The things we love
San Francisco Examiner, CA -Feb 24, 2006
Watching the tourists basking in the sun one block and getting blasted by arctic winds on the next seems to summarize the things we love and hate about San Francisco.
DATE MOVIE
Mirror.co.uk, UK -Feb 23, 2006
Here's a movie that deserves to be shopped under the Trade Descriptions Act. Believe me, if you decide to take a date to watch this garbage, it's odds on you'll be dumped long before Date Movie reaches its pitiful conclusion.
San Francisco Examiner, CA -
Watching the tourists basking in the sun one block and getting blasted by arctic winds on the next seems to summarize the things we love and hate about San Francisco.
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| RESTAURANTS: Retooled Twingo's is a treat Detroit Free Press, United States - Fare: Interesting, varied menu is creatively interpreted from the cuisines of Italy, France, Spain and eastern Europe. Very appealing soups, salads and appetizers; casually sophisticated breakfast and lunch menus. |
| CREATIVE PIZZA, GOOD PEOPLE-WATCHING Poor service a problem, but ... Birmingham News, AL - Mellow Mushroom has it all. Pizza places abound in Birmingham and they come in all sizes, shapes and configurations. Some concentrate on really good pizza, others have good pizza and a little bit of atmosphere ... |
| The 100-mile gourmet Globe and Mail, Canada - In Vancouver, regional cuisine has become a bit of a mantra -- and sometimes a mug's game -- with chefs rolling every conceivable cut of wild salmon into their favourite French recipes and declaring it Pacific Northwest fusion. |
| Bruno's quick bites Chicago Sun-Times, United States - Recently reviewed restaurants by dining critic Pat Bruno. (Star ratings: **** Outstanding; *** Excellent; ** Very Good; * Good.). Ted's Montana Grill, 1811 Tower (Glen Town Center), Glenview; (847) 729-1117. |
| For the Love of Pizza Beaufort Gazette, SC - Ten-year-old Jordan Boxley , a fifth-grader, is fresh off her lunch period. She just finished gobbling down her customary Wednesday slice of pizza, and she ate it the way she always has: piece ... |
| Tastes of Torino just around the corner Chicago Sun-Times, United States - So you didn't make it to Torino for the Olympics? Neither did I. However, in celebration of all good things Italian, and the last few days of the Winter Olympics, we can indulge, imbibe and enjoy la cucina di Piemonte right here at home. |
| Capital Restaurant Deserves Its Stars Bloomberg - Eric Chavot spends too much time in the kitchen to have gained the kind of celebrity enjoyed by some other London chefs, such as Gordon Ramsay and Gary Rhodes. |
| Treat your taste buds to Cincinnati's The Table El Paso Times, TX - El Pasoans who venture to the newly opened Table Restaurant on Cincinnati Avenue will find unconventional tastes and hearty dishes at this trendy, deli-style eatery. |
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| Dining out El Paso Times, TX - Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar: 7956 Gateway East, $$, 598-7006. Follow a warm batch of spicy buffalo wings with the steak-and- riblet platter. |
| Capital Restaurant Deserves Its Stars: Richard Vines (Update1) Bloomberg - Eric Chavot spends too much time in the kitchen to have gained the kind of celebrity enjoyed by some other London chefs, such as Gordon Ramsay and Gary Rhodes. |
| Religion Briefs DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Lent will begin with the service of the Imposition of Ashes and the Sacrament of Holy Communion at noon and at 6:30 pm Wednesday at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 3820 SW Ninth St. |
| Welcome to the neighborhood Sovo.com, Southern - With hot pizza, cold beer and tasty salmon, Shorty’s is a welcome addition to ATL’s casual dining scene. Smart names and avant-garde themes may be the business plan for the latest batch of Atlanta restaurants ... |
| Savvy shopping calendar DetNews.com, MI - ARTrageous art and fashion fund-raiser. On Saturday, works by area fashion designers and artists will be on display at ARTrageous, the annual fund-raiser for the Fanclub Arts Foundation of Royal Oak. |
| Welcome to the neighborhood Southern Voice, GA - With hot pizza, cold beer and tasty salmon, Shorty’s is a welcome addition to ATL’s casual dining scene. Smart names and avant-garde themes may be the business plan for the latest batch of Atlanta restaurants ... |
| Beaujolais bistro has new spot, same magnifique French fare Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - Le Bistro du Beaujolais, formerly located in Westlake, moved last November to an 1830 farmhouse in Olmsted Falls. The architecture is pure Americana. |
| Outgoing: The Weekend Guide Edmonton Sun, Canada - This is Martin Lawrence's best movie in years! Unfortunately, that's not saying much, given the utter crap he's churned out. |
| Life with Wallace requires pretending to like cheese Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - Peter Sallis is a veteran character actor who's quite fond of Gromit's friend, but - gasp! �-ot the cheese. (February 24, 2006) — -'s this for a shocking development: The guy who gives voice to Wallace ... |
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| 2-24 MC/NMMI MyWestTexas.com, TX - Jerry Stone probably liked what he saw from the No. 11-ranked Midland College men's basketball team on Thursday. On a night which honored the all-time winningest Chaparral coach, Midland College ... |
| El Taco Loco in New Hope a `melting pot' of Mexican fare Trenton Times, NJ - Despite being tucked away on a side street, El Taco Loco doesn't have to rely on New Hope's extensive tourist trade for business. |
| Oak City Grille pleases without going all out DetNews.com, MI - The Oak City Grille, located on Sixth Street in Royal Oak, goes well beyond bar fare without the upscale prices of fine dining. See full image. |
| Rensselaer Central Schools Corporation The Rensselaer Republican, IN - Monday, Feb. 27 - Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, juice, milk. Lunch: Hot ham & cheese, chicken noodle soup, mixed vegetables, orange wedges, milk. |
| Don't trifle truffle passion DetNews.com, MI - Gianni Monchiero's prize dog Leddi displays he has the nose for truffle hunting. See full image. You might think wet gym socks, but to Gianni Monchiero the earthy aroma of truffles is a treat to savor. |
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| Restaurant Review: Henrietta...s Breakfast Food Not Worth the ... The MIT Tech, MA - By Chen Zhao, Erica Koval, Jiji Gu, Yaa-Lirng Tu, and Sally Lou. As freshmen, five pajama-clad MIT students began a tradition of starting off their weekend mornings with coffee, eggs, waffles, and friendly conversation. |
 | Istanbul police mistreat illegal African immigrants Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - An illegal African immigrant went to the post office in Istanbul last September to collect a money order from his family in Ethiopia. |
 | Wine and cheese enthusiasts treated to tasting experience Malta Independent, Malta - Camilleri Wines, the Malta Culinary Association and PJ Sutters recently joined forces and hosted a Wine & Cheese Experience at Melita in Balzan. |
| Black History Month events Lansing State Journal, MI - • Heritage Cafe & Multicultural Center: Soul food meal 11 am to 2 pm at the MSU Union Heritage Cafe. Entrees are fried chicken or catfish, $3.29. |
 | Photo By BRANDON HATFIELD / Republican The Rensselaer Republican, IN - The officers of RCHS' FFA presented a short program for students at Van Rensselaer Elementary on Wednesday. The purpose of the program was to show where the components of America's favorite dish comes from. |
| WHAT'S HAPPENING SunHerald.com, MS - Send events of community interest in South Mississippi to mynews@sunherald.com or fax to 896-2104. Please label "What's Happening. |
| Tea Room: Sassy Belles SunHerald.com, MS - If piles of debris and miniature living quarters are cramping your refined style, consider enjoying a repast at Sassy Belles Tea Room in Biloxi. |
| Four more tonnes of expired cheese Cyprus Mail, Cyprus - THE VETERINARY Services said yesterday they had found and confiscated nearly four more tonnes of cheese which had exceeded its sell-by date. |
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| On the quest for quiet: Oh, for a cone of silence Orlando Sentinel, FL - People always say that labeling one another is a bad idea but I'm not so sure. In fact, I wish people had great big labels like the ones on food packages that tell you how much Self-Absorption, Dullness or ... |
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| Ice dancer has ties to Holyoke The Republican, MA - The Russian ice skating dynasty on display during the Olympics in Turin, Italy, has links to downtown Holyoke. Skater Tatiana Navka helped secure Russia's third ice skating gold medal on ... |
| Corona marks 50 years of Little League dreams Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Brian Knoll remembers the chili-cheese nachos were his favorite food from the Corona National Little League snack bar when he played at the old Corona Civic Center diamonds during the 1980s. |
| Russia inspects Ukrainian dairy facilities following ban CEE-foodindustry.com, France - The first step towards resolving the dairy import ban from Ukraine took place yesterday when Russian veterinary experts began the first inspections of dairy facilities since the introduction of the ban last month. |
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| Eminent domain issue tabled Clovis News Journal, NM - The Clovis City Commission on Thursday tabled a vote to purchase land from a private landowner that would have allowed the city to build a drainage ditch. |
| Mother of 'rainman' to keynote conference Tuscaloosa News (subscription), AL - TUSCALOOSA | Dr. Ruth Sullivan, the mother of Joseph Sullivan, who served as a model for the autistic character Raymond in the Academy-Award winning film “Rainman," will speak at 8:30 am today, Feb. 24, as ... |
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| Soul of the South Indianapolis Star, United States - For authentic, down-home soul food, you have to do a corner dive, somewhere like Country Kitchen. Catfish and fried cornbread are menu favorites at Country Kitchen, 1831 N. College Ave. |
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| Following a buzz to the suburbs Boston Globe, United States - We Sauciers are an urban lot, at least when it comes to restaurant-going. The West Roxbury restaurant West on Centre, for instance, is about as far west on Centre as we ever get come mealtime. |
| A truffle affair New Straits Times, Malaysia - Visiting French chef Sylvain Portay is back at Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur to give patrons a heavenly taste of black truffles. EU HOOI KHAW writes. |
| Success by excess OregonLive.com, OR - "A crisp chocolate shell hides cherry mousse, chocolate mousse, drunken cherries and a moscato-soaked chocolate biscuit.". |
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| At Disney's Animal Kingdom, restaurants continue delicious ... Mickey News (press release), CA - Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., is probably the most popular and accessible spot in the United States to explore and enjoy premier quality traditional African-style food. |
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| Level best Boston Globe, United States - He's taking warmup shots from various spots around the basket, sinking almost everything he tosses up, though no one seems to notice. |
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| Best Bites: Butternut Squash Ravioli Salt Lake Tribune, United States - First, there's the smell: browned butter tarted up with the nutty scent of hazelnuts. Then there's the flavor blast: a pocket. |
| Whitney Point farm family helps state promote agriculture's bounty Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY - WHITNEY POINT - You won't find it on most calendars, and Hallmark hasn't put out a line of cards to celebrate it. But March 21 is Agriculture Literacy Day in New York state, and to Judi Whittaker of Whitney Point, that's a big deal. |
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| MAN OF THE HOUR Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - US bobsled driver Todd Hays. The former University of Tulsa quarterback was a disappointing sixth in the two-man, but he's usually better in the bigger sled. |
| Inspectors are on a sanitation mission Springfield News Sun (subscription), OH - When you’re sitting in a restaurant, you might not think about what is going on in the kitchen. That’s OK. Roger Franks thinks about it enough for both of you. |
| STILTON IN SALT ALERT Mirror.co.uk, UK - MOVES to cut the salt in popular foods to make them healthier could spell the end for Stilton cheese. It would lead to "off flavours" and in extreme cases to dangerous bacteria growth, fear makers. |
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| Bluegrass jam to be held in Ohiopyle Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Ohiopyle Bluegrass, formerly Indian Head Bluegrass, will hold a bluegrass jam at 6 pm March 4 at the Ohiopyle Community Center. Doors open at 5 pm Food and drink will be available to purchase and seating will be provided. |
| Bluegrass jam to be held in Ohiopyle Connellsville Daily Courier, PA - Ohiopyle Bluegrass, formerly Indian Head Bluegrass, will hold a bluegrass jam at 6 pm March 4 at the Ohiopyle Community Center. Doors open at 5 pm Food and drink will be available to purchase and seating will be provided. |
| Know Your Macronutrients Part 2: Protein St. Paul Asian American Press, MN - The media blitz about the American obesity crisis is putting new attention on the nationŐs dietary problems, but it isnŐt necessarily providing the re-education we need to help us overcome them. |
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Mirror.co.uk, UK -
Here's a movie that deserves to be shopped under the Trade Descriptions Act. Believe me, if you decide to take a date to watch this garbage, it's odds on you'll be dumped long before Date Movie reaches its pitiful conclusion.
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