restaurants
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Flava Flav opens fried chicken chain, threatens the Colonel
Look out, KFC: Flav's Fried Chicken is coming! Flava Flav just opened his first fried chicken joint in Iowa, vowing to come by and work the fryer.
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My 5 best meals on the road in 2010
Over the past year, I've had terrific meals at unique, local-minded restaurants from Austin to Seattle. The holiday lull has given me the chance to write paeans to my faves.
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U.K. chef goes from zero-waste restaurants to affordable co-op supermarket [VIDEO]
When restaurants brag about how green they are, they've usually just switched to compostable takeout containers. But to chef Arthur Potts Dawson, that isn't enough.
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Six reasons to choose the dining room over the diner
There are lots of great restaurants out there, but eating out regularly adds up in many ways. Here are six reasons why eating at home is superior.
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Google's Hotpot debuts: Cool party, lukewarm reception
Google's launch party for Hotpot, its new location-based, restaurant-rating service, was just as fun as the old bubble-era shindigs used to be. Too bad it seems more like Why?-ware than Web 3.0.
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Philly chef gets his hands dirty for his farm-to-table restaurant [SLIDESHOW]
I recently spent a morning with a Philadelphia chef, Mitch Prensky of Supper, who takes the concept of farm-to-table seriously enough to enter into an unconventional partnership with nearby Blue Elephant Farm.
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N.C. chef Vimala Rajendran tells how cooking can save a family — and build a food ecosystem
An underground legend goes legit: Vimala Rajendran with staff in her gleaming new kitchen. (Kathryn Stein photo) In our New Agtivist interview series, we talk to people who are working to change this country’s f’ed-up food system in inspiring ways. When Vimala cooks, everyone eats–well. (Shannon Barry photo)When the going gets tough, the tough get […]
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VIDEO: Is Gulf seafood safe to eat after oil spill?
New Orleans is world-famous for its seafood, but the Gulf Coast oil spill has left the future of the industry and those who rely on it for their livelihoods in jeopardy as fishing grounds close and diners fear for the safety of their meals. In this video, OnEarth magazine examines the impact of the Deepwater […]