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The Best Food Advent Calendars of 2026 (Yes, They’re Already Here)

During the holiday season, most of us are so focused on buying gifts for other people that we don’t spend enough time treating ourselves. An advent calendar is an especially festive way to surprise yourself with something nice each of the anticipatory days leading up to Christmas

Brief eater.com · 3d ago · 1 min
The Hottest New Food Show Is a ‘Making the Restaurant’ Series

This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. This is the final installment of our series Getting on the Map, presented by Apple Maps, where we shared how some of

Brief eater.com · 5d ago · 1 min
Why Chefs Love Cooking on Stainless Steel

Stainless steel cookware is experiencing a cultural renaissance. This isn’t to say that the genre of cookware ever disappeared, but, once upon a lockdown, it felt like an ad from a nonstick cookware brand was always a scroll away. Now that the dust has settled from the post-pande

Brief eater.com · 11d ago · 1 min
Here’s Everything You Missed at the Food Party of the Year

Where were you last weekend? If you live in Los Angeles (or will travel for great food parties), we hope you joined us at Eater Off Menu, our annual celebration of all the chefs, dishes, food trends, and cocktail crazes that we’ve been eating, drinking, and writing about all year

Brief eater.com · 12d ago · 1 min
The 38 Best Restaurants in Lisbon, Portugal, According to a Local Expert

A food-loving visitor will quickly learn that sardines, cod, and the iconic pastel de nata are great, but the Lisbon restaurant scene can offer much more. Portuguese cuisine draws on global flavors from the country’s centuries of trade, and Lisbon’s restaurateurs have access to t

Brief eater.com · 17d ago · 1 min
Eater Will Host El Pre Party During Billboard Latin Music Week

In its first-ever partnership with Billboard, Eater will host El Pre Party during Latin Music Week: an exclusive pregame to En Vivo featuring bites and drinks from Miami’s hottest restaurants, including a special dish in collaboration with Walmart, and live experiences to get the

Brief eater.com · 20d ago · 1 min
Eater Will Host the First-Ever El Pre Party During Billboard Latin Music Week

In its first-ever partnership with Billboard, Eater will host El Pre Party during Latin Music Week: an exclusive pregame to En Vivo featuring bites and drinks from Miami’s hottest restaurants, including a special dish in collaboration with Walmart, and live experiences to get the

Brief eater.com · 20d ago · 1 min
D.C.’s Most Exciting New Restaurant Started as a Pop-Up

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

Brief eater.com · 21d ago · 1 min
The 12 New Cookbooks We Can’t Wait to Cook From This Fall

We have reached that time of year again. Every good tomato suddenly prompts the pondering: Will this be the last one for the season? The heat begins to give way to crisper breezes, and we start to crave the comfort of windows fogged up from bubbling pots of soup instead of thinki

Brief eater.com · 25d ago · 1 min
Steal My Food Itinerary: A Long Weekend in Upstate New York

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 […]

Brief eater.com · 31d ago · 1 min
It’s Time to Take Ranch Dressing Seriously

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

Brief eater.com · 33d ago · 1 min
Actually, Dining Side-by-Side in Restaurants Is Good

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

Brief eater.com · 39d ago · 1 min

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The Best Food Advent Calendars of 2026 (Yes, They’re Already Here)

During the holiday season, most of us are so focused on buying gifts for other people that we don’t spend enough time treating ourselves. An advent calendar is an especially festive way to surprise yourself with something nice each of the anticipatory days leading up to Christmas

eater.com · 3d ago
The 38 Best Restaurants in Mexico City, According to a Local Culinary Guide

The largest city in North America, Mexico City is a unique, elastic, ever-changing patchwork of food traditions. As a native of the city and a food writer covering the scene for the past 14 years, I’m still amazed by CDMX’s captivating energy and scale. Since Eater first started

eater.com · 4d ago
The Hottest New Food Show Is a ‘Making the Restaurant’ Series

This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. This is the final installment of our series Getting on the Map, presented by Apple Maps, where we shared how some of

eater.com · 5d ago
Steal My Food Itinerary: 3 Days in Sifnos, Greece

It felt like everyone I know traveled to Greece this summer. Friends chose Zakynthos, Crete, Naxos, Ikaria. I opted for Sifnos, one of the Cyclades’ most celebrated food destinations but still, thankfully, relatively under the radar internationally. Greece’s culinary culture can’

eater.com · 10d ago
Why Chefs Love Cooking on Stainless Steel

Stainless steel cookware is experiencing a cultural renaissance. This isn’t to say that the genre of cookware ever disappeared, but, once upon a lockdown, it felt like an ad from a nonstick cookware brand was always a scroll away. Now that the dust has settled from the post-pande

eater.com · 11d ago
Here’s Everything You Missed at the Food Party of the Year

Where were you last weekend? If you live in Los Angeles (or will travel for great food parties), we hope you joined us at Eater Off Menu, our annual celebration of all the chefs, dishes, food trends, and cocktail crazes that we’ve been eating, drinking, and writing about all year

eater.com · 12d ago
At Himkok, One of the World’s Best Bars, Cultural Exchanges Are Key

This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. This is the second installment of our series Getting on the Map, presented by Apple Maps. Over the next three weeks,

eater.com · 12d ago
The 38 Best Restaurants in Lisbon, Portugal, According to a Local Expert

A food-loving visitor will quickly learn that sardines, cod, and the iconic pastel de nata are great, but the Lisbon restaurant scene can offer much more. Portuguese cuisine draws on global flavors from the country’s centuries of trade, and Lisbon’s restaurateurs have access to t

eater.com · 17d ago
Hoy Is Bringing Night-Market Energy to NYC

This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. This is the first installment of our series Getting on the Map, presented by Apple Maps. Over the next three weeks, w

eater.com · 19d ago

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