http://www.mail.com/subjects/12780-restaurants.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/12780-restaurants.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2084776-study-questions-sharply-us-cut-salt.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it's not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the struggle. Make no mistake: Most Americans eat way too much salt, not just from salt shakers but because of sodium hidden inside processed foods and restaurant meals. Tue... Tue, 14 May 2013 20:07:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2084776-study-questions-sharply-us-cut-salt.html 2013-05-14T20:07:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2070954-reality-tvs-stars-small-businesses.html NEW YORK (AP) — There's no business like small business. Mix the high stakes of running a small business with a dash of family drama and throw in a camera crew and you get hit reality television shows such as "Pawn Stars," ''Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" and "Duck Dynasty." Turning small business owners into stars has become a winning form... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:12:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2070954-reality-tvs-stars-small-businesses.html 2013-05-08T15:12:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2067388-david-chang-paul-kahan-tie-top-chef-honor.html NEW YORK (AP) — Food may not have been their first calling, but coming late to the culinary scene clearly hasn't slowed David Chang and Paul Kahan. On Monday, the two were jointly honored as the nation's most outstanding chefs by the James Beard Foundation, an exclamation point on circuitous careers that began in other fields — Chang in finance and Kahan ... Tue, 07 May 2013 11:27:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2067388-david-chang-paul-kahan-tie-top-chef-honor.html 2013-05-07T11:27:47Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2058440-ferran-adria-brings-elbulli-exhibition-to-london.html LONDON (AP) — You've eaten at the restaurant — or probably you haven't. Now visit the exhibition. Spanish chef Ferran Adria, the man behind the late, lamented elBulli restaurant, is bringing an exhibition dedicated to the art and science of his distinctive brand of molecular gastronomy to London. Diners lucky enough to get reservations at elBulli before i... Thu, 02 May 2013 15:44:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2058440-ferran-adria-brings-elbulli-exhibition-to-london.html 2013-05-02T15:44:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2014382-french-quarter-stage-music-fest.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jazz guitarist Raphael Bas says French Quarter Festival is as close as it gets in the U.S. to the music festival he grew up attending with his family in Bourges, France. Bas recalls hearing American jazz singer Nina Simone, trumpeter Miles Davis and singer-pianist Jerry Lee Lewis perform with French musicians during the days-long Le Pri... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:33:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2014382-french-quarter-stage-music-fest.html 2013-04-11T21:33:37Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2004750-swanky-beach-enclave-seeks-relief-bird-stench.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — La Jolla's jagged coastline is strictly protected by environmental laws to ensure the San Diego community remains the kind of seaside jewel that has attracted swanky restaurants, top-flight hotels and some of the nation's rich and famous, including billionaire businessman Irwin Jacobs and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Tourist... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:55:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2004750-swanky-beach-enclave-seeks-relief-bird-stench.html 2013-04-08T19:55:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2003682-5000-nyc-pay-phones-will-take-you-to-1993.html NEW YORK (AP) — Want to journey to a grittier time in New York City's not-too-distant past, when the murder rate was sky-high, Times Square was a crossroads of crime and porn, Starbucks had yet to arrive, and hardly anyone owned a cellphone? A project designed to promote an art exhibit has turned 5,000 Manhattan pay phones into time machines that take cal... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:11:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2003682-5000-nyc-pay-phones-will-take-you-to-1993.html 2013-04-07T20:11:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1998536-beyonce-jay-z-turn-heads-havana.html HAVANA (AP) — Beyonce and Jay-Z caused a big stir in Havana as they marked their fifth wedding anniversary Thursday. R&B's power couple was mobbed by dozens of well-wishers at the renowned restaurant La Guarida on Wednesday night, and police had to step in to keep the crowds at bay. La Guarida staffers showed The Associated Press pictures of the two dinin... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:57:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1998536-beyonce-jay-z-turn-heads-havana.html 2013-04-04T21:57:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1994800-ap-essay-cyprus-changed-forever.html NEW YORK (AP) — Nicosia, Cyprus, 1973: Riding with my parents and two elder siblings in a taxi, the kind of large Mercedes favored in the Middle East. The driver gestures to an alley where you can just make out people behind barricades. "Turks," he spits derisively. We keep quiet. We hadn't been brought up to think of any people that way. Later that day, ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:06:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1994800-ap-essay-cyprus-changed-forever.html 2013-04-03T11:06:35Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1981536-panera-trying-pay-what-you-want-experiment.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Order a bowl of turkey chili at a St. Louis-area Panera Bread cafe and it'll cost you a penny. Or $5. Or $100. In other words, whatever you decide. Three years after launching the first of five pay-what-you-want cafes, the suburban St. Louis-based chain on Wednesday quietly began its latest charitable venture that takes the concept on a t... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:06:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1981536-panera-trying-pay-what-you-want-experiment.html 2013-03-27T05:06:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1966654-soles-pope-romes-borgos-go-to-place.html ROME (AP) — When a future pope needed new soles, he strolled to a shoe repair shop practically around the corner from the Vatican. When he was pope and nearing retirement, he had the same shoemaker craft a pair of comfy, calfskin slippers. Borgo, the sleepy, medieval neighborhood with a timeless feel right outside the Vatican's borders, has been at the se... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:28:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1966654-soles-pope-romes-borgos-go-to-place.html 2013-03-20T08:28:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1940776-officials-michelin-eatery-denmark-sickens-63.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish food safety officials ordered a cleanup and better food handling at Noma, one of the world's top restaurants, after more than 60 people fell ill with viral gastroenteritis from eating at the two-star Michelin eatery that has also hit top spot three times in the world's best restaurants list in Restaurant magazine. The Dan... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:27:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1940776-officials-michelin-eatery-denmark-sickens-63.html 2013-03-08T16:27:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1937506-filipino-cardinal-stirs-papal-talk-with-rapid-rise.html IMUS, Philippines (AP) — Asia's most prominent Roman Catholic leader knows how to reach the masses: He sings on stage, preaches on TV, brings churchgoers to laughter and tears with his homilies. And he's on Facebook. But Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle's best response against the tide of secularism, clergy sex abuse scandals and rival-faith competi... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:03:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1937506-filipino-cardinal-stirs-papal-talk-with-rapid-rise.html 2013-03-08T03:03:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1931470-ind-teen-whose-long-walk-job-draws-donations.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Donations have been pouring in since a story went viral online about an Indianapolis teenager who was walking 10 miles to a job interview during an ice storm when he was picked up by a restaurant owner who offered him a job. Now, the pair is starting a foundation to help other job hunters. Jhaqueil Reagan, 18, was walking to a job inte... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:25:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1931470-ind-teen-whose-long-walk-job-draws-donations.html 2013-03-05T00:25:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1922564-resilient-ind-town-moves-ahead-year-tornado.html HENRYVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Shaan Singh is back in business running a newly rebuilt convenience store and sandwich shop. A once-wrecked elementary and high school complex is back in session. Burgers and fried chicken are being served again at a popular restaurant that had a school bus tossed into its wall. A year after a deadly twister wielding 175 mph winds ... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:06:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1922564-resilient-ind-town-moves-ahead-year-tornado.html 2013-02-28T19:06:24Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1920760-scenes-top-chef-seattle-finale.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kristen Kish made winning the "Top Chef: Seattle" finale look easy. In reality, preparing her five-course meal on the fly as the Bravo cooking competition's judges and a crowd of diners spectated from the sidelines was a non-stop endeavor requiring several hours of preparation — and some phony silverware. The 28-year... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:21:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1920760-scenes-top-chef-seattle-finale.html 2013-02-28T07:21:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1916988-utah-liquor-bill-aims-to-take-zion-curtains.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wine spritzers are a favorite at Rovali's near Salt Lake City. Behind the bar, in full view of patrons, waiters siphon soda and syrup into glasses of ice — then they duck behind a fake olive tree and a barricade to add the chardonnay. Utah's famously strict liquor laws forbid the restaurant from pouring alcohol in front of customers.... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:14:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1916988-utah-liquor-bill-aims-to-take-zion-curtains.html 2013-02-27T08:14:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1917512-b-smith-to-guest-chef-white-house-mess.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Restaurateur B. Smith will be the guest chef Wednesday in a White House restaurant run by the Navy. Word got out during an interview that Michelle Obama taped ahead of time and was broadcast Tuesday on Smith's program on SiriusXM radio. Smith said her menu will be soulful and healthy. Mrs. Obama described White House staff as anxious to ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:26:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1917512-b-smith-to-guest-chef-white-house-mess.html 2013-02-26T22:26:18Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1912932-kfc-launches-china-campaign-to-rebuild-brand.html BEIJING (AP) — KFC launched a campaign Monday to rebuild its battered brand in China, promising tighter quality control after a scandal over misuse of drugs by its poultry suppliers. The company, a unit of Yum Brands Inc., promised to test meat for banned drugs, strengthen oversight of farmers and encourage them to improve their technology. It said more t... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:34:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1912932-kfc-launches-china-campaign-to-rebuild-brand.html 2013-02-25T07:34:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1906044-top-chef-seattle-to-final-2-chefs.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kristen Kish is no longer among the leftovers on "Top Chef: Seattle." The 28-year-old chef de cuisine at Boston restaurant Stir returned in Wednesday's edition of the Bravo cooking competition after facing off against five previously eliminated contestants — or chef'testants, as they're known in Bravo parlance — on "Last Chance Kitchen,... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:04:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1906044-top-chef-seattle-to-final-2-chefs.html 2013-02-21T17:04:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1905824-french-eat-frozen-meals-fine-cuisine.html PARIS (AP) — In France, eating is supposed to be an art. Foodies from around the globe flock to the world's gastronomic center to discover the true meaning of fine dining — a convivial sharing of dishes, lovingly prepared, which capture the imagination, the taste buds and the essence of the land. Enter reality. The Europe-wide uproar over horse meat being... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:43:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1905824-french-eat-frozen-meals-fine-cuisine.html 2013-02-21T15:43:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1895340-yorkers-react-to-mayors-plastic-foam-ban-push.html NEW YORK (AP) — Barely 24 hours after Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed an all-out ban on plastic foam food containers in the city and already New Yorkers are asking: So what do we use instead? Bloomberg's announcement Thursday left consumers and food vendors big and small wondering what a city free of plastic foam might look like. Polystyrene foam contain... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:03:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1895340-yorkers-react-to-mayors-plastic-foam-ban-push.html 2013-02-15T22:03:09Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1892466-spains-elbulli-restaurant-to-reopen-lucky.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's famous elBulli restaurant will temporarily reopen later this year as renowned chef-owner Ferran Adria trains actors for a movie based on his iconic but shuttered eatery. The location is still being determined, Adria told The Associated Press on Thursday. It could reopen at its original seaside location in Roses, where Adria presided ... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:31:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1892466-spains-elbulli-restaurant-to-reopen-lucky.html 2013-02-14T20:31:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1878738-kids-rewarded-good-manners-wash-restaurant.html SEATTLE (AP) — To Laura King, her three children were acting normal while enjoying dinner at an Italian restaurant in their hometown in Washington state. But staffers of the restaurant Sogno di Vino in Poulsbo were so impressed with her children's table manners during their Feb. 1 dinner that they thanked her kids and gave the family of five a bowl of ice... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1878738-kids-rewarded-good-manners-wash-restaurant.html 2013-02-09T00:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1867762-goodell-orleans-terrific-despite-blackout.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The blackout at the Superdome will not stop the Super Bowl from returning to New Orleans. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that despite the electrical outage which delayed Sunday night's game for 34 minutes, the city did a "terrific" job hosting its first pro football championship in the post-Katrina era. "Let me ... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1867762-goodell-orleans-terrific-despite-blackout.html 2013-02-04T22:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1843410-ireland-wont-ease-drunken-driving-law-farmers.html DUBLIN (AP) — A license to drive drunk? Some small-town politicians think it's just the tonic for rural Ireland. Councilmen in Kerry, southwest Ireland, passed a motion this week asking the government to create a permit that would allow isolated farmers the ability to drink a few pints and then return home in their car, or on their tractor, without fear o... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1843410-ireland-wont-ease-drunken-driving-law-farmers.html 2013-01-24T17:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1833248-flu-season-fuels-debate-paid-sick-time-laws.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sniffling, groggy and afraid she had caught the flu, Diana Zavala dragged herself in to work anyway for a day she felt she couldn't afford to miss. A school speech therapist who works as an independent contractor, she doesn't have paid sick days. So the mother of two reported to work and hoped for the best — and was aching, shivering and c... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1833248-flu-season-fuels-debate-paid-sick-time-laws.html 2013-01-20T23:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1832676-chefs-hail-foodies-with-inauguration-salute.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of Washington's top chefs came together to salute the president ahead of the inauguration, in part because of the first family's influence on the culture around food. Chicago-based Chef Art Smith opened his Capitol Hill restaurant Art and Soul for a late-night Chefs Ball expected to attract food fans of all stripes Saturday night wi... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1832676-chefs-hail-foodies-with-inauguration-salute.html 2013-01-20T04:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1828162-yelp-to-add-restaurants-health-inspection-grades.html NEW YORK (AP) — Reviews site Yelp is adding restaurants' health-inspection grades to its site, giving users yet another filter through which they can decide where to eat. Yelp Inc. said Thursday that city-provided health-score information will be available in San Francisco first. Restaurant grades in New York City will be added in the coming weeks. San Fr... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1828162-yelp-to-add-restaurants-health-inspection-grades.html 2013-01-17T19:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1804270-mcdonalds-expands-test-flight-chicken-wings.html NEW YORK (AP) — First there were McNuggets. Then there were Chicken McBites. Now McDonald's could be adding "Mighty Wings" to its chicken menu. The world's biggest hamburger chain is set to expand its test of chicken wings to Chicago this week, after a successful run in Atlanta last year. The wings are being sold in servings of three, five or 10 pieces wi... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1804270-mcdonalds-expands-test-flight-chicken-wings.html 2013-01-07T22:12:00Z