President Obama’s proposals aimed at spurring growth in jobs and supporting the economic recovery — a package that includes tax breaks for businesses and more spending on infrastructure — drew mixed reviews from business leaders and economists Wednesday, Sept.
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Business leaders give president’s plan mixed reviews
Festival season is in full swing with the Venice, Telluride, and Toronto Film Festivals opening back to back. Over the past week we’ve been bringing you early reviews from some of the most talked about movies on the circuit and the latest is The Town. It’s directed by/ stars Ben Affleck, and is based on
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Early Reviews: Ben Affleck’s The Town
City leaders have given indications at every turn that more painful budget cuts are unavoidable next year – so this fall’s public hearings may be the most important ones ever. The schedule just arrived via e-mail , and one is in West Seattle – here’s the full list: Balancing our city’s budget in tough times requires a great deal of direction, constructive input from citizens, and the careful ordering of priorities.
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City budget hearings announced, including one in West Seattle
DailyTech’s roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Wednesday
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9/08/2010 Daily Hardware Reviews — Cooler Master HAF 912 Edition
Today, with the drop of Flo Fab’s official monster Fall Preview list , the official fall restaurant season has officially begun. It’s official. The list this year contains few surprises and a much of it has already been seen in the versions from TONY , New York , Metromix , and Zagat .
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Fall Previewing: This Just In: More Monster Fall Preview Reveals!
Cameras with interchangeable lenses are becoming all the rage for photographers who want a more compact, lightweight alternative to a digital SLR. We’ve collected the best examples available.
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Reviews Roundup: Best interchangeable lens cameras
While awarding one star to newish pizza restaurant Fornino Park Slope , Sam Sifton responds to Jeffrey Steingarten’s accusation that he and other New York Times staffers have a Brooklyn bias and celebrate restaurants there unduly: Mr.
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Beefs: Sifton Responds to Steingarten’s Accusation of Brooklyn Bias
Besides Black Swan, the most talked about film at this year’s Venice Film Festival has been Casey Affleck’s documentary, I’m Still Here.
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Early Reviews: Casey Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix’s I’m Still Here
Brothers and former “Top Chef” rivals Michael and Bryan Voltaggio team up later this month to serve a $1,000-a-head charity dinner at Bryan’s Frederick restaurant, Volt . That’s eight courses, with wine pairings, in the kitchen dining room, for a grand
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‘Top Chefs’ Michael and Bryan Voltaggio cook up $1,000-a-head dinner
Late in the afternoon on Friday, while most New Yorkers were long gone for Labor Day weekend, Diner’s Journal reported that Amanda Freitag is leaving Tribeca restaurant The Harrison and owner Jimmy Bradley is taking over in the kitchen as he re-negotiates the lease for the space. Presumably, he will succeed in his negotiations, but it’s unclear if the restaurant will live on with the same concept should he re-sign.
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Chef Shuffles: Amanda Freitag: I Put the Harrison Back on the Map
It was great having the day off Monday, but did it really have to be Labor Day already? Did the young woman who minds one of my favorite little farm stands — a truck, actually, parked outside the Catonsville library — have to mention, as I picked up peaches and a watermelon Sunday, that it was their last weekend of the season? Where did the summer go
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Top Ten summer foods I’m going to miss
We have reviews of the best mens and ladies golf sunglasses available to buy in the UK today from brands such as Adidas, Bolle, Callaway, Nike, Oakley and Revo. Chat in the forums about the best sunglasses to wear for golfing.
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Having spent many years in London without enjoying even so much as a half-decent sushi meal never mind one I would consider going back for, the last few months have been nothing short of revelatory. First, Ten Ten Tei in Soho back in March provided a teasing glimpse of a higher standard of sushi. Then, the biggie – Asakusa , a restaurant so vibrant, so exciting, and (perhaps most crucially) so reasonably priced that it has become my new benchmark – the sushi restaurant to judge all others in the capital.
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Sushi of Shiori, Euston
Photo: Gauthier Soho Welcome to Bon Vivant ’s summary of the critics’ restaurant reviews. Enjoy! AA Gill, The Sunday Times AA Gill visits Tinello , a ‘simple and smart’ restaurant in Pimlico with ‘very reasonable prices’ and a ‘soigné atmosphere’.
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Bon Vivant’s Restaurant Reviews Summary
Richard Gorelick reviews brique in today’s Sun. Richard is very impressed by the food at the new Centreville restaurant. And here’s what he had to say about the setting: “It’s just across from the pretty county courthouse, the state’s oldest in continuous use.
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Richard Gorelick reviews brique
Wine judges beware: an amateur winemaker competing at the Maryland Wine Festival once entered a vino made with parsnips. For those who’d rather sip stuff from the professionals, there will be plenty to sample from Western Maryland, Southern Maryland and Eastern Shore wineries
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Parsnip wine, anyone? Amateur winemakers mingle with pros at the Maryland Wine Festival
The Kooper’s Chowhound Burger Wagon is in the running to be crowned “America’s Favorite Food Truck.” In order to win, Kooper’s does not actually have to prove that it is the best food truck in America, which it may or may not be. Kooper’s just has to convince enough people to stuff the ballot box. “We have until September 10th, 2010 to collect a maximum of votes to win a chance to represent Baltimore and Maryland in the Season 2 of the Amazing Food Truck Race!” reads the e-mail sent from Kooper’s.
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Kooper’s Chowhound Burger Wagon wants you to vote early and often
The Baltimore Ravens have a new hot dog supplier — from Philly. That’s right, Esskay is out, Dietz & Watson is in. Esskay, founded in Baltimore in 1858, has been supplying Ravens concession stands with hot dogs since the stadium opened
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Who let the dogs out? At Ravens games, Esskay is out, Dietz & Watson in
The Slaw Dogs gourmet hot dog shop graced Pasadena with its presence back in February , a first time restaurant venture from proprietor Ray Byrne (former managing partner of The Sunset Restaurant).
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Please Enjoy: The Slaw Dogs Serves Booze, Considers Second Outpost
In this week’s Shallow Thought Wednesdays post, John Lindner describes an encounter with Fat Eric’s, a fine-dining take-out/delivery operation in the basement of a church on Fort Avenue. The operation strikes me as an interesting way to get in on the food industry without the huge start-up costs and serving staff needed for a sit-down restaurant. In that sense, the place has something in common with all those food trucks out there
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Strangeness in the night