Ryan Bartlow Unfiltered

The chef-owner of Bartolo and Ernesto's writes about the chaos, calls, and choices nobody sees from the dining room.

Jul 23, 2026

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9 min read

Jun 26, 2026

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3 min read

A negative New York Times review of Eddie Huang’s Baohaus 2.0 sent the chef on a tirade.

Jun 24, 2026

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5 min read

The author, who has spent perhaps too much time in dive bars from New Orleans to Chicago to New York, asks what happens when they begin to vanish.