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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

Modern Restaurant Management

From salted egg yolks and chili crunch fusions to mushroom-infused teas and freeze-dried fruit powder garnishes, Kimpton’s in-house experts share the standout ingredients, menu items and techniques that will come to the table in 2025.

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An Eater’s Guide to Visiting (and Drinking) Champagne 

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Lots of the houses had little trains you could take [through the cellars] that were reminiscent of something you would have seen at Disney World,” remembers Christian Holthausen, a French-American strategic consultant in the wine & spirits industry, of his early career in Champagne in the 1990s.

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Eater’s Guide to Idaho’s Snake River Valley

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Rows at Scoria Vineyard in Caldwell | Sydney Nederend. The capital, Boise, has led the boom (with a surge in housing prices to match), as remote workers migrated east from the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest in search of more space, cheaper rent, and a quieter lifestyle. And then there’s wine. Really great wine. wine scene.

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For Marginalized Chefs, Are Pop-Ups the Path to Success?

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For chef Preeti Mistry, who helped conceptualize the series with J Vineyards, developing Shifting the Lens was a way to center chefs of color who put their values and politics at the forefront of their work, but who may not have their own restaurant at which to showcase their talents. Dola Sun /Eater.

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An Eater’s Guide to the Finger Lakes

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For years, it has also been a regional haven for high-quality vineyards growing riesling, chardonnay, and cabernet franc, making it a go-to spot for NYC residents escaping the city and giving it a not-so-quiet “if you know, you know” reputation among oenophiles. Time to plan your visit. There’s plenty to see and plenty to do. Getty Images.

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How I Got My Job: Creating a New Vision for Vegan Cooking at a Top NYC Restaurant

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In her early 20s, Freeman worked as a front-of-house manager at a popular bar and restaurant in Washington D.C. Last year, I did a residency at J Vineyards in Sonoma for three weeks, and a two-week residency in Costa Rica. During the open house, they mentioned they were launching this health-supportive culinary arts program.

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You Should Be Drinking Grower Champagne

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This is different from wines produced by Champagne houses — think Veuve Clicquot or Pol Roger — which typically (but not always!) What’s the main difference between grower Champagne and house Champagne? But not all Champagne is this way. What is grower Champagne?