Topic: fine dining

Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu, Jeremy Allen White as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto. Credit: FX (Copyright, 2026, FX. All Rights Reserved)

"The Bear" shows what's humanly possible

Melanie McFarland
Brunch spread at Gai Noi (Jodyann Morgan)

Why I keep returning to the Twin Cities

Chaya Milchtein
One of the dishes served at Frame (Frame/Esmé)

The gallery you can taste

Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu
Dessert at Nicosi (Robert Lerma)

Dessert-first dining is here

Katie Lockhart
Soul & Smokes brisket cigar (Soul & Smoke)

Barbeque, but make it fine dining

Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu
A Chick-fil-A restaurant is seen on July 05, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Fast-food for a first date? Men say yes!

Joy Saha
French Sorrel (Courtesy of Blanca/Todd Midler)

Meet your favorite chef's favorite chef

Michael La Corte
Soft Serve Ice Cream (Getty Images/Weiquan Lin)

Fine dining embraces summer soft serve

Michael La Corte
Hot dogs with assorted toppings (Getty Images)

Fine dining has embraced the hot dog

Michael La Corte
Chef Peter Hemsley in the kitchen (Photo courtesy of Nicola Parisi)

Fine dining's food waste crisis

Michael La Corte
Miscellaneous Cocktails / Mocktails With Garnishes (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Let's ditch the term "mocktail"

Michael La Corte
Female chef working in restaurant kitchen (Getty Images/Thomas Barwick)

The indidous natures of fine dining

Daniel Merino, Nehal El-Hadi - The Conversation
Dale MacKay, Charbel Hayek, Gail Simmons, Nicole Gomes, Tom Colicchio, Buddha Lo and Amar Santana in "Top Chef" (David Moir/Bravo)

"Top Chef" tackles British pub food

Michael La Corte
Waiter's shadow at cafe (Getty Images/Grant Faint)

Survival tips from a waiter in Paris

Edward Chisholm
Christine Quinn attends the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED in Los Angeles, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards/Getty Images for MTV/ViacomCBS)

Christine Quinn's caviar-filled brekkie

Joy Saha
(Getty/knape)

Paul Freedman - The Conversation