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Best Thing We Ate: Tower 8's Crab Cake Bites and Chopped Salad
By Lesley BallaSummer in LA means when you live on one part of town and it's 100 degrees, and the other side of town is a breezy 78 degrees, you swiftly high-tail it across the 10 freeway for cooler...
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Noelani's Says Aloha to San Carlos
By Tamara PalmerNoelani's, a new Hawaiian-styled bar and lounge, will soft open at 1037 Laurel Street in San Carlos on July 12. Details are scarce but the Facebook page reveals clues as to what will be...
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Cool Off: Free 7-11 Slurpees All Day
By Lesley BallaThe perfect remedy for this crazy East Coast summer weather we're having in LA today is something cool, icy and preferably free. Enter 7-11 Day, today, July 11, which means free Slurpees...
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Montauk's Surf Lodge Coming to NYC?
Surf Lodge Montauk; Image via Surf LodgeBy Beth LandmanThe group that owns uber-popular Montauk hotel and restaurant, Surf Lodge, is scouting an outpost for downtown Manhattan. “We are quietly...
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Asti Celebrates Summer with Lobsterfest
By Megan GillerFor the 13th year in a row, Asti Trattoria is the proud recipient of 300 pounds of Maine lobster, which the restaurant is cooking up in many ways for its annual Lobsterfest. Whether you...
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Starry Kitchen Begins Serving in Chinatown This Weekend
By Lesley BallaIt didn't intentionally start out as a roving concept, but Nguyen and Thi Tran's Starry Kitchen, which went from underground supper club to Downtown LA cafe to semi-permanent pop-up at...
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First Look: BBQ and a Bar Filled With Bourbon and Bacon at County
By Sarah FreemanThere is a new, bright orange building on Taylor Street that probably can be seen and smelled from space. It is the home of County, a BBQ restaurant from chef and Restaurateur Michael...
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Best Thing We Ate Last Night: Tofu With Ginger Scallion Dressing at Danji
By Stefanie TuderWe’re far from vegetarians, so when our favorite dish at a restaurant is tofu, you know it’s something truly special. Danji, from chef Hooni Kim in Hell’s Kitchen, takes fresh tofu,...
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Whist Becomes Cast at Viceroy Santa Monica, New Menu and More
A new lookBy Lesley BallaStarting tonight, the Viceroy's restaurant formerly known at Whist becomes Cast, with a new look and menu from chef Tony DiSalvo. It sounds like the dining room, which has...
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5 Places to Celebrate Bastille Day in Philadelphia
By Danya HenningerIndependence Day is over (was it really just last week?) and now it’s time for the French to celebrate their democracy. Bastille Day is this Sunday, July 14, and here are several...
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Conversation With Ana Sortun: On Sarma, Meze and Whitey Bulger
Ana SortunBy Naomi KookerSarma, a new Turkish-meze concept by Ana Sortun (Oleana, Sofra Bakery & Cafe), is slated to open at 249 Pearl Street in the Winter Hill section of Somerville at the end of...
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Smackdowns: Marc Vetri Talks Philly vs. Brooklyn
By James Mulcahy, Photo by Clay WilliamsIt's way beyond the point where people are saying that Brooklyn is the next Manhattan, but is Philly the next Brooklyn? Well, the chef was in the hot borough...
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Quote of the Day: Eric Ripert Talks About His Buddhist Beliefs
"We have karma, which is basically, 'Whatever act you do has a consequence, and karma is the sum of the consequences of your acts.' If you do something negative, it will come back at you as negative....
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Photo of the Day: New Summer Cocktails Debut at Scofflaw
By Sarah FreemanWell if today is not the most perfect day to sit outside with a cool cocktail, then we don’t know what is. Coincidentally, Scofflaw just released a new cocktail menu filled with...
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Photo of the Day: Danielle Keene's Ice Cream at Bittersweet Treats
By Lesley BallaIn other frozen treat news, for National Ice Cream Month, Top Chef: Desserts and BLT Steak alum Danielle Keene is throwing an ice cream social tonight at her Pasadena bakery Bittersweet...
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Nopa Lunch Benefits Curry Without Worry
By Tamara PalmerOver at Nopalize, 20-year-old Nopa cook Tristan Covello leads a podcast describing the background of the restaurant's July 18 Curry Without Worry lunch benefit. $50 buys a three-course...
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New Openings: The Doughroom, Phorage, Louie's, Village Tavern
Beer, tacos and murals at Village TavernBy Lesley BallaPalms has two new restaurants, both of which have opened within a few days of each other. According to Eater, The Doughroom, a new mostly Italian...
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Ruth Bourdain Identity Finally Revealed to Be Food Writer Josh Friedland
By Kelly DobkinFor years the Twitterverse/food media world had conjectured about the true identity of Ruth Bourdain, a James Beard-Award-winning Twitter satirist who mashed up tweets from Ruth Reichl...
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Sam Sifton to Return to NY Times Dining Beat
By Kelly DobkinFormer NY Times dining critic Sam Sifton is returning to the food world, according to a memo released today. The writer is leaving his post as national editor at the Times and taking on...
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French Food Sweeps Chicago for Bastille Day
By Sarah FreemanMaybe you have a few leftover fireworks or just need an excuse to eat croissants all weekend. Both are acceptable reasons to celebrate the French Independence Day. Check out what...
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