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Japan Sends Out Sushi Squad

Tokyo to certify 'authentic' restaurants around the world

Jan 30, 08 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Japan, worried that the globalization of sushi is embarrassing its national cuisine—think California rolls—is about to start certifying which of the estimated 25,000 Japanese restaurants around the world are authentic. Experts based in major cities, including London, Paris, and Los Angeles, will give eateries that pass muster... More »

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Japan • restaurant • sushi • Japanese food • California rolls

Family Puts Zagat Empire
Up for Sale

Unable to gain traction online, founders ask Goldman to find a buyer

Jan 14, 08 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - The founders and publishers of the Zagat guides have hired Goldman Sachs to find a buyer for their stake in the company, reports the New York Times. The value of the international icon may top $200 million—not bad for a company that grew out of a two-page typed... More »

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food • New York City • restaurant • Tim Zagat • Zagats • guidebook • Nina Zagat

Food Police Extend Reach
to Canada

Calgary becomes nation's first city to regulate trans fats

Dec 31, 07 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - America’s war on trans fats has spread to Canada, where tomorrow Calgary will become the first city to regulate their use. Restaurants will be banned from cooking with ingredients or serving foods containing more than 2% trans fat in total fat content. Some restaurants currently offer food with trans... More »

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New York City • Canada • heart disease • restaurant • Calgary • grocery stores • trans fat • shortening • cooking oil

Katrina Spreads Cajun Cookin'

Displaced residents open restaurants  across America

Dec 24, 07 12:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Until recently many residents of Monett, Mo., couldn’t even pronounce muffaletta. “They’d say, ‘I want that big sandwich with the big name,’” says chef Darren Indovina. Thanks to the Gulf's post-Katrina diaspora, small towns like Monett are getting their first taste of real Cajun... More »

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food • Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • restaurant • Mississippi • Katrina aftermath

NYC Fines for Rat-Hunting Cats

Inspectors charge $300 and up for feline guardians

Dec 22, 07 2:32 PM CST
(Newser) - New York food shops and delis have a way to deal with rats, but health inspectors aren’t purring: Many NYC stores have a cat around to keep out rodents, the New York Times reports. Unfortunately, health inspectors frown on cats and rats with equal fervor. “Any animal... More »

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New York City • rats • restaurant • rodents • grocery stores • cat

LA Will Certify
Eateries as
Trans Fat-Free

Restaurants that submit to testing will get decal to display

Nov 16, 07 11:10 AM CST
(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... More »

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food • fat • public health • restaurant • trans fats

Dining by the Dozen

Restaurants with communal tables offer a great way to meet new people

Nov 5, 07 9:45 PM CST
(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:
  1. Cibo, Austin, Texas
  2. Resto, New
... More »

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

(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... More »

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fast food • restaurant • fast food industry • chain stores

Ciprianis Fined for Tax Evasion but Bellinis Safe

Restaurateurs to pay $10M, but save crucial liquor licenses

Oct 11, 07 2:06 PM CDT
(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... More »

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New York City • restaurant • tax evasion • Cipriani • Arrigo Cipriani • Giuseppe Cipriani

Eateries Give Food Bloggers
a Free Pass

Owners pry good
reviews by serving
up gratis meals

Oct 6, 07 5:01 PM CDT
(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... More »

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food • restaurant criticism • restaurant • blogger

Chinese McDonald's
Aim at KFC

Golden arches play catch-up in a country that prefers chicken

Sep 17, 07 11:26 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

LA Eyes Ban
on New Fast Food Outlets

Moratorium proposed
on unhealthy eateries in South LA

Sep 10, 07 4:13 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

10 Best Places to Pig Out

10 best gut-stretching meals around the country

Sep 10, 07 1:26 PM CDT
(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.
  1. Lambert's Cafe, Sikeston, MO
  2. Eagle's Deli, Brighton, MA
  3. Seiad Valley Cafe, Seiad Valley, CA
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food • travel • California • steak • list • contest • restaurant • Missouri • eating • burger • pizza

10 Gourmet Restaurant Swindles

As eateries cut costs, watch out for cheap shortcuts

Aug 22, 07 9:51 AM CDT
(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.
  1. Lookalike fish species
  2. Supermarket-bought salads
  3. Instant powdered eggs and potatoes
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food • salmon • list • fish • restaurant • scam • gourmet

Hot for Those Chicago Dawgs

The birthplace of the tube steak offers something for everyone

Aug 13, 07 6:06 PM CDT
(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:
  1. The classic: Murphy's Red Hots
  2. The classic with an accent: Hot Doug's
  3. The classic
... More »

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food • Chicago • list • hot dogs • restaurant

7 Best New Wine Lists of 2007

These restaurants pair great food with excellent wines for the full dining experience.

Jul 18, 07 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Food & Wine magazine names its favorite new restaurant wine lists from around the country.
  1. Catalan, Houston, TX
  2. Addison, San Diego, CA
  3. Perbacco, San Francisco, CA
  4. Craftsteak, New York, NY
  5. Osteria di Tramonto, Wheeling, IL
More »

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

Food Critic Grilled Over Steak Review

Steamed chef may force Philly writer
to reveal identity in court

Jul 3, 07 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A miffed chef is suing the restaurant critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer after he reviewed a $15 slab of steak as "miserably tough and fatty." But the suit could be even more of a raw deal than expected for writer Craig LaBan, who was ordered to give a... More »

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free speech • libel • First Amendment • restaurant • Craig LaBan • Philadelphia Inquirer • deposition • chef • lawsuit • critic

Tastiest New Chefs of 2007

Food & Wine's annual list of the hottest emerging culinary talents in America

Jun 28, 07 2:13 PM CDT
(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.
  1. April Bloomfield, The Spotted Pig, New York, NY
  2. Gabriel Bremer, Salts, Cambridge, MA
  3. Steve Corry, Five Fifty-Five, Portland, ME
  4. Matthew
... More »

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

Chefs Get Into Food Fight

New York restaurateur sues, claiming copycat ripped her off

Jun 27, 07 4:46 PM CDT
(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... More »

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food • intellectual property • cuisine • recipes • restaurant • chef • lawsuit • Rebecca Charles • Pearl Oyster Bar • Ed's Lobster Bar

Best Restaurant in U.S. Closes

Jun 8, 07 9:02 AM CDT
(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 • French cooking • gourmet dining • Le Francais • restaurant • Wheeling

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