The most unbelievably extra restaurants in America

Featuring confessions of a tableside flambéur [View on web]( Nat Belkov/Eater [EXTRA, EXTRA!]( After three years of darkness, preceded by a kinda bummer five of schmancy, frowny food — you know, blond wood, backless barstools, everything is foraged, and the chef glowers silently — restaurants are fun again.   RESTAURANT MAXIMALISM [The 19 most funnest, most wildest, most unbelievably extra restaurants in America]( [The most over-the-top, maximally good time you’ll have while eating.]( [Confessions of a tableside flambéur]( [A former fine dining server dishes on how the flambé, a dying convention of French haute cuisine, became the ultimate tableside flex.]( [A series of extremely scientific theories on why fun is fun]( [Five academics walk into a bar…]( TOP NEWS [I can’t stop buying kitchen goods from eBay]( [East Fork? Le Creuset? Wagner Ware? The platform has it.]( [California is banning four food additives — but don’t worry, your skittles are safe]( [The California Food Safety Act bans red dye 3 and three other additives found in common products such as Peeps and some red velvet cupcakes.]( [Only in Atlanta: Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is getting a food hall]( [Somehow a food hall will squeeze its way into the world’s busiest airport.]( [A new restaurant from a former French Laundry chef just opened in a famed Napa Valley space]( [A running list of new restaurants, bars, and bakeries from San Francisco to Sacramento.]( [PopSugar’s picks for Amazon Prime Day's best home and furniture deals]( [Featuring discounts on chef’s knives, the Cosori electric kettle, the SodaStream, and more. (via]([Popsugar]([)](    [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](   Alex Staniloff/Eater NY [THE MOST FUN RESTAURANTS IN NYC]( [Free shots, flashing chile pepper lights, and a cafe where wearing a bathing suit is required.]( [Sign up for the Eater New York newsletter for more local dining news, guides, and maps →](   TODAY'S VIDEO [WATCH: HOW COZY CORNER BBQ BECAME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR RESTAURANTS IN MEMPHIS]( GIF: Connor Reid/Michael Latchman/Nick Mazzocchi/Lucy Morales Carlisle   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](param=today). View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 11, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.