Cool Food Events and Pop-Ups to Check Out This Week in Los Angeles: May 31
Some of LA’s most exciting meals can be found on the back patio of a wine bar or under an EZ-up on a neighborhood corner. Pop-ups are ingrained in the dining culture of the Southland, whether they’re a...
View ArticleWhere to Find Portland’s Most Enticing Margaritas
Portland may be widely regarded for its craft cocktail scene but, tucked up in the Pacific Northwest, it’s not exactly lauded for its margarita game. That being said, some stand-out restaurants and...
View ArticleAs Summer Closes in On New Orleans, Restaurants Plan Pauses, Cut Hours
New Orleans experienced its hottest summer on record in 2023 and is again facing a similarly hotter-than-usual few months. That spells trouble for local restaurants — at a certain point last August,...
View ArticleEater Twin Cities’ Best Dishes of the Month: May 2024
Welcome to Eater Twin Cities’ Best Dishes column. True, the heatmap is the best resource for intel on exciting new restaurant openings around Minneapolis and St. Paul — but here we’re tracking standout...
View ArticleKhmai Will School Loyola and Rogers Park in the Ways of Cambodian Brunch
Loyola University students at the school’s Rogers Park campus are about to be schooled in the ways of Cambodian cuisine. Their lesson will be taught by Mona Sang, the chef behind Khmai Fine Dining....
View ArticleJollibee to Open in Seattle Proper in June 2024
Contributing to the absolute deluge of fried chicken joints taking over in Seattle lately, Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee will at last be opening first its Seattle restaurant next weekend. Hot on...
View ArticleJosé Andrés Is No Longer the CEO of His Restaurant Group
Three decades and 40 restaurants later, superstar chef and humanitarian José Andrés has stepped back as chief executive of his eponymous culinary empire that started with tapas at Jaleo in D.C. Per an...
View ArticleThe Wait at Utopia Bagels on Opening Weekend? 55 Minutes
Murray Hill bros groaned and squabbled on Sunday afternoon as they arrived at the back of a 50-person line at the new Utopia Bagels (120 E. 34th Street, at Lexington Avenue). The famed bagel shop,...
View Article‘Vibration Cooking’ Is a Cookbook, a Memoir, and a Protest
There are a lot of terms for thoughtful cooking: “intuition,” “Old World,” “cooking with love.” Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor’s was the best. She called it “vibration cooking.” This was also the title of...
View ArticleJosé Andrés Is No Longer the CEO of His Restaurant Group
Three decades and 40 restaurants later, superstar chef and humanitarian José Andrés has stepped back as chief executive of his eponymous culinary empire that started with tapas at Jaleo in D.C. Per an...
View ArticleNew Austin Pop-Up Infuses Malaysian and Bangladeshi Flavors Into American...
A new exciting pop-up blending Malaysian and Bangladeshi flavors with familiar American casual dining chain dishes is coming to Austin this summer. Southeast Roadhouse comes from chefs Nicolai McCrary...
View ArticleA Fried Chicken Giant From China Is Coming to Convoy
One of China’s largest chains, with more than 20,000 locations around the globe, is targeting San Diego as an expansion site as the brand makes its way into the U.S. Joining its recently launched...
View ArticleStar Chef JJ Jonhson Inflects Blue LLama Jazz Club With Caribbean and West...
Over a little more than five years in business, Ann Arbor’s Blue LLama has established itself as a stylish downtown destination for jazz lovers for its world-class music programming and...
View ArticleHow Much Money Have Atlanta Restaurants Lost From the Water Main Break?
Atlanta restaurants have taken a major financial beating because of the water main break over the weekend. Many restaurants were forced to close their doors on Friday and Saturday across Midtown and...
View ArticleHow This Texas Barbecue Trailer Connects Heritage to Every Dish
Distant Relatives, “the grand, illustrious, smallest barbecue trailer” in Austin, Texas, serves up Central Texas barbecue inspired by the African diaspora with dishes such as black-eyed peas and...
View ArticlePopular French Restaurant Monsieur Benjamin Is Closing After 10 Years
One of Hayes Valley’s most prominent restaurants is about to close after a decade of fine dining riffs on Parisian dishes. Monsieur Benjamin, chefs Corey Lee and Jason Berthold’s expansive Hayes Street...
View ArticleVenice Takeout Darling Gjelina Take Away Quietly Closed Yesterday
Gjelina Take Away (GTA), the Venice takeout spot well-known for wood-fired pizzas and milk crate-seating, closed on Sunday, June 2. CEO and partner of the Gjelina Group Shelley Armistead confirmed...
View ArticleShould Portland Chefs Ditch the Wood-Fired Oven?
At the Turning Peel in Southeast Portland, charred, thin-crust pizzas arrive topped with everything from prosciutto to purple cauliflower, three-year-aged Parmesan to house-made vegan mozzarella....
View ArticleDuangrat’s Leans Into Street Food and Retro Kitsch Upstairs
Neon signage, a blinking Pac-Man machine, and a whimsical taxi cage all help set the stage for a semi-hidden Thai street food offering in Falls Church. One Night in Bangkok, named for the 1984 Murray...
View ArticleBest Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week: June 3
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...
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