For much of this decade restaurants have suffered for many reasons, the pandemic being the main one. I am actually surprised how many made it through those years of illness and closures. But make it through they did, mostly.
Mostly, but not all. Some big name places like Noma closed, but that was for several reasons. Some tried something radical, only for it to come out all wrong. See: What Went Wrong With Eleven Madison Park’s Vegan Menu (still got 3 Stars!). Others stuck to what was tried and true and came out the other side intact (albeit with higher prices): Le Bernardin Holds On to Its Four Stars.
Speaking of higher prices, read: Why *are* Restaurants Are Charging $12 for Fancy Butter, and find out. Don’t fret, however, for not everyone is changing more. Some have a problem with that: Tacos Should Cost More Here’s Why.
Here’s some other reads regarding restaurants post-pandemic that I thought were worthwhile:
- Chef Doris Is Serving Detroit’s Best Soul Food from Her Front Lawn. Good for her.
- From that to this: A Martha Stewart Restaurant Has Opened in Las Vegas. Is That a Good Thing? Good for her too.
- Regarding restos in Canada: Challenges Canadian restaurants are facing in 2023. Relatedly, here’s one simple trick for helping restaurants
- Speaking of Canadian restos, here are Montreal’s best. Lesley knows.
- Here’s someone in the food industry I would like to go away: Uber’s Travis Kalanick and ghost kitchens
- Here’s something some people would like to go away: Danny Meyers and his setting the table approach
- Here’s someone I hope never goes away: Fergus Henderson of St. JOHN fame
- This will never change, sadly: Hospital Foods (From Around the World)
- Sadly this person did go away: What It Was Like to Eat with Anthony Bourdain Food & Wine …
- This was good: The Paris Review – A Place for Fire – The Paris Review
- As was this: peak pork in New York.
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