IN THE NEWS: The Rocky Mountain News‘ rockymountainnews.com John Lehndorff gives a C+ to Peruvian eatery Cebiche on 32nd Avenue, and rounds up other Peruvian restaurants. Lehndorff also notes, “Colorado’s best Mexican/New Mexican eatery, Emma’s Hacienda, closed in the border town of San Luis. We’re happy to say that Theresa Lobato, Emma’s daughter and a […]

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IN THE NEWS: Pacific Coast Restaurants Inc., which operates some of Portland’s best-known eateries, is being sold to Seattle-based Restaurants Unlimited Inc, the Portland Business Journal portland.bizjournals.com reports. The 2,000 employees of Pacific Coast were notified of the sale agreement recently. A company official who asked not to be identified confirmed the two restaurant operators […]

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IN THE NEWS: Tampa Bay Business Journal tampabay.bizjournals.com readers have chosen the 101-year-old Columbia Restaurant as their top choice business lunch destination . Those are the results of the latest Business Pulse Survey, the Journal’s nonscientific weekly online survey designed to provide a snapshot of what readers are thinking. The Columbia, in its fourth generation […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Commercial-Appeal’s Fredric Koeppel reports that June 29 will be the last lunch at Stella, the popular restaurant downtown at Main and Monroe, which will remain open for dinner. He also notes the in-progress expansion of Cafe 1912 (243 S. Cooper), and the scheduled June 25 opening of Pei Wei Asian Diner […]

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IN THE NEWS: In its July 2007 issue, Texas Monthly texasmonthly.com interviews Blue Bell Creameries CEO Paul W. Kruse, while critic Patricia Sharpe review pick of the month is Houston’s Vin (530 Texas Ave.) and also notes Dallas’ Trader Vic’s (Hotel Palomar, 5330 E. Mockingbird Lane), and Arlington’s Olenjack’s Grille (Lincoln Square, 770 Road […]

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IN THE NEWS: City Life’s lasvegascitylife.com Lissa Townsend Rodgers bemoans the dwindling number of tiki bars in Vegas, but does offer several remaining options, among them Tahiti Joe’s (7200 Las Vegas Blvd.), and notes that Planet Hollywood is opening its own outpost of legendary tiki hut and inventor of the Mai Tai, Trader Vic’s. … […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Chronicle’s sfgate.com Carol Ness notes the recent opening of Old Oakland’s first nightclub-restaurant hybrid, Levende East (827 Washington St., Oakland), the East Bay offspring of the popular San Francisco spot. As in San Francisco, the chef is Aaren Caccamo and the menu is French-California with Asian and Middle Eastern flavors. … […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Chronicle’s sfgate.com Carol Ness notes the recent opening of Old Oakland’s first nightclub-restaurant hybrid, Levende East (827 Washington St., Oakland), the East Bay offspring of the popular San Francisco spot. As in San Francisco, the chef is Aaren Caccamo and the menu is French-California with Asian and Middle Eastern flavors. … […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Mercury News‘ mercurynews.com Aleta Watson reviews Mandaloun (2021 Broadway, Redwood City), while Sylvia Ulloa considers 5 Spot Chivas Grill (869 S. First St., San Jose). … MetroActive metroactive.com reviews Koji sake lounge. … FoodNotebook.com notes the opening of Fraiche Yogurt (644 Emerson St., Palo Alto; www.fraicheyogurt.com) and reviews the Happy […]

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IN THE NEWS: San Antonio-based Church’s Chicken, operator and franchiser of more than 1,600 fast-food chicken restaurants in 18 countries, announced a new partnership with a business brokerage outfit that will accelerate its new store opening program through strategic franchisee-recruitment methods, CoStar.com reports. Markets targeted for growth include Jacksonville, Orlando, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Detroit, Raleigh/Durham, […]

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