IN THE NEWS: McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants-owned Restaurant K by Alison Swope at 1700 K St. NW has closed after only 10 months of operation, the Portland Business Journal reports. portland.bizjournals.com … The Washington Post’s Jane Black reviews Thirsty Bernie Sports Bar & Grille (2163 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington) and details the expected July […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Dispatch’s Bill Chronister reports the openings of the Cheesecake Factory (Polaris Fashion Place) and Hawa Russia (Columbus Square Shopping Center, at Cleveland Avenue and Dublin-Granville Road) … Jon Christensen reviews Sushi Ting. dispatch.com … Alive’s G.A. Benton reviews Del Mar Baja Mexican (6310 Gender Rd., Canal Winchester, tacodelmar.com). columbusalive.com … Nothing […]

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IN THE NEWS: Free Times’s Douglas Trattner reviews Chester’s Fine Cuisine (1990 Noble Rd., East Cleveland), while the paper reports the opening of The Village Exchange (79 West St., Chagrin Falls) and that Matt Mytro has left his post as executive chef of Paladar (28601 Chagrin Blvd.) and Boulevard Blue (12718 Larchmere Blvd.) to work […]

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IN THE NEWS: In the April issue, Seattle magazine lists its top 10 Restaurants of 2008, including Quinn’s (Capitol Hill, 1001 E Pike St.; 206.325.7711; quinnspubseattle.com) and May (Wallingford, 1612 N 45th St.; 206.675.0037; mayrestaurant.com). seattlemag.com … Seattle Weekly’s Jonathan Kauffman reviews Cheesecake Factory (700 Pike St., 652-5400, www.thecheesecakefactory.com), while Mike Seely considers Italian Spaghetti […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Tribune notes the 30th anniversary of The New Yorker restaurant (48 W. Market Street). sltrib.com … City Weekly’s Ted Scheffler reviews Fratelli Ristorante (9236 Village Shop Drive, Sandy, 495-4550). slweekly.com … The Deseret Morning News’s Stacey Kratz reviews the Fashion Place Cheesecake Factory. deseretnews.com … Gastronomic Salt Lake City reviews Baxter’s […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Deseret Morning News reports The Cheesecake Factory will officially open for business in Utah at 5 p.m. on Nov. 1.  The grand opening will come on the heels of training meals at the Fashion Place Mall restaurant in Murray earlier in the week. … Stacey Kratz gives three stars to Chinese […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Democrat and Chronicle reports that The Crystal Barn (2851 Clover St., Pittsford, 585-381-4844) has revamped its Continental menu to appeal to diners who want both casual and upscale dining choices. … The paper’s Karen Deyle has a first bite at The Cheesecake Factory (Pittsford Plaza, 3349 Monroe Ave., Pittsford, 585-381-8681, www.cheesecakefactory.com), […]

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