On social media, the aesthetic of the dining room tends to favor radioactive dishes and “laid back†(ie incompetent) service over food that tastes good and staff who know. what …