Gov. Newsom Approves 4 a.m. Last Call for VIPs Partying Inside Intuit Dome in...
Gov. Newsom recently signed a bill (AB 3206) allowing Intuit Dome’s members-only club to serve alcohol until 4 a.m., reports the Los Angeles Times; the 100-person venue is the only one across the state...
View ArticleNashville’s Best Bars and Restaurants for Live Music
If there are two things Nashville is famous for, it’s music and food. While you can certainly enjoy these separately — having dinner at one of the city’s essential restaurants and then catching a show...
View ArticleAtlanta Restaurant Openings, October 2024
We’re kicking off October with a slew of new restaurants. Here is a running list updated throughout the month with the newest places opening around the city. Alpine restaurant Avize opening in West...
View ArticleTravis Lett’s Big LA Comeback Is an Ode to Japanese California Cooking
After five years away from the Los Angeles dining scene, chef Travis Lett is opening the Venice izakaya RVR (pronounced “river”) today, October 1. The new restaurant picks up where his now-closed...
View ArticleD.C. Bars Serving Vice Presidential Debate Specials
The only scheduled vice presidential debate between Minnesota governor Tim Walz, a former teacher and football coach, and Ohio senator J.D. Vance, a lawyer and author, is set for tonight. The war of...
View ArticleExplore Ravenswood’s Newest Brewery Where Saisons Rule
When Mike Schalau first launched Is/Was Brewing five years ago, a Redditor shared an image of the poster for the brewery’s release party with the note: “It’s a new project focusing on saison, so...
View ArticleACL 2024: How to Eat and Drink Well During the Music Festival
The Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL for short) returns this October 2024 for two weekends in a row, with lots of music, food, drinks, and general merriment. Festival attendees returning to the...
View ArticleBees!!!
The West Santa Rosa flagship location of the coffee shop and roaster Land and Water Coffee is now back open — and proudly bee-free. That wasn’t the case 24 hours ago when Land and Water co-owner Max...
View Article9 Notable Bay Area Restaurant Openings to Know This October
This is a list of the Bay Area’s most notable restaurant and bar openings, with new updates published once a week. Did we miss something great? Please, drop us a line. DOWNTOWN — ICMYI: Asian fusion...
View ArticleDockworkers’ Strike Threatens to Rock the New York Restaurant Industry
New York restaurants and food businesses are bracing for rough waters when it comes to getting their wares from around the world, as today marks the beginning of a dockworkers’ strike: Nearly 50,000...
View ArticleBoston Restaurant and Bar Openings to Know, September 2024
This periodic column highlights notable restaurant openings in and around Boston. Catch up on more news about Boston restaurant openings right here. Know of a new or soon-to-open restaurant that should...
View ArticleA ‘Fake Fancy’ Food Truck Called Goose Suit Is Coming to Seattle With Prix...
It’s a little bit hard to describe what Syd Suntha does. His day job is running his Kottu street cart, which serves curry chopped up with roti, vegetables, and spices. But he’s maybe most famous for...
View ArticleAmsterdam-Style Cannabis Cafes Are Now Legal in California
It’s signing season in California, and Gov. Gavin Newsom ended September with a bang by signing Assembly Bill 1775. The law goes into effect on January 1, 2025, and allows licensed dispensaries and...
View ArticleWhere to Find Rosh Hashanah Dinners in Las Vegas, 2024
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is often celebrated with family and friends around tables of round challahs, savory brisket, and apples and honey. This year, families in Las Vegas can skip the...
View ArticleDim Sum Fever Is Sweeping Seattle
It used to be that when someone asked, “Where do I go for good dim sum in Seattle?” you could answer — annoyingly but maybe accurately — with “Richmond, B.C.” Well, not anymore! Thanks to a series of...
View Article3 Fantastic Under-the-Radar Bakeries in the East Village
COVID has been responsible for very few positive developments — other than test results (ba dum tss). An exception? We’re more excited about baked goods than ever before. Personally, I couldn’t be...
View ArticleDallas Restaurant Closings to Know for September
In a fast-paced city like Dallas, restaurants come and go all the time. This July, we lost a long-standing favorite fine dining spot, a pair of places in Deep Ellum (where dining continues to churn),...
View ArticleWhat Do I Do With Hazelnuts?
The story of the hazelnut is one of a star-quality character too often relegated to a supporting role. Born a humble filbert, it sheds its frilly coat and assumes a more glamorous stage name, arriving...
View ArticleBold French Fare and Two-Sip Cocktails in a Revamped Nomad Hotel
Nomad was once known as the Wholesale District, home to many modest hotels favored by business travelers: One of them was christened Hotel Broztell in 1905. More recently it was retooled as the Evelyn...
View ArticleGene & Georgetti’s Tony Durpetti Championed Chicago’s Restaurants
In 1997, Gene & Georgetti unveiled an expansion with two second-floor dining rooms that grew seating at the legendary Chicago steakhouse by 110. Owner Tony Durpetti paid big bucks for fire doors...
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