With a friend in town from my Hyde Park days, lots of food and wine was on the agenda last weekend. In essence, it was about three solid days of eating and drinking, all jump-started by the Fourth of July, which was super-gluttonous in its own right (and highlighted by a giant lamb leg, slow-roasted in a Caja China). Since then, the festivities have kept me from blogging, up until now (as I type, life is pretty much back to normal). Frankly, I have so many things to cover, it’s daunting. I’ll definitely have a restaurant recap from Terra on [... read more ...]
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I've been rediscovering Berkeley lately, and will report on lots of great local restaurants. Do stay tuned.
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As a former Angelino, I like to peruse the Los Angeles Times and the LA Weekly on a semi-regular basis, just to keep tabs on things (specifically, I like to read Jonathan Gold for the best food journalism on the planet). To my surprise, the Times actually shifted some of its focus up to the Napa Valley this week, and I felt that the newspaper’s assessment of downtown Napa provided a solid “backstory” to my piece about Morimoto’s impending influence on the downtown Napa dining scene. Of course, the reason why I call the Times article a “backstory” is [... read more ...] Yesterday, the first phase of a new California law went into effect, which requires fast food restaurants (chains with 20 or more locations) to disclose the nutritional information of their products. Thanks to Senate Bill 1420, spearheaded by Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), restaurants such as Applebee’s and Taco Bell must now provide brochures containing nutritional information. This law becomes much more stringent in 2011, when these same restaurants will have to list basic nutritional data on their actual menus and menu boards. You can read the full details here. |
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