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I love New York City in the summer, especially this past one, but I grew up in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. I’m in my late 20s, I rock climb, and I live in Brooklyn, so of course I have an upstate New York itinerary for you. My partner’s mom’s partner (yes) has a […]

You can tell a lot about someone by the way they talk about ranch dressing. Do they express Midwestern passion for the condiment, or coastal-elite distaste? Do they limit its usage to crisp iceberg lettuce salads, or do they become a jester of pairings, drizzling the sauce over s

All this week, the Eater Today newsletter is dedicated to editor Hot Takes, a way to release the pressure valve of crankiness that comes with sweating your way through the end of summer. This story was previously published as part of that series. Subscribe to Eater Today to see m

We’re excited to invite you to Eater Off Menu a night dedicated to tasting what’s trending and what’s next in food and drink at our biggest LA event ever. From the current British food invasion and steakhouse boom to Korean salt bread, tinned vegetables, attention-grabbing pancak

There are two types of biopics: those that unconventionally show, and those that exhaustively tell. Thank goodness that Tony, the highly anticipated A24 biopic about the late Anthony Bourdain, takes the former route. “When we are writing a biopic,” screenwriter Todd Bartels told

A few months ago, a small group gathered for a picnic during a retreat in upstate New York. In lieu of sitting on a grassy knoll with a checkered blanket, the diners huddled on a flat rock by a waterfall while the retreat’s co-organizer, Charles Michel, began priming its surface

Three Days of Tailgating, Cafecitos, and Football for a Miami Hurricanes Game Weekend and more — today's concierge signal.

The cries have been coming from Biscayne’s wondrous shores since last year’s College Football Playoff: The U is back! And after 20+ years of painful mediocrity, Miami is once again the center of the college football world. Okay, maybe not the center, but with the Hurricanes a leg

As cities go, Austin is a bit of a chameleon. In certain lights, it’s a tech town with a rapidly-expanding skyline and a steady supply of buzzy new bar and restaurant openings. In others, it’s a natural playground with lush parks, hike and bike trails, and plenty of swimming hole

Tuscaloosa is known for the University of Alabama and Crimson Tide football, but the growing city — over 100,000 residents and 43,000 students each fall — also has  a growing art scene, music and festivals, and excellent restaurants. Of course many of the best places to eat are b

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 ch

I went into Tony, Matt Johnson’s new Anthony Bourdain biopic, as I imagine many people in the food world did: hesitant and somewhat hoping to hate it, by virtue of my aversion to the way the chef has been mythologized in the eight years since his death. While I think Laurie Woole

I love New York City in the summer, especially this past one, but I grew up in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. I’m in my late 20s, I rock climb, and I live in Brooklyn, so of course I have an upstate New York itinerary for you. My partner’s mom’s partner (yes) has a […]

You can tell a lot about someone by the way they talk about ranch dressing. Do they express Midwestern passion for the condiment, or coastal-elite distaste? Do they limit its usage to crisp iceberg lettuce salads, or do they become a jester of pairings, drizzling the sauce over s

All this week, the Eater Today newsletter is dedicated to editor Hot Takes, a way to release the pressure valve of crankiness that comes with sweating your way through the end of summer. This story was previously published as part of that series. Subscribe to Eater Today to see m

All this week, the Eater Today newsletter is dedicated to editor Hot Takes, a way to release the pressure valve of crankiness that comes with sweating your way through the end of summer. This story was previously published as part of that series. Subscribe to Eater Today to see m

All this week, the Eater Today newsletter is dedicated to editor Hot Takes, a way to release the pressure valve of crankiness that comes with sweating your way through the end of summer. This story was previously published as part of that series. Subscribe to Eater Today to see m

We’re excited to invite you to Eater Off Menu, a night dedicated to tasting what’s trending and what’s next in food and drink at our biggest Los Angeles event ever. From the British food invasion and retro steakhouse boom to Korean salt bread, colossal pancakes, and loaded spice

In Los Angeles, Tea at Shiloh describes itself as a “late night teahouse.” Here, visitors can reserve slots from 7 to 11 p.m. to sip unlimited amounts of tea — at this hour, all herbal, with blends made by each day’s staff — and sprawl out in nooks of plush cushions, in a warmly

There are two types of biopics: those that unconventionally show, and those that exhaustively tell. Thank goodness that Tony, the highly anticipated A24 biopic about the late Anthony Bourdain, takes the former route. “When we are writing a biopic,” screenwriter Todd Bartels told

A few months ago, a small group gathered for a picnic during a retreat in upstate New York. In lieu of sitting on a grassy knoll with a checkered blanket, the diners huddled on a flat rock by a waterfall while the retreat’s co-organizer, Charles Michel, began priming its surface

The cries have been coming from Biscayne’s wondrous shores since last year’s College Football Playoff: The U is back! And after 20+ years of painful mediocrity, Miami is once again the center of the college football world. Okay, maybe not the center, but with the Hurricanes a leg