food news Seattle Icon Ivar’s Opens Its New Seafood Bar Location in Kirkland TodayEater - Gabe GuarenteOne of Seattle’s biggest seafood empires is adding another Eastside outpost. Ivar’s — famous for its fish ‘n’ chips and chowders — opened a new Seafood Bar in Kirkland today at 5910 Lake Washington Blvd
Iowa State Fair At America’s Porkiest State Fair, the Veggie Table Is An InstitutionEater - Meghan McCarronAt the Iowa State Fair, meat and dairy reign. Dating back to 1854, the annual fair is one of the nation’s largest and most famous agricultural festivals, and in Iowa, agriculture mostly means meat. Pork
food news A Critic Thinks He Was Bribed at One of Chicago’s Best RestaurantsEater - Jeffy MaiJeff Ruby has a stellar, albeit peculiar, experience at Acadia. He thinks the two-Michelin-starred restaurant is every bit as good as advertised when it comes to the food — the flavors are “true” and presentations
San Francisco, CA Oakland’s Mexican Oasis Nears Finish Line on Its Long-Delayed Margarita GardenEater - Tierney PlumbNido’s Backyard, Oakland’s airy, mezcal-fueled extension of 6-year-old Mexican mainstay Nido, needs the public’s help in order to finally open this summer. Nido’s colorful indoor-outdoor addition has in
Burgers A Fast-Casual Place Touting Revolutionary, Mix-In Burgers Opens in D.C.Eater - Gabe HiattThe difference between burgers and “brgz” goes beyond the inclusion of vowels or the SEO-friendly mutilation of the English language. A traditional hamburger is often reduced to ground meat, salt, and
food news Portland’s 12 Essential SteakhousesEater - Pechluck LaskeyWhether looking for a romantic dinner, celebrating a special occasion, or talking business, steakhouses still provide a specific kind of dinner experience that is unique. There are the classic dark wood
Kombucha The Bay Area’s Inaugural Kombucha Bar Opens in BerkeleyEater - Becky DuffettBoochman Kombucha opened a taproom in West Berkeley earlier this month, Berkeleyside reports, making it the first kombucha bar in the Bay Area. Surprisingly, there wasn’t a kombucha bar in the area already.
Los Angeles, CA The 21 Essential Asian Restaurants in the San Gabriel ValleyEater - Euno LeeLos Angeles’s San Gabriel Valley boasts an embarrassment of culinary riches, especially when it comes to Asian cuisines. Beyond the regional Chinese fare the area is most famous for are specialties from
food news Ardmore-Based Poke Space Expands AgainEater - Erin PerkinsWith locations in Ardmore and Baltimore, raw fish shop PokeOno opened a third shop in Conshohocken. Sitting at 103 Fayette Street, the newest PokeOno hosted an opening party on Thursday, August 15. Owner
Meat For Piece of Meat’s Chefs, It’s About Listening to the AnimalEater - Stephanie CarterLeighann Smith told her parents she was going to open her own restaurant by the time she was 35. She’s 33 and has already opened Piece of Meat Butcher Shop and Restaurant with Daniel Jackson in Mid City
food news New Brewery Starts Construction in HendersonEater - Bradley MartinHenderson already has its own Beer District, plus a boozy stretch of craft beer purveyors downtown and now Mojave Brewing Co. is well on its way to helping create a major new destination on the corner
food news Where to Dip Chips in the Best Melty, Cheesy Bowls of Queso in NashvilleEater - Delia Jo RamseySome call it queso. Some call it cheese dip. Whatever the preferred terminology, it’s a comfort food of sorts that many people can agree to loving dipping fresh, crisp tortilla chips in. On repeat. Nashville
Atlanta, GA Take This Six Stop Dessert Crawl Through AtlantaEater - Lia PicardWelcome to the Eater Atlanta food crawl, a series in which Eater’s editor and contributors take readers on a tour of various restaurants and food around metro Atlanta. When Eater dines out, it’s often
Boston, MA Edible Gifts Abound at Allston’s New Korean RestaurantEater - Dana HaticWelcome back to Week in Reviews, an occasional round-up of the restaurant reviews recently written by Boston’s food critics at publications such as The Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, and Boston.com. Adding
food news Scooter’s Coffee Debuts in Las Vegas With Cake Pops and CaffeineEater - Bradley MartinNebraska-born and better known to coffee fans in the Midwest, national franchise Scooter’s Coffee has debuted its first Las Vegas drive-thru in the southeast, a direct competitor to Dutch Bros. Coffee.
Denver, CO Get a 12 cent Smashburger todayEater - Paul Albani-BurgioThe first location of Colorado’s favorite burger chain, Smashburger, opened 12 years ago today in Glendale. To celebrate its birthday, the ever-growing chain is running a promotion today offering 12 cent
Houston, TX Yet Another Purveyor of Spicy, Buttery Crawfish Hits Houston Next YearEater - tierneyplumbJuicy Crawfish just inked a new deal to bring its crustaceans and fried foods to a sprawling retail hub near Texas Medical Center. The Texas-born crawfish purveyor hails from College Station, where it
food news Underground French Pop-Up Legend Looks to Open Tasting Menu Spot in HollywoodEater - Mona HolmesSince 2014, Laurent Quenioux has hosted LQ @ Ma Maison, a popular pop-up at his Highland Park home. Though LQ isn’t in a traditional restaurant because it takes place in a private house, it recently encountered
Libraries Seattle-Set ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette?’ Movie Features Only One Local RestaurantEater - Gabe GuarenteThose who read Maria Semple’s bestselling 2012 novel Where’d You Go, Bernadette?, know it’s a complicated love-hate letter to the city of Seattle, including its restaurants, where key scenes are set. even
food news Longstanding Steakhouse Ringside Now Has a Killer New Happy HourEater - Brooke Jackson-GliddenIt’s Friday, which means it’s time for the weekly Stuff Eater PDX Didn’t Cover column, also known as EaterWire. This was a doozy of a news week — Filipino spot Magna opened on Thursday, a zero-waste grocery
Detroit, MI Short’s Brewing Is Getting Into the Cannabis Business With Beer-Flavored EdiblesEater - Brenna HouckOne of Michigan’s trippiest breweries Short’s Brewing Company is buddying up with the state’s largest medical marijuana company to make beer-flavored CBD and THC edibles and drinks. The company Green Innovations
Nantucket Where to Get a Drink on NantucketEater - Katie Faust StryjewskiFrom a beach lounge with sunset views to a dog-friendly beer garden, Nantucket has plenty of drinking options — many of them outdoors — that take full advantage of what summer has to offer. Even if an
Los Angeles, CA Echo Park’s New Specialty Coffee Spot Embraces the Evening Wine Bar VibeEater - Farley ElliottThe dining fortunes of greater Echo Park have never looked better, from small sandwich star Konbi and sake staple Ototo to classics like Taix and the Brite Spot diner. Now a newcomer named Revelator: Avalon
food news Two Austin Restaurant Shutters to Know AboutEater - Nadia ChaudhuryLate summer has been rife with restaurant and bar closings in Austin, from Daphne’s Mediterranean, Red Porch’s two satellite locations, Avery Ranch wine bar Rotten Bunch, to East Austin bar Craftsman.
food news Where to Find Conveyor Belt Restaurants in Las VegasEater - Krista DiamondThe robot bartenders at the Miracle Mile Shops and champagne-dispensing vending machines at the Waldorf Astoria might lead one to believe that conveyor belt restaurants are just another automated dining
Denver, CO It’s Happening: First Denver Area In-N-Out Burger Location In Works Near Park Meadows MallEater - Paul Albani-BurgioIn the biggest burger-related news to hit the Denver area since at least the arrival of Shake Shack, a Denver area location of Southern California’s beloved In-N-Out burger chain appears to be in the Denver’s
food news Two Men Settle Out of Court After Alleged Sexual Harassment by SoCal Hooters ManagerEater - Mona HolmesOn July 16, Hooters attorneys filed paperwork in the Los Angeles Superior Court detailing a settlement between the company and a former employee named Scott Peterson. Peterson was one of two men who allege
food news Don’t Forget to Tip Your EaterEater - Eater StaffAs Philly’s dining scene continues to expand and improve, it’s you, the readers, the tipsters, the gossips, the rumormongers, who keep us one step ahead. You help us stay in the know and on top of all
San Francisco, CA Silicon Valley’s Iconic Cake Shop Will Close After Nearly 40 YearsEater - Tierney PlumbDowntown Palo Alto’s go-to spot for wedding cakes, pastries, and coffee will close at the end of the month after nearly four decades, Prolific Oven announced yesterday on Facebook. The family-run confectionary
Nashville, TN A Pokémon-Themed Pop-Up Bar Is Bringing Pikachu Burgers to NashvilleEater - Delia Jo RamseyPokéBar, the roving pop-up bar for the Pokémon-obsessed, is heading for Nashville in 2020. Setting up shop April 18 and 19, 2020 in a not-yet determined location, the culinary draws here are the Pokémon
