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Chefs Going Underground to Test Limits

Covert, communal dining catching on, to health officials' chagrin

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 27, 2008 7:52 PM CDT

(Newser) – Across the country, stealthy foodies are dropping coin and risking, if not imprisonment, then a strong reprimand, to dine at so-called “underground restaurants,” the New York Times reports. Intrepid chefs are experimenting with creative recipes in communal settings, skipping from apartment to apartment,... Read full story »

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Covert, communal dining catching on, to health officials' chagrin

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