Beautiful Budget Meals at The Fox and Lion Hotel
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Despite its inviting outdoor patio and casual atmosphere, The Fox and Lion Hotel at the Entertainment Quarter goes beyond standard pub grub.
Of course, all the old favourites are there, including fish and chips and thick juicy steaks. But it was the meals that were just a little bit different that piqued the interests of my mother and me on Saturday. I opted for chicken in a basket, a sadly mundane name for a pretty sensational dish. It’s not the roast chook that we’re used to, but spatchcock....
November 9th, 2009 | Lauren Katulka | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: budget, dining, featuredarticle, hotels, pubs, Restaurants
Pink’s Hot Dogs Celebrates 70th Anniversary in LA
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The Pink family has been serving Pink’s Hot Dogs in Los Angeles since 1939, and on Saturday, November 7th, will be celebrating the business’ 70th anniversary with a “Chili Dogs for Charity” celebrity event.
For 7 days, starting on November 7th, at 7:00 p.m. for 70 minutes (until 8:10 p.m.), Pink’s chili cheese dogs will be sold for just 70 cents instead of the regular price of $3.50. Each day will feature a different celebrity and proceeds will be donated to a charity...
November 6th, 2009 | Abbie Mood | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: celebrity event, featuredarticle, Restaurants
AAA Announces 5-Diamond Hotels & Restaurants in Seattle
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In the list of recently announced 2010 AAA 5-Diamond hotels and Restaurants, the Seattle area scored a paltry two listings:
The Seattle Fairmont Olympic Hotel (map) celebrates its 26th consecutive year on the 5-Diamond list, and Woodinville’s Herbfarm Restaurant (map) celebrates its 8th consecutive year.
The 5-Diamond award is awarded to the best of the best in the hospitality industry,and only about a quarter of one per cent of hotels and Restaurants receive the award. Congratulations are definitely...
November 6th, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: hotels, Restaurants
The Pond is Sydney’s Newest Watering Hole
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I can’t say that I’ve embraced their low carb beer, but Pure Blonde’s new beer garden, The Pond, in Darlinghurst is something I could get behind.
The pastoral charms of this 178-year-old cottage remain intact. The floor is covered in recycled office carpet, and the furniture is carved from reclaimed hardwood. Staff wear organic cotton, and the whole joint is decorated in rescued plants, ferns, and herbs.
There’s more than ales on offer, with Nonna Anna serving up Italian fodder which is...
November 5th, 2009 | Lauren Katulka | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: bars, beer gardens, featuredarticle, Restaurants
Lobsterpalooza Offered Throughout November
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How do I love lobster? Let me count the ways! And you, too, can count the ways you love lobster at Seattle’s Waterfront Seafood Grill’s Lobsterpalooza 2009. Now in it’s fifth year, this homage to the magnificent crustacean lasts the entire month of November, with the restaurant flying in fresh lobsters daily.
It seems we’ve come a long way from the days when lobster was considered poverty food, so plentiful and common as to be appropriate to serve the very poor and prisoners.
Today,...
November 4th, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: featuredarticle, lobster, Restaurants, Seattle waterfront
Cafe Flora Serves Up a Vegetarian Thanksgiving
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Although it’s still weeks away, Seattle vegetarians looking for a holiday dinner out are already making reservations at Cafe Flora in Madison Park. With a well-deserved reputation for serving up creative and hearty vegetarian dishes, Cafe Flora promises a 4-course Thanksgiving dinner featuring organic ingredients from local Washington farms that is meat and dairy free, yet sure to satisfy the carnivore in your dining party.
Cafe Flora serves up delicious vegetarian food in Seattle's Madison...
October 30th, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Restaurants, Thanksgiving, vegetarian food
L.A., King of the Deli
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According to self-ascribed deli fanatic David Sax, author of the newly published book “Save the Deli,” Los Angeles reigns supreme when it comes to deli fare and ambiance. Smoked meats, jaw-unhinging sandwiches, and other noshes and nibbles are for Sax best experienced in L.A, beating out such formidable contenders as New York, Cleveland, Chicago, San Francisco, and Montreal.
Deli(cious) Delicatessens:
Langer's, home of heavenly pastrami
Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant: Established...
October 28th, 2009 | M. L. Johnson | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: deli, featuredarticle, food, Restaurants
Fantastic French Fare at L’Etoile
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Celebrity chef Manu Feildel has left behind the gastronomical extravagances of Bilson’s for a more cosy home-style cuisine at his recently hatted Paddington restaurant, L’Etoile. My husband and I enjoyed our first meal there last week, and it certainly won’t be the last.
I started with the silky scallop sausage served with salmon roe and a crustacean bisque. I can’t recall ever ordering a sausage while out, but this was really something special. This was one of the lightest, most delicate...
October 26th, 2009 | Lauren Katulka | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: dining, french food, Restaurants
Roaming Away to San Francisco
... of "Maltese Falcon" fame
Great Splurge: John’s Grill. Established in 1908, one of San Francisco’s oldest and most celebrated Restaurants continues to garner top reviews for its period interior, great service, and scrumptious down-to-earth steaks, seafood, pastas, and side dishes. John’s is most famous, however, as a setting in “The Maltese Falcon,” by author Dashiell Hammett. The convenient downtown location is walking distance from Union Square and Moscone...
October 25th, 2009 | M. L. Johnson | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: food, money saving tips, museums, Restaurants
Taste of Tulalip Wine Weekend
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Wine aficionados, or just those curious about the nectar of the gods, will want to pick up tickets for next month’s Taste of Tulalip, a fabulous weekend of food, wine, education and fun being held at the Tulalip Resort (map).
Scheduled for the weekend of November 14-15th, the wine weekend begins with a champagne receptions, followed by a gala dinner, and concludes with a VIP after party, and also offers a host of tasting opportunities, educational sessions, demonstrations, time for questions,...
October 22nd, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 5Filed under: Events, featuredarticle, festivals, food and beverage, Restaurants, wine
Locals Cast Their Votes for Their Favorite Restaurants in Chicago
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One of the best ways to experience a city is through food, especially trying Restaurants that the locals love. Chicago is definitely not short on high-quality dining, with some of the country’s most talented chefs cooking here.
Below is a list of some “locals’” favorite Restaurants. And don’t worry, this list is not final and will be updated periodically as the dining scene in Chicago is ever changing, and with so many good Restaurants in the Windy City, how can any list be final?
Quartino...
October 22nd, 2009 | Lisa Davis | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: BYOB, Chicago, dining, Restaurants
Costumes & Cocktails at STIR Martini + Raw Bar
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Halloween cocktails aren’t about hair of dog and eye of newt! They’re about some fun potions, some creative naming, and a little bit of Halloween devilishness. You’re invited to have a ghoulishly good time at the spooky festivities served up at STIR Martini + Raw Bar on Halloween.
The evening’s festivities include food and drink specials, DJ MSW-OUTPUT, and Tarot Card readings by Liz Hyatt. Costumes are encouraged, although not required, costume judging starts at 11 pm.
Halloween specialty...
October 19th, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: bars, Bellevue, Halloween, Restaurants
Grabbing a Bite at Nick’s in the Sticks in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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You know the saying that you can’t (or shouldn’t) judge a book by its cover? Well, that sentiment can be applied to Restaurants as well.
At first glance, Nick’s in the Sticks (or the true name that no one talks about, Nick’s Original Filet House) in Tuscaloosa, Ala., is much on looks. In fact, if you don’t know where you’re going, you just might pass it by.
However, there is one clue that can help you out – if you see a lot of cars parked out front of a tiny building on Culver Rd.,...
October 18th, 2009 | Apryl Chapman Thomas | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: diners, eating out, featuredarticle, Hidden Gems, Restaurants, Things to See in Alabama
Photo Walk down Harbor Blvd. in Fullerton
... Fullerton. (map)
FREE parking is easy to find throughout downtown Fullerton.
The Roman numeral style clocks give that old town touch.
There are many Restaurants along Harbor Boulevard, so you are almost guaranteed to find something you like!
Ziing’s Asian Bistro
$1.25 Taco Tuesdays at the Matador Cantina
Branagan’s Irish Pub
across the street is Palapa Grill
Besides the Restaurants above, check out Sushi Momo, Old Spaghetti Factory, Heroes bar & cafe, Rutabegorz (vegetarian), The...
October 17th, 2009 | Abbie Mood | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: clothing, museum, Restaurants, tea
REVIEW: Tulalip Bay & Andrew Will Winemaker Dinner
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Have you had a great meal lately? A really, really great meal, full of all the tasty goodness that Seattle chefs have to offer? Delightfully fresh seafood, vegetables bursting with flavor, all beautifully presented and paired with a wine that not only tastes wonderful, but brings out the very best flavors of the food?
That’s how I spend last Friday evening, as a guest of Tulalip Bay Restaurant and their Andrew Will winemaker dinner, and it was an evening full of the best of many things. The...
October 12th, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: featuredarticle, Restaurants, wine
Dining in Mendoza – Final Mentions
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Actually before I leave Mendoza behind there are a couple of places I need to mention, if for no other reason than other Mendoza-philes out there will scream “what about ____?!” if I don’t.
Azafrán
Probably our favourite meal in Mendoza city proper, Azafran really deserves its own entry, if only for its outstanding wine room. Laid out like a library, the extensive wine collection has pride of place at the front of the building, and is lovingly displayed by varietal—a fun (if expensive)...
September 17th, 2008 | Brendan | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: argentina, eating, Mendoza, Restaurants
Dining in Mendoza – Cava de Cano
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Moving finally on to simply Restaurants (without the attached wineries)…I have only a couple of must-visit Restaurants to review, and then it’s time to move on from Mendoza! (sniff…)
One final unforgettable lunch experience in wine country is an extended noontime at the legendary Cava de Cano.
I can honestly say that I have never experienced quite the spread we encountered on our arrival at this unassuming restaurant in the heart of Mayor Drummond, Luján de Cuyo. Set in the colonial residence...
September 10th, 2008 | Brendan | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: argentina, drinking, eating, Mendoza, Restaurants
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