How Worker Protection Standards Can Shield Food Service Employees From the Heat
This story was produced in collaboration with Civil Eats. In the middle of the summer in Houston, Texas, the only thing that is more pervasive than the heat is the humidity — and when the air...
View Article38 Essential Restaurants in Miami, Fall 2024
Miami is a city that brings together a world of flavors in one perpetually sunny city, where you can start your day with Colombian arepas, indulge in Jamaican jerk, and finish with a scoop of Cuban...
View ArticleA Seriously Chic European Bistro Adds to Oceanside’s Booming Scene
A new Southern European bistro and wine bar opens in Oceanside on Thursday, October 17. Located on the ground floor of the Flats at 1931 S. Coast Highway, Merenda is a warm and cozy restaurant, bar,...
View ArticleWhat Makes Wisconsin Cheddar So Vibrantly Orange
Have you ever wondered why some cheddar is white and others are yellow? According to Tony Hook, owner of Hooks Cheese, it’s a matter of competition. Over 100 years ago, when Wisconsin was overtaking...
View ArticleA 20-Year-Old Late-Night Cuban Spot Is Getting a Sibling
Open since 2005, Cuban fun spot Guantanamera known for its live music and late-night operations, is getting a sibling called Moonlight, opening this week in Hell’s Kitchen, from owner Mario Zarate,...
View ArticleBurmese Food Takes the Stage in Bay Ridge
What might be Brooklyn’s sole source of mohinga, Myanmar’s beloved fish noodle soup, and laphet thoke, the country’s enticing fermented tea leaf salad, recently opened steps away from 86th Street — not...
View ArticleWhere to Eat Well in Jamaica Plain
Jamaica Plain is full of excellent food, as anyone who lives in the neighborhood can attest. The broad range of restaurants — including top-notch Italian, Mexican, Jamaican, and Ethiopian stops — means...
View ArticleChicago Chefs Raise $30K for Hurricane Helene Relief as Locals Prep for...
Over the weekend, Chicago Chefs raised more than $30,000 to benefit Hurricane Helene relief efforts. The fundraiser, held on Sunday, October 6 at Chicago Q in Gold Coast, was a success, says chef Art...
View ArticleCome for the Pups, Stay for the Pizza at D.C.’s First Dog Bar
With dog owners flocking to more beer gardens, patios, and parks to entertain Fido, it’s no surprise that the District is getting its own doggy social club with draft cocktails, local brews, and...
View ArticleFoundational LA Chef Akira Hirose, Who Opened Maison Akira and Azay, Has Died...
Akira Hirose, the acclaimed chef behind South Pasadena’s influential French Japanese restaurant Maison Akira and Little Tokyo’s Azay, died at his home on September 26 at age 70, his son Philip...
View ArticleA New York City Bar With ’70s Retro-Meets-Australian Vibes Opens in Austin
New York City bar and restaurant the Flower Shop is expanding with its first out-of-state location in Austin this month. The Flower Shop Austin will open at 1300 East Seventh Street in the Central East...
View ArticleSeattle Will Officially Require Restaurants to Pay More Than $20 Per Hour in...
With the small business exemption expiring next year, the announcement of 2025’s minimum wage increase will have a big impact on restaurants and bars around Seattle. Elected officials in Seattle will...
View ArticleNew Center’s New Filipino Bakery Debuts With Ube Infused Cookies and Brownies
The city of Detroit has welcomed the only Filipino bakery in town with the soft launch over the weekend of JP Makes and Bakes, the years-long project founded by pastry chef Jonathan Peregrino. In its...
View ArticleBoozy Sunday Tea Service Is the Brunch Crossover San Francisco Demands
Sleek San Francisco apartment-shaped bar Left Door will flip its vibey date nights for boozy day parties with the addition of a new brunch service starting Sunday, October 20. This isn’t your typical...
View ArticleThe 38 Best Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland
With its tangle of rivers, bevy of urban farms, and surplus of talented chefs, Portland is a dining city to its core. At food carts, subterranean bars, and white-tablecloth restaurants, chefs gather...
View ArticleDanny Meyer Is Reopening New York’s Revolving Restaurant
Can Danny Meyer get people to shell out the big bucks at a Times Square hotel? That’s what his Union Square Hospitality Group is betting on. They’ve taken over the View, New York’s revolving restaurant...
View ArticleHouston’s Oldest Art House Cinema Reopens With In-Seat Dining and Cocktail...
Houston’s oldest movie theater, River Oaks Theatre, has officially reopened to the public, and in addition to its new digs, the cinema is offering a new dine-in service that goes beyond candy and...
View ArticleA New Portland Wine Bar Will Sling Fully Loaded Focaccia Soon
Sellwood neighborhood cocktail bar Maeve is flipping into Fates Bread and Bottle Co, a new wine shop and bar that will serve local and globally sourced wines and inventive cocktails alongside crackly...
View ArticleLA Cocktail Veterans Inject New Life Into Downtown’s Longtime Spring Street Bar
Two veteran bartenders who worked places like Bestia, Low Boy, and Bar Flores have reopened Spring Street Bar in Downtown LA as of mid-September. Alexander Vaughan-Ruiz and Brandon Richard took six...
View ArticleInside the New Olio e Più, a Rustic-Chic Italian Restaurant for Downtown
NYC-born Olio e Più, a sprawling trattoria and enoteca showcasing Italy’s many regional cuisines, enters the D.C. market this week. The charming new restaurant joins its fancy French sibling La Grande...
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