Since I reported on the darkest corners of the meat industry last year, I haven’t been able to eat anything with a face. It’s a workplace hazard, I guess. Dining on vegetables and grains and ...

France is largely to thank for the advent of the fine dining scene, and the French cheese course is surely emblematic of this detail-oriented gourmand dogma. No comment on the fact that Julia ...

But the buzz comes with critiques of an oddly plated cheese plate, under-salted dishes, and a dessert course that would be lucky to evoke dental floss. All openings come with challenges ...