restaurants

A restaurant is a place licensed to serve and sell food to the public. The Eat Local Movement seeks to encourage restaurant patrons to dine at regional restaurants rather than national restaurant chains that they feel have a homogenizing effect on cuisine in general. Many restaurants have gone smoke-free, either voluntarily or due to the passage of local laws, polarizing restaurant patrons on both sides of the issue.

Some popular styles of restaurants include diners, bistros, coffee shops, cafeterias, buffets, donut shops, BBQ shacks, grills, oyster bars, theme restaurants, and tea rooms.

There are many blogs to help you find good places to eat. Some blogs about restaurants are Eater and Uptake Restaurants Blog. Reading restaurant reviews can also be a great way to discover new restaurants to try.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “restaurants”

• Holiday price wars heat up; most holiday shoppers not willing to pay full price this year

  
  Detroit Business News — Authority: 830
  Determined to reverse a sales slump, merchants are starting sales earlier.
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• Black Friday starts on Thanksgiving for many retailers this year

  
  Detroit Business News — Authority: 830
  Check out what retailers are starting their big sales on Thursday.
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• The Flag on West Main

  
  New Bedford Herald by Kevin Dayhoff — Authority: 139
  Flag proudly displayed on West Main Street next to Harry’s Main Street Grille in Westminster MD on October 3, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/qhemt or here: http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/252848362/flag-proudly-displayed-w-main-st-nxt-harrys-main 20091003 Flag ...
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• When cooking burgers, do I need to wash my spatula after I flip the burgers?

  
  Epicurean-Chef | Copy Cat Recipes — Authority: 148
  Joan asked the following question: When I’m grilling, or frying in a pan, I’ve always wondered if I need to wash my cooking utensils after touching the food, or if it’s safe to wait until I’m done cooking? I’ve noticed that cooks in restaurants don’t wash their utensils while cooking at all. I don’t ...
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• Mystery Cafe

  
  Mallvibes Shopping Forums — Authority: 162
  Anyone hear of the Kashiwa Mystery Cafe/Ogori Cafe? A friend sent me this link: http://www.cabel.name/2009/09/kashiwa-mystery-cafe.html Its got a fun concept in which you order something and then youre given what the previous customer ordered. So were basically treating the next customer. Im definitely going to ...
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• More Eating Than Blogging This Week

  
  CulinaryColorado — Authority: 123
  This might seem more like a Facebook entry than a blog post, but I want to show a sign of life here. In the last week, Ive cooked a few meals, enjoed happy hour at Brasserie Ten Ten with media colleagues, attended the champagne reception celebrating the opening of the gleaming new Sheraton Denver Downtown , ...
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• Grimod’s Paris

  
  Why Travel To France — Authority: 412
  From the nyt:A marvelous painting of a gourmand at his table hangs in the Musée Carnavalet in Paris — a portly, pink-faced figure happily gorging on a regal casserole, with a bottle of wine at one elbow and a luscious-looking soufflé at the other. It is traditionally believed to be a portrait of ...
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• Happy Hour Florida - Jupiter Restaurant Are Fun!

  
  Guide To A Great Vacation — Authority: 140
  Right on the beach in gorgeous south Florida resides the lovely town of Jupiter.  Since it is located right one beach along the Atlantic Jupiter is one of the best kept secrets of south Florida.  You will get the character of a small home town mixed perfectly with the class of a big city when you visit the town of ...
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• South Koreans to get Apple’s iPhone this week

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Apple Inc’s iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world’s most sophisticated mobile phone markets. KT Corp. began accepting orders for the iPhone both online and in… iPhone - Apple - South Korea [...]
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• The LA Times Visits the Food Carts of Portland

  
  Dave Knows: Portland — Authority: 519
  Portland’s flourishing food cart scene is now drawing the attention of the LA Times . Katherine Tulich writes, in Portland’s food carts a winning stop : It’s like walking into someone’s backyard barbecue. There are groups of people standing and chatting, while others are sitting and eating at makeshift ...
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• Portland rallies to beat Oregon 88-81

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Nik Raivio scored 24 points to lead a big second-half turnaround as Portland registered an 88-81 victory over Oregon on Saturday. Robin Smeulders added 17 points and eight rebounds and T.J. Campbell chipped in 16 points for the Pilots (3-0). The Ducks (3-1)… Oregon - United States - [...]
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• Mojito at Davidoffs on Lincoln Road

  
  Miamism pix — Authority: 136
  Of course we had to stop and try it out!!! Wait for the review – Mojito-411 Posted via web from Ines yet again
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• Breaking: XO Creperie Burns Down

  
  Sheepshead Bites — Authority: 138
  We just got word from a tipster that XO Creperie, located in Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza (2027 Emmons Avenue), has burned down. The second-floor restaurant has been in the building for several years and is one of the oldest, continuously-operated businesses in the plaza. The tipster says crime scene investigators were ...
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• The Fruit Gallery 3rd Annual Thanksgiving “Feed the Beach”

  
  Yo! Venice! — Authority: 476
  The Fruit Gallery is organizing its 3rd annual Thanksgiving Dinner for the underprivileged of Venice called “Feed the Beach”. This is a community involved effort and The Fruit Gallery can only make this happen with your help. Feel free to volunteer or donate cooked turkeys, canned goods, desserts, beverages, ...
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• Delaware ekes out 1st win, beats Penn 97-94 in 2OT

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Jawan Carter scored a career-high 35 points and Delaware eked out its first win of the season with a 97-94 double-overtime victory over Penn on Saturday night. Carter made a school-record 19 free throws for the Blue Hens (1-2) _ breaking the record of 18 _… Delaware - [...]
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• Perron’s 2 goals carry Blues past Islanders 4-1

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  David Perron scored twice, and Patrik Berglund’s first goal in 13 games proved to be the difference in the St. Louis Blues’ 4-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night. Eric Brewer also scored, and Chris Mason stopped 23 shots as the Blues won… St Louis [...]
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• No. 11 Butler hangs on to flush Aces 64-60

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Shelvin Mack scored 17 points and Gordon Hayward added 15, including a game-sealing free throw with 3.6 seconds left, to give No. 11 Butler a 64-60 win at Evansville on Saturday night. The Bulldogs (3-0) won their second road game of the week. Butler has now… Free throw [...]
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• Ship traffic for November 22, 2009

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Due to arrive today SHIPFROMPORTSantiago ExpressPortland, Ore.OAK Paris ExpressLos AngelesOAK Zim BarcelonaLos AngelesOAK Pacific LinkLong BeachOAK Pos LeaderBusan, South KoreaOAK Due to depart today SHIPTOPORTNYK LodestarTokyoOAK Pacific LinkXiamen, ChinaOAK… Travel and Tourism - Business - Los Angeles - ...
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• Insider trading case’s key players

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Five weeks ago, the largest insider trading case of recent years exploded into view with the arrest of the head of New York’s Galleon Group hedge fund, and five senior business and high-tech executives, including three in the Bay Area. The shock waves sent… Hedge fund - GalleonGroup [...]
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• A passion for board games

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Company: Just Awesome Board Game Store, San Francisco Title: Owners Q: Your backgrounds had some influence in you going into the board game business. Erik served in the Air Force and Shane is a behavior analyst. Can you tell me about this? Mantsch: A kid… Air Force - [...]
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