In this piece Before I Even Open the Menu The First Scan: Sections, Size and Panic Starters: Where the Kitchen Starts Talking Mains: What the Kitchen Is Really Betting On Specials and “Chef’s Recommendations” What I Actually End Up Ordering (and Why) When people hear that I’m a chef and food critic, they love to […]
In this piece Why the Menu Matters More Than the Décor Language Traps and Menu Bullshit Red Flags Chefs See That Guests Miss Green Flags: When a Menu Knows What It Is How to Order Like Someone Who Has Worked a Line Learning how to read a restaurant menu like a chef changes the way
In this piece Who Is This Really For? Why Most Restaurant Reviews Are Useless What Actually Matters to Me What I Don’t Owe You What You’ll Get From Me Instead Why most restaurant reviews are useless has nothing to do with people not knowing how to write. Most of them are useless because they’re not
