Side Dish, the 6-7 Edition👻

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• A new attitude? Hints of spicy cherry? 30% more caffeine? We missed you, Mr. Pibb.

• Are we ready for some breakfast ramen? Is that even a question?

• Pasta, meatballs and even panna cotta are serving at SF’s newest vending machine.

• Welp, here we are. Dubai Chocolate is now one of 31 flavors.

• This week’s Grubstreet review had us at “not to suggest that Kiko is a new-look Hooters.”

• The world’s first whisky aged in Antarctica spent three years maturing in subzero extremes. Does it come with its own ice?

• Don’t get too excited about all the chocolate you’ll score tonight. It might not even be chocolate anymore.

• Which wine pairs best with sardines? Right this way.

• bon app wants to get you high, one drink at a time.

• This restaurant just earned a Michelin star for its dessert-only tasting menu. Talk about a sweet victory.

• Panera’s getting ‘dirty.’ The chain taps Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt for its new soda hack.

• Verjus is the juice du jour on the London bar scene.

• Forget millennial pink. Dark wood and tchotchkes are the new markers of a Very Cool restaurant.

• Haute couture meets haute cuisine when pastry becomes performance art for the luxury set.

• Perfume or pastry? Scents like vanilla and caramel are booming as TikTok’s “Ozempic era” unfolds.

• London just got its first marshmallow dessert bar.

• For the bargain rate of $657,000, you can get from Tokyo to NYC in an hour.

• Set Active takes over TSA bins at LAX this holiday season, turning airport wait time into prime ad time.

• José Andrés takes flight with Delta, bringing bold Spanish dishes like mojo short ribs to First Class menus.

• Hotels are cashing in on family travel, as parents plan more trips, and bring the grandparents too.

• Luxury all-inclusive resorts are having a moment, from Four Seasons to Ritz-Carlton retreats.

• Airbnb just dropped 65 new features, including a social network for travelers. Time to make new trip friends.

• Think Italy’s off-limits for gluten-free eaters? Rome’s dining scene proves otherwise.

• Southwest now offers free Wi-Fi, but only if you’re a Rapid Rewards member.

• Rimowa x Robbe & Berking just dropped the chicest carry-on bar.

• 7 trends shaping luxury travel prove opulence now comes with oxygen tanks and tiger treks.

• The future of travel? Wellness trips, set to reach $1.4 trillion by 2028 as travelers chase their calm.

• Hotels bet on AI and design-driven brands as 2026 ushers in a smarter, chicer stay.

• Fodor’s 100 Best Hotels are out, from jungle lodges to jet-set hideaways. Start plotting your 2026 stays.

• Condé Nast Traveler’s new series asks top chefs where they actually eat off the clock.

• All aboard the Alaska Railroad, a 500-mile ride through glaciers, parks and northern lights country.

• Mariah says, “Not yeeettttt....”

• The moment we’ve all been waiting for: 70s disco glam is back, baby!

• Have Halloween decorations gotten too gory? The ball gagged demon with blood oozing from its eyes might point to, “Yes.”

• Glamour breaks down 6 – 7, letting us know what we’ve known all along: there’s no “real” 6 7 meaning. Good stuff.

• On that note, guess what Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year is?