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Dog: 1, Coffee Shop: 0. A dog named Bentley proved that even canines can be caffeine fiends when he crashed his owner's van into the Cool Beanz coffee shop in St. James, N.Y. Bentley's owner left him in the vehicle with the engine running, and then the Read More...
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Every time I make a shrimp dish, I have to decide if I am going to devein the little guys myself or pay extra for the elite, pre-deveined critters. Inevitably, I opt to do it myself so I can save a little money. I know it's a time-consuming and slimy Read More...
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A new study says that TV commercials promoting fast food are contributing to the country's childhood-obesity problem, and that cutting the number of ads like "Mac the Knife" and "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" would help America slim down. Read More...
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Filed under: Restaurants , Recipes Last night, I had dinner at Friday, Saturday, Sunday . It's a restaurant that is a throwback (but in a very good, comforting way) to the 1980's. It takes up the bulk of an old brick rowhouse on the edge of the Rittenhouse Read More...
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In these cautious times, entrees have become serious, subdued things that want to fill you up. The best part of many menus are either the appetizers, which let the chef flaunt some real creativity, or the desserts, just because they're dessert. But desserts Read More...
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1. In Queensland, Australia, Scottish tourist Andrew Hamish Deans pleaded guilty on Nov. 11 to causing a public nuisance and was fined AUS $500. He was in trouble with the law after he'd thrown a credit-card machine at a McDonald's manager's head because Read More...
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A few months back, I was buzzing around my restaurant, busy as usual, when I was stopped by one of my managers. "Hey, I need you to get me a black napkin for Angie," was all he said. "A what?" "A blaaaack naaaapkinnnn." He had slowed he speech down as Read More...
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So how bad is the economy getting in the U.K.? Television chefs like Gordon Ramsay have begun focusing on using budget meats like liver, kidney, tongue, heart and tripe in their on-air recipes. And Britons are picking up on their cue. Read More...
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Filed under: Lunch , Dinner , Restaurants , Raves & Reviews , America I found myself in Westport, Connecticut and wanted to check out Chef Pietro Scotti's hot lunch place, Zest . Chef Pietro Scotti of the famous Da Pietro's opened Zest in 2006 to Read More...
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Our memories of a place are all tied up with our tastebuds and most people can name the one city where they first discovered food, in a serious, dedicated way. I can't cough up any elegantly Proustian memories when I think of the years Tommy and I lived Read More...
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I just had a decent tuna sandwich. Don't laugh. It's a sad fact that it's a very rare occasion where I can say that. And it's a pretty poor reflection on the state of American eats that it's noteworthy when you can find an edible, much less great, example Read More...
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Filed under: Restaurants From conversations with neighbors in the elevator as well as with friends around my dining room table, I know that the state of the economy has forced many folks to reduced or, in some cases, erased their budget for restaurant Read More...
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Travelers have been turning to the Michelin Guide for restaurant, hotel, and travel recommendations since 1900. Now, with their Michelin Discovery program, the company is turning the tables by asking users for their opinions and offering prizes for the Read More...
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Filed under: Lunch , Breakfast , Dinner , Hors D'oeuvres , Snacks , Dessert , Restaurants , Raves & Reviews , Trends , America Cafeteria rocks. Cafeteria is a restaurant in New York's fabulous Chelsea area. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Read More...
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Here's a hypothetical. A killer's on the loose in your town of 10,000, and you're the commissioner of police and public safety. In a single year, he's murdered five people, and it's not clear who he's targeting. The town's been forced to hire additional Read More...
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