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  • May 2008

    • NYC Institution Bidding Final Bon Appetits

      New York Times  |  May 21, 08 3:27 PM CDT

      NYC Institution Bidding Final Bon Appetits

      (Newser) - Few places encapsulate New York's transformation from crime-ridden metropolis to Sex and the City -fied playground than Florent, a French restaurant housed in an old diner in the meatpacking district. A 24-hour hangout for slumming A-listers and transvestite prostitutes, Florent is closing after 23 years in the face of a 2,000% rent hike. The Times interviews a dozen regulars on the end of an era. More »

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      New York  • restaurant  • Gentrification

    • Hard to Swallow: 8 Taboo Delicacies

      Newsweek  |  May 20, 08 12:57 PM CDT

      Hard to Swallow: 8 Taboo Delicacies

      (Newser) - The return of foie gras to Chicago's menus inspires Newsweek to list dishes still considered too dicey to serve: Maggot cheese: Injected with larvae that pose health risks Puffer fish: Incorrectly prepared fugu can be fatal More »

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      FDA  • restaurant  • gourmet dining  • banned foods  • absinthe  • foie gras  • fugu

    • Chicago Ducks Foie Gras Ban

      Chicago Sun-Times  |  May 15, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Chicago Ducks Foie Gras Ban

      (Newser) - A Chicago restaurant ban on foie gras pate that animal lovers love to hate has been lifted by city legislators after two years. The ban caused widespread derision among foodies, fury in the restaurant industry—and plaudits from animal rights advocates who wanted to save the force-fed ducks and geese whose super fatty livers make the pate. Mayor Richard Daley bulldozed the repeal through the City Council, reports the Sun Times . More »

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      Chicago  • restaurant  • animal rights  • Richard Daley  • city council  • foie gras

    • Bans Keep Teens From Lighting Up

      Associated Press  |  May 6, 08 11:27 AM CDT

      Bans Keep Teens From Lighting Up

      (Newser) - Restaurant smoking bans are effective at discouraging teen smoking, the AP reports. Studying Massachusetts because of its patchwork of local smoking restrictions, researchers found that teens living in places with strict bans were 40% less likely to become smokers. Local laws didn’t change how many experimented with cigarettes, but had an effect on how many moved on to habitual smoking. More »

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      smoking  • restaurant  • Massachusetts  • cigarettes  • smoking ban  • cigarette  • teen smoking

  • April 2008

    • Service Sector Sees First-Hand the Economy's Tipping Point

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 29, 08 3:50 PM CDT

      Service Sector Sees First-Hand the Economy's Tipping Point

      (Newser) - Restaurants across the country have been dealing with shrinking dinner rushes as the economy slows, a trend that's hit their waitstaffs flush in the wallet. Though exact figures are tough to come by, anecdotal evidence suggests tips are falling, the Los Angeles Times reports—a big problem for the third-largest US employer, and for other service-sector employees reliant on gratuities. More »

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      recession  • restaurant  • service industry  • tips

    • Genitals On the Menu at Beijing's Penis Bistro

      Der Spiegel  |  Apr 26, 08 4:27 PM CDT

      Genitals On the Menu at Beijing's Penis Bistro

      (Newser) - If your idea of good eating doesn't stretch to yak's penis or duck testicles, then Beijing's Guolizhuang restaurant definitely isn't the place for you. The exclusive restaurant's menu is made up almost entirely of penis and testicle dishes, Der Speigel reports. Well-heeled businessmen flock in for dishes such as "Jasmine Flowers with 1,000 Layers"—otherwise known as sliced donkey penis. More »

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      China  • Beijing  • restaurant  • restaurateurs  • Chinese food  • penis

    • Restaurants Hungry for Economic Recovery

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 24, 08 1:04 PM CDT

      Restaurants Hungry for Economic Recovery

      (Newser) - Rising costs, tightening credit, and trimmed consumer spending are giving restaurateurs indigestion as they struggle with a slowdown the industry says is its worst in decades, reports the Wall Street Journal. A spate of bankruptcy filings and woeful earnings reports have chains slowing expansion and cutting amenities. With a minimum wage hike set for this summer, things could get worse. More »

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      food prices  • restaurant  • McDonald's  • debt  • restaurateurs

    • NY Stays Calorie-Count Law

      Village Voice  |  Apr 21, 08 5:53 PM CDT

      NY Stays Calorie-Count Law

      (Newser) - Today a New York judge delayed a law requiring Big Apple eateries to list calorie content on menus. Set to kick in today, the law is now slated to take effect Friday—which gives the city time to sort out a suit by New York restaurants, which are seeking yet another stay. Meanwhile, the Village Voice visits a few restaurants to chat up servers and reconsider TGI Friday's' 2,000-calorie ribs. More »

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      New York  • public health  • restaurant  • nutrition  • calories  • appellate court  • calorie-posting law

    • UK Balks at Hooters' Expansion

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 11, 08 7:21 PM CDT

      UK Balks at Hooters' Expansion

      (Newser) - Some Britons are choking on Hooters' plan to serve up another 35 locations in the UK, the Guardian reports. Britain has one so far, but feminists are already accusing the chain of importing misogyny and sexist entertainment with its chicken wings. "Without the sexualised waiters and the soft porn and sport on display, what would men go for?" one asked. "They can get better and cheaper chicken wings in KFC." More »

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      Great Britain  • restaurant  • sexism  • misogyny  • strip club  • Hooters  • sex trade  • sex industry  • stag parties

    • Italians Find Their Cuisine in Foreign Hands

      New York Times  |  Apr 8, 08 5:00 PM CDT

      Italians Find Their Cuisine in Foreign Hands

      (Newser) - While immigrant-staffed kitchens are the norm throughout Europe, Italians regard their food as an integral part of national identity. So what to make of the fact that the best carbonara in Rome is made by a Tunisian chef? The ensuing debate—whether Italian cuisine made by non-Italians is authentic—is likely to grow, reports the New York Times . More »

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      food  • Italy  • restaurant  • immigrant  • chef

    • Top New Chefs: Read 'Em & Eat!

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

      Top New Chefs: Read 'Em &amp; Eat!

      (Newser) - 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  • wine  • restaurant  • chef  • best restaurants  • Food & Wine

  • March 2008

    • Now Taking Reservations for Sometime Next Year

      Portfolio  |  Mar 22, 08 11:43 AM CDT

      Now Taking Reservations for Sometime Next Year

      (Newser) - 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  • best restaurants  • gourmet dining  • waiting list  • French Laundry  • menu  • Per Se

    • Em-Bottled SF Mayor Urges Restaurants to Tap City's Water

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Mar 21, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Em-Bottled SF Mayor Urges Restaurants to Tap City's Water

      (Newser) - San Francisco’s mayor called on restaurants yesterday to quit selling bottled water and favor the tap, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Gavin Newsom, a former restaurateur, says the plastic containers pile up in landfills and hurt the environment. The request—which isn’t a requirement—follows Newsom’s ban last year on using tax dollars to buy bottled water for city employees. More »