Hot Takes

Blue Collar's Closing Hits Different. This is Why

Maybe it needed a Members Only Club

May 22 • Matt Meltzer

If I See That Damn Hotdog with Caviar and Gold Again, It May Be The End of Me

Thank God They Got Back to the Drawing Board with the Gold Digger

May 6 • Erin Michelle Newberg

If You're Not Serving Free Chips and Salsa, You're Not a Mexican Restaurant

You're just an overpriced restaurant with tacos

Apr 15 • Matt Meltzer

Why Miami Needs More New York Restaurants

How else would we know about magical tap water?

Apr 1 • Matt Meltzer

Gourmet is Back. Who’s Next?

Here are three food publications that we believe deserve the same second chance

Mar 18 • Olee Fowler

Only Suckers - and New Yorkers - Wait In Line For Food

If that pizza doesn't come with a villa in Tuscany, you're wasting your time

Mar 4 • Matt Meltzer

In Defense of the 5:30pm Dinner Reservation

And why it's actually the GOAT, as the kids would say

Feb 4 • Olee Fowler

Dry January? That's Cute. And Completely Pointless.

No, bro, I don't want any hop water

Jan 7 • Matt Meltzer

Why I Love New Year's Eve in Miami

No, really, I'm being serious. Stop rolling your eyes.

Dec 31, 2025 • Matt Meltzer

Beef Tallow: The Official Cooking Fat Of Conspiracy Nuts

Because Bill Gates is putting microchips in your olive oil

Dec 10, 2025 • Matt Meltzer

Enough With The "All Sides" Bullshit. Turkey is Still King on Thanksgiving.

You probably don't have sex on Valentine's Day either

Nov 26, 2025 • Matt Meltzer

Your Bar Is Not a Speakeasy. And the Mob Would Be Ashamed.

Unless you're actually getting raided

Nov 12, 2025 • The Leftovers Miami

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