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Displaying all articles tagged:
Rants
the underground gourmet
July 31, 2023
A Big Fat Blob of Boring
It’s time to cool it with all these balls of burrata.
By
Tammie Teclemariam
menu concerns
Mar. 30, 2023
Stop Calling Every Salad a ‘Caesar’
If it features fennel and tahini, that salad is something else.
By
Chris Crowley
rants
July 8, 2021
Enough With the Beets
Beet steaks will always be a letdown.
By
Rachel Sugar
rants
Apr. 4, 2019
Kranch Arrives in Stores, and America Teeters on the Brink
No, thanks!
By
Chris Crowley
rants
Feb. 19, 2019
Of Course Bodegas Should Sell Marijuana
What better way to lift all New Yorkers rather than just the privileged few?
By
Nikita Richardson
rants
Jan. 24, 2019
I Don’t Want My Dinner to Also Be an Ad
What happens when all of our restaurants turn into car dealerships?
By
Chris Crowley
rants
Dec. 4, 2018
How One Simple Seafood Dish Is Ruining New York Restaurants
It’s a scourge that must be stopped.
By
Chris Crowley
rants
May 23, 2018
Robert De Niro Says Trump Is Banned From All Nobu Restaurants
“If he walked into a restaurant I was in, I’d walk out.”
By
Clint Rainey
is this your first time dining with us?
Mar. 8, 2018
New York’s ‘Neighborhood’ Restaurants Have a Monotony Problem
Once-agreeable trends have merged into a single, formulaic genre that is at odds with what’s left of the city’s cutting-edge dining culture.
By
Adam Platt
rants
Feb. 20, 2018
Redditors Have a Totally Fascinating Hatred of This Microwave Drawer
Who knew people had such strong feelings toward a state-of-the-art appliance?
By
Clint Rainey
Oct. 20, 2017
The Maker of LaCroix Just Issued the Craziest Press Release of the Week
“THE OBSCURE SILVER LINING IS A UNIQUELY-INDUCED OPPORTUNITY.”
By
Clint Rainey
rants
Aug. 25, 2017
It’s Time to Kill Communal Tables Once and for All
It’s more important than ever for owners to make customers as comfortable as possible.
By
Armen Stevens
you are wrong
Nov. 1, 2016
America Reminds Washington
Post
Writer Not to Mess With Ranch Dressing
It’s the country’s No. 1 salad enhancer for a reason.
By
Chris Crowley
rants
July 6, 2016
Chef Hammers Yelper by Picking Apart All of His Reviews
“Initially, I was shaken, I was worked up, thrown for a loop and nearly… nearly… pissed off. Then I took a deep breath and reread your review.”
By
Chris Crowley
Rants
July 14, 2015
David Chang Says Australians ‘F*ck Up Burgers More Than Anyone Else’
“Australians: I love your country and I love your food, even if your burgers are mostly terrible.”
By
Chris Crowley
Rants
May 13, 2015
Another Restaurant Owner Posted a Crazy Facebook Rant After Getting a Bad Yelp
Not good for business.
By
Clint Rainey
Rants
May 6, 2015
Ruby Tuesday Waiter Gets Stiffed by a Soldier, Insults Entire Military
Not surprisingly, he no longer has a job.
By
Clint Rainey
Rants
Dec. 11, 2014
That Harvard Professor Is Actually a Serial Restaurant Terrorizer
The customer isn’t always right.
By
Clint Rainey
Rants
Oct. 10, 2014
It’s Time to Shut Up About Brunch
Another day, another person complaining about what is otherwise a relatively innocuous midday meal.
By
Alan Sytsma
Rants
Sept. 30, 2014
Rage Against the Machine Is Now Just Raging Against a Neighborhood Café
“Rock stars don’t get special treatment at The 5 Point. We couldn’t give less of a shit.”
By
Clint Rainey
Rants
July 18, 2014
Chefs Versus Critics: Why Public Rage Attracts the Wrong Kind of Attention
What are the lasting effects of chefs who lash out at critics?
By
Alan Sytsma
Rants
May 22, 2014
Please Don’t Actually Go to Manhattan’s First Dairy Queen
Not when there are so many other great places to go instead.
By
Alan Sytsma
Toro
May 1, 2014
Diner Claims Soto’s Chef Brandished Sushi Knife in the Dining Room
Chef Sotohiro Kosugi’s alleged meltdown resulted in a dumb Yelp review.
By
Clint Rainey
Rants
Nov. 4, 2013
Jamie Oliver Does Not Impress Will Self in the Least
“Needless to say, Oliver sticks in my craw and I’d walk a cunty mile to avoid him and all his works.”
By
Hugh Merwin
Rants
Oct. 23, 2013
Pastor Says Girl Scout Cookies Promote Lesbianism, Communists
They lead to abortion somehow, too.
By
Belle Cushing
Rants
Oct. 2, 2013
Why Menus Suck — and 5 Ideas to Improve Them
Restaurants are better than ever, but menus are still terrible. Here’s how to fix them.
By
Geoffrey Gray
Rants
Aug. 29, 2013
Jamie Oliver’s Complaints of ‘Lazy’ British Cooks Anger His
The Naked Chef wears his heart on his sleeve, despite having no apparent shirt.
By
Belle Cushing
Etiquette
June 13, 2013
Andrew Zimmern Hates on a Restaurant That’s Most Likely Sushi Yasuda
But he won’t explicitly identify the East 40s sushi bar that has a no-tip policy.
By
Sierra Tishgart
Rants
Mar. 12, 2013
Can Someone Please Help Michael Wolff Get a Restaurant Reservation?
Just make sure it’s not at a non-prestigious destination.
By
Alan Sytsma
Rants
Feb. 12, 2013
Bon Appetit
Names Animal as Part of America’s Most Important Restaurants,
L.A. just wants somebody to love its restaurants.
By
Tony Chen
Rants
Jan. 16, 2013
Dunkin’ Donuts Expanding to California Even Though California Already Has Better
The brand is seeking multi-unit franchisees for 150 new locations throughout the region.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Rants
Nov. 20, 2012
Your Allergies Are Bullsh*t, and Other Things Servers Believe
“Suck it up.”
By
Alyssa Shelasky
Quote of the Day
Nov. 9, 2012
The Park Restaurant Bemoans Today’s Work Ethic
Josh Siegel thinks a tough work ethic has been replaced by tough-looking tattoos.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Rants
Nov. 6, 2012
No Reservations
Ad Prompts Bourdain to Unleash Anti-Cadillac Twitter
Bourdain’s not leaving before he burns a few bridges.
By
Alan Sytsma
The Gold Watch
Oct. 11, 2012
Jonathan Gold Is The Second Most Followed Critic on Twitter
Jonathan Gold should always be first.
By
Tony Chen
Rants
Oct. 10, 2012
Jewish Journal
Takes NY
Times
to Kosher School
By
Tony Chen
Rants
Sept. 24, 2012
The
Wall Street Journal
Skims L.A.’s Surface
The paper makes a few irrelevant picks while “finding a food Mecca in the West.”
By
Hadley Tomicki
Rants
Aug. 17, 2012
Barry Maiden Starts an Uncivil War, Mad About Fake Southern Food
Hungry Mother’s chef is a bit upset.
By
Kara Baskin
Kings County
Aug. 14, 2012
Brooklyn Still a Strange, ‘Bohemian’ Place for the
Post
,
Why aren’t people over this yet?
By
Alan Sytsma
Winners
July 26, 2012
Here Are Our Five Favorite Food-Cliché Sentences
Check out some nom-tastic food writing.
By
Alan Sytsma
Rants
July 25, 2012
Stick a Fork in ‘Em: Which Food-Writing Clichés Should We Toss Out
Why are short ribs always “meltingly tender”? And while we’re at it, can we all agree that “bill of fare” has no place in 21st-century food writing?
By
Alan Sytsma
Rants
June 5, 2012
Someone Is Not a Fan of the Barking Crab’s $80 Crab Bowl, But Maybe Things Have
A crabby review of the Barking Crab leads to dismay, reassurance.
By
Kara Baskin
Funnies
Apr. 19, 2012
New Yorker
Addresses Restaurant Mental Health Code Violations
Restaurant practices that push us to the brink.
By
David Hammond
Rants
Apr. 16, 2012
Trimming the Fat: In Defense of Dumping Food-Averse Friends
Life’s too short to spend time eating with idiots.
By
Kara Baskin
Rants
Feb. 23, 2012
Glenn Beck’s Latest Soliloquy Is About the ‘Anti-Semitic’ Park
Oy, he’s emotional.
By
Alyssa Shelasky
Rants
Jan. 5, 2012
Culinary School Grad David Chang Is Tired of Culinary Schools
He says these things are poisoning the industry’s talent pool.
By
Alan Sytsma
Video Feed
Dec. 15, 2011
Watch Ex-Football Player Bill Romanowski’s Fantastically Nuts Bacon Rant
Bacon is for wimps. The Oakland Raiders need more wild-boar hunters, apparently.
By
Katie Sweeney
Rants
Sept. 29, 2011
O.C. Feels Snubbed by Zagat…Again
Is Nancy Luna expecting a little too much from the irresolute guidebooks?
By
Hadley Tomicki
Total Hate
Sept. 14, 2011
SinoSoul is Sick of All This Shaved Snow
Especially when it comes topped with pink sundae sauce.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Rants
Aug. 26, 2011
Midtown Lunch Takes on Fonuts, Escuela, and True Food Kitchen
Hate, rare for this town, is one of the many reasons why we love Zach Brooks.
By
Hadley Tomicki
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