{ "entity": "BarbacueNews", "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture", "domain": "barbacuenews.com", "vertical": "Food & Drink", "count": 18, "generated_at": "2026-05-31T20:05:08.853Z", "articles": [ { "title": "North America’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2026: The Full List", "url": "https://www.eater.com/restaurant-news/965010/north-america-50-best-restaurants-2026-winners-how-to-watch", "summary": "The 2026 edition of the North America’s 50 Best Restaurants list was announced live tonight at an awards ceremony in New Orleans, where the best chefs from across the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean gathered to compete and celebrate. This year, Smyth in Chicago was named the No. ", "source": "Eater", "published": "2026-05-28T23:00:00-04:00", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 3, "_score": 24 }, { "title": "I Tried Erewhon’s New $15,000-a-Year VIP Membership for a Month", "url": "https://www.eater.com/groceries-retail/964871/erewhon-reserve-membership-perks", "summary": "When I have friends visiting Los Angeles and I ask where they’d like to eat, of all the incredible restaurants that the city has to offer — old Hollywood steakhouses, elite sushi counters, taco trucks, bustling Korean barbecue spots — there’s one place that always comes up these ", "source": "Eater", "published": "2026-05-27T14:26:41-04:00", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 3, "_score": 24 }, { "title": "Where to Eat in Chicago, From Touchdown to Takeoff", "url": "https://www.eater.com/ad/maps/where-to-eat-in-chicago-for-the-james-beard-awards", "summary": "On June 15, the culinary world will descend on Chicago for the James Beard Awards. For the uninitiated, this esteemed ceremony, hosted by the James Beard Foundation, recognizes the country’s best chefs, restaurateurs, authors, and journalists — the people dedicated to cooking, sh", "source": "Eater", "published": "2026-05-20T15:50:24-04:00", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 3, "_score": 24 }, { "title": "How a Sliding-Scale, Worker-Owned Sandwich Shop Makes It Work", "url": "https://www.eater.com/pre-shift/962846/sea-soil-coop-sandwiches-sliding-scale-pre-shift", "summary": "This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. Everyone needs a convenient, accessible place to socialize. But maintaining a cafe, bar, restaurant, or hybrid space ", "source": "Eater", "published": "2026-05-20T10:00:00-04:00", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 3, "_score": 24 }, { "title": "A New Ode to British Pubs Takes NYC By Storm", "url": "https://www.eater.com/video/962739/deans-british-pub-nyc-restaurant-opening-now-open", "summary": "A decade after opening beloved Soho bistro King, chef and owner Jess Shadbolt and co-owner Annie Shi just opened a classic British pub right next door. Dean’s serves standout British dishes like stargazy pie, a pot pie with a whole fish head gazing up from crust, as well as class", "source": "Eater", "published": "2026-05-18T13:43:05-04:00", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 3, "_score": 24 }, { "title": "The 38 Best London Restaurants, According to Eater’s Local Dining Expert", "url": "https://www.eater.com/maps/best-london-restaurants-eater-38", "summary": "The story of the London food scene is one that includes dim sum, Sunday roasts, curries, pizza, sinasir, rarebits, banh mi, udon, pepper pot, sweetbread suya, and natural wine. Across cuisines, neighborhoods, and price points, all these dishes and drinks place London among the ve", "source": "Eater", "published": "2026-05-18T09:00:00-04:00", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 3, "_score": 24 }, { "title": "How I Got My Job Running Cafes Out of Climbing Gyms", "url": "https://www.eater.com/pre-shift/961011/georgies-vital-joeleen-ng-cafe-pre-shift", "summary": "This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. Everyone needs a convenient, accessible place to socialize. But maintaining a cafe, bar, restaurant, or hybrid space ", "source": "Eater", "published": "2026-05-13T10:00:00-04:00", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 3, "_score": 24 }, { "title": "Restaurants Are in Their Blue Period", "url": "https://www.eater.com/food-culture/961654/bright-blue-yves-klein-restaurants-trend", "summary": "Amid a stretch of red-brick buildings, the Brooklyn restaurant Margot, right at the corner on a busy intersection, stands out. It’s blue: very blue, its two-story exterior painted the color of a pair of Prue Leith’s glasses, a chore coat worn by a server at a trendy natural wine ", "source": "Eater", "published": "2026-05-12T14:23:34-04:00", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 3, "_score": 24 }, { "title": "New York’s Buzziest New Restaurant Is a Pub", "url": "https://www.eater.com/pre-shift/961028/deans-pub-new-york-pre-shift", "summary": "This excerpt was originally published in Pre Shift, our newsletter for the hospitality industry. Subscribe for more first-person accounts, advice, and interviews. Now Open is a yearlong series celebrating some of 2026’s most exciting new restaurants. Throughout the year, we’ll ch", "source": "Eater", "published": "2026-05-11T10:00:00-04:00", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 3, "_score": 24 }, { "title": "Why Restaurants Need to Own their Social Proof", "url": "https://modernrestaurantmanagement.com/why-restaurants-need-to-own-their-social-proof/", "summary": "Restaurant operators need to treat reviews as decision-support assets in order to reduce friction and build guest trust, according to ReputationRiser’s Restaurant Website Review Visibility Analysis. A review of 51 restaurant websites found that more than 80 percent fail to displa", "source": "Modern Restaurant Mgmt", "published": "Fri, 29 May 2026 10:03:10 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "Sales Tax in 2026: What Restaurant Operators Need to Find, Fix, and Defend", "url": "https://modernrestaurantmanagement.com/sales-tax-in-2026-what-restaurant-operators-need-to-find-fix-and-defend/", "summary": "The restaurant operators I worry about most are the ones who built their businesses the hard way, whether they run a single neighborhood spot or a dozen locations grown one at a time. They know every vendor, every shift lead, and most of their regulars by name. They worry about…", "source": "Modern Restaurant Mgmt", "published": "Thu, 28 May 2026 10:03:45 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "MRM EXCLUSIVE: Food Quality Is the Strongest Loyalty Driver", "url": "https://modernrestaurantmanagement.com/mrm-exclusive-food-quality-is-the-strongest-loyalty-driver/", "summary": "Food quality is the strongest loyalty driver at 48 percent, far ahead of discounts or promotions at just six percent,  according to the Summer 2026 Consumer Trends Report from Provoke Insights in collaboration with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Good value (28 perce", "source": "Modern Restaurant Mgmt", "published": "Wed, 27 May 2026 10:03:42 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "‘Connect Your Data. Everything Else Should Follow.’", "url": "https://modernrestaurantmanagement.com/connect-your-data-everything-else-should-follow/", "summary": "Restaurant operators must turn their aligned data into action in order to generate revenue and manage rising costs, according to PAR Technology’s 2026 QSR Operational Index. “The operators pulling away from the field have connected their front-of-house ordering, their loyalty pla", "source": "Modern Restaurant Mgmt", "published": "Tue, 26 May 2026 10:03:20 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "Why Restaurants Need to be More than Food to be Successful in Growing Markets", "url": "https://modernrestaurantmanagement.com/why-restaurants-need-to-be-more-than-food-to-be-successful-in-growing-markets/", "summary": "As a restaurant owner, I know success hinges on creating a full, memorable experience that goes beyond the menu In a city like Charlotte, which is seeing its food and beverage scene grow rapidly. Of course, the food has to be consistent and craveable, but it's really about buildi", "source": "Modern Restaurant Mgmt", "published": "Fri, 22 May 2026 10:03:47 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "What Operators Need to Know About Functional Eating", "url": "https://modernrestaurantmanagement.com/what-operators-need-to-know-about-functional-eating/", "summary": "There’s a growing desire among consumers for nutrient-dense foods that boost energy, improve concentration, and aid health so when eating out, they expect menus to reflect their health-consciousness, according to Tastewise’s Culture Shift 2026.  “Every diner’s wants and needs are", "source": "Modern Restaurant Mgmt", "published": "Fri, 22 May 2026 10:03:29 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "From Star Wars to Stranger Things — IP Experience Is Now a Powerful Ingredient On The QSR Menu", "url": "https://modernrestaurantmanagement.com/from-star-wars-to-stranger-things-ip-experience-is-now-a-powerful-ingredient-on-the-qsr-menu/", "summary": "The era of celebrity meal and seasonal menus as LTOs is giving way to something far more immersive — full IP experiences where the food, the packaging, the app, the collectible, and sometimes the movie itself are all one seamless brand moment. Consumers no longer see food as only", "source": "Modern Restaurant Mgmt", "published": "Thu, 21 May 2026 20:53:31 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "Meeting Customer Demand for Shareable and Snackable", "url": "https://modernrestaurantmanagement.com/meeting-customer-demand-for-shareable-and-snackable/", "summary": "Diners want more of a build-their-own experience and are seeking out menus featuring snackable and shareable items.  A big part of this is simply how people are choosing to eat right now, Joe Hannon, Restaurant365’s GM of Inventory and Sales. explained. “You are seeing less struc", "source": "Modern Restaurant Mgmt", "published": "Thu, 21 May 2026 10:03:12 +0000", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 2, "_score": 16 }, { "title": "Introducing “In the Booth with Babish,” a New Podcast From Andrew Rea, Eater, and Vox Media", "url": "https://www.eater.com/press-room/962747/andrew-rea-babish-in-the-booth-with-babish-podcast", "summary": "Andrew Rea, also known as “Babish,” will be joining the Vox Media Podcast Network with In the Booth with Babish, a new podcast series in collaboration with Eater. Premiering on Tuesday, May 26, with new episodes dropping every other week across platforms, In the Booth with Babish", "source": "Eater", "published": "2026-05-19T15:10:00-04:00", "image": null, "_source_themes": [ "food", "restaurants" ], "_source_weight": 3, "_score": 9 } ] }