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Jesús Martínez

Editor · AMUSE.

Jesús Martínez is the editor of AMUSE. and covers restaurants, chefs and the business of hospitality. As editor, Jesús answers for everything published on the platform.

Stories by Jesús Martínez

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Skewers of marinated chicken kebab grilling over red-hot charcoal
Restaurants · Chicago

Berenjak brings Tehran-style grilling to Chicago

JKS Restaurants' London kebab house opens its fourth outpost inside Soho House's Fulton Market building, open to walk-ins as well as members.

17 September 2026 · 2 min read
Historic Zurich old town buildings along the Limmat river
Restaurants · Zurich

Marküs opens in Zurich after Stoeckle's years at The Fat Duck

Chef Markus Stoeckle has taken over a 700-year-old address in Zurich's old town, cooking Bavarian roots through a Japanese and Spanish lens.

17 September 2026 · 1 min read
Stack of blue corn tortillas in a woven basket lined with cloth
Restaurants · Denver

Milpero: Denver's only new Michelin star for 2026

Chef Johnny Curiel's eight-seat tasting counter joins Colorado's Michelin list as the sole new star, in a guide that also handed out three Bib Gourmands and four special awards.

17 September 2026 · 2 min read
Crates of freshly picked red wine grapes stacked on a truck bed in a vineyard
Drinks · Santa Rosa

Sonoma County's 2025 wine grape value falls 17%

The county's own crop report shows Cabernet Sauvignon losing a fifth of its value in a year, even as apples logged their best harvest since 2016.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
A chef finishing a plate of tomato broth with olives and capers in a professional kitchen
Hospitality · Reggio Emilia

BITE 2026 gathers global chefs for a gala in Italy

Two days at Antica Corte Ortalli mixed pizza, pastry and fine dining, ending with a 250-seat dinner built around The Best Chef Awards' international roster.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
Tea bushes growing under tall shade trees on a tea estate in Assam, India
Produce · Kolkata

India tea exports drop 16% in the first seven months of 2026

Provisional Tea Board figures show export earnings down 13.8% even as the average price per kilo rose, with the sharpest fall in the first quarter as West Asia shipping routes were disrupted.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
A round table set with wine glasses and linen napkins in an elegant restaurant
Restaurants · New York

New York Times picks America's 50 favorite restaurants

Sixteen reporters crossed the country for an unranked list that drops last year's winners, from a Caribbean spot in Manhattan to a Portuguese kitchen in Maine.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
A dimly lit modern restaurant dining room with a set table and wine glasses
Chefs · New York

Food & Wine names its 2026 Best New Chefs

Fourteen chefs across ten restaurants join the 38th class, unveiled at a New York party that sold public tickets for the first time in the award's history.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
Rows of grapevines in a Margaret River vineyard with a farmhouse and eucalypts behind
Chefs · Margaret River

Brendan Pratt opens Wayfinder's dining room in Margaret River

The former Vasse Felix head chef is back in a winery kitchen, cooking lunch from a one-acre organic market garden beside an off-grid winery built into an old dam.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
Pink, turquoise and yellow terraced houses in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, against a green hillside
City Guide · Cape Town

What to eat in Cape Town: 10 dishes and where to find them

Cape Malay bobotie in the Bo-Kaap, gatsbys in Gatesville and hake and chips at Kalk Bay: this is what to eat in Cape Town, and which counters and tasting menus deserve the booking.

16 September 2026 · 6 min read
Chef Enrico Bartolini in a dark suit and white shirt at an evening event
Restaurants · Milan

Monsieur Dior Milan brings Enrico Bartolini to Montenapoleone

The fashion house's first Italian restaurant opens inside its renovated Via Monte Napoleone boutique, with €25 lunch dishes, a €150 dinner menu and Giuseppe Allegretta as resident chef.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
Chalkboard menus, including a menú del día, outside a café on a Valencia street
Hospitality · Madrid

Spain restaurant prices rise 4.4% as inflation catches up

Fuel pushed Spain's headline inflation to 4.3%, almost level with menus. Eating out still rises twice as fast as food shopping, and operators say margins are shrinking.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
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