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Cathy Chaplin is a senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. The Santa Ynez Valley’s chill vibe, sprawling wineries, majestic views, and superlative dining scene remain as popular as ever with Angelenos looking to get away for the weekend. Three new restaurants are debuting in Santa Barbara County’s wine country this summer, adding to an already stacked slate of options in the region, including Michelin-starred Bell’s in Los Alamos, Bob’s Well Bread in Ballard, and the legendary Hitching Post II in Buellton.

Three Exciting New Restaurants Are Opening in the Santa Ynez Valley This Summer

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We are officially a month away from our flagship taco event, which also raises funds for our street-level journalism. To this day, TACO MADNESS remains the best one-stop shop to try L.A.'s (and the country's, if we are being honest) heaviest-hitting taquerías in one extremely fun Michelada-fueled evening.

All the Tacos and Taquerías Confirmed For TACO MADNESS 2024 Event on June 15th at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes!

Belle Haven, VA

Cheryl E Preston

Alice Stewart was in Northern Virginia when she passed away. Belle Haven is in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. It is located South of Old Alexandria, where actor Christopher Meloni was raised. To the West is Richmond Highway, and on the East is the Potomac River. This is the location where Mass Live says CNN commentator Alice Stewart, 58, was found deceased Saturday morning.

CNN comentator Alice Stewart was found dead in a home in Belle Haven in Northern Virginia

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Nine individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in Newark, distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

16 Arrested in Major Drug Bust: Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl & Heroin

Austin, TX

Nadia Chaudhury is the editor of Eater Austin covering food and pop culture, as well as a photographer, writer, and frequent panel moderator and podcast guest. Austin beer garden-slash-restaurant-slash-bakery mini-chain Easy Tiger is closing its East Austin location in 2024. The last day of service for Easy Tiger on 1501 East Seventh Street happened quietly sometime in late April.

Easy Tiger Closed in East Austin in the Spring

Seattle, WA

Eastsiders with a taste for Texas barbecue will be stoked to know that Jack’s BBQ has gone east of Lake Washington for its newest location. In early May, the SoDo-based Texas barbecue chain opened up shop at NE 21st and Bel-Red Road, in the Crossroads/Overlake borderlands, after almost a decade of searching for a spot on the Eastside. The new Jack’s is operating out of the space that previously housed Mayuri Indian Cuisine, which closed in February 2024.

Jack's BBQ Opens a New Eastside Location

Nashville, TN

In Off Hours, Eater Nashville goes behind the scenes with folks from across the food and restaurant industry to take a peek at life outside of their chef coats and aprons. We’re digging deep to find out where they go to eat and drink around town when they’re not at work, who their dream dinner guest is, and what motivates them to keep cooking. Today’s installment: Seema Prasad, owner of Miel.

Off Hours With Seema Prasad of Nashville’s Enduring Miel

Chicago, IL

Ashok Selvam is the editor of Eater Chicago and a native Chicagoan armed with more than two decades of award-winning journalism. Now covering the world of restaurants and food, his nut graphs are super nutty. America can be lonely for true fans of the döner kebab, a specialty that dates...

Döner Kebab Fever Strikes Lincoln Park

Beaverton, OR

When Aaron and Natalie Truong opened their pan-Asian Neapolitan pizza place Hapa Pizza in 2023, it was with a little help from their friends — artist Stephanie J. Choi designed a mural for the space and the restaurant’s plants came from Sarah & Hareld. Even now, one of Aaron’s extended family members, chef Jidapa Cheyiam of Cha Ba Thai and Bai Mint Thai, makes the Thai ingredients that top the restaurant’s khao soi pizzas, plus specials like Thai steak salads and mango sago desserts.

Meet the Collab, Beaverton’s Incoming Pop-Up Space From the Team Behind Hapa Pizza

Minneapolis, MN

Big summer news: Super-popular Minneapolis ice cream shop Sebastian Joe’s is coming to the former Apoy space on Nicollet Avenue. The story comes from Southwest Voices, which, in February, published a handwritten letter to the editor from 21 Kingfield kids asking for an ice cream shop in their neighborhood. “Having an ice cream shop at a walkable distance would be amazing for us because currently there are none near us,” they wrote. “We also had the idea that it could be a Sebastian Joe’s because the factory is right around the corner.”

South Minneapolis Lands a Big Ice Cream Win

Three Rivers, MI

The Bendr Daily

Three Rivers, Mich. - Three store owners in Three Rivers are facing charges after allegedly labor trafficking a woman who was brought to the United States under the pretext of marriage.

Three Charged After Woman Forced to Work at Three Rivers Store for 8 Years With No Pay

New Jersey State

Nadia Chaudhury is the editor of Eater Austin covering food and pop culture, as well as a photographer, writer, and frequent panel moderator and podcast guest. A popular New York-style pizza truck is opening its first Austin proper physical restaurant this summer. Pedroso’s Pizza will be opening at 2207 Justin Lane within Brentwood bar Lala’s Little Nugget on Saturday, June 1.

Popular Pizza Truck Is Opening an Austin Proper Restaurant

San Diego, CA

A new restaurant in Hillcrest is taking the meaning of farm-to-table to a whole new level. Opening on Thursday, June 6, Cellar Hand is the first full-service restaurant from the team behind the Pali Wine in Little Italy. Co-owners Nick and Carmen Perr and executive chef Logan Kendall are working directly with 26 local farmers to incorporate seasonal produce into the coastal Californian and Mediterranean menu.

A New Restaurant Brings the Pali Wine Family Out of the Cellar and Onto the Farm

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The 2024 L.A. County Fair Is a Wacky Food Wonderland

Cathy Chaplin is a senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. The L.A....

The 2024 L.A. County Fair Is a Wacky Food Wonderland

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