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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Had an absolute blast reviewing Cheburechnaya for the NYT!!! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/d...

ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I wrote about the $13 cheese slice at LaGuardia Airport and how it seems, at first glance, to run afoul of Port Authority regulations that dictate how much concessionaires can shake down travelers lol www.thelotimes.com/p/laguardia-...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

A key graph on the @weareravenous.com column by Courtney E. Smith on Taylor Sheridan and Fort Worth: www.weareravenous.com/taylor-sheri...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

My first zero-star review is up over at the NYT. Made three visits to Golden Steer and while you can theoretically have a good time if you stick with salads and oyster shooters, the steaks are massively, profoundly disappointing messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/rend...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

el gauchito in elmhurst gives everyone free calendar magnets and branded toothpicks lol i appreciate this! it's all very pre-iphone www.thelotimes.com/p/gui-best-s...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Here's my NYT review of El Gauchito in Elmhurst, an Argentinian steakhouse that's been around since the late 1970s! It's still packed: quoted wait time was 45 mins a few Saturdays ago and people were spilling out the door! messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/rend...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I wrote about the new $1,200 menu at Masa lol www.thelotimes.com/p/masa-most-...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Steak tacos are the defining New York taco of our current moment! Here are some of the best: www.thelotimes.com/p/best-steak...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

i wrote about the sincronizada, a mexican ham and cheese sandwich. esse taco serves a very good one!!! www.thelotimes.com/p/rose-edibl...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

How to correctly open a restaurant door when it's freezing outside lol. Basic, but necessary service-journalism. www.thelotimes.com/p/best-cold-...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

i wrote about stars, where the blini don't come with caviar (praise!), and where every by-the-glass offering runs $19 or less! www.thelotimes.com/p/stars-wine...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

As some of you know I like to throw together Art Deco-ish infographics to go with my biggest guides and year-end columns so here you go lol www.thelotimes.com/p/best-dishe...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

The Ontology of Nachos, my short essay on the Tex Mex staple (which includes my first ever nacho review), is now free for everyone to read. Have a blessed Black Friday! www.thelotimes.com/p/limusina-r...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Also this week's column has fun review of See No Evil which is a pretty fun hang for pizza and pét-nat in a Midtown subway station (the pies are...fine) www.thelotimes.com/p/times-squa...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The Power Lunch Price Index is here!!!! Will try to keep this updated once a year or so. www.thelotimes.com/p/best-prix-...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Please give a warm welcome to The Lo List, a long guide to fall dining….with a few thoughts on how tricky it is to write about places you haven’t visited yet! www.thelotimes.com/p/new-nyc-re...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I wrote a long review of a truly tremendous new taqueria. It's called Santo Taco and it's in the old La Esquina space! Just take a look at this super thin steak taco!! www.thelotimes.com/p/santo-taco...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

dear journalists: sometimes, the passive voice headline style, where the subject is omitted, does not work. this is one of those times.

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Gnarly kicker, right here: "Let’s be clear: The debate about fiscal responsibility in Washington this week was about how much worse to make the situation, not how to make it better." www.politico.com/news/magazin...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

A lot of cool sh!t in today’s column! A critique of Midtown’s “Steakhouse Alley," some meaty skewer reviews, my favorite strawberry ice cream (at Rule of Thirds), and some thoughts on gender and masculinity in Amy Sherald’s portraits www.thelotimes.com/p/best-meat-...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

you'll see this Bánh Ướt Chồng rice sheet tower on about every third table. the charcoal-grilled pork jowl that comes with is amazing! www.thelotimes.com/p/best-resta...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

i also talked with Mahira about how food criticism should reflect the fact that the dinner table is a place for screaming sweetcity.substack.com/p/roundtable...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Just as we re-review restaurants, its important to re-review edibles as they change. So here's my Second Sutton Take on Sundae School, a Korean American brand with some cool new flavors like matcha, golden pear, and kimchi yuzu www.thelotimes.com/p/golden-hof...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Also, I re-reviewed Sundae School's Korean American gummies. New flavors include kimchi yuzu and matcha! P.S. That's how normal and sane people eat pizza lol www.thelotimes.com/p/golden-hof...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I also wrote a few quick words about Michael Mann's "Heat," one of the few action movies with a restaurant wage theft plot line lol www.thelotimes.com/p/ramadan-tu...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

"Last year, Mr. Taal was among a group of pro-Palestinian activists who shut down a career fair on the Cornell campus that featured weapons manufacturers." ICE wants him to turn himself in. This is where we're at. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/u...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Also lobster prices are going up due to smaller catches in Maine and rising international demand (especially from China and Vietnam), which explains in part why we’re seeing a $50 lobster roll (after tax and tip) even from Red Lobster. The Red Lobster lobster roll isn't v good

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I wrote about trying to live well while unemployed, something a few of us are getting a crash course in as Trump and Elon Musk continue their mass purge of the federal workforce www.thelotimes.com/p/kabawa-bar...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I wrote about the graphic depiction of a slaughtered cow and beef in Francis Bacon’s “Painting.” It’s understood to be a criticism of Chamberlain, who pursued a policy of appeasement with Hitler. But the work takes on new relevance in an era of Trump and Putin www.thelotimes.com/p/monkey-bar...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

on covering trump as a restaurant critic...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

on covering trump as a food journalist. my words, for the lo times: thelotimes.com/p/roasted-oy...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

i took this disturbing photo maybe 13 years ago and it continues to haunt me lol why do you need a specialized machine for this?

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

thomas keller’s per se and the french laundry, following a new year's price hike, have joined the exclusive club of restaurants serving $1,000 tasting menus: www.thelotimes.com/p/per-se-fre...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Also: Corima and Carnitas Ramirez are my two restaurants of the year!!! The state of Modern Mexican cuisine in New York is getting stronger and stronger. www.thelotimes.com/p/nyc-best-r...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

the best thing about being a solo diner is putting down your phone and watching the broadway show that unfolds around you lol www.thelotimes.com/p/best-prime...

A screenshot from my review of La Tete D'Or describing the scene at the restaurant

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

the case against tinned fish in restaurants (and the few places that get it right!) www.thelotimes.com/p/best-tinne...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 25/08/2023

Dear Internet People: Please give a warm welcome to Free Food, a new LO Times column that highlights the biggest (and smallest) voices and stories in food every week: www.thelotimes.com/p/free-food-...

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 10/08/2023

The first annual edition of the "Best Dishes of the Year, So Far," is here! A roundup of New York's top chomps from the first half of 2023! Most aren't too expensive!! Also enjoy our beautiful Chomp Art lol: www.thelotimes.com/p/best-dishes-20…

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 05/08/2023

omg i wrote about steakflation again....and some really good oxtail tacos in brooklyn! www.thelotimes.com/p/aldama-best-st…

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 19/07/2023

Related: You should absolutely try the creamy, oceanic, $4 shrimp cocktail (per piece!) at Cote. And you can skip the same dish at Keens, where it runs $28. Also, please enjoy my Sutton Illustrator Art!

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ryan sutton @ryansutton.bsky.social · 04/07/2023

a little ode to creamsicles on this fourth of july weekend! enjoy! www.thelotimes.com/p/restaurant-sum…

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