Dining News

I'll admit it, I haven't exactly gotten caught up in the In-N-Out Burger hysteria, but now that the first Austin location is opening up mere blocks from the Chronicle offices on one of my regular travel paths, I will certainly be checking it out.

Any one of these spots would be enough good news for a month, but this season three celebrated Seattle chefs are all opening restaurants downtown.

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Cuisine: You don't have to rub a lamp with a genie at this Magic Lamp to take a joyous journey back to old Beirut with a menu of Middle Eastern favorites served in a fantasy setting at very reasonable prices.

IF YOU can speak the international language of food, even the most simple and everyday of dishes can take on a glossy appeal.

Cuisine: If not the best Chinese restaurant in the San Gabriel Valley, certainly one of the best, and certainly one of the most satisfying, and certainly one of the least expensive.

Antalya Gourmet // 52/14 Nevsky Prospekt // Tel. 331 9090 // Menu partly translated into English // Dinner for two without alcohol 2,580 rubles Despite the millions of Russians that vacation each year in Turkey, there is a surprisingly small number restaurants serving Turkish food in St. Petersburg.

Sandwiched between a gas station and a liquor store, Nola Po'boy and Gumbo Kitchen is one of those strip mall finds that you hesitate to reveal to friends.

Some restaurants are defined by that one special dish. For Carl's Deli, it's the Reuben; at Mai Lee, the killer pho ; and no one should leave Lombardo's without trying the toasted ravioli.

The Interior: When EVO opened in Old Town Scottsdale, it joined the ranks of some of our favorite area hot spots that offer late night eats.

The holidays are a perfect time to gather friends and family together for a good meal.

Ramen noodle bowls are expected to take center stage on the menu of a new downtown restaurant and gastropub that plans to open downtown next summer.

Firemen's finest: Nearly 20 years after brothers Robin and Chris Sorenson, both former firefighters, went into the sandwich business in Jacksonville, Fla., the 700-plus Firehouse Subs chain is finally making its way West.

Unusually for a restaurant in Chicago, where recipes tend to vanish once the doors are locked and windows shuttered, Ina's culinary legacy is being preserved by owner Ina Pinkney in a new self-published cookbook, "Taste Memories: Recipes for Life and Breakfast."

Rio West Cantina , the Vecchio Entertainment Group's Mexican restaurant in Riverwest, will close after service Dec. 17 for remodeling and will reopen as Milwaukee Beer Bistro in January, owner Russ Davis announced today.

The Wallace opened on November 30th in downtown Culver City, upping the ante in the neighborhood's burgeoning dining scene.

Cemented in the bluffs of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, outside of Minneapolis, the Tap has been selling burgers since 1958, but it's far older than that.

The Sleepy Bee Cafe now has an opening date: the breakfast and lunch spot in Oakley will open the week of December 16, with a grand opening date just before Christmas on Dec. 21. Owned by John Hutton and Sandra Gross, who also own the nearby Blue Manatee children's bookstore, the Sleepy Bee is inspired by the busy, useful honeybee.

The juicy brined, smoked and grilled Berkshire pork chop is glazed with house barbecue sauce and served with braised greens and butter beans at Red Crown in Grosse Pointe Park.

THE new A 50m Regent Circus leisure destination has added more spice to its menu of restaurants after securing another well known chain.