Uni, or sea urchin, has typically been a staple on fine sushi menus, but it is fast becoming ubiquitous at restaurants serving all types of cuisines. Its rise in popularity, however, doesn’t mean it is beloved by all. In fact, uni can be downright divisive. Go ahead and ask your friends if they like uni. [...]
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Local Food More Complicated than You Think; FOOD at Frieze; Priciest Tasting Menus + More News
Food and dining news from around the web and the world… * Show me the meaning of eating local. The conversation needs to extend beyond mileage. [The Washingtonian] * Frieze freezes a moment in food history. An exhibit at Frieze New York pays homage to Soho’s FOOD restaurant of the 1970s. [NY Mag] * Do you [...]
Trending on Recent OpenTable Restaurant Reviews: Morel Mushrooms
There’s this great myth that when spring arrives, a bounty of ingredients comes with it. In actuality, spring ingredients find their way onto menus at a slow trickle. Outside of asparagus, peas, ramps, and other leafy greens, one spring arrival that packs amazing flavor and texture is the morel mushroom. A favorite of foragers, morel [...]
App for Dining with Allergies; Bad Food Trends; Five Diamond Restaurants + More
Food and dining news from around the web and the world… * Worried about food allergies when dining out? There’s an app for that. [PC News] * Age matters. When it comes to visiting restaurants, anyway. Older folks eat out more than young adults. [Consumerist] * Five bad food trends. Courtesy of the curmudgeonly Josh Ozersky. [...]
How Chefs Invent Iconic Dishes; Food Trends for the New Year + More News
Food and dining news from around the web and the world… * How do chefs invent a signature dish that withstands the test of time? Practice. Practice. Practice. [BBC Food] * Everyone is looking ahead to the food trends that will define dining in 2013. Check out what writers in Milwaukee, Chicago, and New York [...]
OpenTable Celebrates 15 Million Restaurant Reviews: What Are Your Stats?
Last week, we proudly announced that, thanks to diners like you, we have generated more than 15 million restaurant reviews by verified diners, establishing OpenTable as one of the largest and most trusted sources for restaurant reviews. In celebration of the milestone, we created a fun infographic illustrating OpenTable diner review trends and behaviors since the launch [...]
Dining Poll: How Often Do You Do Dinner and a Movie?
Dinner and a movie — so popular together that there’s even a TV show named after it. Do you combine these two great tastes together regularly — or are they separate activities on your social calendar? Weigh in on today’s poll. How often do you go out for dinner and a movie?
Dining Poll: Is Bacon in a Dish Well Done or Overdone?
Bacon is the so-called trend that always waxes and never seems to wane. What started out as a revived appreciation has yielded a cornucopia of culinary offerings ranging from the whimsical (Bacon ice cream!) to the weird (Bacon vodka! Ed. note: Ewww!). And, the weirder: Days ago, a restaurant unveiled its all-bacon burger. But, is [...]
The Future of Foodservice; How to Meet the POTUS; Seafood DNA Tagged at Your Table; White Truffles Shuffle Menus; Mean-Spirited Reviews Make Chefs Sad
Dining and restaurant news… * Do you want to know the future of foodservice in the U.S. through the next three years? I do, but it’ll cost $3,200 to find out. Instead, I’ll just assume it involves bacon, heirloom vegetables, ice cream, mixology, and offal, just like it has for the last three years. [Sacramento [...]
Dining Trends of the Last Decade: Michael Bauer Looks Back
Whenever a year — or a decade — ends, a lot of people tend to talk about bests and worsts. Michael Bauer, the food and restaurant critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, has chosen to simply talk about what was most memorable. In his round-up of trends that took hold during the aughts, he calls [...]