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Nov 04
2009

Dining News Elsewhere: An Illy Invasion, Iron Chef in the White House

  • – Illy is making inroads into U.S. coffee shops. [WSJ]
  • Gordon Ramsay is planning to bring the popular MasterChef to the U.S. [THR]
  • – Sam Kass: assistant White House chef, policy wonk. [NYT]
  • – Related: Iron Chef America heads to the White House. [NYT]
  • – After 17 years, Jean-Georges is shutting down Vong. Though maybe not for long? [Eater]
  • – Learning to compost in Chicago's public schools. [Chicago Tribune]
  • – More on the affect of calorie counts on menus. [NYT]
  • – The Kogi Truck folks in LA have their own custom car now. [Mouthing Off]
  • – Kids menus should grow up. [BG]
  • – What does your beer choice say about you? [AdAge]
  • – Yellow Tail isn't the only Aussie wine, y'know. [WSJ]
  • – One 225,000-ton ship, more than 24 dining options. [EMD]
  • Grant Achatz stands sternly in front of an airplane. [GS:C]
  • – Is it a steak house or a gay bar? [SteakHouseorGayBar]

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