Well Fed On the Town

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I realize that it’s past Thanksgiving, but I was thinking of what Thanksgiving-related topic fits the ‘Well Fed On The Town’ theme. Most cities of any size will typically have some sort of Thanksgiving dinner for a lot of people, and Dayton, Ohio, is no different. Elder Beerman, a company that owns department […]

This is proof that food is art. The National Gingerbread House Competition, hosted each year at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in Asheville, features dozens of unbelievably intricate gingerbread creations. This spot was called the “epicenter of gingerbread art” by Washington Post Magazine last year.
ABC’s Good Morning America will feature the contest on […]

I can’t decide if I’m getting old or there just aren’t enough bars in Georgetown to go around. I say this because I went to The Third Edition last night and I was aghast at how many people they fit into that joint. Seeing as there’s something like 40 bars in that neighborhood, it’s probably […]

One of my all-time favorite gift ideas is a gift certificate from the folks at http://www.restaurant.com/. Simply go to their site, punch in the zip code you want to search for, and it will pull up a plethora of local restaurants that offer gift certificates. They have $5, $10 and $25 denomination gift […]

Far be it from me to tell anyone how to raise their children, but if Lindsay Lohan was my kid, fresh from an extra long stint in rehab, a blink-and-you-missed-it stint in jail, and now on the community service trail, the last thing I’d ask her to do is to go in on a restaurant […]

My partner Rob and I decided on the spur of the moment to head out to dinner on Friday. “Paragary’s!” I shouted. I had been wanting to finally try the seasonal Italian restaurant for some time, and had heard good things. The choice was also auspicious as I had an Entertainment Card, giving us one […]

Now is a good time to grab a bite in the Theatre District. The marquis might be dimmed on Broadway in New York this week as stage crews continue to strike, but the restaurants are hot and there isn’t a better time to try them out. Some New York Theatre District restaurants began offering a […]

Here’s a shocker: a cornerstone of the food scene in New York has been shuttered by the Health Department. Serendipity 3 failed its second health inspection in the past month, according to news reports. The dessert mecca apparently has a problem with pests.
According to the New York Department of Health, on Oct. 22 — during […]

Sometimes a restaurant gets so wrapped up in its theme that it forgets the basics - not so with Paul Martin’s Amercian Bistro. Paul Martin’s operates by the following mantra: “Eat organic. Believe in sustainable. Buy local. Love fresh.” The menu consists of “meat raised in a humane and wholesome way, locally sourced […]