In the Manchester area, the local Indian restaurant owners association has been raising the issue that the country’s current immigration rules are making it all but impossible for chefs from the sub-continent to come and...

Having cooled down a bit, I just don’t want my map associated with this as it isn’t. As mentioned, I more than welcome using the info in my local map for the more national map. However, looking at the local trucks...

The Sam Adams rep was referring to the definition of a craft brewery according to the Brewers Association: http://www.beertown.org/education/craft_defined.html If you read the beer industry trade publications, they typically think...

The type of Jack in the Box that is a toy, not a burger. I’ve been watching the progress of this new coffee shop that opened today on the corner of San Pablo and Central Avenues. It is across the street from Nations and...

Egad! This is a tough one — Moroccan is close to my heart, and the city seems to be rocky soil for the cuisine. My favorite used to be a little hole in the wall on Restaurant Row in the Theatre District that kept closing...

Not sure if you have the right place because I certainly don’t understand that reaction. I live in the same building as Kodama, eat there or order in from there very often and talk to the owner frequently who is a kind...

this will stay afloat as a great tail bar associated with a local theatre/art movie house. The bar area is very nice. However, if I’m going to pay Nine-Ten/George’s/A.R. Valentien prices I want better food and...

and the theatre — haven’t been there and doubt I’ll try it.

is good, yet do not associate it with the concept of a romantic dinner either. vermont on Vermont at Prospect is a very good option tonight, especially after the Geek theatre crowd has left, which means things get back to normal...

I am planning a work related event for a group of people from out of town in October. This group is part of the board of directors of a national organization, and this is my boss' first time in hosting this event. They will be...

i don’t remember the nationality now, but they do have very good hummus, babbaghanouj, tabouleh, etc. i passed on the falafel since it was premade when i was there (i prefer freshly fried of course). it’s a combo...

Dick Elliott, founder and principal owner of Maverick Southern Kitchens and the state’s 2008 Restaurateur of the Year (awarded by the Hospitality Association of South Carolina). “The resident population is growing rapidly and the...

greasiest and therefore the loveliest" And finally a crazy one: The Association of Psychotic Restaurant and Pub Owners’ medal. To be awarded to the lucky establishment exhibiting all 103 signs and symptoms of utter...

wondering what locals thought of the food scene (general, asian & chinese) and how it compares to others around the nation, and how much of it has been in the past 2 years or so. comments, grandiose evaluations, updates all...

Cooking, Black versus White. The term Soul food came into popular use at a time in the 1960s when Black nationalism was on the rise. It was in essence, a wresting of culinary control from Whites by Blacks, a renaming of the foods...