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A peach colored cocktail at Southern California tiki bar Strongwater in Anaheim

Why James Beard Award-nominated Strong Water is SoCal’s most exciting tiki bar

Ying Chang and Robert Adamson lead this Anaheim hit that has more than 50 sipping rums.

Awards

These are the restaurants topping lists and racking up awards.

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A spread of food on the table at New York Times 100 Best Restaurant list spot Kabawa

How to get into the New York Times’s 100 Best Restaurants

A red cocktail at Philadelphia restaurant Almanac which is among Bon Appétit's Best New Bars for 2025

Bon Appétit names its best new bars of the year

An image for the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand announcement for Florida in 2025

2025’s MICHELIN Bib Gourmands are out for Florida

Events

The hottest event series, partnerships, and special dinners you want to be a part of.

A garden with a wooden bar where people are ordering drinks at Ojai Valley Inn in Ojai

How to get a taste of exclusive food festival Ojai Food + Wine

Two servers grabbing plated up food in a restaurant

How you can help the restaurant industry fight addiction

The chef Camari Mick standing in front of her restaurant Raf's

The Musket Room’s Camari Mick leads an all-star chef lineup at this epic Black History Month dinner

Spotlights

We’re shining a light on the chefs and restaurants to know.

A peach colored cocktail at Southern California tiki bar Strongwater in Anaheim

Why James Beard Award-nominated Strong Water is SoCal’s most exciting tiki bar

Goat chef Stephanie Izard picks her favorite Chicago restaurants

Two seats overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the restaurant Harbor House Inn

Add this picturesque two-MICHELIN-Starred Mendocino Coast gem to your bucket list

Industry trends

This is what’s hot in the industry right now.

A giant raviolo oozing cheesy sauce atop steak at NYC restaurant Bad Roman

4 freewheeling, fun restaurant trends that emerged in 2023

Four dishes and a glass of wine placed on a table at Waitsburg restaurant Bar Bacetto

3 trends from this year’s best restaurant lists

4 incredible ways that awards impact restaurants

Restaurant business

How the industry’s leading chefs and restaurateurs tackle it all.

Restaurant employees with notepads are standing in a circle, listening to someone with an iPad speak

How OpenTable works for restaurants

Monday is the new weekend—and other dining trends from OpenTable’s 2022 data

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How 5 leading chefs tackle the industry’s biggest challenges

Tips & tricks

Get the lowdown on specific dishes, cuisines, and more.

Black and white striped pasta at Don Angie in NYC

How to get into the hottest restaurants

A child eats a cheeseburger with fries

Restaurant pros share 5 golden rules for dining out with kids

Nigiri with wasabi

10 sushi-eating commandments according to master sushi chefs

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