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Graham Elliot Recruits Tony Mantuano To Headline Lollapalooza's ChowTown
The only shining beacon of hope on the Chicago summer food festival scene isn't really at a food festival at all.
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Jacques Pepin: Manly Grilling 'Doesn't Really Make Any Sense'
Plus: the best burger techniques, the best burger joint in America, and why Julia Child loved McDonald's.
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Lady Gaga's Dad Threatens Bloomberg, Blames Potatoes In Twitter Rant Over Health Inspection
All it takes is one potato to send Joe Germanotta, owner of Joanne Trattoria and father of Lady Gaga, into a full-blown Twitter rant against the oft-maligned NYC Department of Health.
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PHOTO: Glee's Cory Monteith And Gordon Ramsay Hang Out On Set
We practically gave ourselves heart attacks last time MasterChef and Glee crossed paths, but luckily, we made it through last season of everyone's favorite Ryan Murphy musical comedy without any Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot, or Joe Bastianich cameos. Sadly, MasterChef won't be spared the same crossover fate.
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Wharton Economists Develop Model To Explain Why No-Shows Suck
Oh boy, time to put on our microeconomic hats (which we never get to wear, and it makes us sad) to explain why it is, exactly, that people who don’t show up for their reservations are so infuriating to chefs.
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Dominique ‘Cronut Lord’ Ansel Looking For New Pastry Chef For SoHo Location
This means that you — yes, you, with the “genuine passion and knowledge for food and pastries” and the “prior experience as a pastry cook of minimal 1-2 years” — might get to work for the famed Master of the Cronut-verse.
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Sushi Yasuda Eliminates Tips For Servers, Blows America’s Collective Mind
Rosenberg, shhhhh! Don’t let the waiters find out that they’re human beings with inalienable rights! What are you going to say next, that customers should treat their waiters with respect? Stop your radical thinking.
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WATCH: Paul Qui’s Fiancée Is His ‘Boss’ (So, Paul Qui Is A Regular Guy)
Oh we are such fans of this relationship.
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Charlie Trotter’s Restaurant On Sale For $3.8 Million; Homaro Cantu’s Loss Could Be Your Gain
We’re nearing the end of the Great Charlie Trotter Retirement Liquidation EVERYTHING MUST GO Sale, and truly, this is the end. All the photos and pots and service pieces are gone, all the wine sold, all the Rahm Emanuel moments a distant memory. Now, the only thing left is the restaurant itself, which can be yours to scrapbook for $3.8 million.
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Why The Treme/Top Chef Tax Break Debate Is Irrelevant, And Louisiana Still Loses
If Andy Cohen’s going to claim that there’s nothing wrong with accepting a tax credit, as Top Chef has done in the past, he should do it with the knowledge that this beloved budget-trimming benefit can still come with collateral damage.
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Restaurant Industry Reports Rough First Quarter, Blames Weather And Taxes
Cold weather, the return of the payroll tax, and the rising cost of food contributed to a “deep freeze” in overall growth — a surprising reversal, considering that last year the restaurant industry’s rapid growth was one of the bright spots of an otherwise slow U.S. economy.
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In Italy’s Pizza Boom, Egyptians Man The Ovens
Although Italy’s fallen victim to numerous economic woes recently — austerity cuts, the fall of the euro, and Silvio Berlusconi’s presence among the living, to name a few — there’s one sector of the economy that is actually booming: pizza
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Chez Panisse Closed Indefinitely Due To Fire Damage
Although the Chez Panisse staff hoped that they’d be able to reopen the iconic Berkeley, CA restaurant as early as April 15, it turns out that the fire that ravaged the building’s front porch caused more extensive damage than anyone had initially estimated.
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LISTEN: Top Chef Canada Host Mark McEwan Throws His Weight Behind Toronto’s Mega Casino Deal
Here’s some facts that you may not have known about Canada: first, they have their own, special Canadian version of Top Chef, hosted by the famous Mark McEwan, and so popular that it’s entering its third season. (How adorable!) Second, the country’s restaurant industry — in fact, the entire country itself — is currently in the middle of a mass debate…about casinos.
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