Dining out is changing. It’s no longer just about ordering from a menu, but stepping into the kitchen, hearing the chef’s story and taking a journey through food. Currently a mainstay in Europe but ...

In 1981, Mimi Sheraton, the New York Times restaurant critic at the time, was fed up with tasting menus. Nouvelle cuisine was all the rage, and this new trend, tasting menus (aka the “menu de ...

Multicourse meals in which the diner signs on for a food journey determined by the chef, tasting menus are less prevalent here in the casual burbs, where dining out often means elevated bar food or ...