Hold on to your toques: Eater National has a couple of preview clips of the season seven premiere of Top Chef . The first in which the new batch of contestants explore their new home (and each other!), the second, well, let’s just say that luckily there are Whole Foods in Washington, D.C
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Top Cheffage: Hold on to your toques: Eater…
No relief for food trucks. After Friday’s message that trucks are not wanted on Larchmont, LAist reports that Councilmember Tom LaBonge , who represents that Mid-Wilshire food truck-restaurant turf war area, is trying to limit food truck circulation around the city . Basically, he wants trucks to be sequestered to special designated areas and not have the ability to park in regular parking spots
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Food Truck Complaint Dept. : Tom LaBonge Wants To Limit Food Truck Operations
(King County rendering of future replacement South Park Bridge) The Seattle City Council says it’s ready to back words with action in expressing support for a new South Park Bridge – with the current one shutting down forever two weeks from tomorrow . They’ve just pledged $15 million. Read on for the announcement (and, added 1:49 pm – a response to our question, not addressed in news release, of “where’s the money coming from?”): News release just in from the council: The Seattle City Council today sent a letter of support to King County Executive Dow Constantine expressing their commitment to replacing the South Park Bridge by pledging $15 million toward the replacement effort
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Seattle City Council pledges $15 million for new South Park Bridge
Out of the WSB inbox , from Kent : Just reporting that the annual “school is out” graffiti has begun on Charlestown hill (and 47th). This year’s tasteless art includes a blue Swastika as well as obnoxiously large white lettering and it doesn’t end there. I really wish there was a way to thwart this! Maybe putting out the word that while we are proud of our graduates, maybe they might consider that we have to look at this graffiti in front of our homes every day now for the next few years (until it wears off).
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Seen on the hill: SW Charlestown’s ‘annual’ graffiti vandalism
By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor In the most contentious public meetings so far about the prospect of a big project in the Lowman Beach Park area to reduce “combined sewer overflows” (CSO) at Murray Pump Station ( left ) – with three options currently under official county consideration , including one that would dig up much of the park – there were repeated calls for the county to make public all the technical information it used to settle on those alternatives while ruling out others.
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CSO control @ Lowman Beach? New data; new group; Sat. session
The airline industry’s relentless drive to monetize services, many of which used to be free of charge, opened another front Tuesday when American Airlines began offering an optional “Boarding and Flexibility Package” that charges $9 and up each way for earlier boarding, the right to stand by for an earlier flight and a discount on
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American Airlines: Pay a fee to board early, stand by and pay lower change fees
Thai tourism has taken a bit hit recently, as would-be travelers were scared off by media images of the citywide protests. But now that the storm has calmed, hotels are welcoming back travelers with open arms, adding delightful freebies to their special package offers. Case in point: The Sukhothai Bangkok – a leafy oasis of courtyards and lotus ponds in the heart of the bustling city– has introduced the “Welcome Back Package” available through August 31, 2010.
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Welcome Back to Thailand: Comped Delights at the Luxurious Sukhothai Bangkok
Phone: 424-247-8861 Status: Opened last Monday Formerly found in the cold Mid-West (save a spot in Northern California and Upland), Handel’s Ice Cream is now open in Redondo Beach. But what’s the big deal, there’s still a Pinkberry on every corner, right? Let’s put that non-dairy swirled substance aside for a second and talk ice cream
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OPENING ALERT: Handel’s Ice Cream Finally Scoops In SoCal
This post is part of the Cupcake Quest series on Fork it over, Boston! At last! Cherry Bomb Bakery, located in the heart of Brighton Center, is the first dedicated cupcake bakery (cupcakery?) on my quest! As such, I plan on returning to get a better feel for the ambiance.
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Cupcake Quest: Cherry Bomb Bakery
Things aren’t looking good for the endangered Fairway Cafe . The closure isn’t written in stone, CEO Howard Glickberg says, but, “For every person I have in the cafe, I’ve got 100 customers who are shopping in the rest of the store, and we’ve got to take care of those 100 customers also.” [NYT; previously ]
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Fairway Cafe Update: Things aren’t looking good for the…
The celebrity endorsed milkshake shop Millions of Milkshakes in WeHo will expand to open a second location at the Westfield Mall in Culver City . The original plan was to open in the Spring, that didn’t happen, and now Toddrickallen reports that the debut should come this week.
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ExpansionWire: The celebrity endorsed milkshake shop Millions…
June, 2010: ‘Spice it’ restaurant , located at ‘Hotel ibis Gurgaon’ has created a mini South India and it is just the perfect place for the lover of South Indian food. Come and take your taste buds on a culinary journey and experience a …
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South Indian Food Festival At 'Spice It' Restaurant | Delhi Live
Sweet Rose Creamery, Santa Monica. [Photo: Muy Yum / Eater LA Flickr Pool ] · America’s Five Best Restaurants Older Than 100 [Esquire] · Q&A with North Korean Taco Truck Pyongyang Express [LA Taco] · Coke Revamping Mello Yello [Ad Freak] · Report From the Sweets and Snacks Expo, Part II [SE] · Taco Bell Crime of the Week [OCW] · Ta Bom Brazilian Food Truck Food Porn [My Last Bite] · Lunching at Lazy Ox Canteen [Franklin Avenue] · Every Bar Should Have a Bricia [Thirsty in LA] · San Diego: Beware, Health Department Inspector Scam [SOSD]
The falling euro means ’tis the year to jet to Europe ( are we sounding like a broken record yet? ) Here’s why: you can live it up in the lap of luxury for a fraction of the price. Case in point: Special rates are available at the exclusive Rome Cavalieri , the first hotel in Europe to join the prestigious Waldorf Astoria Collection, from just 270 euros per night
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Roman Holiday: 6-Course Tasting Dinner with Your Suite at the Rome Cavalieri
A Hamburger Today goes into anonymous burger world newcomer, Select Burger on 1st Ave. expecting very little. But it’s not half bad! “Combined with the wonderful bun, it provides an unexpectedly pleasing and synergistic burger experience…Is it the best burger I have ever had?
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Unexpected Wins: A Hamburger Today goes into anonymous…
Before the Paris Plage festival get going (20th July – 20th August) – or even during – why not try out this different type of urban beach, with its music festival and great acts like Roy Ayers ou George Clinton. Here’s all the details… photo by lebaupinage used under cc licence Now Paris has a selection of beaches for the summer! Near La Villette is the beach for those in the know at the Glazart , a music venue with a huge outdoor space that they’ve covered with sand for a few months! This garden/terrace/beach area has a large new bar, fine golden sand, DJ sets, and there’s a lareg festival of music with some great acts programmed… It’s also an eco-friendly and responsible event with rubbish sorting and information available about the risks of alcohol- and drug consumption. More info (in French) here: www.fetez-clairs.org photo by lebaupinage used under cc licence The beach at the Glazart is open from Wednesday – Saturday (and some Sundays)
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The Glazart beach – music and DJs from 18th June – 27th September 2010
Just two weeks after the Times pointed the spotlight on the Greenpoint Food Market , a kind of weekly DIY bazaar for homemade goodies in a church in Brooklyn, the Dept. of Health told the organizer , Joann Kim, that they would be enforcing food handling rules.
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DOH Chronicles: Killjoy Dept. of Heath Ends the DIY Food Party in Greenpoint
Nightclub owner Gary Malhotra is suing interior designer and blogger Steve Lewis and his employer Blackbook for libel. The fun all started when Malhotra was sued by a former Quo waitress of mistaking her body for a mirrored coffee table
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Nightlife: Nightclub Owner Sues Blogger Steve Lewis For Libel
Welcome to First Word, wherein Eater and its correspondents sit for hours at steamy community board meetings to bring back the first word of new establishments and what they’re up to. Your reports from the field always encouraged to tips@eater.com . There are few things as pleasant as community board meetings.
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First Word: CB3 Drops Hammer on Ave. A Fishmonger, Greenlights SRO
Florida residents may be looking for a little r&r ( or a piece of the South Beach action! ) close to home this summer. Lucky you, the Hilton Bentley – situated on famous Ocean Drive in South Beach’s “SoFi” district– will take care of you. The beachside resort is offering a special Florida staycation package, doling out complimentary valet parking, Internet, and beach services to Floridians
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Staycation in Florida: Free Stuff at Miami’s Hilton Bentley