San Jose restaurant reopens as Empire Armadillo
John Vink, the Silicon Valley smokehouse savior, is at it again. The engineer-turned-entrepreneur has revived the shuttered Armadillo…
Benihana plans to open 10 new Bay Area restaurant locations
SAN FRANCISCO – Benihana plans to open 10 new restaurant locations across the San Francisco Bay Area under…
New California laws in 2026 include plastic bag ban, food delivery refunds — see the full list
LOS ANGELES – New year, new laws. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several new bills into law over…
Yet another ‘last’ meal at Cole’s French Dips, still open in DTLA – Pasadena Star News
When Cole’s French Dip in L.A. announced that the 1908-founded restaurant and tavern, the oldest in L.A., would…
Yet another ‘last’ meal at Cole’s French Dips, still open in DTLA – Whittier Daily News
When Cole’s French Dip in L.A. announced that the 1908-founded restaurant and tavern, the oldest in L.A., would…
15 Los Angeles Restaurants for New Year’s Eve Dining 2025
Funke, Kato, and more say farewell to 2025 with lavish meals  Los Angeles’ top restaurants know the best way…
Yet another ‘last’ meal at Cole’s French Dips, still open in DTLA – Daily News
When Cole’s French Dip in L.A. announced that the 1908-founded restaurant and tavern, the oldest in L.A., would…
Wine is the gift to keep on giving in the New Year – The Mercury News
They say that in wine there is truth. One of those truths is that in wine, one learns…
San Francisco’s saddest restaurant and bar closures of 2025
There were so many ambitious, impressive restaurant debuts this fall that it’s safe to say San Francisco’s dining…
Local chefs share recipes in Northern California
Watch our Farm-to-Fork special: Local chefs share recipes in Northern California Celebrating the farm fresh food. This is…
A new California law requires tortillas to include an extra ingredient. Here’s why – The Mercury News
By Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters Starting Jan. 1, a new law will take effect requiring most tortillas and…
San Diego’s 28 most anticipated new restaurants of 2026 – San Diego Union-Tribune
Economic challenges have reduced the number of new restaurant and bar openings set to open locally in 2026.…