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July 4th Weekend Barbecue Bargain at Pera

Not all of July 4th’s traditional fireworks are those in the sky; the thrill of the earth-bound flaming grill is as synonymous with Independence Day celebrations as high altitude pyrotechnics. So Pera Mediterranean Brasserie’s 10-foot grill will work overtime on July 4th (Saturday, July 3rd, too), for Pera’s Boundless Bargain Barbeque – all the hanger steak, chicken brochette, lamb ribs, the restaurant’s signature lamb Adana (hand-chopped lamb seasoned with Mediterranean spices and cooked on a long flat skewer) and marinated shrimp Independence Day celebrants can consume for $19 per person. This also includes limitless servings of bulghur pilaf and yoghurt and cucumber “cacik”and three meze - warm hummus with  lavash [...]

By |2017-08-31T14:11:09-04:00July 1st, 2010|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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OC Fair “The Beat Goes On”

“The Beat Goes On” July 16-August 15 with the 2010 OC Fair and 23 days of food, rides, exhibits, animals and music. With more than a million fair-goers each year, the OC Fair features a variety of traditional favorites, including baking competitions and livestock displays mixed in with modern marvels such as chocolate-covered bacon and deep-fried butter. The OC Fair will feature agricultural exhibits, home and visual arts displays, free community entertainment, two carnivals with a variety of twisted and turbulent rides and games, and a Fair food feast fit for gastric delight with jumbo turkey legs, foot-long corn dogs, funnel cakes and anything and everything deep-fried or on a [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:22:02-04:00June 28th, 2010|Other happenings, USA Travel, xyz misc|1 Comment
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Win a $10K Prize Package for Your Healthy Cooking

Win a $10,000 prize package for your healthy cooking skills from Cooking Light magazine. Cooking Light recently launched a nationwide casting call to find a self-taught or professionally-trained chef with the healthiest and most innovative cooking approach. This search runs through August 14, 2010. Entrants must submit a three-minute prep-to-plate video of a healthy, original recipe on which they will be judged. Four finalists will be chosen from the entries to compete in a live cook-off event at The Taste of Atlanta, a two-day outdoor food festival in Atlanta, GA, on October 23 and 24, 2010. The Cooking Light judges will select the winner, who will be named the “Healthy [...]

By |2010-08-15T13:38:47-04:00June 25th, 2010|Done Deals, Freebies|6 Comments
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The Copper Beech Inn Earns 5 Stars

The Copper Beech Inn, known for its refined elegance and intimate New England style, received 5 Stars for its Copper Beech Restaurant in the June Issue of Hartford Magazine. An Ivoryton Village landmark is known for offering exceptional cuisine, luxurious accommodations and a superb setting. “We couldn’t be happier with the response that we received from Hartford Magazine,” said Ian Phillips, Owner. This award continues a string of successes for Executive Chef Tyler Anderson, a rising star in Connecticut, with a 2009 win on Food Network show Chopped. Chef Anderson is committed to serving sustainable seafood, meats and vegetables that have been raised, foraged, farmed or produced within a 150-mile [...]

By |2017-08-31T15:40:34-04:00June 14th, 2010|Other happenings, USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments
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NYC Food Film Festival -Taste What You See on the Screen

The 4th Annual NYC Food Film Festival kicks off on June 23rd with a week of food film events in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens...like the Great New York City Shuck 'n Suck (an all you can eat oyster feast)... Chef Brad Farmerie's Southeast Asian Street Food Market...Edible Adventures featuring Pig Ear Sandwiches and some crazy ice creams... a Food Truck Drive-in and the Brooklyn Burger 'n Beer Garden...offering The World's Longest Toppings Bar. The festival runs from June 23 - 27th. At each event, they screen food films, then serve some of the food from these films. Some events are FREE and some are paid, but all require tickets. Events [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:20:11-04:00June 10th, 2010|Rambling, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Masa’s Changes Longstanding Menu Format

Known for its world-class cuisine and signature chef’s degustation menu, Masa’s recently announced that they are changing their menu format. The restaurant will now offer a four course menu ($89) and a seven course menu ($140), which marks a shift from their longstanding five ($105) and nine ($175) course offerings. Diners can look forward to putting themselves in Executive Chef Gregory Short’s hands as he delivers creative and innovative dishes for each course. Impeccably paired with wines by Master Sommelier Alan Murray, guests at Masa’s will enjoy a French/Californian dining experience unlike any other. Furthermore, with less savory courses, there is now more room to indulge in Pastry Chef John [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:22:02-04:00June 7th, 2010|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Pints for Prostates Thomas Hooker Brewing Tasting in June

The Pints for Prostates Thomas Hooker Brewing Tasting will take place on June 19, 2010 from 6-8:30 p.m. at Thomas Hooker Brewing, 16 Tobey Rd., Bloomfield, Conn., and raise funds to fight prostate cancer. The event will include a selection of fresh Thomas Hooker brews, food from Black Eyed Sally’s BBQ and music from the Biscuit Rollers blues trio. Attendees will get the chance to win several great beer related door prizes and for a $10 donation will be eligible for a drawing for a trip for two to the Great American Beer Festival taking place in Denver, Colo., in September  2010. “Pints for Prostates uses the universal language of [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:20:11-04:00June 4th, 2010|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Dressing Room Taps New Chef and Unveils Tapas Menu

Dressing Room: A Homegrown Restaurant, (Westport, CT)  committed to serving local, natural and organic American food, today announces the promotion of Jon Vaast to head chef. The restaurant also unveiled its new American tapas menu, featuring smaller portions to give guests the opportunity to “go-light” or “go-for-broke.” The menu changes seasonally and features the best of local growers and producers. Early Summer offerings include 37 plates available in three sizes starting at $7. Vaast will steward relationships with local producers while taking the helm of Dressing Room’s new menu, which offers homegrown tastes in a more affordable format. For the click here for a downlodable pdf. As Vaast, 24, takes [...]

By |2017-08-31T15:40:34-04:00June 2nd, 2010|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Nuts in the Kitchen 4-Course Buffet Luncheon

On June 9, join cookbook author Susan Herrmann Loomis for a multi-dimensional luncheon, including a cooking demonstration of recipes from her newest work, Nuts in the Kitchen - a lively culinary guide and comprehensive collection of more than 100 nut-centric recipes, from appetizers to desserts.  The four-course buffet lunch starts with Cocoa Nuts with Fleur de Sel and Parmigiano Seed Sticks, then Mushroom and Walnut Tarte Tartin and Tagine from Le Casbah. For dessert: Crumbly Almond Cake and Lemon Poppyseed Ice Cream. The New York City Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier — the organization of female leaders in the food, wine and hospitality industries dedicated to education, advocacy and philanthropy [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:20:12-04:00May 31st, 2010|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Allergy-Free Dining iPhone App

The iEatOut Gluten & Allergen Free application for the iPhone and iPod Touch provides instant access to safe eating out –  easily at your fingertips! It's based on the Let's Eat Out! series. The app offers menu choices configured to specific allergens. Quickly learn what's safe to eat, how foods are prepared and what questions to ask when ordering meals in Indian, Italian and Steak restaurant ! Tailor your iPhone / iPod touch by selecting from one or any combination of 10 common food allergens – corn, dairy, eggs, fish, gluten, peanuts, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat. View color-coded columns and menu item descriptions to determine which dishes 'contain' [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:20:14-04:00May 11th, 2010|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Beer Expo Back June 5, 2010 at Philly Navy Yard

The producer of the award-winning Philly Craft Beer Festival, selected as one of the “Top Ten Beer Festivals in America”, returns to Philadelphia for the 2nd Annual International Great Beer Expo. The biggest names in international brewing will gather at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on June 5, 2010 for what promises to be the summer’s best beer fest. This international beer tasting extravaganza will showcase more than 50 breweries from across the globe, each providing samples of their country’s proudest brewing achievement. Shoulder to shoulder with some of America’s best breweries will be amazing beer from Japan, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Belgium, Italy, Trinidad, Scotland, Ireland, Mexico, Israel, Poland, China, [...]

By |2017-09-01T16:51:35-04:00May 10th, 2010|USA Travel|0 Comments
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Globetrotting Mother’s Day Dining At Vermilion

At Vermilion will present a Globetrotting Mother's Day meal — a  six-course, six country, two continent gustatory journey, making stops in Venezuela, India, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Argentina and Mexico. Regardless of how they map their dining route, all mothers will be treated to one of At Vermilion’s signature “herb & spice” Champagne fizzes, choice of blueberry cardamom, jalapeno cilantro or prickly-pear ginger. At Vermilion’s special menu starts with Venezuelan duck arepas in a Goan vindaloo seasoning, followed by Indian Mughlai malai chicken kabab, basted in cream and coriander, seared in the tandoor. A Brazilian seafood caldeirada melded with coconut milk, fenugreek, cumin and chili follows, before the journey continues further south [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:20:14-04:00May 6th, 2010|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Mother’s Day Specials at McCormick & Schmick’s

This Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9, McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants are recognizing mothers with a complimentary Strawberry Shortcake or Crème Brulee. In McCormick & Schmick’s style of “above and beyond” guest service, the restaurants will offer a special concierge service this Mother’s Day:  guests can prearrange to have flowers and/or a personalized menu message or card on the table for mom.Throughout Mother’s Day Weekend, May 7 – 9, moms will be celebrated with several menu features. Sunday brunch offerings at participating locations include  eggs Benedict, omelets, signature baked French toast and a children’s brunch plate with scrambled eggs, bacon and baked French toast. Pricing varies by location. For guests [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:20:14-04:00May 6th, 2010|USA Restaurants, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Primo’s Curbside Cuisine

Out of Oakland’s backyard and into the streets — Primo’s Parrilla delivers an authentic food experience  on their mobile food truck by offering slow-grilled Argentine asado. A first within the mobile food community offering meats grilled in the Argentine  slow cooking tradition, Primo's will light up the parrilla on location using only almond wood and (natural) mesquite lump charcoal. Free-range chicken and grass fed tri-tip topped off with Primo’s version of freshly made chimichurri, the traditional Argentine accompaniment, will be available from the grill. Diners will be able to taste the difference through the ‘art of slow grilling’ and the use of S.L.O (sustainable, local, organic) ingredients. Also on offer [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:22:02-04:00April 28th, 2010|Other happenings, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Il Cantuccio, Italian Bakery Opening Today

A new Italian bakery — Il Cantuccio 91 Christopher Street (at Bleecker Street) —  opens its doors in the heart of the Greenwich Village today, Saturday, April 24, 2010. Owners Camilla Bottari, Lorenzo Palombo, and Simone Bertini bring decades of confectionery experience and a secret cantucci recipe to the palates of New Yorkers. Hailing from Prato in Tuscany, the partners of Il Cantuccio NYC offer a selection of gourmet bakery products, including a unique interpretation of the cantuccini or cantucci — the regional semi-soft biscotti — that's for breakfast drenched in milk or coffee, as a snack with an herbal tea, or as a dessert with a glass of muscat [...]

By |2017-10-22T15:00:24-04:00April 24th, 2010|Other happenings|3 Comments
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Official Tales of the Cocktail Festival Cocktail

And the winner is: Death in the South Pacific by Washington bartender Evan Martin. It's now the “official cocktail” of the 2010 annual culinary and cocktail festival, Tales of the Cocktail. Recipes poured in from New Zealand to Washington as over 150 bartenders punched it up to create a tiki-inspired cocktail for the 8th annual festival. Evan Martin's drink featured Appleton Estate Extra 12 Year Old Rum, Rhum Clement VSOP, Grand Marnier, Trader Tiki's Orgeat Syrup, Fee's Falernum, Fee’s Grenadine, and Cruzan Blackstrap Rum. “This drink hits all the contest requirements on the nose: It creatively mixes multiple rums, sweeteners, and citrus to "tikify" the Planter's Punch template; it has [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:20:16-04:00April 23rd, 2010|Other happenings, USA Travel, xyz misc|0 Comments
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Win $20,000 in Personal Services

Imagine how blissful life could be if you had a personal housekeeper, trainer, chef, nanny or even a personal assistant to screen your calls and run your errands. It could happen to you. Click here register to win $20,000 in personal services, or a truly blissful $20,000 cash!Available in the US only.See site for rules. Ends 11:59 pm (Eastern) 6/30/10. Sponsor: The Hershey Company

By |2012-02-13T16:52:44-05:00April 22nd, 2010|Done Deals|24 Comments
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2nd Annual Kentucky Derby Celebration at Eleven Madison Park

On Saturday, May 1, 2010, Esquire magazine and Eleven Madison Park present New York’s ultimate Kentucky Derby celebration from 3:00pm to 7:00pm. Esquire Editor-in-Chief David Granger and Union Square Hospitality Group CEO Danny Meyer will co-host the 2nd annual event at the award-winning restaurant. The celebration will include live coverage of the race at Churchill Downs, Chef Daniel Humm’s take on Southern cuisine, Maker’s Mark Mint Juleps, a Cigar Lounge by Nat Sherman, custom Derby hats by The Hat Shop’s Linda Pagan, live Kentucky Bluegrass music, and a silent auction benefitting New York Horse Rescue. New York Philharmonic trumpeter Ethan Bensdorf will kick off the festivities with the playing of [...]

By |2017-09-03T08:08:51-04:00April 21st, 2010|Other happenings|0 Comments
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Oxnard Salsa Festival

Get ready to sizzle at the 17th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival celebrating the food, music and the dance, July 24-25, 2010 at Plaza Park, Fifth and "B" Streets in downtown Oxnard, California. The annual event features spicy food, hot music and fiery entertainment and draws an estimated 50,000 salsa lovers to the City of Oxnard for the two-day action packed celebration. Everything is salsa -- the food, the music and the dance. Event highlights include Latin jazz bands, a large salsa tasting tent, a colorful vendor marketplace, international foods, kids korner, salsa recipe contests, Latin dance lessons, salsa dance exhibitions and more. Admission and parking are free. For more information [...]

By |2017-08-31T16:20:16-04:00April 17th, 2010|Other happenings, USA Travel, xyz misc|1 Comment
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The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show: Atlanta

The inspirational weekend cooking show returns to Atlanta on May 1 — 2, 2010! For two years, The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show has demonstrations by award-winning and celebrity chefs,  revealed fresh ideas for cooking and entertaining enthusiasts and hosted tasting and entertaining workshops filled with useful trends and tricks. This event also showcases gourmet foods and beverages, kitchen gadgets and appliances, floral linens and fashion wear from more than 150 exhibitors. It’s a fun, all-ages event where even the youngest cooks can get some experience. For more info and ticket prices visit : www.metrocooking.com - guest contributor

By |2017-08-31T16:20:17-04:00April 17th, 2010|USA Travel, xyz misc|0 Comments
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