IN THE NEWS: In the December Best of Atlanta issue of Atlanta magazine, highlights include: Best New Restaurant, Holeman and Finch Public House; and Best New Mexican, Lime. … Christine Lauterbach reviews Serenbe (9110 Selborne Lane, Palmetto) and the Original Pancake House (2321 Cheshire Bridge Road). www.atlantamagazine.com … The AJC’s Meridith Ford Goldman reviews Frank […]

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IN THE NEWS: D Magazine’s Sidedish column reports the closing of Bice, the high-end Italian restaurant in the Crescent Building. sidedish.dmagazine.com … The Dallas Mornings News’s Bill Addison reviews Yutaka Sushi Bistro (2633 McKinney Ave, Dallas), while Kim Harwell considers Woodlands Grill (6073 Forest Lane, Dallas). guidelive.com … The Observer’s Merritt Martin reviews John’s Cafe […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Morning News’s Bill Addison reports Bravo’s Top Chef finalist Tre Wilcox will leave his position as chef de cuisine of Abacus in January but says he has no intention of moving away from Dallas. He has landed an endorsement deal with a cookware line that he declines to name as yet, […]

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IN THE NEWS: The NY Times’s Frank Bruni writes that since chef Michael White has taken over Scott Conant’s supervision of the menus and kitchens at both Alto (11 East 53rd Street, 212-308-1099, altorestaraunt.com) and L’Impero (45 Tudor City Place, near 42nd Street, 212-599-5045, limpero.com), his work at L’Impero isn’t quite as successful. He knocks […]

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IN THE NEWS: The LA Times’s S. Irene Virbila awards three stars in reviewing celebrity chef Tom Colicchio’s new Craft (10100 Constellation Blvd., Century City; (310) 279- 4180; www.craftrestaurant.com). … Amy Scattergood stops by The Gumbo Pot (6333 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles; 323-933-0358) and details the openings of: Robata Bar next to Santa Monica’s […]

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