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The Seattle Times (blog)We all have our ups and downs with Yelp, but it’s hard to argue with the Seattle restaurants on its list of the nation’s top 100 places to eat (or, as they lengthily described it, the “ultimate, try-before-you-die, food-coma-inducing, …Seattle sandwich shop picked second best food joint in AmericaMyNorthwest.com all 15 news […]
Poke restaurant beats culinary luminaries in Yelp listHonolulu Star-AdvertiserTwo Honolulu restaurants were in the top 20, including Sushi Izakaya Gaku at No. 11 and 18th-ranked Ono Seafood at 747 Kapahulu Ave. (not to be confused with Ono Hawaiian Food at 726 Kapahulu). Other Hawaii restaurants among the Top 100 are Opal … and more …read […]
News24Explore the vibrant restaurants, bars and cultural life of Johannesburg before heading off for… Now R251.00 buy now. Johannesburg – South Africa must speak out against homophobic Ugandan legislation, the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said on …Diplomatic pressure did not stop an absurd lawThe EconomistUganda slapped with aid cuts over anti-gay lawBusinessweekUganda Shrugs Off […]
‘Humiliating’ Houston incidents highlight problem of easily faked service dogsHouston ChronicleService dog owners and training organizations are calling for new rules to stop the sale of fake service dog vests and badges after two war veterans were refused entry into Houston restaurants in as many weeks. Yancy Baer said he has “never felt so … […]
$15 minimum wage campaign targets Seattle fast-food chainsKOMO NewsSEATTLE – Protesters targeted 25 fast-food burger restaurants Thursday in their “boycott McPoverty” campaign for a $15 minimum wage in Seattle, urging customers not to patronize chains that pay low wages. The protesters included workers at local fast …‘McPoverty’ protests across Seattle seek $15 minimum wageMyNorthwest.com‘McPoverty’ Protesters […]
Denver Restaurant Week arrives — with changes for 2014Denver PostDenver Restaurant Week is upon us, that annual stretch of Mile High menu mania that sees diners — some of whom rarely go out to eat — descending on more than 300 local restaurants. This year, the event’s 10th, will see two major changes: the dates […]
Things To Do In London Today: Monday 17 February 2014LondonistIf you’re looking for something to do with your kids in London, check out our list of Stuff To Do In Half Term, and a roundup of the best child-friendly restaurants. PHOTOGRAPHY: Photo Noir is a new exhibition of photography by Cornel Lucas, the only … […]
London’s West End, a Stage for Good EatingNew York TimesBut in London, at least, that’s no longer the case. In the last decade, a dozen really interesting restaurants have opened in the heart of — or just a few blocks from — the West End. Some have come and gone, and I’ve written about others […]
Houston ChronicleTeams of federal immigration agents launched a tri-state human trafficking crackdown in southwest Houston by raiding two employment agencies in the Chinatown area, the alleged center of a large conspiracy that supplied hundreds of undocumented …Federal investigators carry out immigration raid at two businesses in …abc13.comICE agents apprehend 11 people in southwest Houston operationMyFox […]
PC MagazinePicture this — you’re sitting on your couch browsing Foursquare to see what your friends are up to. They’re at an awesome Mexican restaurant a couple blocks away, but it’s just so cold outside and you already have your cozy clothes on. You have no intention …Get Your Grub On Without Leaving The House […]
Channel News AsiaThe demand for shark fin soup has been declining in recent years, according to restaurants, hotels and suppliers in Singapore, while observers say that sharks could still face extinction in the next 10 years. PHOTOS; VIDEOS. A shark fin store in Hong Kong.World’s Biggest Slaughterhouse Of Endangered Shark Whales Discovered In …iScienceTimes.comSlaughterhouse Said […]
Washington PostTim Schmidt, a former attorney who had operated restaurants for two decades, would handle everything, and Elway, the legendary former Denver Broncos quarterback, needn’t lift a finger. Video. After Seahawks’ quarterback Russell Wilson led his team to …Top-five key NFL Draft moments: Denver BroncosCBSSports.comPeyton Manning will return to Broncos for 2014 seasonDenver PostClairvoyant Manatee […]
CNETBrick-and-mortar retailers might one day be able to serve up high-tech Web ads that do the math and potentially offer big-ticket shoppers free rides to their stores. Chris Matyszczyk. by Chris Matyszczyk. January 25, 2014 10:02 AM PST. Follow @ …Google Takes Out Patent To Drive Customers to StoresAuto World NewsGoogle patents ad tech linking […]
Flora Restaurant in Oakland has been one of my favorite eateries in Oaktown for some time, but after last night, not anymore. As I write this, it’s Oakland Restaurant Week, a kind of marketing effort to promote Oakland restaurants that choose to participate in the program ran by Visit Oakland. So, in the act of […]
Oakland LocalNow in its fourth year, Oakland Restaurant Week is a 10-day celebration of Oakland’s booming food scene that runs from January 17th to the 26th. Participating restaurants (and there are many) offer tantalizing prix fixe menus at $20, $30 or $40. If you … …read more Source: Oakland News By Google
5 Free Things to Do on Your Next Trip to AtlantaABC NewsAtlanta is a diverse, cosmopolitan city that is home to major corporations’ headquarters, world-class cultural institutions and restaurants helmed by award-winning chefs. It has a rich cultural and political history, plus parks and trails to keep … and more …read more Source: Atlanta News […]
Dining Guide: Christmas 2013 in Las VegasLas Vegas WeeklyFocus on family—and presents—and dine out at any of these Las Vegas restaurants offering up mouth-watering holiday selections. Central Michel Richard at Caesars Palace Central’s prix-fixe menu is loaded with variety, with selections like lobster … …read more Source: Las Vegas News By Google
Shakewell, when it opens at the current Mezze space at 3407 Lakeshore Ave, will be the second “Top Chef” restaurant in Oakland, and a sign that our city’s presence as a foodie capital is only growing. “Top Chef” restaurants are those owned and founded by alumns of the “Top Chef” television show. Foodies around the […]
A Taste of Oakland! And, thanks to Helen Wyman and Lamont Dawson, it’s about time, after Taste of Atlanta, Taste of San Francisco, and Taste of Chicago. And it’s this weekend! A Taste of Oakland: Uptown Block Party is a collaboration between East Bay Loop and Vail Event Services (the organizers of the Oakland Block […]
A Golden Corral in Orange, Florida has a habit of storing its meat outdoors and to hide them from inspection. Now, one of the Golden Corral employees put the place he works at out there on video. Take a look at the mess and the question is what’s Golden Corral going to do now? And […]
By: Azucena Rasilla (@ChroniclesOfAzu) I attend Art Murmur/First Friday almost every month, in fact, I look forward to it. I get the chance to introduce this fantastic event to those friends who are either, not from Oakland, or have never been. Last night was no exception; I brought along a friend, who although from Oakland […]
The Waffle House, that famous chain of plain restaurants known for chicken and waffles, late night and early morning dining, Southern locations, fights with Kid Rock, and one involving these knuckleheads in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 2011: ..is a Twitter Top Trend tonight. What’s fueling its appearance, and this is just this blogger’s guess, is the […]
On Saturday, 100 volunteers from Recology, the employee-owned recycling company, added compost made from food scraps collected at Oakland restaurants to Hoover’s sustainable garden and plant trees and other landscaping in support of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) initiative at Hoover Elementary School here in Oakland. Consistent with the Recology “WASTE ZERO” rallying […]
Good Social Media and restaurants involves a call-to-action. In other words, you have to use social media to get potential guests (note that I did not use the term “customers) to visit your eatery or shopping center. All too often a restaurant or retail marketing person will just stick a Twitter logo or a Facebook […]
Over the past five years, Oakland, California, this blogger’s home, has developed (and this is strictly by observation) a new populations of people, the majority of which are white, that has started to transform Oakland such that we’re seeing a new and unprecedented wave of restaurants and shops, and a kind of political view that’s […]
David Glanzer is Comic Con’s Director of Marketing and Public Relations, but every time we talk, I keep giving him a promotion to Vice President. It’s become a running joke that, one day, I’m going to really embellish. But the good-natured Glanzer enjoys the humorous opening as it lays the platform for a more serious […]
Justin Blackmon gets 2nd DUI? Wow. Reports are that Justin Blackmon, interviewed in the video below by myself and Julie Buehler, who’s new radio show starts tomorrow on 1010 AM in the Palm Desert Of California, received a DUI. The Tulsa World reports that he was booked in the Payne County Jail at 10 PM […]
Oakland’s famed B Restaurant at 499 9th Street in Old Oakland is closing and will be replaced by a new eatery at some point in the future. An email just sent to this blogger 15 minutes ago from this writing explains that the owners made the “difficult decision” to sell the eatery and are going […]
Hank Azaria hit the jackpot: the fourth annual Playing for Good sponsored by the ARIA Resort & Casino Las Vegas, and supported by Los Angeles Magazine. And Kevin Pollak’s tweeting a good time: Yay, me! Made it to final table at DTS/Geffen event -great prizes from Aria & @fit4LA & @Sonos. LOVE this annual event- […]
Junior Seau Remembered by Football Fans If you know anything about Junior Seau the football player, the moniker he developed at USC and as a bruising linebacker for the San Diego Chargers “Say Ow” was perfectly appropriate. But I met Seau at his restaurant as he was at the height of his football fame when […]
A representative for something called Oakland Veg Week sent a rather detailed email about an event called, you guessed it, Oakland Veg Week, set for tax-day April 15th to April 21st. Check it out: Oakland, California – Have you been looking for a reason to try a vegetarian diet, but lacked the motivation? Look no […]
Recently, photos of a nude Scarlett Johansson were leaked to various news bloggers, including this blogger, around the World. The initial take from this corner was that Ms. Johansson took the one photo of her perhaps to generate publicity. The photo was certainly noted at PerezHilton.com: Tisk, tisk, tisk! We expected her to be a […]
As TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco goes into day two, what becomes apparent to this blogger is TechCrunch blog founder Michael Arrington’s “departure” from the blog itself is, for all practical purposes, cosmetic. The famed “argument” between Arianna Huffington and Michael never really happened according to Huffington herself. Michael’s just playing it all to look more […]