Announcing SXSW London: June 2025
Last year, SXSW expanded its global footprint, taking the iconic annual event from Austin, Texas, to Sydney, Australia...
Is Esse Taco Worth All the Hype?
Photo: Natalie Black
I was already on my way to Esse Taco — standing on a crammed L train to Bedford Avenue — when I saw that a friend had posted an Instagram Story of the lin...
The Best Wine Bars in New York
Photo: Hugo Yu
Last week, I reviewed Penny and Demo. By name, they are each a wine bar, although the cooking is ambitious enough to think of them as wine restaurants. Whatever phras...
A NOLA Seafood Bar Is Ready to Open in Fort Greene, at Last
Photo: Hugo Yu
As Hisham “Ham” El-Waylly, Anoop Pillarisetti, and Michael Tuiach were putting together the menu for Strange Delight, the New Orleans seafood-and-cocktail bar the...
Recognition for Four Texas Monthly Editors
On April 30, the James Beard Foundation announced its 2024 Media Award nominees. For the third year in a row, taco editor José R. Ralat and Texas Monthly have been nominated in the Columns and Newsle...