As we look forward to warm summer days and balmy nights, we are pleased to announce the 2013 Diners’ Choice Award winners for the Top 100 Outdoor Dining Restaurants in the United States. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than 5 million reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for more than 15,000 restaurants in all [...]
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On Our Plate: Arizona Restaurant Week Is Here; Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining; Triangle Restaurant Week Reservations Are Live; Fava Beans + More
Happenings on and around OpenTable… * We’re celebrating the release of the 2012 Diners’ Choice Awards for Top 100 Restaurants for Outdoor Dining. Discover the nation’s best al fresco spots! * Speaking of the great outdoors, do you eat lighter fare when you’re dining outside? Vote in this week’s poll! * This week’s restaurant review trend? Fava beans! * Did you [...]
OpenTable Diner Reviews Reveal Top 100 Outdoor Dining Restaurants
With summer right around the corner, we are pleased to announce the 2012 Diners’ Choice Award winners for the Top 100 Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in the United States. These awards reflect the combined opinions of nearly 5 million reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for more than 15,000 restaurants in all 50 states and [...]
50 Best Outdoor Dining Restaurants: 2011 Diners’ Choice Award Winners Are In!
Just in time for the summer travel season, we’re pleased to announce the 50 winners of the 2011 Diners’ Choice Awards for Best Outdoor Dining in the United States. The list of winners is derived from more than seven million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners for more than 12,000 restaurants in all 50 states and [...]
What’s Your Favorite Type of Restaurant? OpenTable Wants to Know!
If you’re reading this, you’re probably a fan of food — and you probably enjoy dining at a variety of restaurants. Rather than type of cuisine, I’ve been pondering what my favorite type of restaurant is. Ultra-fine dining restaurants worthy of name-dropping and foodie photography? Swanky restaurants in posh hotels? Neighborhood gems that are just around [...]
Trendspotting: Foraging for Food; Mixology with Meals; Pigs; Pop Rocks; Pop-Up Restaurants; Sharks; Sustainable Restaurants, and More
In food-related news from the blogosphere and your favorite food sections… * Forget singing for your supper; it’s all about searching for it these days, thanks to a renewed interest in foraged ingredients. I don’t mind the practice, but this word is beginning to crop up on menus everywhere and it’s driving me a bit [...]
The Best Restaurants to Feast with Your Furry Friend
Now that the dog days of summer (and the hot and humid weather that usually accompanies them) are behind us and National Dog Week is about to begin, it’s a great time to take your pet (or two…or three) out on the town and to your favorite restaurant. Not every dining establishment will accommodate pets. [...]
The Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining
Summer is almost upon us, igniting diners’ appetites for enjoying a meal outside. Want to know where the best restaurants for outdoor dining in the U.S. are? The national winners of the 2009 Diners’ Choice awards for Best Outdoor Dining are in! Based on 2 million reviews from OpenTable diners of more than 9,000 restaurants [...]