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There’s certainly no shortage of excellent food to be found in San Francisco and the Bay Area — but there’s plenty worth skipping, too. Luckily for you, Eater editors dine out several times a week (or more) and we’re happy to share the standout dishes we encounter as we go.

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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

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An inmate who walked away from a reentry program has been captured in Fresno, as confirmed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Estefani Saldana-Lemus, 27, had been reported missing following a security check on Sunday night, prompting a swift response from law enforcement agencies.

Lady inmate with hard-to-ignore facial tattoos apprehended after she escapes California prison camp

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

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

Las Vegas, NV

The Colorado building in the Las Vegas Arts District will debut a new restaurant this week, with Palate opening on Main Street with dinner and cocktails. The new restaurant opens at 1301 S. Main Street, Suite 110 on Wednesday, May 22. And it brings with it Sunday brunch, patio dining, live music, and cocktails made with rose petals and matcha foam.

Brunch, ‘Puppy Hour,’ and Pretty Cocktails Are Coming to a New Downtown Restaurant

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

New York City, NY

Lance R. Fletcher

Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized in New York City, days after the New York Court of Appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction. Attorney Arthur Aidala said Saturday that Weinstein was admitted to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan for a battery of tests, according to the Associated Press.

"He’s somewhat of a train wreck": Harvey Weinstein in hospital following rape conviction overturn

New Orleans, LA

The Green Room, a Ukrainian kitchen that started slinging blinis, pierogi, and kielbasa out of the back of a St. Claude Avenue music venue 12 years ago, is closing. Owner Matt Ribachonek announced the restaurant’s end on Instagram on Monday, May 20, saying, “The time has come to move on.”

The Green Room, a Ukrainian Kitchen Born in a New Orleans Punk Club, Is Closing

Alameda, CA

Alameda Post

Aqua and Chewey, our Pets of the Week this week, are so bonded they could be in an ad for Gorilla Glue or Titebond. Their super-tight friendship has helped them acclimate to shelter life, and they need to be adopted together. Since bonded pairs can take a little longer to adopt, we wanted to give these besties a boost here.

Aqua and Chewey are Two Peas in a Pod

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Arts District Japanese Restaurant Yess Switches Its Menu Again — With More Changes Ahead

Matthew Kang is the Lead Editor of Eater LA. He has covered dining, restaurants, food culture, and nightlife in Los Angeles since 2008. He's the host...

Arts District Japanese Restaurant Yess Switches Its Menu Again — With More Changes Ahead

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