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When I asked Gus how it felt to be recognised as ‘The best fish and chips’ he shared a shy smile and told me he “felt very proud about the achievement

Whether looking to sit down for a meal big enough for two, or popping in for a takeaway, Janna Café is the covert gem of Tower Hamlets

The Great Scotland Yard Hotel in Central London offers a sumptuous afternoon tea paired with a long list of hot drinks (contains affiliate links)

It hit one of them 'like a tornado' and they had to race out to buy a pint of milk

With a group of friends I was having a chat about the merits of the current vs. past America.  Battle of the Ancients and Moderns!  I generally favor current times, but not unconditionally.  So I promised them a list of what I missed from the past.  To be clear, these are personal judgments, not claims […] The post What I am nostalgic about appeared...

At Sansan Chicken in Long Island City, Queens, the cashier beamed a wide smile and recommended the fried chicken sandwich. Or maybe she suggested the tonkatsu — it was hard to tell, because the internet connection from her home in the Philippines was spotty. Romy, who declined to give her last name, is one of […] The post Samuelson-Stolper, writ anew appeared first on...

The store will be transformed to offer a lot more food for its customers than ever before

That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one bit: …let me offer another theory: The anti-lab-grown-meat movement is about conservative cultural insecurity — the fear that, without the force of law, some conservative cultural norms will fade away… Imagine that lab-grown meat proves feasible at a reasonable cost. It might end […] The post Why is there a movement to...

Konstantin emails me a question: Hey Tyler! You said you tried coffee just once, at a coffee ceremony in an Ethiopian village, as coffee probably originates in Ethiopia. What else would you try (or do) only due to its provenance? What else have you tried or done only due to its provenance? I used to always try […] The post When does provenance justify a consumption...

The mayor of an Italian island is attempting to solve an animal overpopulation problem with an unusual offer: free goats for anyone who can catch them. Riccardo Gullo, the mayor of Alicudi, in Sicily’s Aeolian archipelago, introduced an “adopt-a-goat” program when the small island’s wild goat population grew to six times the human population of […] The post Lockean homesteading for goats, bonus added...

It's been named after the first member of the UK's Black community to have voted in an election

Residents fear the restaurant's plan to sell takeaway alcohol and serve booze until 11pm will make antisocial behaviour in the area worse

Piers emails me: You’re a NJ native and great at finding good restaurants. So what are the rules for finding good old school American Italian restaurants?  Not like modern farm to table places full of natural light in Brooklyn or SF, you know what I mean? Review aggregators are useless.  Horrid “egg noodles and ketchup” places get […] The post Rules for Tri-State Italian food appeared...

'This is by far the best fish and chip shop I have found in London' (Contains affiliates links)

Yes I will be doing a Conversation with him.  Here is his bio: Brian Winter is the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly and a seasoned analyst of Latin American politics, with more than 20 years following the region’s ups and downs. He lived in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico as a correspondent for Reuters before taking on his current role […] The post What should I ask Brian Winter?...