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 Where's the Beef?
 Being Butchered 
 in the Kitchen 

To get the best cuts and top quality, more chefs go DIY

Oct 1, 08 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Brooklyn eatery Marlow & Sons gets its pork by the pig and beef by the half-ton steer, and it's not alone in its whole-hog approach. A growing number of restaurants are sidestepping industrial meat all together, instead butchering entire carcasses right on the premises. There's some of the old "... More »

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beef • meat • Brooklyn • restaurant • pig • locally grown food • butcher

GLOSSIES

 Meet Vintners of Sideways Fame 

Hitching Post II owner makes famed wines with ex-fisherman colleague

Sep 18, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’ve seen the movie Sideways, you likely remember the Hitching Post II: the Santa Barbara County restaurant where Paul Giamatti nervously meets his future love. But even the most dedicated oenophile may not know that Hitching Post owner Frank Ostini and colleague Gray Hartley have been making wine... More »

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wine • restaurant • wineries • pinot noir • restaurateurs • Sideways • merlot • Santa Barbara County • Hitching Post II

GLOSSIES

 Cured for What Ails You 

Chefs, diners can't get enough of salty beef and pork salumi

Sep 10, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Move over, fancy cheese, there's a new kid in town. Cured meat—salumi is the catchall term—is the latest foodie obsession, JJ Goode writes in Details. Salumi ranges from the familiar—think salami and prosciutto—to the more obscure like bresaola, cured beef made by artisans who "rub... More »

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cooking • meat • restaurant • Mario Batali • top chefs • salumi • prosciutto • salami • bresaola

Noodle Chain Rules London Dining Scene

Wagamama tops
pricey competitors in new Zagat survey

Sep 9, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wagamama, a chain of inexpensive Japanese-inspired noodle bars, is London’s most popular restaurant in the latest Zagat survey, the Telegraph reports. The low-key chain topped fine-dining establishments such as the Ivy and Gordon Ramsay for the top honor, which also takes price, atmosphere, and overall value into account. Ramsay’... More »

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London • best restaurants • England • restaurant criticism • restaurant • cheap • Zagats • Gordon Ramsay

Chefs Going Underground
to Test Limits

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

Aug 27, 08 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, often just steps ahead... More »

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food • organic food • food safety • restaurant • underground • communal dining • restaurateurs

BOOK REVIEW

 Waiter Serves It Up in Tell-All

Behind the scenes at a New York bistro

Aug 26, 08 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A waiter known for grumbling about his work online has now recounted his misadventures in a book, Waiter Rant. Steve Dublanica tells Bloomberg about its highlights: runaway rodents, crazed customers, and his background in the mental health field. "Dealing with rabidly insane psychopaths is perfect training for dealing with... More »

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food • New York • restaurant • autobiography • book reviews • service industry

Critic's Hoax Makes Spectator Turn Red

Wine magazine
honors 'excellence' of imaginary restaurant

Aug 22, 08 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wine Spectator bestowed one of its awards of excellence on the Milan restaurant Osteria L'Intrepido. Problem being, the restaurant doesn't exist. A mischievous wine critic made it up, along with its wine list—which featured wines panned by the magazine—then forked over the $250 application fee, the Los ... More »

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advertising • wine • magazine • restaurant • hoax

NY Sushi Sleuths Uncover Fishy Tricks

Simple DNA test reveals fish sellers' bait-and-switch

Aug 22, 08 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two New York City high school students used DNA testing to uncover a bait-and-switch scam in local restaurants and fish markets, the New York Times reports. Fish being sold as prized white tuna turned out to be the much more common—and cheaper—Mozambique tilapia, while red snapper proved to... More »

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genetic testing • DNA • fish • restaurant • genetic code • DNA database • sushi

 Doggie-Dining
 Goes Legit
 in Tampa

Tampa eatery receives city's first canine permit

Aug 21, 08 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Puppy-lovers can now legally chow down in the company of their canine companions at Tampa's Java & Cream cafe, the first eatery in the city to boast a dog-dining permit. Permits for pups have been required in Tampa since 2006, though restaurateurs have apparently been unaware of the law: The... More »

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restaurant • Tampa • dog

(Newser) - Sixty baby turtles took Rome restaurant-goers by surprise when they showed up under a table, Reuters reports. The newly hatched creatures normally instinctively head toward the sea from their beach birthplace, but “they saw the artificial lights and took the wrong route,” said a wildlife conservator. “The... More »

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Italy • Rome • restaurant • animal behavior • turtle • sea turtle

 How to Spot Overpriced Wines 

Experts explain pricing and weigh in with ways to save

Aug 16, 08 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Why does a bottle of wine cost $100 at one restaurant and three times that at the bistro down the block? The Wall Street Journal asked wine experts to decipher vino pricing and offer tips for finding the best deals. The results: Expensive wines often mean better value, as... More »

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Wall Street Journal • wine • restaurant • deal • price • dining

 Burger King Bather in Hot Water 

Public health uproar ensues after prank video goes online

Aug 12, 08 5:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Diners in Ohio are feeling queasy after an internet video surfaced yesterday showing a young man taking a bath in a local Burger King’s sink. In the video, employees and a store manager watch a heavily tattooed “Mr. Unstable” relax in a bubble bath. Burger King reps tell... More »

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hygiene • Ohio • public health • fast food • restaurant • bathroom • health code • Burger King

Disappearance Turns Grand Gourmet Tour Into Manhunt

Swiss man vanishes 40 stops into trek to 68 restaurants with 3 Michelin stars

Aug 5, 08 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Swiss motorcycle courier Pascal Henry was more than halfway through his quest to visit every Michelin three-star restaurant in the world when he vanished June 13, the Independent reports. At Spain’s El Bulli, Henry went to his car to retrieve his wallet and never returned, leaving a restaurant journal... More »

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restaurant • Michelin star • unsolved mystery • Pascal Henry

 Bankruptcy Shutters 
 Bennigan's, Steak & Ale 

Chapter 7 filings mean corporate-owned locations unlikely to reopen

Jul 29, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a move that has hundreds of restaurants closed and thousands of workers laid off, casual-dining chains Bennigan’s and Steak & Ale filed for bankruptcy today, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sources say the restaurants’ parent company—which violated a lending agreement this year—had put off declaring bankruptcy... More »

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bankruptcy • restaurant • food industry • Bennigan's • Steak & Ale • Metromedia Restaurant Group • casual dining

Green Cafe's Crowdsourcing Doesn't Spoil
the Stew

DC eatery relies on the masses to define it

Jul 27, 08 7:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Elements, a vegetarian and raw food restaurant, opens in DC next year, it will have one owner, but almost 400 people who conceived and developed the idea, the Washington Post reports. An online (and offline) community is helping with everything from designing a logo to greening the building. But... More »

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business • restaurant • online • startup • community • crowd • group • raw food

 Governator Signs
 Calif. Trans Fat Ban

Nation's first state-wide restrictions hits restaurants in 2010, baked goods in '11

Jul 25, 08 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - California became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant and bakery cooking today, the Los Angeles Times reports. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the bill passed last week by the legislature, saying it would help Californians’ health. Some restaurateurs, such as Wolfgang Puck—who had already phased the oils... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • restaurant • ban • trans fats • state legislature • trans fat • Wolfgang Puck

Goody Gumbo: Restaurant Reviews Back in New Orleans

City's dining scene is coming back to life after Katrina

Jul 25, 08 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina, the Big Easy finally has its restaurant reviews back, the New York Times reports. Judging that the city's famed eateries can now take the heat, the Times-Picayune has revived a ratings scale of 1-5 beans along with reviews. Many see the move as another... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • restaurant criticism • restaurant • Katrina aftermath

GLOSSIES

Jean-Georges Has Appetite
for Empire  

Chef Vongerichten
aims for unheard-of 50 restaurants in 5 years

Jul 23, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jean-Georges Vongerichten has been busy indeed outside the kitchen—too busy, in the minds of some. In the next 5 years, the restaurateur plans to open between 30 and 50 new establishments in Starwood Hotels worldwide. The dramatic move, brokered by a private-equity firm, will make consistency a challenge and... More »

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empire • restaurant • W Hotels • restaurateurs • hotels • Jean-Georges Vongerichten • Starwood Hotels • Spice Market • Jean Georges

 Le Burger Sizzles in Paris 

French chefs make over the American standby

Jul 16, 08 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Parisian gourmands might still revile McDonald's, but the lowly hamburger has become a mainstay on some of the best menus in the City of Light. From cafés on the Left Bank to top tables showered with Michelin stars, the quintessential American dish has undergone a French transformation. "The... More »

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France • French cooking • cuisine • restaurant • Paris • burger • Alain Ducasse • L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon

 California Set to Ban Trans Fat 

Awaiting the governor's signature

Jul 15, 08 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The California legislature yesterday passed a bill banning all trans fats in restaurants and bakeries by 2011. It's now awaiting the signature of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who hasn't indicated whether he supports such an action. If passed, the new law would make California the first state to enact such a... More »

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obesity • Arnold Schwarzenegger • restaurant • trans fat • high cholesterol • bakeries • California Restaurant Association • Tony Mendoza

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