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Detroit skyline and Renaissance Center towers at sunset over the river
Hospitality · Detroit

Michelin sets April 2027 date for its Great Lakes debut

Detroit's Michigan Central Station will reveal stars for seven cities, in a ceremony that Minneapolis alone is paying $750,000 to help host.

17 September 2026 · 2 min read
Basket overflowing with fresh green figs at a market stall
Produce · California

California fig season holds steady at 10m pounds

The Emerald variety is generating the buzz, but growers say labour, water and packing costs have climbed sharply since last year's harvest.

17 September 2026 · 2 min read
Overhead view of a burrito bowl and wrap on a restaurant table
Hospitality · Newport Beach

Chipotle adds ex-KFC chief Sabir Sami to its board

Sami ran KFC worldwide until 2025. He joins as same-store sales fall for the first time in decades and activist investor pressure builds.

17 September 2026 · 2 min read
A pile of fresh red chile peppers with stems still attached
Produce · Hatch

Hatch chile harvest falls short after pest damage

Leaf miners and unusually warm nights have cut New Mexico's signature chile crop by 20 to 50 percent, and some packers have stopped taking fresh-market lots.

17 September 2026 · 1 min read
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
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 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
A kitchen worker in an apron hands stacked takeout containers to a delivery courier
Hospitality · New York

DoorDash Wonder deal invests $425m in robot kitchens

The delivery platform buys Wonder's campus-dining arm for $300 million and adds $125 million to its funding round, valuing the ghost-kitchen chain above $9 billion.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
Seared filet mignon in red wine sauce with rosemary sprig on creamy risotto
Restaurants · Milwaukee

High Stakes by Bartolotta opens in downtown Milwaukee

Paul Bartolotta returns to the kitchen for High Stakes, a European steakhouse replacing Rumpus Room on Water Street, opening Thursday with a wagyu-heavy menu.

16 September 2026 · 2 min read
Close-up of two champagne flutes filled with sparkling wine against a dark background
Drinks · Las Vegas

Christina Aguilera joins Beau Joie Champagne as partner

The singer becomes a partner and global creative director at the low-sugar Champagne house, backing its push into wider retail and mass-market shelves.

15 September 2026 · 2 min read
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