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These seasonal festive and spooky libations from cocktail bars like Gramps, Esotico, and Area 31 are more treat than trick.

The 23rd annual SOBEWFF (February 22-25, 2024) will bring a host of new events and includes appearances by celebrity chefs Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, and Guy Fieri.

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Seth Browarnik/WorldRedEye.com For restaurants, 2021 has brought some degree of hope. As workers — and diners — get vaccinated, restaurant dining rooms are beginning to more closely resemble pre-pandemic scenes. But the costs of 2020 linger. Many restaurants are struggling to hire staff. Months worth of deferred rent payments now due could push more to close for good; scores of restaurants already have. And then there’s Major Food Group, the powerhouse restaurant group that’s on an expa...

Food-Related Gift Ideas for the Moms in Your Life From the Editor: Everything you missed in food news last week Share this story New York Times podcast The Dailypublished an episode all about the struggles of pandemic parenting, including recordings from the parenting section’s open phone line where they asked readers to share what it’s really been like to raise children over this last year. It’s ... a lot, and I 100 percent wept as I listened to it at 4:30 am the other day (when I woke ...

Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images Winter is always high season in Miami. But this year, the combination of loose restrictions in Florida, tight restrictions elsewhere, great weather, a rise in domestic travel, and pent up demand has led to a major boom in the hospitality industry, or what Eater Miami editor Olee Fowler is calling “our season on steroids.” Eater’s Digest podcast, we talk to Fowler about the influx of big name players to Miami right now and what it means for the lon...

The Pandemic Made Instagram an Essential Tool for Restaurants From the Editor: Everything you missed in food news last week Share this story Rachel Vanni/Eater This post originally appeared on January 30, 2020 in Amanda Kludt’s newsletter “From the Editor,” a roundup of the most vital news and stories in the food world each week. . I find myself on Instagram more than ever these days. Not because I’m scrolling through friends’ kid photos or getting FOMO glimpsing everyone’s takeout...

Beyond Wonderland and Tomorrowland alum Jessica Audiffred will lead an all-female lineup on Thursday night at Treehouse. The Mexico City native rose to prominence with a unique style that blends bass and trap style productions. Joining her on the decks are up-and-coming producers Stelle, who recently put out a dubstep inspired remix of Travis Scott and Pop Smokes "Gatti," and DJ Jinxx, whos on Excisions new record label, Subsidia. 6 p.m. Thursday, at Treehouse, 323 23rd St., Miami Beach; 786-...

These Are the Innovative Restaurant Ideas the Friends of Eater Hope Will Continue in 2021 Not everything that emerged from 2020 was bad Share this story Photo by Mairo Cinquetti/NurPhoto via Getty Images As we (finally!) put a cap on 2020, Eater surveyed a group of friends, writers, and all around experts for their take on the past year. We asked them ten questions: from top standbys to top newcomers, from best meals to restaurants they’ve broken up with. All will be answered by the time we t...