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    Sunday, December 28th 2025

    Today's e-Edition

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    Restaurants, Food and Drink

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    Ube matcha, Indian cuisine, fibermaxxing and other delicious dining trends for 2026

    Food trends experts predict for 2026 include Indian cuisine, sweets with matcha and black sesame and smash burgers. (Photos by Fielding Buck, SCNG; John Burgess, The Press Democrat and Getty Images)
    When we go to restaurants in 2026, we’ll be looking for spicy flavors, new takes on old favorites and some good company.
    Food trends experts predict for 2026 include Indian cuisine, sweets with matcha and black sesame and smash burgers. (Photos by Fielding Buck, SCNG; John Burgess, The Press Democrat and Getty Images)
    This recipe for sweet Hawaiian roll sliders was made popular on TikTok, and cookbook author Palestrina McCaffrey riffs on it in her latest book, "Unofficial TikTok Cookbook: Volume 2" (Adams Media, $20). (Courtesy of Harper Point Photography)

    Sweet Hawaiian Roll Sliders, as seen on TikTok

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    Taste-Off: Sparkling ciders to toast the new year with — and those to toss

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    Restaurants

    Food trends experts predict for 2026 include Indian cuisine, sweets with matcha and black sesame and smash burgers. (Photos by Fielding Buck, SCNG; John Burgess, The Press Democrat and Getty Images)

    Ube matcha, Indian cuisine, fibermaxxing and other delicious dining trends for 2026

    When we go to restaurants in 2026, we’ll be looking for spicy flavors, new takes on old favorites and some good company.
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    Wine

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    Taste Off

    Good sparkling juice delivers a blast of crisp, fresh flavor of just-picked fruit. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

    Taste-Off: Sparkling ciders to toast the new year with — and those to toss

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    Cookbooks

    This recipe for sweet Hawaiian roll sliders was made popular on TikTok, and cookbook author Palestrina McCaffrey riffs on it in her latest book, "Unofficial TikTok Cookbook: Volume 2" (Adams Media, $20). (Courtesy of Harper Point Photography)

    Sweet Hawaiian Roll Sliders, as seen on TikTok

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    Recipes

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    Cookbooks

    This recipe for sweet Hawaiian roll sliders was made popular on TikTok, and cookbook author Palestrina McCaffrey riffs on it in her latest book, "Unofficial TikTok Cookbook: Volume 2" (Adams Media, $20). (Courtesy of Harper Point Photography)

    Sweet Hawaiian Roll Sliders, as seen on TikTok

    Looking for an easy, satisfying dish to bring to a New Year's Eve party? Here's...
    • Recipe: Baked Brie Puff Pastry, as seen on TikTok

    • Holiday baking magic: How cookies bring friends and families together

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    Beer

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