Guides
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- Field Notes
Claire Hanrahan and Norah’s Gentler Edinburgh Kitchen
Claire Hanrahan uses Norah to fold Irish memory, Scottish produce, and a kinder kitchen culture into Edinburgh’s harbor front.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 26, 2026 - Field Notes
Kinkan West Los Angeles: Nan Yimcharoen’s Next Counter
Kinkan closes its Virgil Village room before Kyoto pop-ups and a 15-person West Edge counter from Nan Yimcharoen.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 26, 2026 - Field Notes
Lomi Lomi Lomita Is Avish Naran’s Hand-Roll Move
Avish Naran’s Lomi Lomi brings South Asian-spiced temaki and shochu highballs to a 60-seat Lomita room planned for early fall.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 24, 2026 - Field Notes
All Well Chicago Restaurant Opens With Casual Prix Fixe From Oriole Team
The Michelin-starred Oriole team launched All Well in April 2025, testing whether five-course dining can shed tasting-menu formality and draw neighborhood diners in downtown Chicago.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 23, 2026 - Field Notes
Three Sydney Hotel Restaurant Chefs Exit in 2026 Leadership Shake-Up
James Viles, Mitch Orr and Beau Clugston departed their Sydney hotel restaurant roles within months, marking the most concentrated culinary leadership turnover in the city's luxury hotel sector in recent memory.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 22, 2026 - Field Notes
Cheesemakers Booking Parmigiano and Jamón Visits
Cheesemakers in Emilia-Romagna and maestros jamoneros in Spain let visitors in when the request is direct, timed to production, and specific about the craft.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 17, 2026 - Field Notes
Sommelier Titles, Resort Oenology, and a New Head Chef in Edinburgh
Xavier Thuizat leads Oenology Week at The St. Regis Bora Bora, Aljoe Mario Beziek takes South Africa's Best Young Sommelier title, and John Munro steps up at Number One.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 17, 2026 - Field Notes
Ryan Cole Wins Peer-Voted Chefs' Chef Award
Ryan Cole, executive chef and co-owner of Salsify at the Roundhouse, takes the Eat Out S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna Chefs' Chef award in a vote by the trade itself.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 15, 2026 - Field Notes
Lynx Pizzeria Los Angeles: A Three-Star Chef's Risky Arts District Bet
Chef Joshua Skenes brings conveyor belt ovens and three-Michelin-star technique to the Arts District, but his one-year LA closure pattern suggests a narrow window to visit.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 13, 2026 - Field Notes
The Winemakers Behind Burgundy's Three MICHELIN Grape Wineries
Michelin’s first Grape Selection names nine Burgundy estates at the top, shifting attention from bottle scores to vineyard work.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 12, 2026 - Field Notes
FYN Restaurant Wins Restaurant of the Year
Peter Tempelhoff, Ashley Moss, and Jennifer Hugé earned the 2026 Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant of the Year title for FYN restaurant's Japanese technique and South African ingredients.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 9, 2026 - Field Notes
Chef Hasung Lee Opens Oyatte in NYC After Atomix and The French Laundry
After more than a decade in Michelin-starred kitchens, Hasung Lee debuts his first solo restaurant with an eight-course tasting menu anchored by upstate New York farms.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 9, 2026 - Field Notes
Angelos Bafas Opens Cato Covent Garden Bar After Leaving CRG
Greek-born bartender Angelos Bafas opened Cato, a two-floor Covent Garden venue housing two bars and a British spirits-focused program, after departing Creative Restaurant Group in September 2025.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 8, 2026 - Field Notes
Wayfinder Wines Margaret River Opens Its Farm Restaurant in August
Wayfinder Winery & Farm Restaurant opens in August on a solar-powered Cowaramup estate, with Brendan Pratt in the kitchen.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 8, 2026 - Field Notes
Château Sainte Marguerite Rosé: Five Decades of Massal Selection and Organic Viticulture
Between the Bay of Hyères and the inland valleys of Pierrefeu, the Fayard family has spent nearly fifty years building one of Provence's most distinctive cru classé estates through massal selection, organic certification, and a philosophy of minerality.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 6, 2026 - Field Notes
E.J. Lagasse, Youngest Two-Michelin Star Chef, Values One Thing More
E.J. Lagasse became the youngest chef in history to helm a two-Michelin star restaurant when Emeril's earned two stars in November 2025. Four years into leading the New Orleans restaurant, he's increased revenue 167% and landed on the World's 50 Best list, but the accolade he values most is working alongside his father.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 5, 2026 - Field Notes
Rodney Scott Brings Whole-Hog Barbecue to Pair'd Margaret River Festival
James Beard Award-winning Charleston pitmaster Rodney Scott will headline two events at Western Australia's Pair'd Margaret River Region Festival, November 19-22, 2026.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 4, 2026 - Field Notes
Dave Beran Wins James Beard Award Best Chef California 2026
Dave Beran of Santa Monica's Seline and Pasjoli takes California's top chef honor at the 2026 James Beard Awards, extending L.A.'s winning streak to four consecutive years.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 4, 2026 - Field Notes
Artiste Winery's Bion Rice: The Fifth-Generation Winemaker Who Starts Every Vintage With a Painting
Bion Rice inverts the traditional winemaking process at California's Artiste Winery, starting with Impressionist-inspired artwork and crafting wines to match the visual narrative on each label.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 3, 2026 - Field Notes
James Halliday Wine Critic: 140 Dinners, 50 Years, One Final Book
James Halliday closes a 50-year career with a 448-page book documenting 140 wine dinners, from 1970s Bordeaux with Len Evans to grand cru Burgundies with Prime Ministers.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 2, 2026 - Field Notes
Cooper's Cut Wine List: Gonzalo Rodriguez Diaz's Hotel List Worth Seeking Out
Gonzalo Rodriguez Diaz has built the Cooper's Cut wine list into one of London's most historically grounded hotel programs, anchored by Haut-Brion provenance and aged whites at peak.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 2, 2026 - Field Notes
Californios Earns Three Michelin Stars: The First Mexican Restaurant Ever
San Francisco's Californios became the first Mexican restaurant in the world to receive three Michelin stars, breaking a barrier that stood for more than a century in the guide's history.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 1, 2026 - Field Notes
The Master Sommelier Exam: What Earning the Title Takes
Master sommelier certification takes years of tasting, service, theory, mentorship, and Court examinations. Candidates build tasting groups, keep credentials current, and treat the Master level as a long discipline beside daily work on the floor.
Hugo MarchettiJuly 1, 2026 - Field Notes
World Class National Finals Names 15 U.S. Bartenders
Fifteen U.S. bartenders head to Chicago for the 2026 World Class National Finals, with a new Tales Scholars path to New Orleans.
Hugo MarchettiJune 28, 2026
