Maria Isabel has opened in San Francisco as a standout Mexican fine dining restaurant. Created by Laura and Sayat Ozyilmaz, the restaurant offers a diverse menu that reflects Laura's Mexican heritage and the couple's experience in Michelin-starred kitchens. The restaurant's commitment to tradition, such as making masa in-house, is notable, although some dishes attempt to justify their cost with opulent touches.

After closing at the end of 2024 and operating as a temporary concept in Los Angeles, Noma will return to Copenhagen in August with a restructured leadership team, while founder René Redzepi shifts into a creative director role focused on long-term innovation projects. The reopening follows allegations from former employees of abusive behavior by Redzepi, which led him to step back from management and contributed to sponsor withdrawals and public protests during the restaurant's US run.

Mango House in Aurora, Colo., operates as a vibrant community hub and restaurant incubator, offering immigrants and refugees affordable stalls to launch their culinary ventures. The 56,000-square-foot space allows vendors to sell traditional foods, share cultural experiences and build supportive relationships. By featuring cuisines from around the world, Mango House creates a sense of family and belonging for both vendors and customers, many of whom are far from their homelands.

Restaurants are celebrating the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup with a variety of themed food and drink offerings. Buffalo Wild Wings has unveiled global dipping sauces and cocktails like Red Card Punch, and Baskin-Robbins' June flavor, Fútbol Fireworks, is inspired by the tournament. Other chains like Carvel and 7-Eleven have also launched special menu items and desserts reflecting global soccer culture.

A study that pooled data on more than 1.5 million people found that consuming sugar-sweetened beverages daily was associated with a 10% higher risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and a 15% higher risk of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. The research, published in JAMA Network Open, did not find a significant risk associated with artificially sweetened beverages.

Registered dietitian nutritionist Vanessa Imus and RD Diane Han compare butter and olive oil, emphasizing their nutritional profiles and health impacts. Butter offers flavor and health benefits like gut health support through butyrate, but its saturated fats can increase heart disease risk. Olive oil provides monounsaturated fats and antioxidants, which support heart health and may reduce chronic disease risk. While both have benefits, olive oil is recommended for its healthier fat composition.

The FDA has released a report based on traceability readiness tabletop exercises with food companies to help prepare for the Food Traceability Rule, which is part of the Food Safety Modernization Act. The exercises highlighted challenges related to traceability lot codes, data standardization and record retrieval across multiple systems. Most companies were able to respond within 24 hours, with proactive supply chain coordination proving more effective than specific technologies.

New York City has seen a surge in experimental martinis with restaurants offering unique flavors such as brioche, garlic bread and seaweed. Bartenders are using techniques like fat-washing and infusing to create these inventive drinks. While the trend has garnered significant attention, experts like cocktail writer Robert Simonson believe it has peaked, and the classic martini remains a staple.

Japanese tempura stands out for its light and crispy texture, achieved by using a cold, low-gluten batter and quick frying at high