The holiday season is the perfect time to give something delicious, whether it is an elegant French-inspired dessert, a traditional Danish pastry, premium meats for a festive dinner, or a beautifully packaged assortment of chocolates and snacks. This year’s holiday food gift guide features seven brands offering distinctive gifts for hosts, family members, friends, food lovers, and anyone who appreciates…read more

The San Jose Culinary Experience luncheon was held yesterday, November 4, 2026, at the James Beard House in New York City, was an opportunity to introduce members of the New York media, food writers, travel journalists and lifestyle influencers to San Jose, California, as an exciting destination for culinary tourism, culture, entertainment and travel. The luncheon was in a walkaround…read more

Do you love trying new upscale Mexican restos in Manhattan? Here’s just a sampling of what my guest and I devoured at the special Norte preview for press and friends/family last Thursday night. Norte is described as a “neighborhood Mexican steakhouse” and not only was the food truly authentic but there were a tremendous amount of servers so you got…read more

The 2026 Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival (NYCWFF), presented by Invesco QQQ, took place October 15–18, marking the festival’s 19th year of celebrating the chefs, restaurants, food personalities and beverage professionals who make New York City one of the world’s great culinary destinations. Across four days, the festival presented nearly 50 events featuring more than 300…read more

EEEEEATSCON is The Infatuation’s signature food festival, created to bring the restaurant-discovery website’s recommendations to life. The name is intentionally playful, with all those E’s emphasizing the idea that this is a festival built around eating. Rather than focusing on tiny tasting portions, cooking demonstrations or traditional food-industry panels, EEEEEATSCON was designed more like a music festival, with restaurants serving…read more

Kitchen + Kocktails By Kevin Kelley made its New York City debut October 3, 2026, bringing its creative soul food concept to 7 Times Square (the entrance is on the NE corner of 41st Street and Seventh Avenue). The restaurant occupies a huge 10,000-square-foot, two-level space that was formerly home to Pink Taco, making it the brand’s largest location to…read more

The Taste of Times Square is one of New York City’s longest-running outdoor food festivals, produced by the Times Square Alliance. Last night’s event ran from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and essentially turned Restaurant Row and the surrounding Times Square streets into a giant outdoor tasting festival. This year was particularly notable because the event moved from its traditional Monday…read more

I was lucky enough to be invited to the grand opening party of the new Ess-A-Bagel flagship store on the NW corner of 47th Street and Third Avenue—just a stone’s throw from their current and ultra popular store on 51st and Third Avenue (which will be closing when their lease is up the end of September). There were raffles, a…read more

I just adore the Fancy Food Show and have been going to the summer edition for about 40 years now! Under one roof, you get to munch on all your favorites and discover new food items that are downright space age! Of course, as time goes on, healthier items appear in the hundreds of booth on the Javits floor but…read more