IN THE NEWS: City Weekly’s Ted Scheffler reviews Tsunami (2223 S. Highland Dr, 7628 S. Union Park Ave., 10722 River Front Parkway, TsunamiUtah.com. www.slweekly.com … The Trib’s Vanessa Chang reviews Oasis Cafe (151 S. 500 East, Salt Lake City; www.oasiscafeslc.com), while Ben Fulton considers Mestizo Coffee Shop and Art Gallery (631 W. North Temple, Suite […]

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IN THE NEWS: City Weekly’s Ted Scheffler reports the Nov. 8 closing of Baxter’s American restaurant at The Gateway and the opening of The Counter Custom Built Burgers at The Gateway (188 S. Rio Grande St.). www.slweekly.com … The Tribune’s Lesli Neilsen reviews Rusted Sun Pizzeria (2010 S. State St., Salt Lake City; www.rustedsunpizzeria.com). … […]

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IN THE NEWS: Boston Restaurant Talk column reports, “Contrary to earlier reports (including one in the Boston Herald and one here on this site) King Fung Garden in Chinatown remains open. A phone call to the restaurant confirmed that they are now open under new management, and will continue to be called King Fung Garden, […]

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IN THE NEWS: Riverfront Times’s Ian Froeb reviews Sleek steakhouse (999 North Second Street, in Lumière Place) and reports the openings of Mattingly Brewing Co. (3000 South Jefferson Avenue), Patrick McKeane’s Irish Pub (3152-54 Osceola Street), and the second location of Stratton’s Café (190 Carondelet Plaza). riverfronttimes.com … The Post-Dispatch’s Joe Bonwich reviews Onesto Pizza […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Commercial Appeal’s Peggy Burch reviews DaVinci Italian Eatery (2037 Exeter, Germantown). commercialappeal.com … Dining With Monkeys blog visits Tsunami (928 S. Cooper Street). diningwithmonkeys.blogspot.com
Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

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IN THE NEWS: In the March issue, Baltimore magazine lists its 41 favorite restaurants of the year, beginning with Aida Bistro & Wine Bar (7185-A Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, 410-953-0500). baltimoremagazine.net … In a special Eats issue, City Paper’s Henry Hong extensively spotlights crab cakes, including those at Angelina’s Restaurant (7135 Harford Road, 410-444-5545), while […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Post-Dispatch’s Joe Bonwich gives a B to Tsunami (280 Long Road, Chesterfield Valley, 636-532-0700), while Betha Whitlow reviews Gelateria del Leone (3197 South Grand Boulevard, 314-776-3500). … Bonwich reports the opening of Off the Vine (2605 Hampton Avenue in Clifton Heights, www.offthevinestl.com, 314-781-1620) and the closings of Taylor’s in Imperial and […]

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IN THE NEWS: Warren Brown, the Washington D.C., lawyer-turned-celebrity baker, is opening his next CakeLove store in Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood, the Baltimore Business Journal reports. The store is to open the first week of February at the Can Company, the retail development that houses Kiss Café, Austin Grill and Cloud 9 Clothing boutique. CakeLove will […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Post-Dispatch’s Joe Bonwich gives a B+ to Thai restaurant Land of Smile (9641 Olive Boulevard, Olivette, 314-989-9878), while Betha Whitlow reviews Stella Blues Restaurant & Bar (3269 Morganford Road, 314-772-3533). … Bonwich reports that Zaytoon is serving Mediterranean wraps downtown at the site of the old Downtown Cantina at 711 Olive […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Commercial Appeal’s Fredric Koeppel and Jennifer Biggs list their five favorite restaurant visits of 2007. Koeppel: Assaggio (8100 Macon Station, near Macon and Germantown Parkway. 752-0056); Cafe 1912 (243 S. Cooper, 722-2700); Equestria (3165 Forest Hill Irene Road in Germantown, 869-2663); The Grill Room (170 Lt. George W. Lee Ave., in […]

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