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Our friends at @tablaorlando Indian Restaurant have instituted a new Chef’s Menu to accompany the regular list of great Indian and Asian dishes. I stopped by the Oviedo location the other day and had the new Goan Fish Curry, an evenly spiced gravy with big chunks of white fish and vegetables, perfect over basmati rice or with the chewy butter naan. Vegetable samosas and Chicken Manchurian rounded out the feast. Delicious as always. #tabla #indiancuisine #chefsspecials Less

We are approaching the end of the year, which means it’s time to shower praise on some of the city’s best new restaurants. Among them is @vecinodetroit a Mexico City-inspired destination that is fantastic all around. For only the second time this year, I handed out a four-star review. Read all about it in today’s @detroitnews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇲🇽 Photos by Makito Nakagawa #vecinodetroit #detroiteats #detroitrestaurants #restaurantreview #mexicancuisine #mexicocity Less

It’s my third time visiting Odette in its near decade-long run, and it’s a charmed one. The food at this storied institution has never been better, the signatures tinkered (well) to abandon. Which means that the brilliance of that smoked egg dish extends beyond the show — a crate of eggs with their tops cut-off, Arpege-style, nested in smoke that dramatically unfurls like it would at a Superbowl half-time show — to the details: the light-as-a-cloud potato espuma, the meuniere, and the little jewels of Chorizo Iberico.

The smoked egg delivers as much pleasure as all the other dishes, and they reflect the quiet sensibilities of a chef, Julien Royer, who finds beauty in subtlety. During a recent meal, there was a crystalline pork broth cradling tender, sweet abalone and foie-gras with a texture unlike silken al-dente tofu. A scallop crudo that didn’t need the acid because the dill and horseradish was already enough. A toothfish that didn’t need the salt because you’d lose the contrast between the fish and the squid that crowns it.

I don’t know why a steak knife is placed alongside the dish; if you press down on the fish with the base of a spoon, the oils from the meat surrenders beautifully into a sauce made with lovage and probably a dozen other ingredients.

And I don’t know why it’s taken me this long — 3 years — to revisit what is now my favorite three-Michelin starred restaurant in Singapore. Till next time, and hopefully soon. Less

Charlevoix was a culinary adventure for all my senses — as I rubbed culinary lavender between my fingers, drove through the rolling hills like a racecar driver, woke up to the highland cows mooing outside my hotel window and ate the squeakiest cheese curds in the world, I discovered just how special this place was. My latest newsletter is live!! I just have so much so say about Quebec’s Charlevoix region it couldn’t be contained in one Toronto Star article. There’s poutine, there’s foie gras, there’s natural wines — subscribe now to read all about the delicious of this wondering region. Less

🔥 Really good Cuban food at @labodeguitademima in Louisville, KY! This place is huge and super popular! 🏙️ The quality of meat and ingredients was outstanding. 🥩🍽️ The lechon asado had fewer extras than others I’ve tried, letting that high-quality pork shine. 🌟🎉 Plus, the live entertainment was a nice touch! 🎶🎤 Highly recommend in Bourbon City! 🥃🇨🇺

#CubanFood #LouisvilleEats #BourbonCity #LechonAsado #FoodieFavorites #HighlyRecommended Less

I’m one of the few people from South Mumbai who’s never eaten at @gallopsmumbai. The Continental-Indian menu combination has never appealed to me, nor could I have afforded to eat there.
The 38-year restaurant has a loyal following and I can see why. It’s a great space in a unique location and despite having a huge menu, the food is exceptional.
The restaurant that Jasmine Singh, Iqbal Singh and Rahul Malik created has had an enduring legacy. It seems to be in safe hands with the second generation @chefyajushmalik and @mikhailsingh, who work under the watchful eye of Ms Singh.
#gallopsreimagined #mumbai #mumbairestaurants #restaurantsofmumbai #mahalaxmi Less

Fell in love with Cuban oxtail at the new location of @rinconcriollo76 yesterday. Slow-braised in red wine tomato sauce, it was rich and fatty and intensely decadent. The restaurant in New Hyde Park has a vintage charm to it too. Can’t wait to get back with a group and try more from the menu.

#cubanfood #longislandfood #lieats #newhydepark Less