Dining and restaurant news…
* Tattoo sous. Chefs love getting inked. Must be something to do with all those knives. [Washington Post]
* Yelp! I need somebody. But not just anybody. Restaurants may need happy Yelpers to survive. [Business Insider]
* Without a Trace. The Austin food scene wouldn’t be the same without Chef Paul Hargrove and Trace Restaurant. [Eater]
* Back to the future. The Epi-Log predicts a bunch of trends for the new year. To be taken with one grain of salt. [Epicurious]
* Cheese, please. It turns out it could be good for your ticker. This is great news to me, as I consider cheese to be its own food group. Pass the parm! [The Atlantic]
* Give it to us raw and wriggling. Like Gollum, that’s how I prefer my steak. But, some folks like it kinda cooked. And, some chefs kinda don’t like that. [BA]
* Truth in advertising. The deadly puffer fish lives up to its rep, as a diner winds up hospitalized after eating it at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Personally, there’s enough stuff out there to eat that I don’t need to knowingly take my life in my own hands. Anyway, that fish liver cannot possibly taste better than any foie gras. [Wall Street Journal]
* Risky business. Dining out with allergies can be perilous, but you can prevent a mishap with these tips. [Jacksonville.com]
* And now for your moment of zen. A new book looks back at the days of dainty dining in department stores. [Times Herald]
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