Vinous Table: New Year Lockdown
Vinous Table, United Kingdom
Jan 2021
,Surviving until the end of this wretched year felt like something worth celebrating, so we decided upon a Japanese-themed evening. Given that we were isolating in Guildford rather than Tokyo, we had to make some compromises on the food front.
Vinous Table: Sunday Night Supper Club
Vinous Table, United States: New York
Dec 2020
,After tasting hundreds of wines over the week, it was nice to spend some time with a few bottles and my closest inner circle, watch a little NFL football and forget about all the stresses of 2020, even if just for a little while.
Vinous Table: Grouse Club – Fourth Edition, London, UK
Vinous Table, United Kingdom
Nov 2020
,Upholding the tradition of a proper lunch with all its bells and whistles is the informally titled Grouse Club, formed for no reason but to share the titular game bird after the Glorious Twelfth.
Vinous Table: Pizza and The Original Hamburger in New Haven, CT
Vinous Table
Nov 2020
,I was recently passing through New Haven, outside the always hectic lunch and dinner hours, so made the not-difficult call to stop in Modern and also to swing into Louis’ Lunch, founded in 1895 and home of what many historians believe is the world’s original hamburger. As usual, both quick snacks were sublime, both for the food and the atmosphere.
Vinous Table: Crabtowne USA, Glen Burnie, MD
Vinous Table
Oct 2020
,Readers visiting the D.C. or Baltimore area who love seafood and tradition owe it to themselves to hit a Maryland crab house or two. It’s a unique, timeless and comforting experience that I try to enjoy as often as possible.
Vinous Table: St. John, Lodon, United Kingdom
Vinous Table, United Kingdom
Oct 2020
,Let’s put this on the record: St. John makes the best pies in the world. Don’t argue with me. Their pies are perfection. St. John is to pie what DRC is to Pinot Noir.
Vinous Table: Endo At The Rotunda, London, United Kingdom
Vinous Table, United Kingdom
Oct 2020
,Endo At The Rotunda is the hottest ticket in town. Three friends already had reservations for the following fortnight when I visited in mid-February – word of mouth travels fast among epicures.
Vinous Table: The Araki, London, United Kingdom
Vinous Table, United Kingdom
Oct 2020
,Don’t get me wrong: The Araki served a delicious meal and I must commend Lau for being chatty and personable when other sushi masters can either act imperious or ramble on so much that you feel you’re attending a lecture rather than dining out.
Vinous Table: Elystan Street, London, United Kingdom
Vinous Table, United Kingdom
Sep 2020
,Overall, I can understand exactly why Elystan Street has become a popular haunt for Chelsea residents.
Vinous Table: Noble Rot Soho, London, UK
Vinous Table, United Kingdom
Sep 2020
,When restaurants are valiantly forming a rearguard action against COVID, the opening of Noble Rot Soho at this moment represents a rare event as neighbors remain mothballed for fear what winter will bring.