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.
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...
November 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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...
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...
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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...
The Power Lunch Price Index is here!!!! Will try to keep this updated once a year or so. www.thelotimes.com/p/best-prix-...
September 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The Power Lunch Price Index is here!!!! Will try to keep this updated once a year or so. www.thelotimes.com/p/best-prix-...
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...
September 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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...
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...
June 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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...
dear journalists: sometimes, the passive voice headline style, where the subject is omitted, does not work. this is one of those times.
May 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
dear journalists: sometimes, the passive voice headline style, where the subject is omitted, does not work. this is one of those times.
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...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
May 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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-...
May 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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-...
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...
May 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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...
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...
April 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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...
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...
April 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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...
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...
P.S. That's how normal and sane people eat pizza lol www.thelotimes.com/p/golden-hof...
April 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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...
P.S. That's how normal and sane people eat pizza lol www.thelotimes.com/p/golden-hof...
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...
April 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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...
"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...
ICE wants him to turn himself in. This is where we're at. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/u...
March 22, 2025 at 2:39 AM
"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...
ICE wants him to turn himself in. This is where we're at. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/u...
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
The Red Lobster lobster roll isn't v good
March 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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
The Red Lobster lobster roll isn't v good
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...
March 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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...
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...
February 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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...
on covering trump as a restaurant critic...
January 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
on covering trump as a restaurant critic...
on covering trump as a food journalist. my words, for the lo times: thelotimes.com/p/roasted-oy...
January 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
on covering trump as a food journalist. my words, for the lo times: thelotimes.com/p/roasted-oy...
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?
January 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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?
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...
January 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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...
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...
December 19, 2024 at 4:08 AM
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...
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...
November 26, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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...
the case against tinned fish in restaurants (and the few places that get it right!) www.thelotimes.com/p/best-tinne...
September 5, 2023 at 10:31 PM
the case against tinned fish in restaurants (and the few places that get it right!) www.thelotimes.com/p/best-tinne...
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-...
August 25, 2023 at 8:59 PM
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-...