Hot Takes

Shut Up and Eat Your Dumplins: Cracker Barrel's Food is Still Spectacular

And leaving it over a logo would have been...just plain dumb

Sep 3 •

Stop Pretending You Actually Like Uni

It's time we admit sea urchin is just expensive ocean slime

Aug 27 •

Yes, I'm Ordering A Mocktail. The World Doesn't Need To Know

Unless you want a noogie, too

Aug 13 •

Restaurants, Please Just Answer Your Phone

How restaurants lost the plot between efficiency and basic customer service

Jul 30 •

Enough With The F***ing Caviar

We're dangerously close to caviar M&Ms

Jun 11 •

In Defense of Smashburgers

Flat is where it's at

May 28 •

The Leftovers Miami

Maybe It’s Time to Admit Hyped-Up 'Clubstaurants' Are Actually Pretty Good

Just because Grutman's name is on it, doesn't mean it sucks

May 16 •

Smashburgers are Complete Trash

Why not just put your mouth under a grease trap?

May 14 •

Maybe Lincoln Road Dining… Doesn’t Suck?

I never thought I'd write these words: Lincoln Road doesn't suck anymore.

Apr 30 •

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