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All the 2026 National Eater Award Winners, Mapped
Chef Kwame Onwuachi's innovative play on fried rice and peas at Maroon in Las Vegas. | Hannah Rushton/Eater The 2026 Eater Awards, presented by Capital One, now in their 17th year, capture the breadth of dining in the…
The Restaurants Already on Eater Editors’ Radar for 2027
A dish from the just-opened Alfie’s in D.C. | Alex McCoy Editors’ scouting for the 2026 Eater Awards, presented by Capital One, wrapped up at the end of August — just as fall restaurant-opening season was heating up. That…
The 2026 Chefs of the Year
An aguachile dish in progress at Maria Isabel. | Michelle Min/Eater Each of the chefs featured in our new national Chef of the Year category made news in a major way. But their most recent projects are just one part of their…
The 2026 Restaurant Dishes of the Year
The Dougla Kitchen experience is epitomized by a crab-laden callaloo dip paired with crisp taro chips. | Nick Oxford/Eater Our editors ate in hundreds of restaurants across the country this year, but certain dishes left a…
The 2026 Best New Bakeries in America
Parachute Bakery in San Francisco. | Ellen Mary Cronin/Eater If there’s one thing we’ve noticed over the past several years, it’s how much bakeries have stepped up their game. We wanted to recognize these achievements by…
The Best New Restaurants in America in 2026
Rye Bunny in Washington, D.C. | Rey Lopez/Eater These are the 15 new restaurants that best captured the year in dining. Our team of editors and scouts traveled across the country, drawing on years of experience to build the…
Corn and Diesel Costs Fell This Week, but Food Input Costs Remain in High Pressure Territory
The FIE Input Cost Index (FIE-ICI) eased to 137 this week, down two points from 139. Anything above 115 counts as High Pressure, so input costs remain well above their baseline. Freight did most of the work. U.S. diesel fell…
All the 2026 National Eater Award Winners, Mapped
Chef Kwame Onwuachi's innovative play on fried rice and peas at Maroon in Las Vegas. | Hannah Rushton/Eater The 2026 Eater Awards, presented by Capital One, now in their 17th year, capture the breadth of dining in the…
Inflation ran hotter than expected in October
The government did not report a yearly inflation rate because last year's government shutdown meant no data was released for October 2025.
GFL Environmental rejects takeover bids
The decision ends a closely watched takeover process that drew interest from some of the world’s biggest infrastructure investors.
