June 25th, 2008

Dining Update: Uneven Food Mars Plumpjack

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I can barely keep track of how many chefs have been behind the stove at PlumpJack Cafe, the sophisticated restaurant that was the mainstay of Mayor Gavin Newsom’s empire before he gave it up to go into politics. What I do remember is that there have been two in the past 12 months.
With each new [...]


April 16th, 2008

Soccer fans vote for snacks

Posted by admin in Recipe

When executive chef Brad Long unveiled the fast food lineup for the concession stands at the new BMO Field last year, he admitted it was a bit of an anthropological experiment.The idea was to incorporate food from countries where soccer is part of the culture and reflect Toronto’s multicultural makeup, hence the Italian risotto balls [...]


March 1st, 2008

Owner credits staff food for Los Sombreros success

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Tovar, 35, has run Los Sombreros on her own since September 2006. One month later, she bought the half owned by Jeffrey Smedstad, her former partner and ex-husband, and the restaurant’s chef.
A central Mexico native, Tovar’s warm nature radiates the ambiance of Los Sombreros, a small, Mexican-style building at 2534 N. Scottsdale Road that looks [...]


February 29th, 2008

Frida Kahlo inspiration for revolutionary cuisine

Posted by admin in Food History

Nearly 30 years after she died Frida Kahlo, the rebellious Mexican artist who played a central roll in artistic and political turbulence that reverberated around the globe in the �30s and �40s, emerged as the unlikely matriarch of Neomexicanismo, a loose-knit collection of like-minded artists who first came into view as a full-fledged movement in [...]


February 29th, 2008

Young chef excited about Candleworks takeover

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NEW BEDFORD %26#8212; Candleworks’ young and exuberant executive chef Jared Morgado just added a new prefix to his name: restaurant owner.At only 27, Mr. Morgado recently acquired the venerable downtown fine-dining institution, taking it over from George Bettencourt, who recently moved to Florida after owning the restaurant for about three years.
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February 29th, 2008

Owner credits staff food for Los Sombreros success

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Tovar, 35, has run Los Sombreros on her own since September 2006. One month later, she bought the half owned by Jeffrey Smedstad, her former partner and ex-husband, and the restaurant’s chef.
A central Mexico native, Tovar’s warm nature radiates the ambiance of Los Sombreros, a small, Mexican-style building at 2534 N. Scottsdale Road that looks [...]


February 29th, 2008

Owner credits staff food for Los Sombreros success

Posted by admin in Recipe

Tovar, 35, has run Los Sombreros on her own since September 2006. One month later, she bought the half owned by Jeffrey Smedstad, her former partner and ex-husband, and the restaurant’s chef.
A central Mexico native, Tovar’s warm nature radiates the ambiance of Los Sombreros, a small, Mexican-style building at 2534 N. Scottsdale Road that looks [...]


January 30th, 2008

Table talk

Posted by admin in Food History

Mobil Travel Guide last week unveiled its list of Mobil four- and five-star hotels, restaurants and spas. Riverhorse on Main and the Glitretind Restaurant of Stein Eriksen Lodge, both located in Park City, received four-star ratings.
Stein Eriksen Lodge also received a five-star rating for lodging [...]


January 30th, 2008

Whats cooking

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Gygi Culinary Institute, 3500 S. 300 West, offers “Family Comfort Favorites: Macadamia Nut Chicken,” Thursday, 6 p.m., $49; “Gary Pankow’s Southwest Tapas,” Saturday, 10 a.m., $49 (268-3316 or mindym@gygi.com)
Lifelong Learning at the U. offers “The Pleasure of Chocolate,” Feb. 7, 5:30 p.m., Liberty Heights Fresh, [...]


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