Dining News

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.

Considering that Patrick Dinh, executive chef of Leesburg's Tuscarora Mill restaurant, has been featured in the books "Best Chefs of America" and "Celebrated Chefs," he certainly seems like a low-profile kind of guy.

KCBS radio "Foodie Chap" and KPIX 5 television "Eye On The Bay" host Liam Mayclem introduces us to the culinary stars behind the food and wine loved by so many in the Bay Area.

About 6 percent of the population, or about 18 million people, have a form of gluten sensitivity.

To really get a taste of California Wine Country, Chris Jacobs rides the Napa Valley Wine Train.

Ryan DuVall, restaurant critic for The Journal Gazette, was a "foodie" long before joining The Journal Gazette in 1999.

Mariam Hashimi and her husband, Munis Alkouz, chose the hotel for their November wedding reception mainly for one reason: It allowed them to use a local caterer to bring in the traditional Afghan rice and meat dishes that hotel chefs often aren't trained to prepare.

THE CHRISTMAS spirit came to Abergavenny at the weekend with the annual Christmas food and drink fair spreading festive cheer to thousands.

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A cookie is rarely a bad thing. A free cookie is never a bad thing. Regular patrons of Concannon's Bakery Cafe know that a free cookie is always part of the meal.