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On Our Plate: Best Brunches in the U.S.; Mother’s Day $200 Giveaway; Soft-Shell Crabs; Arizona Restaurant Week; S. Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Bar Room Martini On Our Plate: Best Brunches in the U.S.; Mothers Day $200 Giveaway; Soft Shell Crabs; Arizona Restaurant Week; S. Pellegrino Worlds 50 Best Restaurants

Best way to start a meal? A cold martini -- and the truffled popcorn from the Bar Room at the Modern doesn't hurt either.

Happenings on and around OpenTable…

* We’re celebrating the release of our 2012 Diners’ Choice Awards for Top 100 Restaurants for Brunch in the U.S. Find out if your fave place to celebrate the weekend made our list!

* Enter our Mother’s Day ‘Feed the Mom Who Fed You’ Giveaway! Score one of five $200 gift certificates, plus we’re donating $100 to Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign in your favorite mom’s name for each winning entry.

* This week’s restaurant review trend? Soft-shell crabs!

* What’s your drink when dining out? Vote in this week’s poll!

* Did you know you can book many of the 2012 Conde Nast Hot Tables right on OpenTable? It’s true!

* Congratulations to the honorees on the 2012 San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Reserve your tables now!

* Did you send the Tweet of the Week? Find out.

* Restaurant Week in Arizona is coming soon. Don’t miss your chance to dine out for less!

* And, we’re still hiring! We’re staffing up and looking for talented people to join our team. Check out openings in customer support, engineering, field operations, finance, IT and technical services, marketing, operations, and sales.

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On Our Plate: San Francisco Admins Enjoy Discounts Today; Dine Out for Life Tomorrow to Fight AIDS; Scotch Eggs Trending; California Foie Gras Ban

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
Foie Geese On Our Plate: San Francisco Admins Enjoy Discounts Today; Dine Out for Life Tomorrow to Fight AIDS; Scotch Eggs Trending; California Foie Gras Ban

Geese flock to California upon learning their livers will no longer be on the menu come July 1, 2012.

Happenings on and around OpenTable…

* If you’re an administrative professional in the Bay Area, take of advantage of awesome specials today at some of the area’s best restaurants.

* This week’s restaurant review trend? Scotch eggs!

* Do you agree with California’s impending ban on foie gras? Vote in this week’s poll!

* What’s your brunch style? Let us know in this fun and fast survey.

* Did you send the Tweet of the Week? Find out.

* Reserve to dine out to fight AIDS at select Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.  restaurants during Dining Out for Life tomorrow on April 26th!

* Restaurant Weeks in Detroit, Long Island, Main Line, and Tacoma are happening now. Don’t miss your chance to dine out for less!

* Where did the stars, such as Will Arnett and Jason Segel, dine last week? Click through if you’re a celeb fan!

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On Our Plate: Gluten-Free Dining; New Brunch Survey; Tipping Habits; Meyer Lemons Trending on OpenTable; Save 30% with Savored

Friday, April 20th, 2012
bloody mary On Our Plate: Gluten Free Dining; New Brunch Survey; Tipping Habits; Meyer Lemons Trending on OpenTable; Save 30% with Savored

A good Bloody Mary is my favorite thing about brunch. And, if you aren't asking for a salted rim, you're totally missing out!

Happenings on and around OpenTable … 

* Do you suffer from Celiac Disease? Guest blogger Erin Smith gives you tips for dining out safely.

* We’ve got the skinny on tipping in restaurants. Read more.

* Do you have a food allergy? Weigh in on our dining poll!

* Are you saving with Savored? Learn how you can get 30% off at your next meal!

* This week’s restaurant review trend? Meyer lemons!

* What’s your brunch style? Let us know in this fun and fast survey.

* Did you send the Tweet of the Week? Find out.

* We’ve rounded up recent restaurant reviews. Find out how your fave fared.

* Reserve to dine out to fight AIDS at select Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.  restaurants during Dining Out for Life on April 26th!

* Restaurant Weeks in Long Island and Tacoma are happening now. Don’t miss your chance to dine out for less!

* Restaurant reservations are now available for additional Restaurant Weeks, including Detroit, and Main Line.

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On Our Plate: Babbo Reservations; Sustainable Seafood Dishes; Dine Out to Fight AIDS; Restaurant Weeks in Detroit, Long Island, Seattle + More

Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Dining Out for Life On Our Plate: Babbo Reservations; Sustainable Seafood Dishes; Dine Out to Fight AIDS; Restaurant Weeks in Detroit, Long Island, Seattle + More

By supporting Dining Out for Life, you'll ensure that thousands of children and adults receive the daily, nutritious meals so vital to their care.

Happenings on and around OpenTable…

* We’re so excited that Babbo restaurant reservations are now available on OpenTable. Check out our interview with Chef Mario Batali.

* Finding sustainable seafood dishes is easy thanks to Seafood Watch and OpenTable. Read more.

* This week’s restaurant review trend? Dining out on Passover!

* Do you prefer to tip in cash or credit? Let us know in this week’s poll!

* Did you send the Tweet of the Week? Find out.

* Reserve to dine out to fight AIDS at select Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.  restaurants during Dining Out for Life on April 26th!

* Restaurant Week in Seattle is happening now. Don’t miss your chance to dine out for less!

* Restaurant reservations are now available for additional Restaurant Weeks, including Detroit, Long Island, Main Line, and Tacoma.

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Quebec Wants Chefs; Final Resting Places of Famous Foodies; Allergy-Friendly Dining App; Chef Fitness Tips + How Many Courses Are Too Many?

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Rest in Pizza Quebec Wants Chefs; Final Resting Places of Famous Foodies; Allergy Friendly Dining App; Chef Fitness Tips + How Many Courses Are Too Many?

Rest in Pizza would be a more appropriate epitaph for the tombstones of great gourmets!

Restaurant and food news from around the three dubs…

* Of courses. How many are too many? Don’t ask me. I’m a the-more-the-merrier diner. [Clean Plate Charlie]

* I don’t want to be buried in a chefs’ cemetery. I don’t want to be buried at all, but that’s a whole other conversation. But, you can tour the final resting places of some of New York’s most famous food legends. [Wall Street Journal]

* Appetite for deconstruction. Restaurants inspired by music and musicians. [Paste]

* Fat-free recipes. Top chefs share their tips for staying slim. [Daily Mail]

* Olde tyme fun with Facebook. Chain restaurant reviews from senior diners. [Tumblr]

* Forget cookies and muffins. A restaurant in Bangkok leaves diners with a much more personal takeaway. [Chicago Tribune]

* Oh no she didn’t! Yep, actually she did. She being ‘Real Housewife’ Heather Dubrow and the doing being the dissing of the restaurants of the OC. [BuddyTV]

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On Our Plate: Top Female Chefs; iPad App for Restaurants; Atlanta Hotel Restaurant Week; Poutine; Pete Campbell’s Fave App; Dine Out to Fight AIDS

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
Pete Campbell On Our Plate: Top Female Chefs; iPad App for Restaurants; Atlanta Hotel Restaurant Week; Poutine; Pete Campbells Fave App; Dine Out to Fight AIDS

Pete Campbell smiles, knowing that OpenTable and his smartphone will help him outsmart Roger's recent efforts to undermine him at client lunches.

Happenings on and around OpenTable…

* We’re celebrating the release of our new Electronic Reservation Book and iPad app for restaurants. Get all the details!

* What app would Pete Campbell use if Mad Men had smartphones? Take one guess!

* There are many women making history in restaurant kitchens across the nation. We’ve rounded up 12.

* This week’s restaurant review trend? Poutine!

* At which meal are you most likely to try a new restaurant? Let us know in this week’s poll!

* Did you send the Tweet of the Week? Find out.

* Reserve to Dine out to fight AIDS at select Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.  restaurants on April 26th!

* Restaurant Weeks in Atlanta Hotel and Austin are happening now. Don’t miss your chance to dine out for less in your city.

* Restaurant reservations are now available for additional Restaurant Weeks, including Detroit, Long Island, Main Line, Seattle, and Tacoma.

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On Our Plate: 100 Hottest Restaurants in the U.S.; Ramps Are Here; Austin Restaurant Week; Where Mad Men’s Don Draper Should Dine in Season 5

Thursday, March 29th, 2012
Mad Men Bethany On Our Plate: 100 Hottest Restaurants in the U.S.; Ramps Are Here; Austin Restaurant Week; Where Mad Mens Don Draper Should Dine in Season 5

Apropos of nothing in this article, I really love the dress Bethany wore on this episode of Mad Men.

Happenings on and around OpenTable…

* We’re celebrating the 2012 Diners’ Choice Awards for Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants. How many hot spots have you dined at?

* Where will Don Draper dine during Mad Men’s fifth season? We take ten guesses.

* This week’s restaurant review trend? Ramps!

* Do you view the menu before dining at a restaurant? Let us know in this week’s poll!

* Did you send the Tweet of the Week? Find out.

* Reserve to Dine out to fight AIDS at select Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.  restaurants on April 26th!

* Restaurant Weeks in Austin, Boston, Hudson Valley, Portsmouth and Talbot County are happening now. Don’t miss your chance to dine out for less in your city.

* Restaurant reservations are now available for additional Restaurant Weeks, including Atlanta Hotel, Detroit, Long Island, Main Line, and Seattle.

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On Our Plate: 2012 James Beard Award Nominees; Private Party Planning Tips; UNICEF Tap Project; Boston Restaurant Week + Chicago Chef Reservations

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Tap Water On Our Plate: 2012 James Beard Award Nominees; Private Party Planning Tips; UNICEF Tap Project; Boston Restaurant Week + Chicago Chef Reservations

Donate a dollar for each free glass of tap water during the UNICEF Tap Project to help provide clean drinking water to children around the world.

Happenings on and around OpenTable… 

* Congratulations to the 2012 James Beard Foundation Award nominees. Find out if your fave chef or restaurant was recognized.

* Planning a private party? Manhattan event planner Maya Kalman has five tips to make it your best soiree yet.

* The UNICEF Tap Project is happening now! Dine out and donate to help provide the world’s children with safe, clean water.

* Share Our Strength 2012 Taste of the Nation fundraisers are happening in San Francisco on March 29th and a city near you. Buy tickets today.

* Do you make the best grilled sandwich in the world? Enter Artisanal’s contest to win cool prizes and bragging rights!

* This week’s restaurant review trend? Meat-free dining during Lent.

* Speaking of meat free, did you observe the Great American Meat Out? Let us know in this week’s poll!

* Did you send the Tweet of the Week? Find out.

* Reserve to Dine out to fight AIDS at select Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco,and Washington, D.C.  restaurants on April 26th!

* Restaurant Weeks in Boston, Chicago Chef, The Hamptons, Hudson Valley, and South Jersey are happening now. Don’t miss your chance to dine out for less in your city.

* Restaurant reservations are now available for additional Restaurant Weeks, such as Austin, Long Island, Portsmouth, Seattle, and Talbot County.

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On Our Plate: Kindle Fire Mobile App; 2012 Taste of the Nation Tickets; Business Lunch Etiquette; Dining Out for Life; #SXSW; More Restaurant Weeks

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Ordering a Bottle of Wine On Our Plate: Kindle Fire Mobile App; 2012 Taste of the Nation Tickets; Business Lunch Etiquette; Dining Out for Life; #SXSW; More Restaurant Weeks

Do you usually order a bottle of wine when you dine out? Click on over to our poll to vote!

Happenings on and around OpenTable… 

* We’ve been busy developing our free OpenTable Kindle Fire mobile app — and now it’s here. Download it now!

* Share Our Strength 2012 Taste of the Nation fundraisers are happening in San Francisco on March 29th and a city near you. Buy tickets today.

* Have foodies changed the rules for business lunches? Liz Ryan has the answer!

* This week’s restaurant review trend? Asparagus salad.

* Did send the Tweet of the Week? Find out.

* How often do you order a bottle of wine when you’re dining out? Let us know in this week’s poll!

* Are you attending #SXSW? Use OpenTable to make Austin restaurant reservations.

* Take Time Out for Hunger in New York on March 18th! Ten percent of proceeds go to the Food Bank to help New Yorkers in need. Reserve now!

* Reserve to Dine out to fight AIDS at select Denver, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.  restaurants on April 26th!

* Restaurant Weeks in Pikes Peak and Seattle are happening now. Don’t miss your chance to dine out for less in your city.

* Restaurant reservations are now available for additional Restaurant Weeks, such as Austin, Boston, Chicago Chef, The Hamptons, Hudson Valley, Long Island, Portsmouth, Seattle, South Jersey, and Talbot County.

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On Our Plate: Dine Around Seattle Returns; Restaurant Week Boston Reservations Are Open; Crying Kids in Restaurants; Dish Trip Atlanta

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Crying Baby in Restaurant On Our Plate: Dine Around Seattle Returns; Restaurant Week Boston Reservations Are Open; Crying Kids in Restaurants; Dish Trip Atlanta

"What do you mean you're out of the risotto?!"

Happenings on and around OpenTable…

* The Town Dish folks took a delicious Dish Trip to Atlanta and all we got were these guest blog posts.

* We’re wondering if restaurants should ban crying kids. What do you think?

* Restaurant Weeks in Atlantic City, Burlington, Calgary, Denver, Pikes Peak, and Seattle are happening now. Don’t miss your chance to dine out for less in your city.

* Restaurant reservations are now available for additional Winter Restaurant Weeks, such as Boston, Chicago Chef, The Hamptons, Hudson Valley, and Portsmouth.

* Food & Wine has released its list of nominees for Food & Wine 2012 People’s Best New Chef. Vote for your fave up and comer thru March 11.

* And, we’re still hiring! We’re staffing up and looking for talented people to join our team. Check out openings in customer support, engineering, field operations, finance, IT and technical services, operations, and sales.

* Speaking of working here — meet OpenTable’s own Tori Tsu and find out what she’s eating on her Lunch Break.

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