#pop-up-restaurants

#pop-up-restaurants

Tuna carpaccio arranged in a circle arrived first, the slices beaming ruby like sun through stained glass. Radicchio leaves had been dressed with kefir and gorgonzola, the tart and the sweet funk offsetting the bitter. Clams, splashed in bright and herby broth, were paired with a narcotic mound of thin fries.

Dip into New York's Shinji's at True Laurel, a new concept from Square Pie Guys at Mago, and a Michelin-powered dinner at Songbird Parlour. For fans of blends and bubbles, check out the Festival of Undiscovered Grapes in San Jose, a celebration of oysters and bubbly wine in Mendo, or an afternoon of sparkling wine and wellness in Napa. Save some calendar space to close out SF Sketchfest. Jump ahead to this week's top events.

Every December, Art Basel Miami Beach turns the city into a weeklong collision of creativity - and not just inside the Miami Beach Convention Center, where more than 250 leading galleries descend with blue-chip works, emerging artists, and plenty of spectacle. Across Miami, Art Week spills into hotels, restaurants, rooftops, and beach clubs, transforming the city into a pop-up playground where art, fashion, and food mingle late into the night.

When it comes to operating a food and drink business in Atlanta, there's one factor that sets the city's entrepreneurs above the rest: grit. We talk about it as a phoenix rising from the ashes, but a better metaphor might be an oyster and a pearl, created under pressure. And perhaps no way tests a business model than running as a pop-up, providing an opportunity for those without a lot of capital or a culinary background.

Hōp, a new Cambodian restaurant, is hosting a pop-up series in Industry City featuring grilled beef skewers, fried noodles, and rum-based drinks throughout August.

“Robert, an alum of high-profile restaurants like Menton and Myers & Chang, expertly used the tasting menu format to tell stories of his childhood and cultural connections to Laos.”