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SFChefs 2010

SFChefs 2010 in being held at Union Square in San Francisco, today through August 15th, 2010 to celebrate the local flair and regional flavors of San Francisco. This food, wine and spirits event offers opportunities to interact with notable chefs, mixologists and culinary personalities. Participating chefs include Gary Danko, Tyler Florence and Thomas Keller, among others. SFChefs 2010 will support the Golden Gate Restaurant Association Scholarship Foundation, which grants financial scholarships to students from the Bay Area entering culinary and hospitality programs. To learn more about this event click here.

By |2017-08-31T16:22:02-04:00August 13th, 2010|Other happenings, USA Travel, xyz misc|1 Comment
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The Newport Winefest

The Newport Winefest, a celebration of New England’s culinary culture,  takes place on the water at the picturesque Newport Yachting Center in Rhode Island, August 20-22, 2010. Food personalities to watch for include everyone from The James Beard Awards to Top Chef to Mobil Travel Guides. This currently includes Chef Mary Ann Esposito of PBS series, Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito; Chef Jody Adams, Jonathon Alsop, Chef Patricia Yeo, Chef Peter Kelly; Chef Jason Santos and Chef Tyler Anderson. Skilled chefs will conduct cooking demonstrations on the culinary stage throughout the weekend. Guests will find complimentary tastings of food, wine, beer and spirits at the Grand Tastings. At an [...]

By |2017-08-31T14:10:04-04:00August 12th, 2010|USA Travel, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Mussel Bar in Bethesda, MD

Chef Robert Wiedmaier brings a taste of Belgium to Bethesda, Maryland with his new Mussel Bar. This new dive delivers savory mollusks — the finest that Prince Edward Island has to offer —  prepared to please all tastes: in the classic style (white wine, garlic, parsley)  plus with Green Curry and Lemon Grass; Delirium Fennel, Lemon and Stilton Cheese; Tomato Fondue, Capers and Garlic; and “Wild-shroom," Pancetta, Parmesan and Truffle Cream. The mussels be even better with a side of frites with a trio of mayonnaises... Mussel Bar will also feature döner kebabs (a marinated chicken Turkish delicacy), savory wood-fired tarts. seasonal soups, salads, and sandwiches, and authentic Belgian custard [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:20:09-04:00August 9th, 2010|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments
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New Haven Food & Wine Festival 2010

The third annual New Haven Food & Wine Festival returns on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 from 5 – 7:30 pm to be held during the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale. The event provides attendees with an opportunity to experience the city’s award-winning and internationally diverse cuisine. Participating restaurants will serve up a taste of their most famed menu items, while guests will also have the chance to meet one of America’s most renowned chefs, cookbook authors and cooking teachers, Connecticut's own Jacques Pepin. Participating in this year's festival include: 116 Crown (Small Plates), Barcelona (Spanish), Basta Trattoria (Southern Italian), Bentara (Spicy Malaysian), Bespoke (Modern American), Caseus (Fromagerie/Bistro), Central Steakhouse [...]

By |2017-08-31T15:40:34-04:00August 7th, 2010|USA Travel, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Downtown Santa Monica Farmers’ Market: Gazpacho

The Downtown Santa Monica Farmers’ Market features over 75 farmers, takes up more than 4 blocks and is open on Wednesday (8:30 am - 1:30 pm) and Saturday (8:30 am - 1:00 pm). Acclaimed chefs from the Los Angeles area hunt down the best potatoes, rainbow chard, artisan cheeses or exotic spices. They are sure to find not only the rarest, freshest ingredients, but also the highest quality. Roberto Maggioni, Executive Chef of Locanda del Lago (231 Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica ), regularly buys from the market. Here's a favorite summer recipe made from ingredients he gathers at the market. ZUPPA FRESCA CHILLED GAZPACHO SOUP 4 heirloom tomatoes 1 [...]

By |2017-08-31T15:38:25-04:00August 5th, 2010|USA Travel, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival

Outside Lands Music + Arts Festival offers concert-goers a downright feast. Set in Golden Gate Park this August 14th and 15th, the festival draws fans from across the country with world-class musicians such as Furthur's Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, Kings of Leon, The Strokes, My Morning Jacket, Phoenix and Al Green. The festival is also unique for capitalizing on the Bay Area's rich culinary culture as ticket holders are privy to a culinary experience with Bay area restaurants and chefs — such as Pacific Catch, Maverick, and Namu — serving up signature dishes at Taste of the Bay Wine Lands ticket holders can sample wines, take tasting classes and [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:22:02-04:00August 4th, 2010|USA Travel, xyz misc|2 Comments
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New Menu at Chelsea’s Juliet

Juliet Kitchen & Grill opened recently as a restaurant within Juliet Supperclub, a late night hot spot in West Chelsea. Executive Chef Mario Tolentino, a recent winner of Food Network's "Chopped" series from this current season, created the menu inspired by international and ethnic street foods from around the globe. The menu includes flatbreads, ranging in flavors from Portugal (linguica, manchego, wild onions, piri piri), Greece (halumi cheese, morel mushrooms, oregano) and Egypt (za'atar, olives, tomato, basil). The "Grill" section features octopus with beluga lentils and chorizo, Coconut Curry Chicken with bibb lettuce and rice noodles, and Churrasco with flank steak and charred pineapple. "Fish" dishes range from Snapper Ceviche, [...]

By |2017-08-20T13:02:03-04:00August 3rd, 2010|NYC Restaurant Reviews|0 Comments
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Dinners at the Farm in Connecticut

Dinners at the Farm — now in its fourth year — is an open-air celebration of Connecticut's farms, food, and community. For twelve nights in August, River Tavern (Chester, CT) chefs will prepare a multi-course feast of Connecticut grown ingredients on two Connecticut farms, White Gate Farm in East Lyme and Barberry Hill Farm in Madison. Guests will savor course after course of dishes cooked from scratch on the back of a vintage Ford farm truck kitchen. Because sourcing and eating local is the cornerstone of Dinners at the Farm, $10,000 of the event proceeds will benefit the non-profit partners City Seed, Connecticut Farmland Trust, and Working Lands Alliance. These [...]

By |2017-08-31T15:40:34-04:00August 1st, 2010|USA Travel, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Sabra Taste Intervention

Sabra Dipping Company is rescuing millions of people from their “food rut”!  Sabra is looking for entries to their Taste Intervention contest. They're looking  to find those most in need of expanding their culinary horizons. Entrants will have a chance to win a trip to Turkey to attend culinary school or to be coached right at home by Sabra’s chef Colombe Jacobson. For details about the competition and to enter go to sabra.com/sabraintervention. Act quickly as this contest ends on August 1! And, be sure to check back in a week or so for a chance to win free coupons for Sabra hummus.

By |2010-08-03T11:45:16-04:00July 27th, 2010|Done Deals, Freebies|0 Comments
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Big Aspen Barbecue Block Party

The Big Apple Barbecue Block Party is heading west! Danny Meyer’s Union Square Events and Blue Smoke are joining forces with Little Nell hotel for the first Big Aspen Barbecue Block Party, taking place Saturday and Sunday, August 28 & 29, 2010. It will be an unforgettable weekend of mouthwatering barbecue, music, and festivities. The Big Aspen Barbecue Block Party will feature several pitmasters serving up their ‘cue (for $8 per plate) as well as live music, seminars, cooking demos, and book signings with the experts – all for free. Pitmasters include: • Chris Lilly- Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q (Decatur, AL) • Drew Robinson- Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q (Birmingham, AL) [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:20:09-04:00July 22nd, 2010|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Win a Strawberry Summer Pepperidge Farm Gift Set

ACT NOW: FREEBIE contest ends 07/28/10 Pepperidge Farm expands the elegant Milano cookie collection with new Strawberry Milano cookies, which pairs strawberry and dark chocolate for a sweet indulgence that brings a moment of sophistication and satisfaction to any day. In celebration of new Strawberry Milano cookies, Pepperidge Farm has just launched the Milano Moments online campaign. To kick things off, they have teamed up with Bite of the Best and are giving away some delectably sweet gift sets to FIVE winners. Enter to win this sweet summer prize that is sure to inspire many blissful Milano moments. Then, please share your favorite Milano Moment here. Strawberry Milano cookies are [...]

By |2010-07-30T20:58:08-04:00July 22nd, 2010|Done Deals, Freebies|15 Comments
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Outstanding In The Field: Chef Scott Anderson

Chef Scott Anderson of the award winning elements restaurant (163 Bayard Lane in Princeton, New Jersey; .www.elementsprinceton.com)  has been invited — for the second year in a row —  to share his innovative menu of seasonal vegetables and ingredients with diners at Mosefund Farm as one of this year’s Outstanding in the Field events. The events are described as “restaurants without walls,” creating unique dining experiences for all participants. On September 4th, 2010 at 3:00pm, Chef Anderson will create a farm to table experience offering diners the chance to enjoy a locally grown and sustainable meal. Guests will join farmers, producers and the chef to sit at a long family-style [...]

By |2017-08-31T15:05:57-04:00July 20th, 2010|Other happenings, USA Travel, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Soniat House, New Orleans for Your Family Reunion

This summer, taste the luxurious life of nineteenth-century New Orleans and get away for a family reunion to the grand town house Joseph Soniat built for his family. Soniat House has something for families of all sizes. Rent the entire property for $5,000 a night, half the property for $2,500 a night or have them tailor packages to accommodate your smaller  groups. Soniat House —  renovated to preserve the lovely Greek Revival details, graceful stairways, cast iron galleries, and cobblestone carriageways — maintains the aura and scale of a lovingly kept family home. Its  18 rooms and 12 suites, decorated with individuality and taste, are the antithesis of the mass-produced [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:20:10-04:00July 18th, 2010|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Third Annual Taste of The Quarter, Atlantic City

On Monday August 30, The Quarter at Tropicana Casino & Resort — a premier dining, shopping and entertainment complex in Atlantic City — will host the third annual Taste of The Quarter from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Taste of The Quarter three-hour event will feature live entertainment and an array of dishes from more than 15 of The Quarter and Tropicana restaurants including FIN – A Seafood Experience, Carmine’s, The Palm, Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar, Red Square, RiRa, P. F. Chang’s China Bistro, A Time for Wine, Planet Rose and more. Guests for Taste of The Quarter must be 21. All proceeds from the Taste of [...]

By |2017-09-03T08:08:40-04:00July 16th, 2010|USA Restaurants, USA Travel|0 Comments
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Moutarde Le Bistro de la Rue Opens in Park Slope

Moutarde, Le Bistro de la Rue - a restaurant recently opened in Park Slope — offers a new Parisian-style bistro. A contemporary, value-centric version of the classic bistro, this neighborhood spot provides simple and affordable French home cooking in a relaxed and intimate setting. Moutarde, Le Bistro de la Rue has  a full bar with an expansive list of French wines (featuring many organic varietals) and cocktails, and serves brunch, lunch and dinner;  open Mon - Thur from 11am to 11pm and Fri – Sun from 10:30am – 11:30pm. Moutarde, Le Bistro de la Rue 239 5th Avenue(Corner of Carroll St in Park Slope) Brooklyn, NY 718-623-3600 - guest contributor

By |2017-08-31T14:11:08-04:00July 13th, 2010|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments
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FIN – A New Restaurant at Tropicana Casino & Resort

Tropicana Casino & Resort recently opened FIN, a new seafood restaurant, featuring food and wine from New Jersey fishermen, farmers and vintners with outdoor, oceanfront seating.  The restaurant's design is "sea chic" with a modern mermaid theme. Fin's Chef Demetrios Haronis was born and bred on the Jersey Shore, bringing his vision to offer a high-end culinary experience using the freshest local products available to FIN. Menu items, which will change seasonally, range from contemporary to classic — with signature dishes such as "Chef D's" dancing shrimp (onion panko crusted shrimp served with a lobster crab cake), crabsickles (jumbo lump crab on a crab leg), Jersey flounder (pan-fried point co-op [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:20:10-04:00July 9th, 2010|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|2 Comments
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Brick Oven of Black Rock Opens

Brick Oven of Black Rock, the area’s newest brick oven pizza restaurant, will celebrate their opening with an event this Saturday, July 10 from 12 to 5 pm, offering specials and promotions throughout the day including: - The first 25 customers, plus a random guest at day's end, will receive a $20 gift certificate - Buy one pizza or sub and get a personal pie for free - And from 11am-5pm throughout the month of July, receive 15 percent off your entire bill Brick Oven of Black Rock features over 15 varieties of signature thin crust, wood-fired brick oven specialty pizzas with a combination of standard to more-unique toppings in [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:20:10-04:00July 8th, 2010|USA Restaurants, USA Travel, xyz misc|0 Comments
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The Copper Beech Inn Goes to the White House

Executive Chef Tyler Anderson of The Copper Beech Inn recently accepted an invitation from First Lady Michele Obama to travel to Washington and take part in the Chefs Move to Schools initiative, an opportunity for chefs around the country to adopt local schools to help solve the childhood obesity epidemic. Chef Anderson was one of 400 chefs to be invited nationwide. “Chefs Move to Schools will pair chefs with schools in their communities to bring fun to fruits and vegetables, and teach kids about food, nutrition, and cooking in an engaging way, ” according to Michele Obama. With more than 31 million children participating in the National School Lunch Program [...]

By |2017-08-31T15:40:34-04:00July 6th, 2010|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Brasserie 1605’s Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Festival

This Sunday July 4th,  Brasserie 1605 will hold its first annual Macy’s Fireworks Festival, featuring an All-American Picnic Buffet in the restaurant that overlooks Times Square, followed by a rooftop viewing of the city’s most famous pyrotechnic display. Just 95 people (At $200 per person) will have the opportunity to watch Macy’s Fireworks  from the Crowne Plaza Times Square’s roof , overlooking Broadway and Times Square, with its unparalleled and unfettered sight lines to the Hudson River 47 stories above the crowds. The festival will begin at 7 p.m. with a Champagne Picnic Buffet, including such American fare favorites as: Angus beef burgers; foot-long hot dogs; pulled pork sliders; corn [...]

By |2017-08-31T14:11:08-04:00July 2nd, 2010|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Lower Eastside Girls Club Opens Celebrate Cafe

The Lower Eastside Girls Club announces the opening of Celebrate Cafe -  an entrepreneurial and job training program that employs local teenagers and young adults. Neighborhood moms and young women who go through their programs manage the cafe, and the servers are teenagers from one of their leadership and career training programs. Celebrate Cafe is open daily between 11AM-11PM serving pastries (from the Sweet Things Bake Shop on Avenue C), fair trade coffees and teas, grilled sandwiches, farmer’s market salads, freshly baked fruit pies, organic hot dogs, organic popcorn, and more. Every dollar goes directly back towards their Girls Club programs. Celebrate Cafe at The Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery [...]

By |2017-08-20T13:02:04-04:00July 1st, 2010|NYC Restaurant Reviews|0 Comments
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