More union news from local cafes: Blue Bottle Coffee workers walked out on the job this week + Blank Street Coffee workers are moving to unionize. www.boston.com/food/food-ne...

It's only 10 a.m. and I've already had a stress doughnut. "Little treat culture" is not new, but some Boston bakery owners told me they've seen more customers since Nov. come in for a daily cookie, brownie, or other little treat to combat stress or boredom. Latest: www.boston.com/food/food-ne...

My fave Boston newsletter (The B-Side) gave The Dish a shoutout 🥲

The @boston.com pizza bracket is here! Let your pizza opinions be known now through Feb. 18.

Tens of thousands of dollars to write op-eds. Six-figure salaries from a think tank. High-dollar deals for speeches around the country. As Trump’s nominees face Senate confirmation, the public is getting a window into the myriad ways they made money. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/28/n...

Very proud of The Dish 2.0. When you sign up, you get chef recs like last week’s edition (below). Jamie Bissonnette isn’t just opening new restaurants; he tries them too! You can find last week’s recs on @boston.com, but it’s so much cooler to get it in your inbox each Thursday ✨

Help me + @boston.com build out our pizza bracket!

Restaurant folks + diners: Know of any fun food/drink specials this weekend or next week meant to get us through the Arctic Blast and winter? Email me [email protected] so I can convince people to still dine out at restaurants even if it’s chilly 🥶

Hi! I’m Katelyn Umholtz, a restaurant reporter for @boston.com. A little bit about me: — I moved here from the South and grew up in restaurants — My only hobbies include going to restaurants and going to bars Here’s what I write about: