Restaurant News
This Fall’s Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings
From an Alice Waters museum restaurant in LA to an Indian fried chicken spot in New York, here’s everything to look forward to this fall
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What’s It Like Working in a Ghost Kitchen? We Couldn’t Get Close Enough to Ask.
Your burger or tacos or pizza could be cooked anywhere by anyone — which is what makes the ghost kitchen concept so lucrative and appealing to owners and investors
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Does It Get Better For the Indie Fine Dining Restaurant?
Chefs Russell Jackson and Ian Boden struggled to reconcile their visions of fine dining with their communities’ desires. Now, as they forge a sustainable path beyond the pandemic, one of them is ready to double down, and the other is ready to walk away.
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There Is No ‘After’ the Reckoning for Restaurants
One year after Instagram flooded with callouts against racist, sexist, and toxic restaurant work cultures, what’s actually changed?
How a New York City Restaurant Loses Money on a $14 Sandwich
Breaking down the food, labor, and fixed costs of Dirt Candy’s popular spinach croque-monsieur
How a New York City Restaurant Loses Money on a $14 Sandwich
Breaking down the food, labor, and fixed costs of Dirt Candy’s popular spinach croque-monsieur
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It Took a Pandemic to Make TV Dinners Truly Delicious
Why chefs are turning takeout meals into delightfully old-school TV dinners
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The Lie of ‘No One Wants to Work’
Amid reports of a restaurant industry "labor shortage," employees say all they really want are wages that makes the risk worth it
For Major Food Group, the Good Times Still Roll
The pandemic didn’t stop the New York City-based restaurant group from opening new locations of Carbone, Sadelle’s, Parm, and more
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For Pop-Up Owners, a Crossroads as Restaurants Return
As the restaurant industry inches toward normalcy, many of those who launched pandemic-era pop-ups are wondering what’s next
Everything Restaurants Need to Know About the Restaurant Revitalization Fund
The $28.6 billion will go fast, so establishments in need of help should gather documents quickly
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The Pastry Revolution Will Be Instagrammed
Instagram pop-up bakeries are a surprisingly exciting product of the pandemic. Nowhere are they more thrilling than in Los Angeles.
What It Cost to Keep Two Restaurants Open During the Pandemic Without Outdoor Dining or Delivery
Chef and restaurateur James Mark is relying on takeout and PPP loans to keep his restaurants afloat
What It Cost to Keep Two Restaurants Open During the Pandemic Without Outdoor Dining or Delivery
Chef and restaurateur James Mark is relying on takeout and PPP loans to keep his restaurants afloat
Sen. Schumer Explains How the Stimulus Bill Will Help Restaurants Recover 2020 Losses
This week on Eater’s Digest, the Senate Majority Leader discusses how grassroots lobbying for restaurants helped shape the relief package
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The Long-Term Promise of Restaurant Pivots
COVID-19 changed the way we dine out forever. Some of those changes should be permanent.
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We May Never Know How Many Restaurants Closed During the Pandemic
How many immigrant-owned restaurants and mom-and-pops were left out of early conversations about "saving restaurants"?
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The Responsibility of Saving Restaurants Should Never Have Been Ours
By refusing to act, the government effectively told diners that workers’ livelihoods and lives were in their hands
Rampant Heater Theft Is the Latest Blow to Outdoor Dining
The rush to purchase heat lamps for outside seating has led to a lucrative secondary market — and a surge in stealing