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I know you’ve seen them on your Instagram feed (or maybe you posted one yourself): an event flyer with that particular AI sheen — slightly too perfect, fonts that don't quite match the brand, a photo of food that looks like it was made in a laboratory. And almost every time, the top comment is someone calling it out. I’ve collected quite a collection of screenshotted AI posters and their comment sections. The AI event poster is everywhere in the food and beverage space right

At the end of May, the latest edition of North America's 50 Best Restaurants list was released — and for the first time, a San Diego restaurant made the cut. For anyone familiar with the city's fine dining scene, William Bradley's Addison was probably the expected choice. It's good to see San Diego food earning attention at a global scale. But what does that recognition actually mean — and what doesn't it mean — for the rest of the city's food community? (50 Best).

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