IN THE NEWS: The Arizona Republic reviews Nando’s Mexican Café (3519 E. Baseline Road, Gilbert, www.nandosmexicancafe.com), The Breadfruit Authentic Jamaican Grill (108 E. Pierce St., Phoenix, www.thebreadfruit.com), The Horny Toad (6738 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, www.thehornytoad.com), and Javinos (14795 N. Northsight Blvd., Scottsdale, www.javinos.com). … Howard Zeftel reports that La Hacienda at The […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Washingtonian’s Sara Levine details the opening of Richard Sandoval’s (owner of Penn Quarter’s Latin/Asian Zengo and a dozen other restaurants nationwide) second local spot, at Tysons Corner Center, the Mexican spot La Sandia. washingtonian.com … The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema reviews Meridian (5832 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC) and has a […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Tribune’s Phil Vettel gives two stars to one-time Oprah chef Art Smith’s new Table Fifty-Two (52 W. Elm St., 312-573-4000). … Joe Gray has a first bite at Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine’s new s second location (53 E. Lake St.; 312-658-1250) and chats with Padma Lakshmi, host of Bravo […]

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