ryan sutton
@ryansutton.bsky.social
I'm a contributing restaurant critic for The New York Times! I also run www.thelotimes.com, a food media newsletter! Previously, I was a food critic at Eater and Bloomberg.
lol okay the new rosalía album is pretty good! dug this take from the new yorker's kelefa sanneh, who has some smart thoughts on the state of pop www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Rosalía Doesn’t Want to Take It Easy
On “Lux,” her intense and expansive new album, the artist transgresses the limits of pop music.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
lol okay the new rosalía album is pretty good! dug this take from the new yorker's kelefa sanneh, who has some smart thoughts on the state of pop www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Here's @meghanmccarron.bsky.social with the Northeast and Chicago Michelin starred selections! Masa drops to two, but Sushi Sho nabs three! Also...Bridges gets a star www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/d...
The 2025 Michelin Stars Awarded for the Northeast and Chicago
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Here's @meghanmccarron.bsky.social with the Northeast and Chicago Michelin starred selections! Masa drops to two, but Sushi Sho nabs three! Also...Bridges gets a star www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/d...
I wrote about the tuna au poivre at Seahorse and the maitake bordelaise at The Dynamo Room! There are some tasty things happening on the "it wants to be a steak but it's not a steak" front in NYC! www.thelotimes.com/p/seahorse-s...
This Is Not a Steak Column!!!
Seahorse's tuna au poivre is a fun riff on the beefy classic, as is the maitake bordelaise at The Dynamo Room. Also...let's try tuna prosciutto!!!
www.thelotimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I wrote about the tuna au poivre at Seahorse and the maitake bordelaise at The Dynamo Room! There are some tasty things happening on the "it wants to be a steak but it's not a steak" front in NYC! www.thelotimes.com/p/seahorse-s...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
a neat little explainer for new yorkers who want to know why the heck they're voting on a nearly 100-year-old ski facility in the adirondacks ithacavoice.org/2025/11/what...
What is Ballot Proposal 1? - The Ithaca Voice
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. ALBANY, N.Y. — This Tuesday, New Yorkers across the [...
ithacavoice.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
a neat little explainer for new yorkers who want to know why the heck they're voting on a nearly 100-year-old ski facility in the adirondacks ithacavoice.org/2025/11/what...
i wrote about the SNAP crisis. the shutdown will eventually end, but changes to the food aid program will put scores of vulnerable people — including the unsheltered, seniors, youths, refugees, and others — at risk of going hungry www.thelotimes.com/p/snap-shutd...
The Cruel American Food Aid Crisis
How the shutdown and the Big Beautiful Bill are putting vulnerable residents at risk of going hungry
www.thelotimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:20 AM
i wrote about the SNAP crisis. the shutdown will eventually end, but changes to the food aid program will put scores of vulnerable people — including the unsheltered, seniors, youths, refugees, and others — at risk of going hungry www.thelotimes.com/p/snap-shutd...
kipchoge casually breezing in with a 2:14 marathon finish in swank mesh like he's going out for a sunday jog to the local matcha spot in silverlake lol
November 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
kipchoge casually breezing in with a 2:14 marathon finish in swank mesh like he's going out for a sunday jog to the local matcha spot in silverlake lol
I wrote about the child-like joy of staring at big buildings from inside a spinning Danny Meyer restaurant, and how the restaurant scene around Times Square and Rock Center keeps getting better! www.thelotimes.com/p/times-squa...
The Best Restaurants in Times Square + Rock Center!
Reviews of Danny Meyer's The View, See No Evil Pizza, Smokin' Joe's charcoal chicken, and more
www.thelotimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I wrote about the child-like joy of staring at big buildings from inside a spinning Danny Meyer restaurant, and how the restaurant scene around Times Square and Rock Center keeps getting better! www.thelotimes.com/p/times-squa...
just me trying to go to bed while the "house of dynamite" violins screech through my head lol
October 25, 2025 at 6:15 AM
just me trying to go to bed while the "house of dynamite" violins screech through my head lol
The new location of Santo Taco opens tomorrow, and I bet it'll be great, but we should all be paying more attention to El Rey in Times Square, from a prominent Mexican restaurant family:
www.thelotimes.com/p/el-rey-tac...
www.thelotimes.com/p/el-rey-tac...
El Rey is a Taqueria You're Sleeping On!
Plus: Casa Carmen's mole Xico, why the $7 quesadillas at El Rey totally rock, and how to book Misipasta's $115 tastings
www.thelotimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The new location of Santo Taco opens tomorrow, and I bet it'll be great, but we should all be paying more attention to El Rey in Times Square, from a prominent Mexican restaurant family:
www.thelotimes.com/p/el-rey-tac...
www.thelotimes.com/p/el-rey-tac...
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I am moderating a very cool event with a bunch of women chefs in New York on 10/27, which you should get a ticket to imo! www.eventbrite.com/e/murrays-ch...
October 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I am moderating a very cool event with a bunch of women chefs in New York on 10/27, which you should get a ticket to imo! www.eventbrite.com/e/murrays-ch...
i wrote about chipotle's terrible carne asada but i also thought out loud about why chipotle is such a boring and undesirable fast food brand www.thelotimes.com/p/chipotle-c...
Chipotle's Carne Asada Is Bad Food x 1000
A meditation on the struggling chain
www.thelotimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
i wrote about chipotle's terrible carne asada but i also thought out loud about why chipotle is such a boring and undesirable fast food brand www.thelotimes.com/p/chipotle-c...
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I'm back writing! Here's me at TASTE writing about all the "party" cookbooks coming out this season, and why we apparently need to be reminded how to host tastecooking.com/party-in-the...
Party in the USA: The Cookbook
A new wave of cookbooks—plus an iconic Martha reissue—are showing how to cook and host a crowd.
tastecooking.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I'm back writing! Here's me at TASTE writing about all the "party" cookbooks coming out this season, and why we apparently need to be reminded how to host tastecooking.com/party-in-the...
I wrote about how so many people seem to have steak on their mind right now — including fellow food writers, chain restaurants, a certain politician, and me! www.thelotimes.com/p/la-tete-d-...
Boulud's Fancy Steak Lunch, Reviewed!
Reviews of La Tete d'Or's tableside roasts and Penny's seared mackerel. Plus: Txula Steak's menu, revealed, and more thoughts on eating red meat
www.thelotimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I wrote about how so many people seem to have steak on their mind right now — including fellow food writers, chain restaurants, a certain politician, and me! www.thelotimes.com/p/la-tete-d-...
i wrote about all the critical disagreement over the lobster roll at smithereens and how it serves as a reminder of the subjectivity of taste!!! www.thelotimes.com/p/best-lobst...
The Era of $60 Lobster Rolls Is Here!
Plus: Reviews of Estela's new shrimp sandwich, and the lobster rolls at Smithereens and Golden HOF. Also: The Lobster Roll Price Index, updated!
www.thelotimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
i wrote about all the critical disagreement over the lobster roll at smithereens and how it serves as a reminder of the subjectivity of taste!!! www.thelotimes.com/p/best-lobst...
You should all read this in full it's v good!
Here it is, my last piece for @eater.bsky.social: my treatise on the last 20 years of food culture, and how food turned into fandom. I really hope you read it. www.eater.com/food-culture...
Nobody Wants to Be a Foodie
How “foodie” went from badge of honor to cringey term to pejorative smear and all the way back again.
www.eater.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
You should all read this in full it's v good!
i wrote about this A5 wagyu burger, but i also wrote about a "big deal" list that declared it to be north america’s best within, like, a month of its debut. and so this is also about the critical nuances we lose as the listicle-industrial complex strengthens! www.thelotimes.com/p/sip-and-gu...
You Will Love (or Hate) This $35 Burger
Everything you need to order (or avoid) at Sip & Guzzle in the West Village. Plus: Notes on the NYT reviews of Alinea and Atelier Crenn
www.thelotimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
i wrote about this A5 wagyu burger, but i also wrote about a "big deal" list that declared it to be north america’s best within, like, a month of its debut. and so this is also about the critical nuances we lose as the listicle-industrial complex strengthens! www.thelotimes.com/p/sip-and-gu...
lol omg yes this x1000
People think food writing means always eating well but I have a weird affection for the awful dinners I've had with fellow food writers. Like seeing a bad weird movie with someone who understands
September 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
lol omg yes this x1000
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WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
September 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Here is the Brendan Carr profile my show did in January. slate.com/podcasts/wha...
Why Tech Is Bending the Knee
One reason Zuckerberg and his fellow billionaires are racing to pre-comply: the looming FCC under Brenden Carr.
slate.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Here is the Brendan Carr profile my show did in January. slate.com/podcasts/wha...
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I’m old enough to remember when Bob Iger, whose company recently paid $16 million to settle a meritless Trump lawsuit, and who just indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel under pressure from the Trump administration, was a chair for the **Committee to Protect Journalists** dinner.
September 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I’m old enough to remember when Bob Iger, whose company recently paid $16 million to settle a meritless Trump lawsuit, and who just indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel under pressure from the Trump administration, was a chair for the **Committee to Protect Journalists** dinner.
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"...weakening public discourse at a moment when open debate is urgently needed. Journalists should not have to fear losing their jobs simply for offering analysis or asking tough questions on matters of public concern." pen.org/press-releas...
Warning of a Chilling Effect on the Free Press After Journalists Fired or Suspended in Wake of Charlie Kirk Shooting
PEN America: “The firing and suspension of multiple journalists after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk should alarm anyone who cares about free speech and a free press. Taken together, these measure...
pen.org
September 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"...weakening public discourse at a moment when open debate is urgently needed. Journalists should not have to fear losing their jobs simply for offering analysis or asking tough questions on matters of public concern." pen.org/press-releas...
i wrote about three thai spots offering tasting menus, shellfish platters, formal caviar service, and steakhouse fare!!! the boom in modern southeast asian restaurants continues! www.thelotimes.com/p/best-cavia...
New York's Best Caviar, Right Now
Plus: How I ate $100 worth of uni, bluefin, and foie in 10 min at Bangkok Supper. Also: Why Thai Diner's shellfish platter is so great. And the case for Pearl Street caviar
www.thelotimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
i wrote about three thai spots offering tasting menus, shellfish platters, formal caviar service, and steakhouse fare!!! the boom in modern southeast asian restaurants continues! www.thelotimes.com/p/best-cavia...
thought i was going to sleep in but somehow that alarm in my head goes off whether i like it or not on this clear day, so many years later
September 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
thought i was going to sleep in but somehow that alarm in my head goes off whether i like it or not on this clear day, so many years later
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Felicidades to New Tejano baker Mariela Camacho, owner of Comadre Panaderia, in Austin, for being named @foodandwine.com Best New Chef 2025. While I've quoted her for several stories over the hears, I finally wrote a profile last year. She is awesome! www.texasmonthly.com/food/comadre...
Comadre Panadería’s Riding the Wave of Popularity, One Concha at a Time
Mariela Camacho’s experimental Mexican pastries—like her candy corn conchas—inspire long lines, but keeping up with the ebb and flow of demand is a constant learning experience.
www.texasmonthly.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Felicidades to New Tejano baker Mariela Camacho, owner of Comadre Panaderia, in Austin, for being named @foodandwine.com Best New Chef 2025. While I've quoted her for several stories over the hears, I finally wrote a profile last year. She is awesome! www.texasmonthly.com/food/comadre...