Rigo and Āina Bowls are headed to The Park at Ward Village, bringing soba, Spanish‑Italian dishes and açaí bowls to Ward Avenue. The openings are staggered across 2026–27.

Oken, the sit-down restaurant from Ok’s Deli founder Albert Ok, will close May 31 after one year in Rockridge. The team said the industry is tough and will reassess.

At CUT inside The Venetian, Wolfgang Puck cooked his mother's cheese ravioli while son Byron served modern reinterpretations — a symbolic handoff in the family's restaurant group.

Miami’s Bro’s Hot Chicken filed permits for a Sweetwater outpost near FIU. The Miami-born spot will bring heat levels up to a waiver-only “fuego.”

A Denver whiskey bar quietly pivoted to burgers after its chef crowdsourced menu ideas on Reddit, now serving cold‑smoked Colorado Wagyu smashed burgers.

Coffee T Bagels plans a June opening at 637 10th Ave, baking bagels and pastries daily and leaning into a Turkish dessert program. The corner café will also serve coffee, beer and wine.

Dearborn Public Schools apologized after non‑halal pepperoni was served to Smith Middle students during Ramadan; the district says an audit and vendor changes are underway.

Alice & Monarch opens Friday in Kendall Square, stacking an Italian taverna above a hidden dessert speakeasy that promises theatrical sweets and late‑night cocktails.

State records show Paris Baguette has filed to build a second McKinney café at 5621 S. Custer Rd.; the TDLR project lists a $300K buildout and a late‑2026 opening target.

Stella Blues reopens in Tower Grove South after a 2024 kitchen fire. Soft launch Friday with bulgogi bowls, torpedoes and OGX wings returning to the menu.

Paris-trained baker William Porter will open Sablé Boulangerie in downtown Gilbert next Wednesday, serving croissants, baguettes and Pain Au Chocolat. The shop opens at 8 a.m. and will run Wednesday–Sunday mornings.

Vietvana will open a Lenox Square flagship this October, bringing an open‑kitchen Saigon‑alley concept and housemade noodles to Buckhead. The unit will replace the former Lobster Roll space.

Perk N Press is converting 217 W Main Street into a family-run coffee shop with an adjacent gym; permits are filed and interior work is already underway.