Known as pan de elote or pastel de elote, this sweet Mexican cornbread—some might even say corn cake—is a staple on the dessert menu at Komal in LA, one of our Best New Restaurants of 2025. Chef Fátima Juárez has built a menu around heirloom corn nixtamalized and ground in-house. Her pan de elote recipe

While quick in preparation, this robust one-pot stew from Baan Mae in Washington, DC (one of our Best New Restaurants of 2025), boasts a complex, salty-sweet flavor thanks to a clever combination of caramelized sugar, lychee, warming spices, and fiery ginger. The trick is to fully cook your sugar. Allowing it to properly caramelize is

“Sancocho is the kind of food that tells stories through flavor,” says chef Jhonny Reyes of Lenox in Seattle, one of our Best New Restaurants for 2025. “For us, it’s a Sunday afternoon at abuela’s, the smell of garlic and culantro in the air, kids running around, and someone always going back for seconds.” Sancocho

This grilled cabbage Caesar salad is one of the oldest dishes on the menu at Fet-Fisk, a Nordic-inspired seafood restaurant in Pittsburgh and one of our Best New Restaurants for 2025. It’s so popular that it’s served year-round with little to no changes. The contrast of serving a grilled vegetable ice-cold is thrilling, and the

High-Growth Neighborhood Sandwich Shop Concept to be Acquired by Leading Convenience Retailer for $17.12 per share Chicago, IL  (RestaurantNews.com)   Potbelly Corporation (NASDAQ: PBPB) (“Potbelly” or the “Company”), the iconic neighborhood sandwich shop concept, announced today that Potbelly and RaceTrac, Inc. (“RaceTrac”), one of the largest privately held companies in the United States and a

Heesoo Hur, Executive Vice President and owner of SPC Group, and Scott Boatwright, Chief Executive Officer of Chipotle In partnership, Chipotle and SPC Group plan to open the first Chipotle restaurants in South Korea and Singapore in 2026. Newport Beach, CA  (RestaurantNews.com)  Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has signed a joint venture to open restaurants

Miami’s beloved burger + kebab concept celebrates its new location with $5 PINCHO Burgers all opening weekend Miami, FL  (RestaurantNews.com)  PINCHO – the award-winning, Latin-inspired burger and kebab concept born in Miami – is opening a brand-new location in the heart of Wynwood. The fast-casual favorite will officially open its doors at 2250 NW 2nd

Union City, CA  (RestaurantNews.com)  Loop Neighborhood Market is excited to announce the launch of its new ready-to-eat Spam Musubi. This new, hand made on-site item, is now available at most Loop locations, offering customers two convenient and delicious options, regular and Blaze (hot & spicy) inspired by the flavors of Hawaii. Spam Musubi is a

Coming up with fresh restaurant marketing ideas can sometimes be difficult for restaurant owners and operators.  Fortunately, October lays out a tasty selection of food focused days that offer up the right ingredients to help build your restaurant’s marketing menu. As October is National Pizza Month, pizza deals and promotions are a natural fit.  National

BMW and E.ON say they have launched Germany’s first commercial vehicle-to-grid (V2G) solution, allowing EV owners to provide grid access while ensuring no impact on battery life...

A new report forecasts that Chile will lead the region in energy storage capacity, followed by Mexico and the Dominican Republic – driven by supportive regulatory frameworks and the growing adoption of hybrid energy projects...

The US Federal Highway Administration (FHA) has warned that cellular radios have been found in unspecified foreign-made inverters and batteries used in PV highway infrastructure, according to Reuters. pv magazine speaks with cybersecurity expert Uri Sadot about the risks...