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GrubHub and Seamless to merge

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:27:51 -0400

WASHINGTON - GrubHub Inc. and Seamless North America LLC, two of the biggest online services for food-delivery in the U.S., have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their companies to take on rivals in the growing market for online meal orders. The merger will create a combined company well positioned to drive more orders to restaurants, deliver a better experience for hungry diners ...

Depardieu to open restaurant in Russian city

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:20:02 -0400

French actor Gerard Depardieu, a Russian citizen since early this year, is soon to open a restaurant in the city where he now resides, authorities said Monday. "Depardieu told us that he will soon open a restaurant that aims to attract creative, enterprising people," Valeri Maresiev, information minister for the Russian Republic of Mordovia, told the Interfax news agency. The actor went through ...

Radcliffe peoples confidant in pubs

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:20:01 -0400

Actor Daniel Radcliffe, who battled alcohol addiction once, says he often comes across drunk people who are comfortable sharing their problems with him. "I've been people's confidant in pubs. Somebody will be drunk and start telling you something about their relationship with their parents. You can end up provoking a huge range of reactions," femalefirst.co.uk quoted him as saying. Radcliffe, ...

College offers one-year wine program

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:57:12 -0400

Linfield College has announced it is offering a year-long program to prepare students for careers in the Oregon wine Industry.With the help of a $48,000 grant from the Chicago-based James S. Kemper Foundation, the McMinnville, Ore., college is establishing the Oregon Wine Industry Experience.The program will include a Summer Wine Institute, fall harvest experience, a wine career exploration ...

California winery says it makes wine containing no sulphites. Really

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:59:48 -0400

Let me break it to you bluntly. You cannot have wine without sulphites. Widely maligned as a source of headaches and respiratory ailments, the sulphur compounds are, it's true, intentionally added by most producers at various stages of the wine-making process to keep spoilage micro-organisms in check and help shield wine against the ravages of ...

Tales in a Kabul Restaurant

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:41:47 -0400

Afghan Atrocities Update" which gives the dates, locations, numbers and names of Afghan civilians killed by NATO forces. Even with details culled from news reports, these data can't help but merge into one large statistic, something about terrible pain that's worth caring about but that is happening very far away. It's one thing to chronicle sparse details about these ...

Dining Out Afghan Chopan Kebab House offers comfort food

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:23:47 -0400

afghanchopankebab.ca Dinner for two without tip: About $40-----EDMONTON - I awoke on a recent spring morning and looked out the window only to discover snow-lined tree tops and winds as strong as my desire for comfort and warmth. With a sigh, I found my woollies and succumbed to winter's grip.Hoping to find solace in a helping of homestyle comfort food straight from the streets of Kabul, I ...

Tales in a Kabul Restaurant

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:13:38 -0400

Last night, at a restaurant in Kabul, two friends from the Afghan Peace Volunteers and I met with five Pashtun men from Afghanistan's northern and eastern provinces. The men had agreed to tell us about their experiences living in areas affected by regular drone attacks, aerial bombings and night raids. Each of them noted that they also fear Taliban threats and attacks. "What can we ...

Russia allows 90 Georgian wines on its market

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:01 -0400

ST. PETERSBURG, May 21 (Itar-Tass) - Ninety Georgian wines have been allowed on the Russian market, Russian chief sanitary doctor and head of the federal consumer rights protection authority Gennady Onishchenko said on ...

China may probe EU wine report

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:06 -0400

China is likely to make substantive moves this year toward initiating an anti-dumping investigation into wine imported from the eurozone, the China Security Journal reported on Tuesday.The government may take a further step in pushing the probe in response to a strong call from the domestic wine industry and a string of anti-dumping cases brought by the European Union (EU) against Chinese ...

San Francisco’s Oldest Restaurant Opening Washington D.C. Location

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:15 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)-- The owner of the famed Tadich Grill restaurant, San Francisco’s oldest continuously running restaurant, is set to open a new locale in Washington, D.C. You don’t have to look far in the city to find someone with sentimental feelings toward Tadich Grill, located on 240 California in the Financial District.The original version of the seafood restaurant opened in ...

Denver Restaurant Week breaks all records

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:56 -0400

Visit Denver's 9th annual Denver Restaurant Week broke all records in 2013, including setting a new record of 355 participating restaurants, five percent more than in 2012.Vist Denver said this is the most restaurants ever to participate in any restaurant week in the nation.A record 436,650 meals were served, up eight percent over the 404,400 meals served in 2012, according to a survey of ...

New restaurantbar tenants in downtown Slideshow

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:40:04 -0400

Avenue Gastrobar, under the same ownership as Bento Cafe and Mochi Frozen Yogurt, is set to open on May 24. Downtown Orlando seems to have created a pretty vibrant restaurant scene, and change is necessary to keep that going. For example, the popular Hue restaurant in Thornton Park is set to close this summer so the owners can bring something newer and more progressive to that space. If you ...

The key to braised ribs These chefs swear by ketchup

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:08:16 -0400

The simple secret to great ribs? This cooking duo says the key is ketchup. When it comes to home cooking, Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook, the laidback chef duo ...

New Italian restaurant-bocce bar opens in District

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:36 -0400

Vendetta, a new Italian restaurant and bocce bar combination, has opened to the public starting Monday, DC Eater.com reports. Located at 1212 H St. NE in the former Red Palace space, it features a full fare of Italian dishes, including Vespas suspended from the ...

Fire damages east side restaurant

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:39 -0400

OTTAWA -- Ottawa firefighters battled a fire early Tuesday morning at a restaurant in the east end.Firefighters were called to La Vague Bistro Lounge on Innes Road near Bantree Street just before 3 a.m.When firefighters arrived to the one-storey building, they saw open flames.No one was injured in the fire that was quickly extinguished.The cause and damage estimate was not immediately ...

Famous Rabbit Trademark to Remain on CirTran’s Playboy Energy Drink

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:39:02 -0400

CirTran Corporation (OTC BB: CIRC) announced today that Playboy's motion to prevent Play Beverages and CirTran Beverage from selling Playboy Energy Drink was denied by Judge Robert W. Gettleman without prejudice, and that Play Beverages' motion to stay the federal action in favor of its state lawsuit in Chicago against Playboy was granted In the United States District Court ...

Apartment building planned for Pagliaccis restaurant site

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:33:31 -0400

A notice posted on the Pagliaccis website indicating its plans to close last year. TreeHouse Development plans to build a 61-unit apartment complex on the site of Pagliacci's Italian Restaurant, a North Denver landmark that closed its doors last August after 66 years in business. The Denver Post's Ray Mark Rinaldi reports that work on the $15 million Lumina building at West 33rd Avenue ...

Champions League Final London Pubs Brace for the German Invasion

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:39:12 -0400

With tens of thousands of German football fans expected in London for the all-German Champions League final on Saturday, pubs in ...

Imported wine may face measures

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:19:02 -0400

/enpproperty--> An anti-dumping application from the wine industry, already sent to the Ministry of Commerce, may be acted on this year, the China Securities Journal reported on Tuesday. The wine industry lodged an anti-dumping appeal on imported wine some time ago and the European Union's anti-dumping investigation into China may lead the authorities to act on it, some business insiders ...

Wine aged in Charleston Harbor being recovered

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:15:26 -0400

CHARLESTON, S.C. -; A California winery is recovering four cases of Cabernet Sauvignon that have aged on the floor of Charleston Harbor for the past three ...

Lumina apartment building honors Denver restaurant Pagliaccis past

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:35:10 -0400

North View Lumina, a 61-unit apartment building, will take up the site of the old Pagliacci restaurant in Lower Highland. IPTC: LUMINA MAIN - North View Lumina, a 61-unit apartment building, will take up the site of the old Pagliacci restaurant in LoHi. Rendering by Tres Birds Workshop. --> (Rendering provided by Tres Birds ...

Flocking for a taste of Evesham

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:06:56 -0400

Mike and Donna Hesse of Mount Laurel stroll down Main Street in Evesham during the fifth annual "Taste of Evesham" day. (Clem Murray / Staff ...

Good Taste Spicy new noodles

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:06:55 -0400

First came the hand-drawn vermicelli, then the soup dumplings, bubble tea, and ramen.Philly's Chinatown has been slowly but surely acquiring a number of Asian street foods that are the stuff of obsession elsewhere.The latest arrivals, popularized by Xi'an Famous Foods in New York, are these Xi'an liang pi noodles at the two-month-old Happy Noodle Bar on Race Street. Yes, the ...

Savory sauce distinguishes German stuffed cabbage

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:05:11 -0400

Rather than boiling, cabbage leaves can also be softened by freezing and thawing. Serve cabbage rolls with mashed potatoes or noodles and the pan ...

Balis top 5 authentic restaurants

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:58:40 -0400

Here is our list of five favourite eateries in Bali serving Indonesian food range from fine dining restaurants to humble buffet warung and roadside satays. One of its eateries, Mozaic Restaurant Gastronomique, made its appearance on the Asia 2013 winner list of San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, and another one, Sarong, made it to The Miele Guide's list of Asia's Top 20 ...

Surveillance Video Captures Thief Robbing Deerfield Beach Restaurant

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:34:01 -0400

DEERFIELD BEACH (CBSMiami) – Employees at a family-owned Colombian restaurant in Deerfield Beach returned to work Saturday and found broken glass on the floor and items missing. After checking the surveillance cameras at El Balcon de las Americas, their worst fears were confirmed. A thief had broken in early Saturday morning. ';I was angry and sad at the same time,'; said the ...

Driver charged in toddler’s death at Edmonton restaurant patio

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:28:25 -0400

People left stuffed animals and flowers Monday, May 20, 2013 at the location where a two-year-old boy was killed when a vehicle crashed into a restaurant in Edmonton ...

Celebrity wines take up a new market

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:13:52 -0400

Associated Press Fancy having Brangelina, Drew Barrymore and Dan Aykroyd over for dinner? No problem, they'll even bring the wine. OK, maybe the stars themselves won't show up, but their wines will appear with just a wave of a credit card. You might start with an aperitif of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's new Miraval rose, move on to a light pasta dish served with Barrymore ...

Tauranga supermarkets may have beer wine roped off

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:02:30 -0400

Eight Tauranga supermarkets could be forced to stop selling beer and wine for the last hour of trading in order to reduce the harm caused by alcohol. A joint meeting of the Tauranga City Council and Western Bay District Council agreed yesterday to restrict the sale of alcohol in supermarkets to between 7am and 9pm. The 7-5 vote was to stop supermarkets gaining a competitive ...

Four 70s-Inspired Albums That Dare to Be Mellow from Christopher Owens Iron Wine Kurt Vile and Villagers

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:35:21 -0400

There's been a boomlet this winter and spring in new albums from young musicians who have audibly been steeping themselves in 70s-vintage singer-songwriters and "soft rock" acts. This is a somewhat heretical notion because, according to the thumbnail critical history of rock, handed down from Rolling Stone to Spin to Pitchfork, mid-70s music had grown pretentious and slick, ...

Final Glance Beverages companies

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:12:41 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top beverages companies were down at the close of trading: Anheuser-Busch Inbev ADR fell $.89 or .9 percent, to $95.48. Coca-Cola Co. fell $.59 or 1.4 percent, to $42.38. Dr Pepper Snapple fell $.48 or 1.0 percent, to $48.77. Molson Coors Brewing Co. fell $.42 or .8 percent, to $52.90. PepsiCo Inc. fell $1.21 or 1.4 percent, to ...

Giuseppes Restaurant A Timeless Fable Of Accounting

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:17:22 -0400

There was once, in Brooklyn, a small Italian eating establishment. It had a narrow stone front, but went deep into the building, providing room for storage, cooking, and, in the middle, a counter with four stools. The proprietor/chef, Giuseppe, was an immigrant from Genoa, and preferred to be called "Joe." One day, Joe's accountant came in to do the monthly books. As he entered, ...

Critics Notebook Tertulia Concert Series at Hardings and Other Restaurants

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:57:08 -0400

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Canadian boy 2 killed when car smashes into patio restaurant table

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:48:05 -0400

Police in Edmonton, Alberta, said they arrested the driver of a car that ran into a patio restaurant table, killing a 2-year-old boy. The boy's parents and younger sibling were injured when they were hit during the Sunday night accident in the patio of Ric's Grill, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The 62-year-old driver had not yet been charged but police said alcohol may ...

Small business Taking chances - Invivo Wines

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:04 -0400

Rob Cameron and Tim Lightbourne, co-founders of Invivo Wines. Photo / SuppliedAt the time of our launch in 2008, both Rob and I knew we would have to stand out from the crowd from the very start, not only in terms of how we market the brand, but also with product innovation. With over 600 wineries in New Zealand, a competitive industry where being listed by retailers, restaurant and bars is at a ...

Takeout sites GrubHub and Seamless will merge

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:53:49 -0400

GrubHub, above, has merged with Seamless. They will include delivery options to more than 20,000 restaurants. Rival online takeout services Seamless North America and GrubHub on Monday announced plans to combine and create a new company covering more than 20,000 restaurants in 500 cities across the U.S.Financial terms were not disclosed and it's unclear what the combined company will be ...

First the speeches. Then the Smirnoff Ice at high society wedding

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:50:52 -0400

It is more often associated with a teenager's first curious sips of alcohol or as a sugary lubricant at school discos up and down the country, so Smirnoff Ice's presence at a high society wedding at the weekend was a curious ...

AFridayIn The Nantucket Wine Festival

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:42 -0400

GlobalPost's Twitter feed is showcasing the voices and personal experiences of our network of correspondents. In a project called "A Friday In ...," a different correspondent based internationally takes over the GlobalPost @AFridayIn account and tweets about his or her travels and daily ...

Midday Glance Beverages companies

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:39:33 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top beverages companies are down at 1 p.m.: Anheuser-Busch Inbev ADR fell $.65 or .7 percent, to $95.72. Coca-Cola Co. fell $.50 or 1.2 percent, to $42.47. Dr Pepper Snapple fell $.28 or .6 percent, to $48.97. Molson Coors Brewing Co. fell $.50 or .9 percent, to $52.82. PepsiCo Inc. fell $.88 or 1.1 percent, to ...

Restaurant closes after diners fall ill

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:39:25 -0400

The K1+3 Rooftop Caf Bar on Wujiang Road was temporarily shut down Monday after diners complained that they got sick. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT Local food inspection authorities ordered a restaurant on Wujiang Road to temporarily shut down Monday after several diners complained that they got sick after eating there.The Jing'an District Food and Drug Administration has opened an investigation ...

Early Glance Beverages companies

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:28:42 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top beverages companies are down at 10 a.m.: Anheuser-Busch Inbev ADR fell $.77 or .8 percent, to $95.60. Coca-Cola Co. fell $.32 or .7 percent, to $42.65. Dr Pepper Snapple fell $.21 or .4 percent, to $49.04. Molson Coors Brewing Co. fell $.35 or .7 percent, to $52.97. PepsiCo Inc. fell $.52 or .6 percent, to ...