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Mari Vanna Brings Home-Style Russian Cooking To West Hollywood | Tasting Table Los Angeles

Don't let the kitschy veneer fool you--Mari Vanna's small plates might be the most serious Russian food in town.

Covo Gyro Market

After a year in business, this Wicker Park gyro spot (from the owners of Prasino ) has closed.

Lt. Waffle GreenSalads.org Linea Caffe Mission | Tasting Table San Francisco

Think of these two Mission businesses as fraternal twins sharing a crib with an adopted brother. Read more!

The Chester

Chef Sam Hazen (Tao and Veritas) is behind this 150-seat spot with a bi-level interior, a full bar and wrap-around patio in the Gansevoort Meatpacking. See the menu.

Tasting Table's Reviews Page

Visit our new restaurant review page, and you can search our recent articles by restaurant name, cuisine, location or rating--then click through to make a reservation.

Venga Paella

After 10 years of running a paella catering business, Eduardo Balaguer is opening a Spanish restaurant specializing in tapas and, yes, paella. It debuts in Oakland today.

The Red Cat In Chelsea | Tasting Table NYC

It's taken almost 15 years to launch brunch (Saturday and Sundays, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.) at West Chelsea's The Red Cat. So why brunch now? To find out, we caught up with chef-restaurateur-owner Jimmy Bradley over a meal at a sun-lit window table at the restaurant.

Pita And Pizza At Mina's Mediterraneo | Upper East Side, Miami

Eat cumin-laced pita and Egyptian pizza at Mina's Mediterraneo in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Miami. Read more.

Sala Bua Thai Restaurant | Chinatown, Chicago

Sala Bua restaurant serves top-notch Thai food in an unexpected neighborhood: Chinatown.

Shake Shack

Never brave Metro-North without proper provisions again: Shake Shack opens in Grand Central on Saturday. It will offer a new style of fresh French fries and will serve signature ShackMeister Ale in bottles--the easier to commute with. See the menu.

Box Park Miami

The eclectic Brickell restaurant is now open for lunch.

Bloom Wynwood Is Closed

Tasting Table's Lobster Roll Rumble West

1760 Restaurant Chef Adam Tortosa | Tasting Table San Francisco

If you come to 1760 expecting linguine and Chianti, prepare for disappointment. Look instead for culinary riffing. Read more!

Twisted Tapas

Lionel Vatinet's Stuffed Baguette

After more than 20 years in the business, Lionel Vatinet--one of the best bakers you've never heard of--has written his first book, A Passion for Bread. Learn from the bread master and make his roasted mushroom and gruyère-stuffed baguette.

Bluestone Lane Coffee

Clement

Find this new restaurant on the mezzanine level of The Peninsula New York in Midtown. Brandon Kida (formerly of Asiate and Lutèce) is behind a seasonal menu that includes lobster with kabocha squash and heirloom beets with farmhouse yogurt.

Texas Breakfast Tacos At Bar Amá And Bludso's Bar-&-Cue | Tasting Table Los Angeles

We're swooing for the Texas-style breakfast tacos found on the brunch menus at Bar Amá and Bludso's Bar-&-Que.

The Parish

Mockingbird

William Johnson and Melissa Axelrod, who have cooked just about everywhere, have taken over the former Hibiscus space in Uptown Oakland. The menu: local, seasonal, eclectic. Check it out .

Yonsei Ramen Shop

This popular noodle pop-up returns to Hopscotch tonight after the Oakland restaurant finishes service. Look for it on Friday nights.

Contra

Dream team: Chefs Jeremiah Stone (Isa) and Fabian von Hauske (Fäviken and Noma) and sommelier Linda Milagros Violago (Mugaritz) threw open the doors to this Lower East Side restaurant last night with a $55 opening menu .

Runa

This Japanese-Chinese BYOB (think sushi and bento and weekend dim sum brunches) is now open in Bucktown.

Crumbs Bake Shop

Hester Street Café