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The National Magazine Awards has named Eater as a finalist in the category of General Excellence, Service and Lifestyle.  The finalists for the 2026 National Magazine Awards, an annual recognition from the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), were announced […]

Last weekend, I drank matcha with 20 people who could, according to the AI that selected them, become my new best friends. The experience was arranged entirely by a social platform called 222, which selects a group of strangers to

James Beard Awards season is in full swing for 2026. | Collage by Masood Shah It’s that time of year again: James Beard Awards season has begun. After dropping this year’s semifinalists last month, the James Beard Foundation announced the

Across the country, pastry chefs are presenting new takes on the classic banana split. | Jonathan Wiley/Scorfana As long as she has someone to share it with her, a banana split will be “my first choice on a menu,” says

Books on display at the Michelin 2009 Las Vegas guide launch party at the Wynn Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. | Chris Farina/Corbis via Getty Images There’s arguably no more intense and fascinating restaurant city than Las Vegas. In

Give every meal its shine with beautiful plates from Eater x Zwiesel Fortessa Tablescaping helps set the tone for how we eat and live, which is why Eater partnered with Fortessa to curate a selection of its glassware, flatware, and

The range of flavors and fillings of salt bread have diversified as it has become a global hit | Tano Justin’s Salt Bread, a new bakery in New York City, serves only one food item. Its namesake pastry is a

Lunar New Year is a busy time for Leland Eating and Drinking House in Prospect Heights, when the restaurant deals with about 1,500 covers a night. Chef and partner Delfin Jaranilla and head butcher Gary Little gave us a special

This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. Running independent bars and restaurants takes a special kind of passion. This is the first in a three-part series,

Keap’s Wood Cabin candle has found a following in an unexpected place: New York City’s restaurant bathrooms. A version of this post originally appeared in Eater Today, which spotlights the freshest news and stories from across the food world every