The ‘Future of Food’ Is Already Here — but How Dystopian Is It?
The conference room at the Bellagio hotel swelled with the horns of “Ride of the Valkyries.” On a theater-sized screen set up at the front, I watch as a drone flies over a low, sunny suburb, bypassing...
View ArticleThe People Behind Campana and Spella Caffè Are Opening a Portland Gelateria
Almost 20 years ago, while coffee roaster Andrea Spella was opening his original eponymous espresso cart, the Spella Caffè owner encountered a sorbetto that would become something of an old friend. He...
View ArticleFor the First Time Ever, Tito’s Tacos Adds a Chicken Burrito to the Menu
Tito’s Tacos, Culver City’s longtime and frequently crowded taco stand adjacent to the 405, is making a big change to its menu this spring. Since 1959, the Culver City restaurant’s menu has remained...
View ArticleWhy a Local Artist Says Saluhall Ripped Him Off
A well-known San Francisco artist has taken to social media to detail what he’s calling a major uncredited lift of his art. Widely-celebrated artist Tim Lahan, whose work has appeared in The New Yorker...
View ArticleThe Best Dishes Eater SF Editors Ate This Week: April 15
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 ArticleWhere to Find Exceptional Indian Food in Portland and the Nearby Suburbs
Many locals know that the heart of the Indian food scene in Portland is actually located west of the city, in Beaverton and Hillsboro, where restaurant options stretch into the double digits for...
View ArticleHurray for the Riff Raff’s Guide to Dining in New Orleans
One of Alynda Segarra’s first New Orleans hangouts was Z’otz Cafe downtown, a now-closed location near the Royal Street laundromat. The cafe was open 24 hours — to Segarra, then a 17-year-old,...
View ArticleBest Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week: April 15
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 ArticleInside Diane’s Place, a Landmark New Restaurant for Hmong American Cuisine
Pastry chef Diane Moua’s new Hmong American restaurant, Diane’s Place, is finally open in Northeast Minneapolis. It’s a big moment for a few reasons, the first being that Moua, who has spent decades at...
View ArticleOne of Philly’s Best Wine Bars Is Coming to D.C.
The nation’s reigning restaurateur is entering the D.C. market. The award-winning team behind Philadelphia’s a.kitchen and a.bar, one of the city’s hottest dual dining destinations, will plant roots in...
View ArticleFast-Casual Pizzerias From a Famed San Francisco Pizzaiolo Are Coming to San...
A spinoff of one of San Francisco’s most famous pizza palaces that is currently on a franchising tear in California and beyond includes more than a handful of locations in the San Diego area. Slice...
View ArticleA New West Town Japanese Restaurant Will Combine Omakase With an...
A unique breed of omakase restaurant — one that channels sleek subtlety — will soon launch on West Town’s Chicago Avenue strip. The owners behind Omakase Shoji see themselves as as a quietly defiant...
View ArticleA Beloved Pakistani Pop-Up Is Among the 2024 Hatch Detroit Semifinalists
The top 10 semifinalists for the annual Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest have been revealed and this year, four food and drink businesses are competing for their chance at $100,000 in startup funds. The...
View ArticleOne Market Restaurant Opening Chef and Prolific Industry Vet Stephen Simmons...
Stephen Lloyd Simmons, a chef with over 40 years in the hospitality industry working in several storied restaurants in San Francisco and the larger Bay Area, died on Thursday, March 28 of a heart...
View ArticleKoreatown’s New Donkatsu Restaurant Sells Hundreds of Giant Pork Cutlets a Day
One after another, giant pork cutlets come streaming out of the kitchen at Koreatown’s new sit-down donkatsu restaurant, Lasung House. It’s the latest opening from hospitality group On6thAvenue, which...
View ArticleHearty Filipino Dishes and Kamayan Dinners Come to SoMa With the Return of...
A restaurant closure story is, unfortunately, a common one. Especially at the start of the pandemic and the ensuing shutdowns of 2020, Filipino-Mexican street food spot Mestiza closed temporarily —...
View ArticleA Filipino Bakery Will Bring More Than Ube and Calamansi to Lincoln Square
It took its sweet time in coming but the Filipino cuisine boom that had been predicted year after year in Chicago is finally here. And it’s not just savory food that’s finding its footing. Filipino...
View ArticleWant Cheap Oysters? Head to the Beach.
There are plenty of good oyster spots in Seattle, but these days you’ll be paying around $3 or $4 per bivalve, sometimes more. This price tag reflects the fact that a lot of labor goes into growing,...
View ArticleInside Bauman’s on Oak, the Southeast Portland Cidery With a Star-Studded...
The restaurant within Bauman’s on Oak, the Southeast Portland cidery and taproom from the award-winning Gervais cider brand, exists as something of a trade. When Cafe Olli alumnus Daniel Green first...
View ArticleItalian Restaurant With Las Vegas Strip Chefs Is Opening in a Henderson...
Two Las Vegas chefs and veterans of powerhouse restaurants are turning their talents to Henderson, with an Italian restaurant located right inside a new apartment complex near the M Resort. Lexie’s...
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