The earthquake over the weekend in the Bologna area of Italy may have a long-term effect on Parmesan prices. According to The HuffingtonPost, 400,000 wheels of Parmesan and Grana Padano cheeses were damaged, most of them artisanal. In all, some 10 … [Read more...]

Tales of the Cocktail is a five-day drinks convention where thousands of chefs, bartenders, spirits writers, and drink geeks go to New Orleans to gorge on seminars and tastings. It is the most important cocktail education, celebration and awards … [Read more...]

Bluehour is on Gayot's list of the "Top 10 Restaurants for Mother's Day Brunch in the United states". Mother's Day brunch at Bluehour in Portland, Oregon, kicks off with a basket of pastries plus artisanal coffee, Bellini or mimosa. The prix-fixe … [Read more...]

The survey this year has fewer questions than 2011, and there will just be one to fill out instead of two. Each survey result will get its own post on the site. The 2011 survey questions received well over one million page views, so your votes can … [Read more...]

Blair Reynolds is known all over town for his participation in just about every tiki event that comes along. He's finally opening his own place, Hale Pele in the old Thatch space on NE Broadway. Here is the press release - Located on NE Broadway, … [Read more...]

<UPDATED> I've heard from Fivespice - Hello, I am the GM of Fivespice Tim Mattera. I guess we can all have dreams like that to hire line cooks and Sous Chef with that kind of experience, but I can assure you that we did not post that ad, … [Read more...]