Campanile's Official Closing Date and a Blowout Bash
By Lesley BallaWe knew Campanile will close to make way for Walter Manzke and Bill Chait's new Republique, but the La Brea restaurant's 23-year run is quickly coming to an end. Mark Peel announced that...
View ArticleSbraga Makes Esquire's Best New Restaurants List
By Danya HenningerWhen Top Chef winner Kevin Sbraga picked Broad and Pine as the location for his first solo venture, naysayers were wary. Despite its proximity to Avenue of the Arts theaters, two...
View ArticleBrooklyn Pizza: Dellarocco's, Brooklyn Central Start Slinging Pies
Dellarocco'sBy James MulcahyA lot has been made of Brooklyn's rising culinary scene, but let's put aside the fancy New American joints that are opening and focus on one of the borough's original joys:...
View ArticleLudovic Lefebvre, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo Restaurant Confirmed
By Lesley BallaGearing up for a book tour for Ludobites, visiting Burgundy with Anthony Bourdain, overseeing a fried chicken food truck, on set with Nigella Lawson for another new cooking show, and...
View ArticleDrink Pink: Beverage Specials Support Breast Cancer Awareness
By Sarah FreemanDrinking for a cause - it has the same amount of calories with half the guilt. During the month of October, 100 restaurants are giving back to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month....
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View ArticleJoin an All-Star Hangout at DC's Capitol Food Fight on Monday
By Jacqueline WasilczykMonday's Capitol Food Fight event in DC may be sold out, but we can get you special access via a live Google+ Hangout happening at 6 PM on October 8. We'll be joined by the two...
View ArticleFast Food Chat: A Cheesesteak-Serving Sonic for Center City?
By Danya HenningerLast week, we got news that drive-in fast food fave Sonic is returning to the Philadelphia area, with stores in Port Richmond and Audubon, NJ set to open this month. These launches...
View ArticlePlayoff Provisions: Where to Eat and Watch the Game Near AT&T Park
Game day at the Public HouseBy Meesha HalmChances are if you’re one of the lucky ones who has tickets to actually watch the Giants battle the Reds in the playoffs this Saturday evening (6:37 PM) and...
View Article6 Top LA Female Chefs, One Special Dinner at Hatfield's
By Lesley BallaWhenever someone laments the lack of female chefs in LA, we like to remind them that there are almost too many to name, including a few that helped make the scene what it is today....
View ArticleChipotle Back with Annual Boorito Halloween Fundraiser
By Kelly DobkinChipotle's annual Halloween fundraiser, Boorito, is back and this year, the chain is offering $2 menu items to anyone that shows up in costume to any Chipotle location between 4PM and...
View ArticleBest Thing We Ate Last Night: Takahachi's Pressed Sushi
Photo: Zhanyi JiangBy Jacqueline WasilczykIt's fairly uncommon to see oshizushi (pressed sushi) at restaurants here in New York, but last night at Gohan Society's Aki Matsuri event, Takahachi treated...
View ArticleSing With Chefs: BellyQ’s First Chef Karaoke Throwdown
By Sarah FreemanIs Stephanie Izard a little pitchy? Does Bill Kim sing in a sultry baritone? She may have the rock star tattoos, but can Mindy Segal sing like one? There is only one way to find out....
View ArticleBest Service: Inside the Pre-Service Meeting at Per Se
The service meeting at Per SeBy James MulcahyOne of the major winners in this year's New York City Restaurants survey was Per Se, who was voted the number two restaurant in the city and also took the...
View ArticleBest Thing We Ate Today: Sqirl's Egg Brioche Toast
By Lesley BallaSqirl jam goddess Jessica Koslow opened her Silver Lake production space for breakfast and lunch yesterday, meaning you can now taste those fabulous chutneys, preserves, fruit butters,...
View ArticleBay State Survey is Live!
By Jacqueline WasilczykAll year round you dine out, and now it's time to make your opinons heard! Our Bay State Restaurants Survey is open now until October 21, and we're looking for your thoughts on...
View ArticleBrunch Debuts at Tres Gatos This Weekend
Tres Gatos kicks off its brunch service this weekend.By Naomi KookerThis weekend Tres Gatos, the funky tapas resto/music store in Jamaica Plain, is kicking off its brunch service starting Saturday,...
View ArticleQuote of the Day: Pumpkin Spice Latte Shortage at Starbucks Destroys Lives
"My world almost ended this morning when the local Starbucks told me they were out of Pumpkin Spice Latte. "-A quote from Starbucks patron Jason Sizemore included in a Wall Street Journal article about...
View ArticleColorado Wine Company Moving to Bigger, Beerier Space
CoWineCo's current digsBy Lesley BallaAfter almost eight years at its current location, Eagle Rock's super charming and minuscule Colorado Wine Company is on the move. The shop will be relocating from...
View ArticleLe meilleur plat que nous avons mangé cette semaine
Crédits photo : Ivy ChangBy Ivy ChangCette semaine, on a mangé des sushis. Pas des sushis classiques mais des Sushis avec un grand S, comme Eric Ticana S - le chef qui a enchanté notre palais de...
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