Restaurants

Other recent standouts include dumplings, pizza and two fine-dining stunners.

The goal of the app is to help reduce food waste by partnering with businesses that offer surprise bags of surplus food at a discount.

The metro area’s newest bagel option comes from the owner of Bakery Four.

Located in the former home of the Elm, it also has a thoughtful wine list and local beers.

This sloppy specialty is a regional favorite from Rochester, New York and is on offer at this food truck’s new ghost kitchen.

Here are three you need to try, at Hop Alley, Alma Fonda Fina and Molotov Kitschen & Cocktails.

It’s not all doom-and-gloom on the hospitality scene as thirty new spots opened their doors last month.

Gibran Villarreal launched the business in 2019 and now runs four mobile food concepts and operates the kitchen at El Patio on Market Street.

“We decided that we wanted to help the other establishments and the residents and the visitors to a healthier downtown.”

This Asian fusion eatery and tiki bar opened last month, becoming the first concept to operate in the space in a decade.

When he opened the eatery two decades ago, owner Brian Swenson named it for his triplet daughters, who turn 21 this month.

Cafe Brazil will host the event series, which kicks off on March 5 with guest chef Zuri Resendiz of Luchador.

“Walking into a new space like this, with a Michelin star, it’s not easy. Not everyone could do it.”

The local conveyor belt sushi chain from chef Jeff Osaka will soon have only one location remaining.

A former employee cashed in his 401k to take over the Glendale outpost of the once-growing plant-based chain.

What will you do with your extra day this year?

After shuttering the eight-year-old restaurant, owner Kevin Jennings of North Carolina-based Urban Food Group served up plenty of excuses for the closure.

It was a wild week of changes in the restaurant scene, but plenty of new places are still opening, too.

It’s one part of a bigger vision that Blaine Baggao has for supporting the local food truck scene.

The owner of Jelly has rebooted the space as a neighborhood diner serving items such as Azar’s Classic Burger, an homage to Azar’s Big Boy.

The bakery side, which is run by the daughters of the restaurant’s former owners, will continue operating as usual.

Cena Uno is a step toward the chef opening his own restaurant in 2025 following his Michelin star moment last year.