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Saying nuts to Nutricate? The apparent success and consumer popularity of municipal laws in New York City, Seattle, Philadelphia and elsewhere that require chain restaurants to post nutritional information on their menus means that (1) more American cities’ elected officials will propose simil...

Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews (S01E01) "He invented food. Almost." - Kelsey Marco Pierre White must be a little ticked off. Here he is one of the most renowned chefs alive today, and he's pretty much eclipsed by one of his most famous proteges, Gordon Ramsay. Supposedly the...

A few weeks ago Alison, Julie, and I headed over to the new Roland Park Bagel Company for lunch. It has replaced the Sam's Bagels that was previously in that location on Cold Spring. We managed to get there right at the apparent lunch rush, and I don't think they were quite prepared to handle it. Th...

Gnocchi with Pork Ragú Dominic Armato Cleveland's been getting a lot of play as an underappreciated food town lately, and based on my recent experience, I'm disinclined to doubt those who say so. We've had two great meals at Lola and a wonderful welcome to Cambodian at Phnom Penh. We did some old s...

Driving East on the 60 Freeway, car smelling of my  bounty of Indonesian Food, I  had a few more stops to ma ke. First...... Yes Plaza: As I previously posted, what is now Yes Plaza, was a pretty dark and seedy strip mall back when we lived a few blocks away. Becau se o...

At work, I report to someone whose base is in Atlanta.  I don’t see my boss very often.  Maybe once every quarter. Last month, he told me he’s coming over to Vancouver and did not state his agenda for the visit.  Some of us were uneasy because I know the company had clamped down on tr...

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay had to sell his flagship Hollywood restaurant to LXR Luxury Resorts, the operator of hotel. A source at the restaurant told the The Daily Mail that people were disappointed Ramsey was rarely at the restaurant. " The economy is hurting everyone and Gordon is no exception,...

I love Middle Eastern Food. Be it Indian, Mediterranean or some other Middle variety, I love it all. Middle Eastern food seems to have the most (and most delicious) vegetarian choices of all. For our Saturday date night, I wanted to try a Middle Eastern restaurant in Itaewon. I found out about it by...

Last night I ate dinner at one of Seattle’s newest restaurants. After the meal ended, it came time to make one last decision.  To dessert, or not to dessert? Now, I know this is hardly an original thought. In fact, I think it’s safe to say that nearly every diner in almost every restaur...