David Sutton (Southern Illinois University) I last wrote about The Bear[1] on this weblog about a year and a half … More
Category: restaurants
Review: Chefs, Restaurants and Culinary Sustainability
Counihan, Carole, and Susanne Hojlund eds. Chefs, Restaurants and Culinary Sustainability. University of Arkansas Press, 2024. 392 pp. ISBN 9781682262658 … More
Review: Handcrafted Careers
Eli Revelle Yano Wilson. 2024. Handcrafted Careers: Working the Artisan Economy of Craft Beer. University of California Press. 264 pp. … More
“Every Second Counts”: Thoughts on Richie’s Redemption in Season 2 of The Bear
David Sutton (Southern Illinois University) After this summer’s release of season 2 of The Bear on Hulu, it seems that … More
Review: Have You Eaten Yet?
Cheuk Kwan. Have You Eaten Yet?: Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World. Pegasus Books. New York and London. 2023. … More
Waffle House: Sameness, Diversity and Southern Image
Andrew Mitchel and Laurie K. SmithThe Ohio State University Waffle House occupies a distinct space in the American culinary imaginary. … More
On the Corner of Greenwich and Horatio
David Sutton It was a small, unassuming entrance, hidden away on the corner of Greenwich and Horatio Streets in New … More
The Critic Retires: Fifty Years of Restaurant Writing
David Beriss What does it mean to be a restaurant critic for fifty years? I recently attended a dinner in … More
Review: The Automat
David Beriss The Automat, directed by Lisa Hurwitz. 2021, 1hr 18 minutes. I ate in an Automat only one time. … More
Review: Cheffes de Cuisine
Rachel E. Black, Cheffes de Cuisine: Women and Work in the Professional French Kitchen. University of Illinois Press, 2021. ISBN: … More