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  • November 2007

    • LA Will Certify Eateries as Trans Fat-Free

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 16, 07 11:10 AM CST

      LA Will Certify Eateries as Trans Fat-Free

      (Newser) - Los Angeles County will begin certifying trans-fat-free restaurants and rewarding those that pass muster with a decal in a voluntary campaign rolled out yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Restaurants that pay a $204 application fee will get a surprise visit from inspectors to confirm that their kitchens are free of the heart-damaging fats. A green decal will announce the result. More »

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      food  • public health  • restaurant  • fat  • trans fats

    • Dining by the Dozen

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

      Dining by the Dozen

      (Newser) - 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  • communal dining

  • October 2007

    • Restaurant Chains Race Into Four-Figure Territory

      USA Today  |  Oct 19, 07 3:25 PM CDT

      Restaurant Chains Race Into Four-Figure Territory

      (Newser) - Fast-food behemoth McDonald's took 20 years to open its 1,000th store, but 2007 has seen five chains join the four-digit club, USA Today reports. Of the success of Panda Express, Panera Bread, Papa Murphy’s, Sbarro, and Wing Street, one consultant says: “It's a landmark. It's a goal to join an elite class.” More »

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      restaurant  • fast food  • fast food industry  • chain stores

    • Ciprianis Fined for Tax Evasion but Bellinis Safe

      New York Times  |  Oct 11, 07 2:06 PM CDT

      Ciprianis Fined for Tax Evasion but Bellinis Safe

      (Newser) - The owners of Cipriani, the chain of upscale Italian restaurants in New York and Venice, will pay a $10 million fine after pleading guilty to tax evasion, but they won't go to jail and, at least for now, they'll keep the liquor licenses for their New York outlets. Paterfamilias Arrigo Cipriani received a three-year conditional discharge, and son Giuseppe three years' probation. More »

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      New York City  • restaurant  • tax evasion  • Arrigo Cipriani

    • Eateries Give Food Bloggers a Free Pass

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 6, 07 5:01 PM CDT

      Eateries Give Food Bloggers a Free Pass

      (Newser) - Eateries are ensuring good reviews by schmoozing food bloggers with free meals, the Wall Street Journal reports. While established critics pay their way and dine unnoticed, some even in disguise, bloggers are getting used to the royal treatment. "I think if I was picking up the tab I wouldn't enjoy it as much,"  admitted a law clerk who posted on Yelp.  More »

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      food  • restaurant  • blogger  • restaurant criticism

  • September 2007

    • Chinese McDonald's Aim at KFC

      Associated Press  |  Sep 17, 07 11:26 AM CDT

      Chinese McDonald's Aim at KFC

      (Newser) - You can visit Ronald McDonald at 800 restaurants across China, but the Colonel will feed you at a whopping 1,940 KFC locations. So McDonald's is starting the engine on a new campaign to overcome the Chinese cultural bias for poultry over beef: Unable to compete in sheer number of outlets, the company is pioneering drive-throughs. More »

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      China  • food  • restaurant  • McDonald's  • fast food  • KFC

    • LA Eyes Ban on New Fast Food Outlets

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 10, 07 4:13 PM CDT

      LA Eyes Ban on New Fast Food Outlets

      (Newser) - There is so much fast food in South Los Angeles, and so much obesity, that city officials are considering banning any new outlets.  A two-year moratorium on new fast-food eateries has been proposed for an area where 30% of adults and 29% of kids are obese (compared with just over 20% and 23%, respectively, for the county overall). “To be honest, it’s all we eat,” one resident told the Los Angeles Times .  More »

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      California  • Los Angeles  • food  • obesity  • restaurant  • fast food  • Berkeley

    • 10 Best Places to Pig Out

      Discovery Channel  |  Sep 10, 07 1:26 PM CDT

      10 Best Places to Pig Out

      (Newser) - Tired of picking at salads and counting out almonds?  Fill up your plate with the 10 "best-tasting, most gut-stretching" meals the Discovery Channel could find. Lambert's Cafe, Sikeston, MO Eagle's Deli, Brighton, MA Seiad Valley Cafe, Seiad Valley, CA More »

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      list  • California  • food  • travel  • restaurant  • Missouri  • contest  • burger  • pizza  • eating  • steak

  • August 2007

    • 10 Gourmet Restaurant Swindles

      Independent (UK)  |  Aug 22, 07 9:51 AM CDT

      10 Gourmet Restaurant Swindles

      (Newser) - As the price of food goes up, what cost-cutting measures at restaurants might end up on your plate? The Independent lists 10 shortcuts, swindles and downright lies you should be wary of. Lookalike fish species Supermarket-bought salads Instant powdered eggs and potatoes More »

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      list  • food  • restaurant  • fish  • salmon  • scam  • gourmet

    • Hot for Those Chicago Dawgs

      Travel Leisure  |  Aug 13, 07 6:06 PM CDT

      Hot for Those Chicago Dawgs

      (Newser) - Hot dogs may be cheap, but they're rich in flavor—and history. Travel + Leisure visits the birthplace of the tubesteak and clues you in to the seven best spots for all breeds of dog: The classic: Murphy's Red Hots The classic with an accent: Hot Doug's The classic with car service: Superdawg Drive-in More »

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      list  • Chicago  • food  • restaurant  • hot dogs

  • July 2007
  • June 2007

    • Tastiest New Chefs of 2007

      Food & Wine  |  Jun 28, 07 2:13 PM CDT

      Tastiest New Chefs of 2007

      (Newser) - Here are Food & Wine's picks for the 10 best new chefs—up-and-comers who are deploying their culinary talents in intimate and stylish restaurants around the country. April Bloomfield, The Spotted Pig, New York, NY Gabriel Bremer, Salts, Cambridge, MA Steve Corry, Five Fifty-Five, Portland, ME Matthew Dillon, Sitka & Spruce, Seattle, WA Gavin Kaysen, El Bizcocho, San Diego, CA   More »

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      list  • food  • Washington DC  • restaurant  • chef  • recipes

    • Chefs Get Into Food Fight

      New York Times  |  Jun 27, 07 4:46 PM CDT

      Chefs Get Into Food Fight

      (Newser) - Rebecca Charles, chef/owner of the famed Pearl Oyster Bar in Manhattan, is taking her former sous-chef to court, claiming he knocked off her menu and decor for his own New York eatery. Lawyers for Charles, who is seeking unspecified financial damages, said that the owner of Ed's Lobster Bar had stolen her intellectual property, the New York Times reports. More »

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      lawsuit  • food  • restaurant  • chef  • intellectual property  • recipes  • cuisine

    • Best Restaurant in U.S. Closes

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 8, 07 9:02 AM CDT

      Best Restaurant in U.S. Closes

      (Newser) - The restaurant that inspired some of America's leading chefs has closed. Located in the decidedly downscale Chicago suburb of Wheeling, Le Francais was once named the best restaurant in America by Bon Appetit magazine. More »

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      Chicago  • restaurant  • French cooking  • gourmet dining

  • May 2007

    • Chefs Sing Praises of Sous Vide

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 2, 07 8:00 AM CDT

      Chefs Sing Praises of Sous Vide

      (Newser) - "This is not your mother's boil-in-a-bag," write's Tara Duggan of the San Francisco Chronicle of "sous vide" cooking, a French cooking technique of immersing food in a vacuum-sealed bag. While they don't trumpet it on menus, Bay Area Chefs are smitten with the precision and flavor of sous vide. More »

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      food  • restaurant  • chef  • cooking  •