A restaurant consulting newsletter that explains fast-casual unit economics through worked examples such as plate costing, cost leakage and productivity metrics. Readers get practical frameworks for understanding where restaurant margins disappear.
Website: https://www.fastcasualconsulting.com/
Veteran restaurant critic Robert Sietsema writes about New York City dining, focusing on inexpensive eats, neighborhood food crawls, and restaurant openings. Readers get specific dish and venue recommendations along with historical and cultural context.
A Houston food critic's personal newsletter mixing restaurant reviews and revisits with food-focused travel dispatches, including recent trips to Japan. Readers get vivid, opinionated writing on specific dishes, places and local dining scenes.
Long-form second-person food essays about individual restaurants in Providence, Rhode Island, each opening with practical details like location, hours and visit date. The writing blends restaurant description with personal anecdotes about friends, writing groups and daily life.
A worker-owned publication covering food and culture through reported pieces and personal essays. Recent issues examine how credit card companies control restaurant reservations, review a Dallas taco spot, and reflect on comfort food after a foiled attack on a Chicago-area temple.
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