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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. Sure, it’s only October, but if you want a really great 2026 advent calendar, we highly advise smashing that order (or pre-order) button right now. Not only do many of the most popular advent calendars sell out quickly (i.e.…

October 2, 2026

The 38 Best Restaurants in Mexico City, According to a Local Culinary Guide

The largest city in North America, Mexico City is a unique, elastic, ever-changing patchwork of food traditions. As a native of the city and a food writer covering the scene for the past 14 years, I’m still amazed by CDMX’s captivating energy and scale. Since Eater first started reporting on Mexico City’s dining scene in 2016, the way people travel and dine out has changed. Food-obsessed travelers visiting CDMX are often guided by opaque and controversial award systems, such as the 50 Best and, since 2024, the Michelin Guide. But there’s a lot more going on in restaurants here. I’ve witnessed…

October 1, 2026

The Hottest New Food Show Is a ‘Making the Restaurant’ Series

This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. This is the final installment of our series Getting on the Map, presented by Apple Maps, where we shared how some of the most creative bars and restaurants are marketing themselves to stand out in a crowded hospitality scene. “Hey, I’m Mike,” the video opens. “I’ve been a bartender for a long time in New York City and I’m opening my very first bar. Let’s go inside.” It continues, showing Mike, whose name is Michael Bishop-Myers, pick…

September 30, 2026

Steal My Food Itinerary: 3 Days in Sifnos, Greece

The white grouper aguachile with coriander pesto and spicy salsa at Omega3. | Nat Belkov 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. Our…

September 25, 2026

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. For many folks, and especially those working in professional kitchens, that’s where the craftsmanship of great stainless ste…

September 24, 2026

Here’s Everything You Missed at the Food Party of the Year

Sumibiyakitori Kidori served yakitori skewers at Eater Off Menu 2026 | Jason LeCras 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. This year, we decided to throw a one-of-a-kind party at the legendary Tam O’Shanter, an Old Hollywood haunt in Atwater Village with an interior aesthetic that falls squarely between a 19th-cent…

September 23, 2026

At Himkok, One of the World’s Best Bars, Cultural Exchanges Are Key

This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. This is the second installment of our series Getting on the Map, presented by Apple Maps. Over the next three weeks, we’ll be sharing how some of the most creative bars and restaurants are marketing themselves to stand out in a crowded hospitality scene. Guest shifts—where visiting bartenders pop up at host bars to serve signature drinks or collaborate on a limited-edition menu—are ubiquitous if you live in a city with a popular nigh…

September 23, 2026

The 38 Best Restaurants in Lisbon, Portugal, According to a Local Expert

A food-loving visitor will quickly learn that sardines, cod, and the iconic pastel de nata are great, but the Lisbon restaurant scene can offer much more. Portuguese cuisine draws on global flavors from the country’s centuries of trade, and Lisbon’s restaurateurs have access to top-quality fish and seafood, unique cheeses, lovely wines, and vegetables from organic farms just outside the city. In a capital experiencing lightning-fast growth, Lisbon’s food scene mediates the collision of old and new, weaving together trendy wine bars, Michelin-starred restaurants, traditional and casual venues,…

September 18, 2026

Hoy Is Bringing Night-Market Energy to NYC

This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. This is the first installment of our series Getting on the Map, presented by Apple Maps. Over the next three weeks, we’ll be sharing how some of the most creative bars and restaurants are marketing themselves to stand out in a crowded hospitality scene. When I spoke with Cyed Adraincem, he apologized for stumbling over any words; he’d been up at 4 a.m. to wash the sidewalk in front of his forthcoming restaurant. “I wanted to beat all…

September 16, 2026

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 with three of our favorites, The Wolf of Tacos, Sanguich, and Caracas Bakery, then head to the main stage to see Jay Wheeler and Zhamira for one of En Vivo’s can’t-miss performances. Connecting music, food, and culture, El Pre Party will feature a lineup…

September 15, 2026