Dozens of chefs and restaurateurs are banding together to protest the opening of Pebble Limited Partnership’s open-pit gold and copper mines on Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska, which will disrupt and possibly destroy one of the country’s primary source of wild salmon. According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, about 50 participating restaurants (8 of which are in Seattle) are…
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Steampunk Cuisine
(Banner photo © Mark Moore) Steampunk, the artful blending of Victorian/Edwardian antiquity with modern technology, is an irresistible “best of all possible worlds” for millions. Do a search on Steampunk and get ready for overwhelm–tons of blogs, books and forums relating how to capture that perfect time merge in jewelry, computer equipment, art and clothing. When it comes to food, though,…
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Au Revoir, Escoffier: CIA Gets New Restaurant
Most of today’s celebrated chefs (Bourdain, Mina, Achatz) likely pushed around the fromage cart at CIA Hyde Park’s venerable Escoffier restaurant. But in a nod to a fundamental shift in the way modern American restaurants are run, the CIA announced its classic French-style dining room is closing this year. The New York Times reports that in its place, a brasserie…
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Three Student Chef Finalists in OC’s Brand New Golden Foodie Awards
The Orange County Restaurant Association along with dozens of sponsors is showcasing the area’s culinary prowess with the launch of The Golden Foodie Awards. This ongoing event started with a competition last Saturday for students interested in a culinary career. Sixteen students prepared a recipe they had submitted prior to the event. Judges included many personalities from the Food Network…
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Food App Review of the Week: Asian Market Shopper
Asian Market Shopper Developer: Chronicle Books Cost: $3.99 Runs on: iPhone Website: www.chroniclebooks.com Version: 1.4 It’s hard to believe that this has never happened before, but I began reviewing this week’s app, Asian Market Shopper, and belatedly realized it’s made by the same developer as our last app review, Rick Bayless’s Mexican Essentials. So turning this into a happy coincidence…
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In-N-Out Burger’s Secret Menu
Editor’s note: Here at Toque we are big fans of Jay Weston, reading with interest and a great deal of envy about his culinary exploits throughout the Los Angeles Basin, which he shares on Huffington Post as well as in a monthly newsletter. He recently revealed a secret menu you can order at In-n-Out. Elaborate add-ons, substitutions, variations and flavored…
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