Michigan bars, restaurants and liquor stores that receive spirits from RNDC/NWS Michigan are being warned to prepare for a weeklong delivery interruption. The Michigan Licensed Beverage Association says the distributor does not expect to deliver spirits from November 9 through November 15, 2026, during a proposed business transition. The warning follows the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of national wine and spirits distributor [...]
No more – the 3 most beloved Oregon restaurants that recently closed
Oregon dining rooms can feel like extensions of their neighborhoods, which is why three October farewells landed with such weight. The latest losses follow another recent round of Oregon restaurant closures, but each of these places had its own crowd, rituals and flavors. Between October 11 and 18, a Bend brewery pub, a Portland wine-focused restaurant and a downtown Eugene burger spot all ended service. Even where a larger [...]
Tech-bubble-era Virginia Chinese restaurant finally closes its doors
Virginia has recently lost several restaurants that carried generations of memories, and Bristol has now said goodbye to one of its warmest dining rooms. Shanghai Restaurant served its final guests October 18 after 30 years, with owners Ying and Xian Chen closing the business to retire. The Chens opened their downtown restaurant in February 1996 with three young children and room for no more than 25 diners. That's before the [...]
Wendy’s faces $1.4 billion buyout offer amid restaurant closures
Wendy’s could have a new owner. On October 28, the burger chain confirmed receiving an unsolicited offer from a group of investors seeking to take the company private in a transaction valuing its shares at approximately $1.4 billion. The bid comes during a difficult stretch for the fast-food favorite. Wendy’s has been shrinking its U.S. footprint, as detailed in our earlier look at Wendy’s restaurant closures in 2026. But the [...]
Beloved ’80-era New York trattoria is closing after 42 years of pasta and family memories
New York has already said goodbye to several deeply rooted neighborhood restaurants this fall, and another familiar dining room is preparing to go dark. Mezzaluna, the Upper East Side trattoria that opened in 1984, will close today November 1 after 42 years. Founder Aldo Bozzi built the Third Avenue restaurant around the kind of Italian experience New Yorkers once traveled overseas to find. Seasonal produce and high-quality [...]
Can you put hot rice in the fridge? The safest way to cool it
Yes, you can put hot cooked rice directly in the refrigerator, and you do not need to wait until it reaches room temperature. That includes leftovers from dishes such as coconut lime rice, as long as you divide a large batch into shallow containers so it cools quickly. The bigger food-safety risk is leaving a pot of rice on the counter for hours while it cools. Rice can harbor bacterial spores that survive cooking, which makes [...]
