The San Francisco district attorney has charged 26 people in connection to an April anti-Israel protest that shut down the Golden Gate Bridge for nearly five hours, trapping hundreds of drivers including a mother with her baby and a surgeon who had to reschedule an operation. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced the charges on Saturday, saying…
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images If you’ve got money burning a hole in your pocket, you can always do like Gordon Ramsay and spend it on one of the world’s most expensive burgers. That’s what the chef-turned-TV-star did on the 2020 “City Slickers” episode of his series “American Road Trip.” Ramsay took co-hosts Gino D’Acampo and…
Doclensoscope/Shutterstock As the unofficial 8th Wonder of the World, KFC’s coleslaw transcends time and cosmic shifts in fast food tastes to remain one of the most popular menu items of modern times. So what’s the story behind the coleslaw with the cult following? Here’s why you can’t get enough. Easily outpacing trendier items at…
Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images On Monday, June 10, the winners of the 2024 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards were announced at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Known as the Oscars of the food industry, the accolade recognizes culinary excellence among the country’s top hospitality professionals. And the honor of Best Chef: Great Lakes has…
Mario Tama/Getty Images Competitive eating champion Joey Chestnut has been banned from the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest due to an exclusivity issue regarding brand partnerships. But fans will be thrilled to learn that they can still watch the world champion compete in an alternative sausage-based showdown thanks to a live-streamed Netflix…
Nothing beats a great homemade grilled cheese sandwich with a steaming bowl of comforting soup — except, that is, having somebody else make it for you. When Trew and Jennifer Quackenbush, Jenny Rachford, and Corey Ward began serving up the historically traditional pairing of grilled cheese and tomato soup in a pop-up tent in Cincinnati’s…
Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock Los Angeles is a city bursting at the seams with fantastic food. From its high-end fine dining to its ethnic enclaves filled with the diverse cuisines of many nations, L.A. is a destination worthy of any foodie’s bucket list. When Anthony Bourdain was in the City of Angels in 2015 filming the…
Not all restaurants involve an actual dining experience in a physical venue. You can’t visit virtual restaurants, also known as ghost kitchens or dark kitchens, because they’re digital-only restaurants that offer food you can order via delivery apps, such as Uber Eats or DoorDash. It’s a business model that saw a huge spike during…
Serafina Vittorio Assaf and Fabio Granato run a veritable restaurant empire with more than 35 businesses on their roster. In New York City alone, there are 13 Serafina restaurants, two Tokugawa locales, two Brasserie Cognac locations, one Pizzeria Farinella, and their first Pizza Funhouse spot. However, the sizable restaurant group may have never come…
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images The runaway success of FX’s “The Bear” just keeps on going, with the world currently glued to their screens watching the show’s third season, which dropped on June 27. The scripted series, offering a behind-the-scenes snapshot of the restaurant industry, has followed the storyline of two up-and-coming chefs, Carmy and Sydney,…