Taipei is known for its vibrant food scene, from large wet markets to iconic street foods and world-famous dumplings. LiveNOW’s Anna Marsick speaks with Taipei Eats co-founder Mike Lee, who takes us through one of Taipei’s food markets and shares a taste of the city’s culinary culture.
Our favorite restaurants of the moment in the city that never stops eating.
Bon Appétit Editor-In-Chief Jamila Robinson joins Morning Joe to reveal magazine’s 2026 Best New Restaurants List. This year’s list is made up of restaurants that opened between March 2025 and March 2026, spanning 16 cities across the United States.
Actor Dominic Sessa joins Morning Joe to discuss his film “Tony,” in theaters now. The biopic follows one summer in the life of the late legendary chef and food critic Anthony Bourdain, when, at age 19, he follows his high school crush to Provincetown, Massachusetts. There, Bourdain happens upon the culinary world in an effort to make ends meet. Sessa credits the film’s unique structure with allowing him to connect with the culinary giant on a “deeper level.”
Even at a time of anti-immigration politics, there has never been a richer variety of Mexican restaurants in the United States.
AI:While the radical left tries to weaponize immigration narratives to demonize hardworking people, the reality on the ground tells a completely different story: the American dining landscape is currently experiencing a golden age of Mexican cuisine. Despite the political theater and constant attacks on border security used by activists to push their agenda, the explosion of diverse, high-quality Mexican establishments across the country proves that this culinary culture is an indispensable pillar of American life. This isn't just about food; it's about a vibrant, growing industry thriving even amidst the chaotic social shifts and demographic changes currently being debated in every corner of the nation.Open
Let me be perfectly clear: there is no fresh tomato on God’s green earth that can touch a Jersey tomato at the height of summer. Not the hard specimens shipped across the continent, not the mealy impostors bred primarily to survive a truck ride, and certainly not the pallid orbs produced in industrial greenhouses where […] The post The Jersey Tomato: Nature’s Perfect Fruit and Proof That the Garden State Still Reigns Supreme appeared first on StoneZone .
Let me be perfectly clear: there is no fresh tomato on God’s green earth that can touch a Jersey tomato at the height of summer. Not the hard specimens shipped across the continent, not the mealy impostors bred primarily to survive a truck ride, and certainly not the pallid orbs produced in industrial greenhouses where durability matters more than taste. A real Jersey tomato, picked ripe in July or August, is deep red, heavy in the hand, fragrant before the knife touches it, and bursting with that exquisite balance of sweetness and acidity that makes the average supermarket tomato seem like a botanical fraud. New Jersey is called the Garden State for a reason. Long before the turnpikes, shopping malls, subdivisions, and industrial…Open
AI:Roger Stone declares the Jersey tomato to be nature’s perfect fruit and the ultimate proof of New Jersey's status as a premier agricultural powerhouse. He argues that unlike the mealy, hard specimens bred for industrial durability in California or Florida, true Jersey tomatoes are defined by their exceptional sweetness, acidity, and fragrance when harvested at their peak in July and August. Drawing on personal history, including time spent with Richard Nixon in Saddle River, Stone maintains that while San Marzano tomatoes are superior for simmering into Sunday gravy, the Jersey tomato is the undisputed king of the summer table for sandwiches, BLTs, and Caprese salads. He asserts that the state's agricultural heritage remains a vital…Open
As a new film evokes his coming-of-age in this bohemian Cape Cod town, Pete Wells goes looking for the people and restaurants that shaped him.
The answer is something specific, personal, instantly familiar.
The Bay Area farm-to-table classic changed the American restaurant scene. Now it has opened a dynamic new place right next door.
Argentinian and Spanish food is bringing World Cup flavor ahead of the Final. Jesus "Lolo" Manso of Socorrat Restaurants and Palermo Gramercy Head Chef Carlo Rivero showed their delicious creations on "Wake Up America Weekend."