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2024 October


Build Your Own Fancy Charcuterie Board at This Adorable New Pasadena Shop

Build Your Own Fancy Charcuterie Board at This Adorable New Pasadena Shop

The latest addition to Old Pasadena is Neighbors & Friends, a multi-faceted food business founded by Kaiy Smith-Biesman and Hannah Said selling pastries, coffee, and sandwiches, along with curated home goods and specialty ingredients.


4 Restaurants to Try This Weekend in Los Angeles: October 25

4 Restaurants to Try This Weekend in Los Angeles: October 25

It’s hard not to bop one’s head to the music while diving head-first into crisp-golden arancini with molten pimento cheese centers, fresh slivers of kingfish crudo dolloped with passion fruit, and late-season tomatoes served with cheesy Texas toast that is miraculously gluten-free.


The East Coast’s Most Popular Lobster Roll Chain Splashes Into Santa Monica

The East Coast’s Most Popular Lobster Roll Chain Splashes Into Santa Monica

Her work delves into how digital culture shapes real-life dining trends, and examines the relationship between food and community as neighborhoods change.


Nomad’s Brass polishes up to give diners a glimpse of NYC’s golden age

Nomad’s Brass polishes up to give diners a glimpse of NYC’s golden age

It has all the buzz of an Instagram-powered eatery aimed at the Gen Z trust-fund crowd but with a higher comfort level, professional service and a French-American menu that makes “traditional” seem trendy.


The Next Generation of Celebrity Chefs Is Already Huge on TikTok

The Next Generation of Celebrity Chefs Is Already Huge on TikTok

He vlogged the entire process for his YouTube channel, showing viewers a “day in the life” of a line cook as he surgically trimmed away the pith and peel from an orange, skewered chicken thighs for negima yakitori, and precisely cut sheets of nori for hand rolls.


The Global Bar Edition featuring The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 guide launches – Drinks International – The global choice for drinks buyers

The Global Bar Edition featuring The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 guide launches – Drinks International – The global choice for drinks buyers

In a bid to make our industry’s sustainably claims more credible, we deep dive into the world of B Corp. Hyacinthe LescoĂ«t of The Cambridge in Paris lets us in on the process they underwent to become the first bar with the certification.


Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy named 50 Best’s World’s Best Bar – Drinks International – The global choice for drinks buyers

Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy named 50 Best’s World’s Best Bar – Drinks International – The global choice for drinks buyers

Located in the Colonia Juárez neighbourhood of Mexico City, Eric van Beek’s Handshake Speakeasy is hidden behind a secret door in a dimly lit room stocked with vintage spirits, with the bar’s interiors evoking a bygone age.


EveryPlate meal kit review: Best for budget-friendly premium ingredients

EveryPlate meal kit review: Best for budget-friendly premium ingredients

Should you opt for premium meal selections, there may be an added cost from $1.99 – $6.99 more per serving, due to the higher quality ingredients like fine cuts of meat, seafood and more.


A Bouchon Bistro Alum Is Opening a New Farm-Driven Restaurant in East Hollywood

A Bouchon Bistro Alum Is Opening a New Farm-Driven Restaurant in East Hollywood

Chef Aric Attebery (Bouchon Bistro, Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Otium) will open Fountain Grains & Greens, a new farm-driven restaurant in East Hollywood, in partnership with Backyard Hospitality on October 21.


Mountain Dew changes its name and logo because Gen Z loves Millennial nostalgia

Mountain Dew changes its name and logo because Gen Z loves Millennial nostalgia

The year of establishment — 1948 — will be printed in the points of the “W” and the “i” in the full word “Mountain” will be dotted with a citrus leaf icon.


Exclusive | New Yorkers are actually into this coffee chain’s divisive ‘colostomy bag’ pouches: ‘People love it’

Exclusive | New Yorkers are actually into this coffee chain’s divisive ‘colostomy bag’ pouches: ‘People love it’

Since then, 787 — named after the island nation’s area code — has been attracting customers with its unique “farm to cup” experience, commitment to sustainability and Caribbean-inflected flavors, including dulce de leche and a cold brew concocted from rum-infused beans like an imbibeable drunken confection.


This ‘Best You’ve Never Heard Of’ Mexican spot serves incredible authentic food & birria pizza

This ‘Best You’ve Never Heard Of’ Mexican spot serves incredible authentic food & birria pizza

They start by dipping corn tortillas into a rich red consomé, then crisp them up on the grill and load them with slow-cooked beef marinated in a savory blend of chilies, herbs, and spices.