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A version of this post originally appeared in Eater Today, which spotlights the freshest news and stories from across the food world every day. Subscribe now. This week, four years after its debut, The Bear is coming to an end. The show’s fifth and final season drops on Thursday, June 25, on Hulu and FX, […]

We know you love restaurants — now join us for a Bang Bang. The Bang Bang, aka the double dinner, is when a great night out starts at one restaurant and ends at another. This summer, Eater is turning the twofer tradition into a dinner series spanning the country. And we’re giving you a chance […]

Earlier this month, Pre Shift readers joined us for a special event at Bar Convent Brooklyn in partnership with Square. The Pre Shift Lounge offered a space for bartenders and other industry professionals to recharge, unwind, and connect with fellow attendees. We gave away limited-edition Pre Shift x Square swag along with gifts from brand […]

There was a time when the words “do you want a Jell-O shot?” were synonymous with fratty bonding rituals surrounding Flubber green masses in paper Dixie cups. What more could a Jell-O shot be, after all, than an amuse-bouche for a keg stand? Until recently, gelatin’s reputation in the United States was as a dated […]

This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. Now Open is a yearlong series celebrating some of 2026’s most exciting new restaurants. Throughout the year, we’ll check in with teams in Chicago, New York City, and Washington, D.C. to hear what it’s really like […]

During the last few years, there’s been a major evolution in the geography of Cannes’s restaurant scene. Formerly, the restaurants of the glamorous hotels that line La Croisette, the city’s signature seaside promenade, employed celebrity chefs in their kitchens and ran dining rooms where suits did deals over exorbitantly priced meals. Anyone wanting a reasonably priced […]

Well, folks, the first wave of early Amazon Prime Day deals is currently crashing, but — wait, what’s that on its crest? Why, it’s the Breville Smart Oven, aka Eater’s favorite air-fryer-toaster–convection-oven combo appliance, for 20% percent off. I’d know the gentle shine of its brushed stainless steel design anywhere…  The Breville Smart Oven is […]

On Monday, June 15, the James Beard Foundation revealed the remaining winners of the 2026 James Beard Awards at its annual ceremony in Chicago, bringing the restaurant industry’s greatest annual honors to a close after months of anticipation. The awards, widely considered among the highest accolades for chefs and restaurateurs in the United States, recognize […]

The annual James Beard Foundation Awards are one of the most exciting and esteemed events of the year when it comes to American dining and food. Starting in January, the annual awards kick off their highly anticipated announcements with restaurant and chef awards semifinalists, follow by the America’s Classics awards announcements in February and a list […]

On Saturday, June 13, the James Beard Foundation announced the winners of the 2026 James Beard Media Awards during a ceremony at the Art Institute of Chicago. The Media Awards recognize cookbooks, food- or beverage-related books, radio productions, podcasts, documentaries, social media, and more. Sallie Ann Robinson — author of books including Cooking the Gullah […]

In our experience, the best food-related Father’s Day gifts check some combination of feeling personal, kitsch, useful, and delicious. There is no one right way to be a father or a father-like figure, or shop for one, but it feels fair to say that our most successful Father’s Day presents have either fulfilled a hyper-specific […]

From the same team behind critically-acclaimed Tail Up Goat, Rye Bunny has transformed the former fine dining space into a counter-service-hybrid model with dishes that are packed with comfort and flavor. In this episode of Now Open, co-owners Jon Sybert and Jill Tyler walk Eater through a day of food prep and service at the […]

From elevated Michelin-starred dining along Main Street to Robson Street with its dizzying array of dumpling shops, ramen-ya, Korean-fried chicken joints, and creative bakeries, Vancouver is a city that demands you come hungry and ensures you leave satisfied. Since I arrived as an immigrant from the U.K. more than a decade ago, exploring the culinary […]

Paris has changed a lot since Eater started rounding up its essential restaurants in 2016. Over the last nine years of writing this map, I’ve watched as the city’s entrenched food pyramid — a top tier of haute-cuisine, followed by dressed-up bourgeois restaurants, and finally a base of bistros and brasseries — has flattened out. […]

According to the Chinese zodiac, it’s the year of the horse — and that’s abundantly clear in hospitality.  In February, Derby Cup Coffee swung open its New York City doors with an unbuttoned approach to Kentucky Derby prep. April marked the grand reopening and rebranding of Eugene, Oregon’s 80-year-old bar and restaurant the Paddock, a […]

This episode of Large Format takes you inside the kitchens of Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, as the stadium prepares to feed the attendees of the 2026 Miami Open. First, we step into the commissary kitchen where prep begins for dishes that will be served by vendors across the stadium during the tennis tournament, even at […]

The 2026 edition of the North America’s 50 Best Restaurants list was announced live tonight at an awards ceremony in New Orleans, where the best chefs from across the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean gathered to compete and celebrate. This year, Smyth in Chicago was named the No. 1 restaurant in the region, while new […]

When I have friends visiting Los Angeles and I ask where they’d like to eat, of all the incredible restaurants that the city has to offer — old Hollywood steakhouses, elite sushi counters, taco trucks, bustling Korean barbecue spots — there’s one place that always comes up these days: Erewhon.  Best known as a wonderland […]

On June 15, the culinary world will descend on Chicago for the James Beard Awards. For the uninitiated, this esteemed ceremony, hosted by the James Beard Foundation, recognizes the country’s best chefs, restaurateurs, authors, and journalists — the people dedicated to cooking, sharing, and celebrating life’s greatest pleasure: food.  Whether you’ve just landed at O’Hare […]

This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. Everyone needs a convenient, accessible place to socialize. But maintaining a cafe, bar, restaurant, or hybrid space that fits the bill has its challenges. In this three-part series, we’re partnering with Spectrum Business to put a spotlight […]