Critics Consider Eddie Merlot’s, Moy’s Pacific Rim

IN THE NEWS: The Enquirer’s Polly Campbell reviews Eddie Merlot’s steak house (10808 Montgomery Road, Sycamore Township, eddiemerlots.com), while Gil Kaufman considers Moy’s Pacific Rim (7340 Kenwood Road, Kenwood). … The paper reports the opening of Relish Modern Tapas (5947 Deerfield Blvd., www.relishmoderntapas.com) and the closing of 25-year-old House of Tam in Finneytown. cincinnati.com … […]

Openings Include The Waffle, STK, Akasha, Village Pizzeria

IN THE NEWS: Eater Los Angeles reports the openings of The Waffle (6255 W Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, 323.465.6901), STK steakhouse (755 N. La Cienega Blvd., WeHo, 310.659.3535), and a second location of Village Pizzeria (6363 Yucca St., Hollywood, 323.790.0763) and the recent closing of Akbar on Wilshire Blvd. la.eater.com … The LA Times’s S. Irene […]

Critics Consider How to Cook a Wolf, Daniel’s Broiler

IN THE NEWS: The Seattle Times’s Providence Cicero gives three stars to How to Cook a Wolf (2208 Queen Anne Ave. N., Seattle; 206-838-8090), while Nicole Tsong considers The Everest Kitchen (14561 Bothell Way, N.E., Seattle; 206-440-0321). seattletimes.com … The Post-Intelligencer’s Leslie Kelly reviews steakhouse Daniel’s Broiler (206-329-4191, Leschi; 206-621-8262, Lake Union; 425-462-4662, Bellevue; 200 […]

Totzke Leaving Ombi Post for Ever-Expanding Provence

IN THE NEWS: Vivacious chef, restaurateur and die-hard Chicago Cubs fan Kim Totzke of Ombi (and previously of The Yellow Porch and Bongo Java/Fido, among other local stops) has announced she’s leaving after Feb. 14 to join owner Terry Carr-Hall’s management team at his expanding Provence bakery/cafe empire — a Nashville International Airport branch […]

KC-Based Montana Mike’s Steakhouse Eyes Expansion

IN THE NEWS: The Journal Record’s Kelley Chambers reports that a steakhouse chain with branches around the region and small Oklahoma markets plans to open six to 10 restaurants in larger Oklahoma markets within the next several years. Kansas-based restaurant chain Montana Mike’s was launched in 1998. Bartlesville was the first Oklahoma store, opened in […]

Critics Consider Morton’s, O’Reilly’s Pub, Lee Garden

IN THE NEWS: The Dispatch’s Jon Christensen reviews Morton’s the Steakhouse (280 N. High St.). dispatch.com … Alive’s G.A. Benton reviews O’Reilly’s Pub (2822 N. High St., Clintonville, 614-262-6343). columbusalive.com … Restaurant Widow reviews the dim sum at Lee Garden (2685 Federated Blvd, Columbus,  614.754.1525). www.restaurantwidow.com … CMH Gourmand visits Basi Italia (811 Highland Street, […]

Openings Include Del Frisco’s, So Vino Wine Bar

IN THE NEWS: Cleverley’s blog reports the Nov. 19 opening of Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House (5061 Westheimer, Houston, in the same parking lot as the Cheesecake Factory and Oceanaire). The upscale steakhouse chain has sister restaurants in Dallas, Fort Worth, Charlotte, Orlando, Denver, Las Vegas, and New York. blog.cleverley.com … After a 10-year […]

‘Food & Wine’ Spotlights Several Emerging Area Eateries

IN THE NEWS: Bon Appetit magazine’s November 2007 issue notes emerging restaurants in Honolulu and the Raleigh-Durham area, NC. The Raleigh-Durham list: Alivia’s Durham Bistro (900 W. Main St., Durham, 919-682-8978), alivasdurhambistro.com), Bonne Soiree (431 W. Franklin St., Suite 10), Chapel Hill, 919-928-8388), Piedmont (401 Foster St., Durham, 919-683-1213), piedmontrestaurant.com), Poole’s Diner (426 S. McDowell […]