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Marc Forgione Partners With EMM Group, Oversees Redo of Abe & Arthur's
By Kelly DobkinIron Chef Marc Forgione is partnering with the EMM group and taking over the helm at Abe & Arthur's, overseeing a redo of the eatery which will close this winter and reopen with a...
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The Best Thing We Drank Last Night: Jbird's Honey Nut Old-Fashioned
By Anna HyclakHappy Prohibition Repeal Day! We’re thanking our lucky stars that we live in a U.S. where speakeasies are a worn-out trend and making your own moonshine is a quirky hobby that’ll win you...
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13 Festive Options for Christmas Dining in San Francisco
By Meesha HalmIf all you want for Christmas is a night off duty from the kitchen, consider taking the whole brood out instead. There’ll be plenty of time to lounge around in your pajamas and drink...
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Philly Area's 5 Best Chinese Restaurants
No one is exactly sure when or where it began, but for Jewish people and others who don’t do the tree-and-presents thing, heading to a Chinese restaurant is a December 25 tradition. While not all of...
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SoCal Fast-Food Restaurants Spruce Up Their Look to Attract Customers
Splashy and new in GlendaleBy Lesley BallaForget making the food better for you and all the social media antics, apparently the way to attract new business in the world of fast food is to put fancy...
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7 Hot Spots for Christmas and Christmas Eve
MaialinoBy James MulcahyIf you're stuck in the city for Christmas - fear not. Santa will still find you, and you can still have some great meals (and drinks) around town. We've rounded up seven spots...
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The Best Thing We Ate Last Night: “Fruit Cake” at Ruxbin
By Sarah FreemanYes, there is a reason one of the two items on Ruxbin’s dessert menu appears in quotes. That is because their version of “fruit cake” is far from the dense creation that’s catapulted...
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Best Thing We Ate Last Night: Hatfield's Croque Madame
By Lesley BallaIf you watched Treme this past season, you witnessed chef Janette go from a David Chang sous to having her own high-end New Orleans restaurant, which she has reservations about. Mostly...
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Bay Area Christmas Dining Guide: 8 Options Outside the City
Christmas at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon BayBy Meesha HalmComing into San Francisco for holiday shopping, ice skating and a matinee of Beach Blanket Babylon can be a ton of fun, but if you live outside...
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Eat This, Do This, Read This: Philly Weekend Planner, December 7-9
By Danya HenningerTime flies when you’re eating and drinking well. There are just a few more weeks before the end of the year (fewer, if you believe the Mayans) and the days ahead look to be jam packed...
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Tacolicious To Bring MF Chicken to Noe Valley
By Meesha HalmTongues have been clucking since the team behind Tacolicious announced that they plan to open MF Chicken, a quick-service Mexican-inspired rotisserie chicken joint in Noe Valley. The...
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Flavor Flav Opening a Restaurant in Michigan
By Kelly DobkinRapper Flavor Flav's restaurant dreams aren't dashed just yet (with the closure of his Vegas fried chicken joint a few months back) the word is he's opening Flav's Chicken & Ribs in...
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Hollywood's Berlin Currywurst and (Bonus!) Beer Garden Opens Tonight
By Lesley BallaThe signage over Hollywood's new Berlin Currywurst has been taunting us for weeks, but tonight's the night Cahuenga Corridor clubhoppers finally get a taste of curry sauce-smothered...
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David Santos Opens New American Louro in the Former Lowcountry Space
Boar Sausage Spatzle; photo by Katie EttBy James MulcahyAfter a stint at the helm of West Village's Griffou, chef David Santos is back in the 'hood, this time running the kitchen at New American eatery...
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Head to The Hawthorne Tonight to Celebrate Repeal Day
By Jacqueline WasilczykIf you're lacking plans this evening, head to Kenmore Square's The Hawthorne inside the Hotel Commonwealth to commemorate the night Prohibition ended (79 years ago today). A $50...
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800 Degrees, Ink. Sack, Umami, Border Grill and More Coming to LAX
Umamimania is coming!By Lesley BallaAnd we thought it was exciting that Morimoto opened a skewers restaurant at LAX. In addition to the slew of locals opening at the our major airport, it's announced...
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Hanukkah Dining in Philadelphia
By Danya HenningerThe Jewish Festival of Lights begins the evening of Saturday, December 8 and runs through the following Sunday, December 16. From tasting menus to Latkepalooza to a special “chosen”...
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Quote of the Day: NY Post Critic Steve Cuozzo Doesn't Want to Hear Servers'...
"Memo to the city’s hard-working waiters and sommeliers: Eating and drinking in your restaurants is about our 'favorites,' not yours. You are working. We are paying."-NY Post columnist Steve Cuozzo in...
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12 Spots to Dine on Christmas Eve and Day Around LA
Get festive at JosieBy Lesley BallaOnce you get past the consumerism and hearing "Jingle Bells" for the one-thousandth time, the holiday season is pretty magical. The best part is definitely visiting...
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Photo of the Day: Ludo Is Back
By Lesley BallaAnd so it begins. The tenth and final Ludobites debuted last night, and here chef Ludovic Lefebvre shows his cooks how to create his vision with a strong French accent. It probably feels...
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