A national fixture is enjoying a fresh surge as post-pandemic customers crave speed and solitude. And restaurants are responding with a raft of innovations.
The best basketball players on the planet travel regularly, embrace local cultures and have deep pockets — making them very credible reviewers of restaurants across the country.
The chef Dominica Rice-Cisneros and the artist Momoca wove together Mexican and Japanese harvest traditions for a meal at the restaurant Bombera in Oakland, Calif.
When Mr. Lee, a TikTok food reviewer with 14 million TikTok followers, visited Atlanta, his reviews gave voice to gripes that some followers have about parts of the city’s dining culture.