Emily Monaco
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Chicago Bartenders Offer Strong Opinions and Fresh Takes on the Martini
What makes a martini? Chicago bartenders debate the classic cocktail and offer their own unique recipes. Here are the bars to drink them at. → Read More
If You Want an Elevated Tiki Cocktail, These SF Bars Have Options
If you're looking for tiki cocktails in San Francisco, you could go classic. Or you could try an elevated tiki experience at these S.F. bars. → Read More
The Historic Miami Bars Everyone Should Visit at Least Once
Including a dive that dates back to 1926, where happy hour starts at 8 a.m. → Read More
Gott’s Roadside Gave Us a Recipe for Their Famous Chicken Parm
To make your own version of the chicken parm from Gott's Roadside, you’ll just a need a little bit of advance planning. → Read More
Chef Edward Lee Dishes About His Favorite Southern Food in DC
The Succotash Prime chef, and Kentucky native, shares where he gets his fried chicken, bourbon and other Southern food in DC. → Read More
A Pop-Up Puts Down Roots Among SF’s Best New Restaurants
The best new restaurants in San Francisco for February 2023: Canteen, Cavaña, Akikos, Anomaly SF and a new Left Bank Brasserie location. → Read More
These Are DC’s Favorite 5-Star Winter Cocktails
The cocktail world has been ever more tinged by trends of late, from the TikTok-famous negroni sbagliato to the renaissance of every bartender’s worst nightmare, the espresso martini. And while summer drink trends like the Dirty Shirley or spritz may seem more obvious, winter cocktails are often even more innovative and complex — and DC’s […] → Read More
Here’s Hakkasan Chef de Cuisine Jian Heng Loo’s Dim Sum Cheat Sheet
Pancakes are nice, and we can get behind a good eggs benedict, but when it comes to delicious brunch offerings, it’s hard to beat traditional Cantonese dim sum. Not only is there the choose-your-own-adventure appeal of picking options off of the mobile carts, but with the built-in shared-plate mentality and panoply of choices, dim sum […] → Read More
Here’s a Miami-Inspired Po’ Boy Recipe, Just in Time for Mardi Gras
This po' boy recipe is inspired by Miami, swapping in some local fresh fish and Cuban bread to update the New Orleans classic. → Read More
SF’s Top Chefs on the Massive Shifts Coming to Restaurants
We spoke with San Francisco's best chefs to talk about the many changes happening in the restaurant industry, and what diners should know. → Read More
A Sushi Chef’s Top-Notch Recipe for Chicken Nuggets
This delicious chicken nuggets recipe also includes a “dressed-up ranch” you might want to try with everything you eat. → Read More
How to Make the Most Decadent Burger in All of SF
The most delicious burger in SF involves multiple levels of truffle, Camembert and chef Alexandre Viriot’s top-choice mayo. → Read More
Chicago’s 7 Best Cheese-Centric Dining Experiences
From a pecorino cocktail to elevated cheese boards, we've compiled seven essential cheese-centric dining experiences in Chicago. → Read More
5 Things This Miami Chef Learned in 6 Months at Noma
Chef Akino West shares what he learned during his time at Noma. Plus, a stunning realization about his own fried chicken recipe. → Read More
This Impossibly Simple Lamb Chop Recipe Stars a Beer Marinade
Chef Fernando Salazar of Platea shares his incredibly simple lamb chop recipe (rack of lamb) inspired by pollo a la brasa. → Read More
A “Mad Scientist of American Whiskey” Shares His Favorite SF Watering Holes
St George’s Master Distiller Dave Smith shares his favorite SF bars and watering holes and his favorite local cocktail. → Read More
Meet the Only Chocolate Brand in the US Ethically Sourcing from Africa
Over 70% of the world’s chocolate comes from Africa — and yet there’s only one U.S. brand making its chocolate on the continent. Ironic? Yes. But it also sheds light on what’s so broken about the chocolate industry, not to mention the essential steps Beyond Good is taking to begin to turn the tides. Founder […] → Read More
Venice and Colombia Come to San Francisco With the Best New Restaurants
The five best new restaurants in and around San Francisco for January 2023 include Bar Sprezztura, Parche, and Acre Kitchen and Bar. → Read More
Here’s How to Make Dauphine’s Decadent Muffaletta Sandwich at Home
In the world of Louisiana sandwiches, the muffaletta is “a bit of a sleeper,” says chef Kristen Essig. She should know. The Florida native relocated to New Orleans in 1999, cultivating her skills in the city that she had long considered her culinary home. But while the tower of Italian meat and cheese may seem […] → Read More
James Beard Award Nominee Brad Kilgore Shares His Favorite Burger Recipe
Why simply have French onion soup or a burger when you can have both together on the same bun? Brad Kilgore has a recipe that pairs the two. → Read More