The Circus Afternoon Tea is the newest afternoon tea offering from the boutique five-star Vintry & Mercer in the City, joining the hotel's acclaimed The Crown Afternoon Tea and The Magic Afternoon Tea. Each themed tea is served in a different space. The Circus Afternoon Tea is served in the Vintry Kitchen on the ground floor, a relaxed cafe that is New York-like in its design, with wooden ceiling fans, glass skylights and lots of green foliage. My teenage son particularly liked the eco-decor.
As well-known as New York might be for its hot dogs, there is one other city in America that may rival it: Chicago. Chicago is famous for its hot dogs, and the people there take them extremely seriously. Don't ever let anyone in Chicago catch you putting ketchup on a hot dog. While there is surely some disagreement among locals about who makes the best dog,
Only to be met by a wall of people, relentless crowd surges and consumerist chaos at its peak. It's hard to imagine anyone actually enjoying it, yet clearly thousands do because there they all were. I've always loved the Christmas lights in London, but when you're sandwiched between strangers, all trying to get somewhere, I have to say they start to lose their appeal.
There are plenty of reasons Bojangles continues to expand, not least of which is how underrated its breakfast menu is. The chicken quality has lunch and dinner crowds convinced, but the incredible homemade buttermilk biscuits are the perfect size for a comforting breakfast. We sampled and ranked 7 Bojangles biscuit sandwiches according to taste, texture, freshness, and whether we'd buy them again. Surprisingly enough, chicken didn't factor into our favorite sandwich, as the classic trifecta of bacon, egg, and cheese was too good to ignore.
Steak is one of life's finer treats, and when you serve up a perfectly seared ribeye or sirloin steak, it will always be the star of the show. However, this highly coveted meaty meal option doesn't always have to be enjoyed as the main event; with just a little bit of knife work, you can transform steak into a mouthwatering starter or hors d'oeuvres.
Pickle fans know the joy of nabbing a fresh jar of any of the best pickle brands and enjoying the tasty snacking and sandwich-stacking possibilities. But there's a way to feel even better about your pickle purchase: reusing those jars. When you can repurpose a product's packaging, the benefits are plentiful. You're participating in an eco-friendly mission to reduce waste, and you're also putting the packaging to use for where you might have otherwise had to spend money to buy new.
A landmark Palm Springs restaurant is up for sale, and the buyer won't just be getting a California desert property: They'll be getting the recipes too. Billy Reed's, which opened in 1975, has been listed for $7.5 million as its current owner prepares to retire. When the restaurant debuted at 1800 N. Palm Canyon Drive, it quickly became known for its massive portions of American comfort food, pies baked in-house and homey interior design.
To properly caramelize an onion, you need to have some patience. We have some tips to avoid common mistakes. Caramelized onions are not often used as a burger topping because they take time to prepare. However, you can speed up the process and have them ready in 20 to 30 minutes instead of as long as an hour. Cook them over low heat with butter and add some brown sugar and soy sauce.
I've never met a soul who doesn't appreciate a good cracker. The pantry staple is wildly versatile and, most likely, holds special meaning for each of us, whether you (like me) frequently feasted on Ritz and cream cheese in younger years, or regularly housed bowl after bowl of your favorite Goldfish flavor after getting home from school. Some are tasty enough to eat solo, while others beg to be placed on a fancy charcuterie board or used to top a crunchy casserole.
For those who live in Seattle or who may be visiting, the University of Washington Arboretum is home to wild salmonberry plants that grow along the creek and in other moist areas. They also grow along the 20-mile stretch of the Burke-Gilman Trail. Carkeek Park, the Discovery Park Loop Trail, and Ravenna Park are all places where the berries grow naturally. In general, salmonberries can be picked when they are ripe from May through July, typically in moist areas near ponds and streams.
In case you didn't know, a chocolate torte is a European cake made without flour. Instead, it's ground nuts, starches, or bread crumbs that give it a dense, soft structure. With Tasting Table's version, recipe developer Catherine Brookes opted for almond meal, which she described as adding "a nutty flavor and making the torte rich and moist." Obviously, other baking essentials, such as melted butter, eggs, sugar, and vanilla extracts, are still included. And we can't possibly go without the cake's heart and soul: cocoa powder and dark chocolate.
High-end French AOP cheeses, artisan pâtés or handmade chocolates make excellent Christmas gifts for non-vegan friends and relatives. However, a change in the UK's food hygiene rules means that travelling with this type of gift may be more complicated this year. Here's what you need to know. Can you bring French meat or cheese into the UK this Christmas? If you haven't crossed an international border for a few months, you might notice a few differences about travel this Christmas.
A viral video resurfaced this week, leading many citizens of the internet to ask the brave question: Should children be seen or heard in public? Reposted to X, the video (which was previously shared by both the New York Post and featured on A&E's "Customer Wars" in 2024) featured a woman confronting another group of patrons for having a baby with them, insisting that they were "idiots" for being there at a bar/restaurant in Austin, Texas.
We only got approved this afternoon and have 2 (two) days to prepare hundreds of croissants, pastries, kouign-amann, breads and desserts. We will do our best to make it unforgettable, the operators wrote this Thursday on Instagram. We want to see a long line y'all, down the entire plaza. We'll make your time worth it in sweets.
Established in 1908, Barney Greengrass specializes in smoked fish and other foods you'd commonly find at a Jewish deli. Per Bourdain, "they don't call him the sturgeon king for nothing." He joked that the "essential ingredients for a balanced breakfast" included the New York Times, Barney Greengrass, and cigarettes. Among a variety of sought-after smoked fish dishes, Bourdain's breakfast order typically included two specific dishes for which the NYC deli was especially well known: the sturgeon platter and the Nova, eggs, and onions dish.
A spicy sauce by any name may still taste as sweet (or, uh, as spicy?), but it won't be the same thing. Buffalo wing sauce and hot sauce are the crimson beauties of capsaicin-lovers' epicurean daydreams - indeed, they share a lot of the same applications - but they're different condiments entirely, and not able to be used interchangeably in recipes.
From Dutch apple tarts to Spanish seafood, Ukrainian sweet porridge and Turkish delights, Irish-based chefs from around the globe share what they will be serving up this Christmas
The tiny - and cheap - nutritional powerhouses are excellent sources of both plant-based protein and fiber (a cup of black beans, for example, contains around 15 grams of both). There's ample evidence to suggest eating them regularly can help with far more than just smooth digestion. In one 2025 study published in the journal Current Developments in Nutrition, 72 participants with prediabetes were split into three groups
A charcuterie board is a hit at any party, and Sam's Club is selling one that goes beyond a basic board. Right now, you can find a festive, gift-worthy set that includes not only 11 gourmet offerings, but also an engraved, rotating lazy Susan to serve things on. It's a 2-in-1 gift that'll keep on giving, since recipients will be able to keep using the lazy Susan long after they finish the delicious bites featured in the set.
"I think the DNA of Snowflake is showing off the range of American Single Malt and how many directions you can take," Aden says. "The only preconceived notion I go in with is that I don't want it to taste too similar to the past few years. In 2023, I leaned heavily on mezcal and Islay casks. 2024 was heavily fortified wines. This year, I wanted to stay under the umbrella of fruit, but I was inspired to be much more tropical, bright, citrusy and floral."
If you're in a place where the wind slices through your coat, the back porch can feel as reliably frigid as any stainless steel appliance, but food safety doesn't run on vibes. The USDA draws a very firm line at 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Perishable foods need to stay at or below that temperature at all times. Anything warmer slips into the bacterial "danger zone," where unfriendly organisms like salmonella and staph begin multiplying more quickly.
After years of making salmon recipes, I can finally say: I know a thing or two about how to cook this popular fish! I used to become frustrated by salmon that came out "fishy" tasting and mushy (has this happened to you?). So I started on a quest to nail based baked salmon, then moved on to different cooking methods and flavor combinations. As I went along, luckily I found my family loved these recipes, too.
The Salty is turning 10 and the celebration is going nationwide! Founded in Miami's Wynwood Arts District in 2015, The Salty began as a weekend pop-up out of a 1950s Aljoa camper, serving donuts unlike anything the city had ever seen. Today, the brand has 20 locations across Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, and has earned national recognition as one of the best donut shops in America.
