Drunk on George Washington

An interview with the director of preservation for Mount Vernon about George Washington’s whiskey-distilling career.

Automatic Hand Washers

High-tech gear from the 2007 National Restaurant Association Show.

Return of the Oysters

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Your Beer Smells Like Goat

Beer geeks revel in weird, funky wild ales.

Our Maine Man

Sam Hayward of Fore Street on unpretentious, unctuous eats.

The Other Napa

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Give this English liquor a Frenchy twist.

Mouth-watering and savory.

Every year we have an employee Christmas luncheon/dinner. I was wondering if anyone has suggestions for a group of 40-50 people? We normally have a luncheon, but have had dinners as well. Any type of food, not TOO pricey, but...

. As a member of the group, I gained access to the group photo gallery... which included photos of the restaurant employees running around the restaurant (pre-opening day) in their underwear, which was adorned with rather...

Belden Place is only a few (steep) blocks from Nob Hill. It has a European street feel your employees might enjoy. My favorite of the Belden Place restaurants is B44 which serves Spanish food. http://www.belden-place.com

to fit us in somewhere among the masses, if and only if all 15 of us are there at 9:00 on the dot. I know this place is popular and busy, but I made a reservation a month ago and my 15 person party is just as profitable to the...

I really do try to be understanding :-) having worked in food service myself. But I do feel that it’s important to make customers feel comfortable; if not, they won’t buy the product. Maybe it was a bad night for the...

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Do You Suck the Heads?

Easter is crawfish-boil time in Louisiana.

I agree, yum to the salad — but that’s simply not a meal. Even if you eat 500 – 600 calories' worth of it, the only component of any significant nutritional value is the fat in the dressing and the white bread...