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New Chef for Barnyard Venice, Debuts February 1
By Lesley BallaWhen the news hit that former Ubuntu chef Jeremy Fox found a permanent place at Barnyard, a farm-chic restaurant planned for Pacific Avenue in Venice, it was big. But then he left that...
View ArticleZagat Live: Watch Us Talk Girl Scout Cookies, Pizza Goat Right Now
By James MulcahyToday we'll be hosting a live Google+ Hangout where we discuss the controversial issues that are the talk of the food world. Tune in above to see editors weigh in on the Girl Scout...
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Best Thing We Ate Today: Chocolate Fudge Cake at Pizza Express
By Malika DalamalEven if you don't like pizza, the dessert makes it worth a trip to this British pizza chain. The rich chocolate fudge cake, divinely moist and spongy, is smothered in layers of creamy...
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Party Report: Friends of James Beard Benefit at Spiaggia
By Sarah FreemanWhich truffle reigns supreme - the Italian or the Tennessee? It is a question pondered by the fortunate few at lasts night’s Friends of James Beard Benefit at Spiaggia. The evening...
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Best Thing We Ate Today: Bacon Maple Nutella Donuts at Nickel Diner
By Lesley BallaWe know that got your attention. It wasn't actually a maple, bacon and Nutella donut, which we think would make a delicious new flavor for the Nickel Diner, but we did have a taste of...
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Bollito Misto Cart Gets Rolling Again at Poggio in Sausalito
By Meesha HalmDo as the Italian do and keep warm and cozy by enjoying a plate of bollito misto, the traditional winter meal served throughout the cold winter months in Northern Italy. It’s become an...
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View ArticleTaco Bell Unveils Its Super Bowl Commercial Teaser
By Kelly DobkinTaco Bell has unleashed a preview of their Super Bowl commercial "Viva Young" in a clip called "Grandpa Goes Wild" which features an old man on a rascal speeding around a football field...
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Free Bar Bites and Grownkowski Helmet Raffle at Strega Waterfront Sunday
Strega Waterfront will raffle off this autographed Rob Grownkowski helmet this Sunday.By Naomi KookerAdd a little elegance to the playoffs this Sunday when you head to Strega Waterfront, a traditional...
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Old San Juan, LA's First "Real" Puerto Rican Restaurant, Opens Tonight
Tostones/Photo: LAWBy Lesley BallaAs culturally diverse as Los Angeles is, it's surprising that we don't really have a Puerto Rican restaurant, or many. Remember J-Lo's Madre? Yeah, that fancy...
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Heirloom Launches New Winter Menu
By Jacqueline WasilczykIf you've gotten bored by perennial menus that don't seem to change, head to Chestnut Hill New American Heirloom to test out chef Al Paris' winter dishes. Additions include items...
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Carmellini Wire: Minnow Opens in Delta Terminal, Lafayette Preview Dinner
Fans of Andrew Carmellini will now have much happier visits to the airport, at least when they are waiting for their Delta flight out of LaGuardia. Last year it was announced that the airline would...
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Masaharu Morimoto Likes to Draw
By Danya HenningerThough his knife skills are renowned, Masaharu Morimoto (of Morimoto) revealed this week he also likes to make sushi a different way - by sketching it. “One of my hobbies is drawing,”...
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Opening Alert: Schulzie's Bread Pudding Debuts Saturday Morning
By Meesha HalmGet ready to hit spinning class because San Francisco is about to get another diet-demolishing café and this one involves bread and sugar. Schulzies Bread Pudding and Coffee, the popular...
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62 Restaurant in Salem Throws Anniversary Dinners
By Jacqueline WasilczykTo celebrate its fifth anniversary, 62 Restaurant in Salem will be throwing a series of three dinners starting on January 23. Each dinner with be a five-course $62 prix fixe,...
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Quote of the Day: Subway Responds to Inch-Short Footlong Scandal
Image via Foodbeast"With regards to the size of the bread and calling it a footlong, 'SUBWAY FOOTLONG' is a registered trademark as a descriptive name for the sub sold in Subway® Restaurants and not...
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Pop-Up Alert: Want to Eat Like You're On a Cruise?
hamachi crudoBy Emily RothschildPop-up restaurants are all the rage, and now we can add Celebrity Cruises to the long list of places wanting to get in on the action. From January 29 through February 1...
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Squeaky Beaker Will Soon Open Saturdays
Grilled eggplant and zucchini panini with goat cheeseBy Naomi KookerLooking for cheer and warmth? Head to the newly opened Squeaky Beaker Café in Kendall Square, where owner Anthony Miller and his chef...
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7 Classic Restaurants to Hit for DineLA
Feel like Frank Sinatra at Matteo'sBy Lesley BallaThere are many reasons to love DineLA's Restaurant Week. One, the deals, of course. Lunch at someplace like Bouchon for $25 is hard to beat (just one...
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Photo of the Day: Eating Jitlada's Entire Menu
By Lesley BallaThere are people who try to eat as many hot dogs as they can in 10 minutes, but quite frankly we're more impressed with Jo Stougaard, of My Last Bite fame, who's eating every one of the...
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