Dining news from around the world and the web… * A boom of boomers dining out. Millennials, however, are a different story. [The New York Times] * Frankie say relax. So do all your servers. Nervous dining is a no-no. [Seattle Weekly] * Should restaurants ban children? Depends on who you ask. [Fox News] * [...]
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Counting Courses; Restaurants Fight the Flu; Great Wine by the Glass + More
Food and dining news from around the web and the world… * Waste not, want not. That saying has been around for a really long time, and yet half the world’s food supply goes to waste. Join me in a collective “Ugh!” [Los Angeles Times] * By the numbers. The so-called tyranny of tasting menus [...]
Trending on Recent OpenTable Restaurant Reviews: Meat-Free Dining During Lent
Today is the Great American Meat Out, during which many people are giving up meat for the day — or forever! At the same time, Lent is going on. Many diners eschew meat on Fridays or altogether until Easter Sunday. Dining out for these folks can be a challenge, See what diners are saying about meat-free [...]
Dining Poll: Will You Observe the Great American Meat Out Tomorrow?
On March 20th, thousands of people are going to give up meat in honor of the Great American Meat Out, some for a day and some for far longer. Will you be joining in the Great American Meat Out tomorrow? Weigh in on our dining poll! Will you be observing the Great American [...]
Dining Poll: Are You Going Veggie on Meatless Mondays?
For nearly a decade, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for a Livable Future — and 30 schools of public health — have urged the public to participate in Meatless Mondays. Meant to improve your personal health and that of the planet by eschewing meat for one day a week, Meatless Mondays [...]
Best Restaurant Dishes + Jamie Oliver’s Best Meal of the Year; Turn-of-the-Last-Century Thanksgiving Menus; Crazy Cakeage Fees in the U.K.; and, the ‘V’ Word
Dining and food news… * The top 10 of ’11. These are the 10 best restaurant dishes of the year. That’s a bold statement, but, as we’re nearing the end of the year, you might as well brace yourselves for a slew of these highly subjective listicles. [Food + Wine] * Jamie Oliver’s top 1 [...]
Top Chef: Texas Premiere: Chef Ed Hardy Tunes in With OpenTable
It’s back, baby! Top Chef premiered last night, this time, as we all know, from Texas. I’m sure there will be tons of Lone Star State jokes coming our way. Back in the saddle as our fellow commentator is chef Ed Hardy. Hey, Ed! Long time no see. So, what have you been up to [...]
Food Allergies and Preferences Put Even the Best Chefs to the Test
Lately it seems as though you can’t dine out (or in) with a group of friends without dining with someone who has food allergies — or strong food preferences. Be it an allergy to dairy, gluten, nuts, or seafood or a preference for raw foods or vegan cuisine, diners are testing the mettle of many [...]
Trendspotting: Foraging for Food; Mixology with Meals; Pigs; Pop Rocks; Pop-Up Restaurants; Sharks; Sustainable Restaurants, and More
In food-related news from the blogosphere and your favorite food sections… * Forget singing for your supper; it’s all about searching for it these days, thanks to a renewed interest in foraged ingredients. I don’t mind the practice, but this word is beginning to crop up on menus everywhere and it’s driving me a bit [...]