Food Pages
THE BOSTON GLOBE
COVER STORY: Jenna Pelletier visits Yoleni’s, a “Greek Eataly” that has made its first American home in Providence.
Getting Salty: Kara Baskin chats with Sal Chillemi, a longtime Summer Shack waiter who joined the restaurant in 2000 after leaving his previous career as a building engineer.
What She’s Having: Sheryl Julian savors tomato soup and grilled cheese at the newly opened Revival Café + Kitchen in Cambridge.
Insider: Bon Appetit Creperie offers classics with Mediterranean and African flavors (Ann Trieger Kurland); Top Shelf Cookies with local sports-inspired offerings (Ann Trieger Kurland).
The Confident Cook: Sally Pasley Vargas kicks off fall with a recipe for pork chops with creamy braised cabbage and leeks.
By The Glass: Ellen Bhang shares New Zealand wine recommendations from Nick Daddona (beverage director of Boston Urban Hospitality) and Lauren C. Daddona (wine director of Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse in the Back Bay), stemming from their tour of some of the Southern Hemisphere’s most breathtaking vineyards.
Seasonal Recipes: Zucchini-herb frittata (Lisa Zwirn); Tomato-cheddar bread pudding (Sheryl Julian).
Rachel Ellner details the unique and not-too-sweet flavors of Potlicker Kitchen’s jams and jellies offerings.
Help Desk: The Globe Staff provides a guide of where to go apple picking this fall.
Food & Travel: Victoria Abbott Riccardi tours some of New England’s still active food factories, including Cape Cod Potato Chips.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Recipe Lab: Julia Moskin makes chicken francese.
Five Weeknight Dishes: Easy dinners from Emily Weinstein.
Front Burner: Florence Fabricant highlights a pot with a lid that functions as a built-in strainer; a guide to the word’s hottest chili peppers; cured meat spreads from La Quercia; soju from NYC; the 11th annual New York City Wine & Food Festival; funky honey from Zach & Zoe Sweet Bee Farm at Chelsea Market.
A Good Appetite: Julia Moskin shares vegetarian sheet pan dinners.
Rosie Schaap makes the case for vermouth spritzes and lazy old fashioned for weeknight drinking.
The Pour: Eric Asimov shares quaffable yet complex weeknight wines under $20.
Off the Menu: Village Den, from “Queer Eye’s” Antoni Porowski headlines Florence Fabricant’s weekly roundups of openings and closings in NYC.
Review: Pete Wells gives Kopitiam (Malaysian cuisine) one star.
Joseph Ogrodnek (Battersby, Anella, Dover) will open Sister City in the Lower East Side’s Ace Hotel, reports Priya Krishna. The restaurant will continue Ace’s tradition of featuring high-end dining within their hotels.
Mayukh Sen profiles Nite Yun, the Cambodian refugee chef behind Nyum Bai in Oakland, California.
Bolivian wine is poised to be the next big thing, reports Shaun Pett.
BOSTON HERALD
.Q. Louise lists the Boston-area shops offering special treats for National Coffee Day this Saturday, 9/29.
J.Q. Louise shares three photos for the Herald’s first Tasty Tuesday round up.
Susan Selasky of the Detroit Free Press provides a recipe for panko-crusted chicken cutlets with tangy mustard sauce for a quick dinner. (no online link)
SF CHRONICLE
Justin Phillips spotlights Creator, San Francisco’s burger robot restaurant, now serving walk-ins three days a week.
Jonathan Kauffman chats with carpenter Len Brackett on what makes Rintaro, Sylvan Mishima Brackett’s Mission District izakaya, so beautiful.
Justin Phillips details La Cocina’s 7,000-square-foot Tenderloin food hall, currently under construction.
Sarah Fritsche lists San Francisco’s most beautiful restaurant bathrooms.
Justin Phillips details the newly revamped Mel’s Diner, now Mel’s Kitchen, and questions if it can change with the times.
Paolo Lucchesi explores the inspiration and design of Foreign Cinema, the Mission District restaurant run by chef-owners Gayle Pirie and John Clark.
Justin Phillips shares news that Matterhorn Swiss Restaurant will close at the end of the month.
Jonathan Kauffman discusses California’s new law allowing people to sell food directly to the public that they have cooked in their home kitchens.
Justin Phillips highlights Oakland’s Boot & Shoe Service, which held a grand re-opening to celebrate its transition to new owners Jen Cremer and Richard Clark.
The Chronicle Staff lists the most beautiful restaurants in San Francisco.
Jonathan Kauffman questions the purpose that a restaurant’s beauty serves through an eight-restaurant walking tour.
LA TIMES
Amy Scattergood shares what she’s into, highlighting Adam Perry Lang’s matzo ball soup at his Hollywood steakhouse APL.
Jenn Harris details chef Kuniko Yagi’s new restaurant Pikunico, opening in partnership with Kaizen Dining Group at the Row in downtown L.A. in October.
Amy Scattergood spotlights Tiantian Qiu, owner of Hip Hot restaurant in Monterey Park, and her plans to open two new restaurants.