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Last week, what may be the trendiest of the new wave of LA sushi bars – Katsuya in Hollywood – opened its Philippe Starck-designed doors to the thin/pierced/tattooed denizens of the Hollywood demi-monde. Which is fine for the state of sushi in Hollywood. Read More...
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The custom made glass cleaners at Beneluxx photo: Ryan Charles Philly has another Belgian bar , and this one has a nifty gimmick: the tables at Beneluxx each have their very own glass washers. When you're ready for another tipple from the enormous beverage Read More...
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The classic dining area at Sudachi photo: Kevin Bond San Francisco has seen an uptick in izakayas – Japanese taverns serving small plates and sake drinks – as diners hunger for options beyond sushi from the Land of the Rising Sun. The most Read More...
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Pinkberry now has 27 locations in LA. Back in the '80s, fad-obsessed locals flocked to frozen yogurt shops with names like Humphrey Yogart and the Bigg Chill. Two decades later, frozen yogurt is back – with a vengeance. It started with the fast-growing Read More...
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La Pomme Rouge "gives away" foie gras. It may be illegal to feature foie gras on Chicago restaurant menus, but some chefs aren’t quite ready to kiss it goodbye. Instead, they are transforming their restaurants into “duckeasies” (to borrow a term coined Read More...
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The word was supposedly coined on World Environment Day back in 2005, when a group in San Francisco dubbed themselves "Locavores" because of their commitment to exist on a diet of food harvested within 100 miles of where they lived. The word has a sort Read More...
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Chicago's Bluebird Bistro & Wine Bar offers an impressive beer list. photo: Steven Johnson With gastropubs growing in popularity, more and more Chicago restaurants are showcasing impressive rosters of beer. Bucktown’s Bluebird Bistro & Wine Bar offers Read More...
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Sona's tomato salad with purslane Step into the kitchen at LA's Sona , and David Myers – the restaurant's visionary chef-owner – will proudly show you a rolling rack on which slightly odd-looking fruits and vegetables are carefully, even lovingly, arranged. Read More...
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Craft photo: Alen Lin Tom Colicchio's stylish new Craft in Century City may do more than bring the City of Angels a taste of the New York approach to New American cooking. It may also bring back ties and jackets, which for years now have been lurking Read More...
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Osteria Mozza's Mozzarella Bar photo: Alen Lin The City of Angels has gone mad for mozzarella. It began about a year ago at Jar with Mozzarella Monday – a menu of 15 dishes served on one of the slowest days of the week, all built around the yielding, Read More...
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Ted Breaux serving his Lucid absinthe at Tales of the Cocktail. photo: Carla Spartos Seemingly everywhere you turn here at Tales of the Cocktail , someone’s pushing absinthe, the bitter, anise-flavored spirit distilled from wormwood made famous by Belle Read More...
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Certain professions seem made for the movies – pirates, sheriffs, secret agents – but it’s taken awhile for chefs to be given the full-blown silver screen treatment. True, chefs were stars in under-the-radar indies like Big Night and Dinner Rush, but Read More...
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Soft openings are nothing new in NYC – restaurants need time to get all the cylinders firing before undergoing the instant judgment of overzealous bloggers and gotta-be-there-first foodies. (The Waverly Inn has taken the concept to its extreme by remaining Read More...
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NYC's Anthos photo: Noah Kalina See you later, souvlaki. These days, haute Hellenic is all the rage (sea urchin tzatziki, anyone?). Below is a sampling of eateries redefining Greek cooking in America. Anthos , NYC Dio Deka , Los Gatos, CA Estia , Philadelphia Read More...
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FARM in Napa, CA Recently, the farm-to-table culinary ethos has moved from the menu to the marquee. Below is a sampling of the latest farm-themed restaurants to crop up around the country. FARM , Napa, CA Farm on Adderly , NYC Farm Stand , El Segundo, Read More...
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