IN THE NEWS: Washingtonian.com’s Sara Levine reports details the opening of a basement wine bar at Mrs. K’s Toll House in Silver Spring (9201 Colesville Road, Silver Spring; 301-589-3500; mrsks.com), while Todd Kliman reviews ACKC Cocoa Bar (1529-C 14th St., NW, Washington, DC, 202-387-2626) and Cynthia Hacindli considers Domaso Trattoria Moderna (1121 N. 19th St., […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Chronicle’s Carolyne Zinko reports the Feb. 5 death of San Francisco restaurateur Selmar J. Monro: “dubbed “The Mayor of Geary Street” by the late columnist Herb Caen, after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 86. Monro, who owned and operated a dozen restaurants in the Bay Area during his […]

Filed under: Oakland Restaurants, San Francisco Restaurants | Tags:B Restaurant, Baraka, Coco 500, Cordon Bleu Vietnamese, Cucina, Cuvae closed, Cyrus, French Laundry, Joe DiMaggio's Italian Chophouse, Maria Maria, O Izakaya Lounge, Pearl Garden, Piperade, Prime Spot Bar, Ritz-Carlton, Taqueria El Toro, Troya | No Comments »

IN THE NEWS: The Rocky Mountain News reports the openings of the long-awaited second Elway’s, in Denver’s new Ritz-Carlton Hotel, and Maxwell’s on Clinton in the old Vasil’s Euro Grille space at 7430 S. Clinton St. in Englewood. rockymountainnews.com … The Denver Post’s Tucker Shaw awards two and a half stars to Italian restaurant Locanda […]

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IN THE NEWS: Orion Communities Inc. and RL Pearson & Associates Inc. are planning to build a 269-room Ritz-Carlton Tampa Bay and The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton Tampa Bay in the Rocky Point area near Tampa International Airport, the Tampa Bay Business Journal reports. It will be the 10th Ritz-Carlton in Florida and the second […]

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IN THE NEWS: Richard Gras has been named Chef de Cuisine at Salt, the fine dining room at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island (4750 Amelia Island Parkway, Amelia Island. ritz-carlton.com, 904-321-5018). … EU Jacksonville’s Erin Thursby reviews Collage (60 Hypolita Street, St. Augustine, 904-829-0055 collagestaug.com). eujacksonville.com
Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

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