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The 38 Best Restaurants in Tokyo, According to a Local Expert
Restaurants in Tokyo are known for shokunin, the people who focus on a single skill to the point of obsession. These chefs dedicate their lives to the smallest details of a cuisine: the optimal temperature for the oil when frying tempura, the perfect texture for sushi rice, the ideal sear on grilled unagi. This long-term commitment separates Tokyo from the other great dining cities in the world, and it has fostered a lot of continuity in the restaurant scene;
13 Very Cool Food Gifts to Buy Before They Sell Out
I’ve always considered fall the true annual reset, if not the soft launch of the upcoming holiday season. I know, I know — we’re still in the month of October, and actively shopping for Jack O’Lanterns. My Instagram ads, however, have already started overflowing with advent calendars and early-bird holiday deals for food-lovers. As an overplanner and Eater’s dedicated town crier for all things shopping-related, I’m actually very here for it.
The Fine Dining Flip
When Chateau Royale opened in New York City last year, it embodied the city’s rising “swankstaurant” moment, in which the saturation of the steakhouse gave rise to “a new age of gloss,” per Grub Street’s Matthew Schneier. At Chateau Royale, a single-bite beggar’s purse of caviar and crème fraîche went for $39. A $72 lobster thermidor and $90 Dover sole anchored the entrees. The $24 martinis were made tableside on a trolley.
Chicago’s Muhājir Honors the Spice Route with Flame-Grilled Food From Across the World
Chefs Zubair Mohajir and Jacob Dela Cruz debuted a new restaurant that explores culinary cultures across Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia this summer. Muhājir opened with a wood-fired menu that’s meant to be shared, an exciting change of pace for Mohajir and Dela Cruz whose previous ventures focused on tasting menus. The pair walk Eater through a day of food prep and service at the new Lincoln Park spot.
The Best Food Advent Calendars of 2026 (Yes, They’re Already Here)
During the holiday season, most of us are so focused on buying gifts for other people that we don’t spend enough time treating ourselves. An advent calendar is an especially festive way to surprise yourself with something nice each of the anticipatory days leading up to Christmas, and it’s even better when you get to enjoy lots of fun little edible and drinkable trinkets.
The Hottest New Food Show Is a ‘Making the Restaurant’ Series
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Steal My Food Itinerary: 3 Days in Sifnos, Greece
It felt like everyone I know traveled to Greece this summer. Friends chose Zakynthos, Crete, Naxos, Ikaria. I opted for Sifnos, one of the Cyclades’ most celebrated food destinations but still, thankfully, relatively under the radar internationally. Greece’s culinary culture can’t be grasped fully on any one island; across the Aegean, distinct growing conditions and cooking traditions have produced individual cuisines entirely their own. Sifnos just happens to have a particularly delicious reputation.
Why Chefs Love Cooking on Stainless Steel
Stainless steel cookware is experiencing a cultural renaissance. This isn’t to say that the genre of cookware ever disappeared, but, once upon a lockdown, it felt like an ad from a nonstick cookware brand was always a scroll away. Now that the dust has settled from the post-pandemic online shopping boom, the tides are shifting, and consumers investing in cookware sets want to be sure that what they buy will last both in terms of function and looking good year after year.
Here’s Everything You Missed at the Food Party of the Year
Where were you last weekend? If you live in Los Angeles (or will travel for great food parties), we hope you joined us at Eater Off Menu, our annual celebration of all the chefs, dishes, food trends, and cocktail crazes that we’ve been eating, drinking, and writing about all year long, in partnership with Cathay Pacific.
How Himkok, One of the World’s Best Bars, Cultural Exchanges Are Key
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Hoy Is Bringing Night-Market Energy to NYC
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Eater Will Host the First-Ever El Pre Party During Billboard Latin Music Week
In its first-ever partnership with Billboard, Eater will host El Pre Party during Latin Music Week: an exclusive pregame to En Vivo featuring bites and drinks from Miami’s hottest restaurants, including a special dish in collaboration with Walmart, and live experiences to get the night started right. Eat your way through the city’s food scene, then head to the main stage to see Jay Wheeler and Zhamira for one of En Vivo’s can’t-miss performances.
This Restaurant Rocks (No, Literally)
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D.C.’s Most Exciting New Restaurant Started as a Pop-Up
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