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  • April 2008

    • El Bulli Repeats as World's Top Restaurant

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Apr 22, 08 1:15 PM CDT

      El Bulli Repeats as World's Top Restaurant

      For the third year in a row El Bulli, the restaurant-cum-chemistry lab outside of Barcelona, has been named the world's best restaurant. Feran Adrià's "gastronomic temple" got the top gong from a group of 700 chefs and critics. For Bloomberg's food writer El Bulli is "highly technically accomplished," but fundamentally "theater." More »

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      Spain  • chef  • best restaurants  • French Laundry  • Per Se  • El Bulli  • Fat Duck

    • Top New Chefs: Read 'Em & Eat!

      newser  |  Food & Wine  |  Apr 7, 08 1:58 PM CDT

      Top New Chefs: Read 'Em & Eat!

      Food & Wine has posted its Best New Chef awards for 2008. Look for their profiles in the July issue, but take a peek at the winners here: Jim Burke: owner of James , a modern Italian restaurant in Philadelphia's Bella Vista neighborhood. Gerard Craft: owner and chef at Niche in St. Louis, where bacon and eggs sandwich and braised pork belly top the menu. More »

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      list  • food  • restaurant  • wine  • chef  • best restaurants  • Food & Wine

  • March 2008

    • Now Taking Reservations for Sometime Next Year

      newser  |  Portfolio  |  Mar 22, 08 11:43 AM CDT

      Now Taking Reservations for Sometime Next Year

      Move over, French Laundry. The US' most in-demand dinner seat is in "flyspeck" Kennett Square, Pa., 35 miles from Philadelphia, Portfolio writes. Talula's Table takes reservations for its single, 12-seat table one year in advance. "My parents paid me $30 to stand out here," says one teen angling for a spot on a waiting list that commands an entire wall. More »

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      food  • restaurant  • Pennsylvania  • gourmet dining  • best restaurants  • waiting list  • French Laundry  • menu  • Per Se

    • Michelin Guide Knocks Classic Paris Eatery

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Mar 4, 08 11:10 AM CST

      Michelin Guide Knocks Classic Paris Eatery

      Now that the Michelin food critics have declared Tokyo the world's culinary capital, this week's publication of the 2008 guide to France had the feeling of a day of reckoning. Sure enough, the red book reduces Paris' vaunted Le Grand Véfour from three stars to two, citing inconsistency at a restaurant that predates the French Revolution. "No stars are awarded out of kindness," said the guide's director. More »

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      France  • Japan  • Paris  • restaurant  • best restaurants  • restaurant criticism  • Michelin  • L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon

  • November 2007

    • Dining by the Dozen

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Nov 5, 07 9:45 PM CST

      Dining by the Dozen

      Care for a cozy table for a 10 or more? More restaurants are embracing the idea of communal dining, in which strangers sit down to eat together at a big table. Dana Cowin of Food & Wine magazine tells USA Today her favorite spots: Cibo, Austin, Texas Resto, New York City Nopa, San Francisco More »

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      list  • New York  • San Francisco  • restaurant  • dating  • Austin  • best restaurants

  • October 2007

    • Michelin Stuns Critics, Gives Ramsay 2nd Star

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Oct 8, 07 5:43 PM CDT

      Michelin Stuns Critics, Gives Ramsay 2nd Star

      Michelin parted with NY critics today by branding 2 stars on Gordon Ramsay’s namesake restaurant, halting the ex-soccer player's recent ratings drop. Ramsay, known for his crude tongue, was the only newbie to take the double-star in Manhattan; none earned a coveted third. Michelin saved its biggest hit for Craft, owned by “Top Chef”-host Tom Colicchio, robbing it of its sole star. More »

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      food  • Manhattan  • chef  • best restaurants  • restaurant criticism  • Michelin star

  • July 2007

    • 7 Best New Wine Lists of 2007

      newser  |  Food & Wine  |  Jul 18, 07 11:48 AM CDT

      7 Best New Wine Lists of 2007

      Food & Wine magazine names its favorite new restaurant wine lists from around the country. Catalan, Houston, TX Addison, San Diego, CA Perbacco, San Francisco, CA Craftsteak, New York, NY Osteria di Tramonto, Wheeling, IL More »

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      list  • food  • restaurant  • wine  • best restaurants  • restaurant criticism

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