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8 summer-stunner new restaurants we’re dying to try

As the pandemic wears on, we find bright spots in new ventures from top chefs and restaurateurs around the country

Tara Fitzpatrick, Senior Editor

July 31, 2020

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Amid pandemic concerns, restaurant closings and overall devastation, there are still are bright spots to be found. New restaurants continue to open, signaling industry resilience — like “The Little Engine that Could.”

We found a wellness-focused restaurant in Scottsdale, Ariz., Stratta Kitchen, from acclaimed chef Alex Stratta, who fought his own battles with health and recovery through food choices.

In Chicago, where Black Bull once occupied a space in Wicker Park, a new restaurant from the same group is taking its place: Mama Delia, sherry bar and ultramarino (market) with an updated way to experience the present-day cuisine of Spain beyond tapas and molecular gastronomy.

There’s a new place in Beverly Hills, Mirame, that offers the feeling of walking into an airy garden courtyard in Mexico City.

Kosher dining is getting a new approach of “new Yiddish,” pan-fusion, Italian and Polish cuisine in Las Vegas, with the opening of Burnt Offerings.

And in Long Beach, Calif., Wood & Salt Tavern, German Gastro Management’s first step away from the schnitzel in their previous concepts and into California-cool fresh flavor.

Check out all these and more.

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About the Author

Tara Fitzpatrick

Senior Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group

Tara Fitzpatrick is Food Management’s senior editor and a contributor to Restaurant Hospitality and Nation’s Restaurant News, creating editorial content for digital, print and events. Tara holds a bachelor of science degree from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Kent State University. Before joining Food Management in 2008, Tara was associate editor at National Association of College Stores in Oberlin, Ohio. Prior to that, Tara worked as a newspaper reporter in her hometown of Lorain, Ohio, where she lives now. Tara is a fan of food history, legends, lore, ghost stories, urban farming and old cookbooks. 

Tara Fitzpatrick’s areas of expertise include the onsite foodservice industry (K-12 schools, colleges and universities, healthcare and B&I), menu trends, sustainability in foodservice, senior dining, farm-to-table and innovation.

Tara Fitzpatrick is a frequent webinar and podcast host and has served on the board of directors for IFEC (International Food Editors Consortium).

Tara Fitzpatrick’s experience:

Senior Editor, Food Management (Feb 2008-present)

Associate Editor, National Association of College Stores (2005-2008)

Reporter, The Morning Journal (2002-2005)

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