San Diego’s dining landscape is shifting faster than ever in 2025. The year opened with a wave of ambitious restaurant launches—and an equally notable list of closures, including neighborhood favorites and high-profile culinary ventures. The result is a …

… for price-conscious diners. Together, restaurant trends for 2026 combine to create …

  This year’s nostalgic comfort food trend will continue well into 2026, along with consumers’ increasing need for value when dining out or ordering in, according to a new report from The National Restaurant Association. The 2026 What's Hot Culinary …

The restaurant industry is cooking up some serious changes for 2025, and if you're not keeping up, you're getting left behind. From AI-powered kitchens to immersive dining experiences that make Instagram look basic, this year's trends are all …

Food & Wine / Photo Illustration by Janet Maples / Getty Images The last 25 years have shown that the popularity of restaurants has never just been about what’s on the plate. Restaurants are about theater, celebrity, drama, and style, all …

Zack Beauchamp, senior correspondent at Vox and the author of The Reactionary Spirit: How America's Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World (PublicAffairs, 2024), talks about the debate among Democrats over whether to go along with the …

Shrinkflation – pay more for less. When choosing a restaurant for dinner, what’s on the menu is the biggest factor in determining where to go. The cost of the meal and portion sizes are next. Some establishments serve huge portions, with enough left over …

Sky City The Sky Tower, in Auckland, New Zealand.Forty-eight floors above the hurly-burly of Times Square, all you can hear is the crackle of ice in a cocktail shaker, the murmur of hushed conversation, and the barely-there tinkle of a baby grand piano. A  …

Restaurants have gotten more creative with their approach to customers. From the menu items to the drinks, to the overall experience itself, owners use different trends to attract and keep customers coming back.  Dan Gold |Unsplash Dan Gold |Unsplash We …