 Restaurants are open at full capacity around the country and diners are flocking as if it's 2019, expecting things to be operating normally. But hold your horses! Despite appearances, things are not at all normal, and we've got 5 reasons you should be patient with restaurants right now. Lest you lack that patience and are tempted to write a nasty review after your next dining-out experience, hold your horses again! We talked to restaurant workers who shared just how much your thoughtless reviews can hurt them, and what you can do instead that'll make more of an impact than a silly old Yelp review.
XO, Kristen
Everything to know about summer's biggest drink trend, espresso martinis  The espresso martini has been named the “drink of the summer,” spawning countless funny memes and tweets about this caffeinated libation. Even the New York Times has declared, “The Espresso Martini Is Everywhere.” We'll teach you how to make one, where it all began and one very important warning before you drink too many of them.
Unitasking kitchen tools that can actually make you happier  Alton Brown has slammed single-purpose cooking gadgets to high heaven, but they're not all bad. Take, for example, a cherry pitter. It can keep you from poking around and squirting juices all over your kitchen counter as your kids impatiently wait for you to pit a single cherry for snack time. Find out which unitaskers are truly worth the space in your drawer.
How does store-bought guac stay green?  You know you've wondered. It's time to find out.
  Does somebody keep forwarding you this newsletter? Subscribe here!
©2021 HuffPost BuzzFeed, Inc 111 E 18th St, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost
| |||||||||||||||||||||