IN THE NEWS: Ed Dunlap has bought the Italian restaurant Bella Piatto on Route 19 in Peters Township with plans to convert it to his Mexican concept called Amigos, Pittsburgh Business Times reports. It joins an existing location in Mount Lebanon; Dunlap is looking for future locations in Murrysville and the Cranberry-Wexford area. pittsburgh.bizjournals.com … […]

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IN THE NEWS: City Weekly’s Ted Scheffler reviews Tandoor — The Indian Grill (733 E. 3300 South, 486-4542) and Kasbah Grill (2672 N. Hill Field Road, Layton, 779-0330). … Scheffler also reports that MacCool’s Public House owners are on track to open new locations in South Jordan and Ogden. slweekly.com … The Trib’s Vanessa […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Tribune’s Vanessa Chang gives two and a half stars to Tandoor, the Indian Grill (729 E. 3300 South, Salt Lake City; 801-486-4542, www.tandoorindiangrill.com). sltrib.com … City Weekly’s Ted Scheffler notes new Mexican finds Michoacán (465 25th St., Ogden, 801-627-2268), La Puente (3540 S. State, 281-3272), Portales (737 N. Main, Layton, 593-1621), […]

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IN THE NEWS: Esquire’s November 2007 issue has named Bruce Carey’s 23Hoyt (503-445-7400, 529 Nw 23rd Ave, 23hoyt.com) as one of America’s Best Restaurants of 2007. esquire.com … Willamette Week’s Mike Thelin reviews Giorgio Kawas’s tapas place Lolo (2940 NE Alberta St., 288-3400), while Annie Bethancourt considers Chaos Cafe (2620 SE Powell Blvd., 546-8112) and […]

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