Michael Mina Restaurants Are Everywhere. Why Do We Know So Little About Him?
It’s the kind of scorching late-summer day that drives any reasonable person indoors to an AC blaring like Nirvana in 1993. But there’s nothing reasonable about the Ellensburg Rodeo. Cowboy hats and...
View ArticleAtlanta’s Restaurant Closings, April Edition
It is always difficult to say goodbye to a favorite restaurant, especially one that’s been around for a while. Here’s the latest round of restaurant closures around the city. Kaleidoscope Bistro &...
View ArticleOne Year In, Oakland Restaurant Owners Are Split on Mayor Sheng Thao’s...
It’s a bustling Friday night and diners fill downtown Oakland’s AlaMar Dominican Kitchen. Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and city administrator Jestin Johnson sit in a corner and debate what to order before...
View ArticleThe Best Restaurants in Carroll Gardens
Carroll Gardens is small and residential, once marked mostly by its Italian restaurants, but its selection of old and brand new restaurants is top-notch: Where else but here can you find Sicilian lard...
View ArticleBest Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week: April 29
The editors at Eater LA dine out several times a week, if not per day, which means we’re always encountering standout dishes that deserve time in the limelight. Here’s the very best of everything the...
View ArticleA Staple of Brighton Beach Has Closed
Varenichnaya, a cash-only staple restaurant of Brighton Beach, has permanently closed according to Google. The last reviews for the restaurant date back to last September. Calls to the restaurant went...
View ArticleThe Best Dishes Eater SF Editors Ate This Week: April 29
There’s certainly no shortage of excellent food to be found in San Francisco and the Bay Area — but there’s plenty worth skipping, too. Luckily for you, Eater editors dine out several times a week (or...
View Article30 of Las Vegas’s Most Exciting Off-Strip Chefs Want to Feed You in One Night
Chefs from some of Las Vegas’s biggest off-Strip restaurants are returning this spring to UnStripped, where they will both cook and hand-serve one-night-only dishes to festivalgoers. In its fourth...
View ArticleIn-N-Out’s Portland-Area Expansion Plans, Explained
For the first 40 years of its existence, In-N-Out was a uniquely Californian phenomenon: The chain, known for its Double-Double burgers and no-longer-secret menu, originally stuck exclusively to...
View Article19 Superb New Orleans Restaurants That Are Open on Monday Nights
Monday can be a tough day to find supper in New Orleans. Historically a slow day that restaurants close to give their staff a much-needed day off, closing Mondays has become more common as restaurants...
View ArticleCentral East Austin Coffee Shop Closes Because of Too Much Debt
A Central East Austin coffee shop closed abruptly over the weekend. Try Hard Coffee Roasters had its last day of service at 1115 East 11th Street on Sunday, April 28. Co-owners and veteran baristas...
View ArticleA New LA Sushi Omakase Is Served With the Gracefulness of a Japanese Tea...
For the past 25 years, the hallowed grounds of Mori Sushi have hosted some of Los Angeles’s most exclusive and thrilling omakase meals. The latest occupant, Nozomi Mori (no relation to the location’s...
View ArticleThe Best Dishes Eater Dallas Ate in April
The amount of excellent food available in Dallas is dizzying, yet mediocre meals somehow keep worming their way into our lives. With your Eater Dallas editor dining out frequently, that means coming...
View ArticleChinese Hot Pot, Japanese Barbecue, and More Sign Up for Zion Market...
The relocation of Zion Market to another site in Kearny Mesa after more than a decade in its present-day position is progressing on pace, with Kevin Hwang — whose family operates the Asian grocery...
View ArticleA Guide to Oaxacan Dining in Portland
With distinct cuisines and traditions dating back over 10,000 years, Mexico’s food culture is among the world’s richest and most varied — and perhaps no regional Mexican cuisine is as celebrated...
View Article16 Shops to Get Your Taco Fix in Las Vegas and Henderson
No one needs to be told why to eat a taco — they’re a universally loved and craved food, perfect for any time of day or night. And Las Vegas is teeming with options for where to find a warm, handmade...
View ArticleThe Pit Room Brings Central Texas-Style Barbecue to Memorial City
A second location of the acclaimed Pit Room opened in Memorial City this week. Known for its Central Texas-style barbecue, fans of plates like Czech-style beef, charro beans, and elote will find a...
View ArticleCelebrate Derby Day With These Watch Parties and Receptions Around Atlanta
The 150th annual Kentucky Derby is this Saturday, May 4 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The official race begins at 6:57 p.m. ET, with coverage and events happening throughout the day....
View ArticleStellina Pizzeria’s Huge New Tysons Kitchen Makes Dough for 1K Pies Per Day
In the midst of the sprawling Capital One Center, Tysons’ newest retail, residential, and commercial development, soaring towers and endless panes of glass and metal abound. But in the midst of this...
View ArticleA Proposed Plan to Revive Fisherman’s Wharf Includes a Food Hall, Market, and...
A plan to revitalize the historic Fisherman’s Wharf area of San Francisco would see a seafood processing center, fish market, food hall, and more open in the area around Pier 45. The plan comes from a...
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