Instead of appealing their “B” grade from the DOH and putting up a “Grade Pending” sign, Veselka in the East Village is rolling with the big B in the window, and apparently customers don’t seem to mind. Naturally, the restaurant hopes to ace future inspections, but as one of the managers told the WSJ “When you walk in, you can look around and see if it is clean enough or not clean enough. Our customers are walking in and seeing that it is clean.” [WSJ]
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Today in Letter Grades: Instead of appealing their "B"…
Gilt City: Los Angeles launched just a few weeks back and now the website has partnered up with mobile vendors around town for some fun freebies . Need a sugar fix? Catch the Sprinkles cupcake van today around town and all Gilt City members receive a gratis cupcake
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Freebie Alert: Gilt City: Los Angeles launched just…
I have written a couple of times about restaurants and cafes in Nottingham that cater for vegetarians. And when I say ‘cater’, I mean those that offer proper vegetarian food, not the standard menu with all the meat removed and replaced …
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City has decent vegetarian food… but it takes some finding …
Geeks Who Drink Blog This last Geeks was an abnormal one for The Rockslide; the overcast clouds threatened to end the show before it began, and our fearless alcoholic leader was absent, which left me in charge for the first time ever. Dustin and I were like two fat, belligerent versions of Lindsay Lohan from The Parent Trap; trading places and covering each others back, with an eerie bro-mantic subtext lying ever so subtly beneath the surface.
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Daniel is a White, Geeky Machete
Earlier this summer management behind Verrazano’s Pizza on La Brea posted an update on their website announcing : “Due to a fire in the restaurant on 5/6/2010, we will be closed for a while. Please look for updates on this page for our re-opening.” Unfortunately, the pizzeria’s phone number has since been disconnected and a For Lease sign now hangs outside.
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The Shutter: Earlier this summer management behind Verrazano’s…
In what looks like a real life version of that Coke Zero/Pepsi Max commercial , a group of Shake Shack employees seemed to be sampling McDonald’s during family meal today. Is it just one worker’s favorite? Are they doing taste tests, analyzing the packaging?
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Assessing the Competition: Shake Shack’s New Family Meal? McDonald’s
Lots of West Seattle business changes making news this week – first M3 Bodyworks moved a few blocks north , then Click! Design That Fits announced it’s moving to The Junction , this morning, Square One Books ‘ closure , and now, news of changes at Skylark Café and Club (which like M3 and Click! is a WSB sponsor). Announced by proprietor Jessie SK via e-mail newsletter this morning: Skylark will soon be 7 days a week. You asked for it, you got it…well, actually, you asked for it and we ignored you for a really long time.
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And more West Seattle business news: Skylark Café goes 7 days
Fall is right around the corner- with brisk temperatures and the season’s chilly winds starting to descend on Dublin. The Four Seasons Hotel has the perfect way to turn up the heat and celebrate the fall.
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Oysters and Guinness in Dublin at the Four Seasons Hotel
Always on the move , next week George Abou-Daoud (District, Mercantile) plans to debut his newest concept Gelatovino , a namesake gelato and dessert wine bar nestled between Delancey and The Mission Cantina on Sunset Blvd. The idea is to offer 24 unique gelato flavors along with 10 to 12 dessert wines . Categories on the abbreviated list include “crisp & cool,” “bubbly,” on the Port side, “luscious” and “wild things.” So far gelato flavors include: Caramel & Sea Salt, Downtown Brown Ale, Barberra, Bourbon, Fernet Branca Menthe, Thai Iced Tea, Strawberry, Pistachio, Espresso, Cookies & Cream, Earl Gray, Meyer Lemon and more.
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The Sweet Spot: George Abou-Daoud To Debut Dessert Bar Gelatovino
“Would you like a drink of water,” he seems to be saying, “out of this thing that looks like a urinal?” One of the odder sights at the farmers’ markets this summer has been the impromptu wa…
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NYC’s Department of Environmental Protection Flogs Its Own Drinking Water
The Feast takes a hard hat tour of The John Dory Oyster bar, the redo of the closed Chelsea restaurant that is scheduled to open in the Ace Hotel next month : ” Every seat here will be a bar stool , for example; two whole walls will be glass, looking onto the street. Though some of the original Dory’s props will resurface here (not the massive fish tank), wood, tile, and a hundred-year-old marble mosaic tile floor dominate the design.” [The Feast]
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Pacific Asia Museum presents Raga Unveiled: India’s Voice on Thursday, September 9, 2010 from 6pm – 10pm. This film event reception will feature some of the region’s best Indian food courtesy of Tanzore Restaurant , and a live musical …
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Just out of the WSB inbox : The Fauntleroy Fall Festival is having a Pasta Fundraising Dinner Friday, September 17, 2010, 5:30-7:30 pm Fellowship Hall & YMCA Gym, Fauntleroy United Church of Christ, 9140 California Avenue SW. There will be family active games in the YMCA Gym after the meal! Menu: pasta, red and meat sauce, Caesar salad, garlic bread, lemonade and ice cream! $5 per person or $20 for a family of 4 or more – pay at the door Sponsors: Fauntleroy Church, Little Pilgrim School, Fauntleroy Children’s Center, Tuxedoes and Tennis Shoes Catering, Endolyne Joe’s, West Seattle/Fauntleroy YMCA, Fauntleroy Community Association, NUCOR Steel, Seattle Any questions, please contact Jenny Mandt Co-Chair Fauntleroy Fall Festival jmandt@seattleymca.org or (206) 244-1885
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Fauntleroy Fall Festival fundraiser September 17th: Pasta dinner!
The impossible to get into restaurant of mid-2010, The Lion , now has a website that’s also impossible to get into . Because the domain name expired. Perhaps John DeLucie should spend less time hotboxing pork chops , and more time sitting down and paying those bills.
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LA plays host to a ton of fast food restaurants, and now the Los Angeles City Council planning committee is considering placing a permanent restriction on some chains from opening in certain neighborhoods , in this case South LA . The idea behind the ban is to encourage new and different businesses such as grocery stores and more formal restaurants
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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
Just this very morning, the plywood finally came down at Jeffrey’s , the new grocery, wine bar, oyster bar, and restaurant from Joseph Leonard’s Gabe Stulman . Stulman is scheduled to open the place this fall—looks like sooner rather than later—just before he debuts his revamp of the old Fedora space on West 4th Street. Giddyup.
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Plywood Special: Plywood Finally Unpeeled on Jeffrey’s, Gabe Stulman’s Newest
The Pargue Castle , one of the most important landmarks of the Czech Republic , is the largest castle complex (70,000 square meter area) in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its religious and secular buildings represent various styles of architecture, including Gothic, Renaissance and Roman. Majestic Vladislav Hall , decorated with Gothic and Renaissance style elements, hosted banquets, coronation festivities,
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Religious & Secular Buildings, Gardens of Prague Castle
Bad news: Summer’s over. Good news: Next week marks the start of New York Authentic Mexican Restaurant Week. From September 16-30, 33 establishments across the city (Crema, Hecho en Dumbo, Toloache, more!) will feature a special three-course menu designed to highlight true Mexican ingredients and ignite the senses.
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sponsored post: Celebrate New York Authentic Mexican Restaurant Week
Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. , announced today that the Board of Directors declared a $.15 per share quarterly dividend payable October 8, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 20, 2010
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Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. Declares 15% Increase in Its Quarterly Dividend