Adrian Spinelli is a Brazilian-born, San Francisco-based arts and culture journalist. His work focuses on amplifying the heartbeat of the Bay Area dining, music and nightlife scene to wider audiences.

At various points in the night, winners held up flags from Puerto Rico and Peru on stage; they wove Spanish and Korean into their speeches. Host Andrew Zimmern broke from his teleprompter script to ...

Fine dining in the U.S. isn’t what it used to be. Many customers are no longer interested in classic white tablecloths and 16-ounce New York strips; instead, it’s about cutting-edge culinary ...