Dining News

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.

Aunt Rosie's has opened at 350 E. Main St., serving brick oven pizzas, pasta, salads, hot sandwiches and antipasto.

There are four basic types of travelers. Budget, luxury, somewhere in between the two and business.

Clearly, being better-off than others makes you a lot more sensitive to even the tiniest bit of leg-pulling, so I made a clear and conscious decision never to mention the blasted suburb again, lest the crews of middle-class mums start driving their needlessly oversized SUVs past my modest, lower-class home in a threatening manner.

From a a basket of wings to a traditional roasted goose, restaurants open for Christmas present menus that range from casual to special-occasion.

A FORMER Young Chef of the Year has taken over the kitchen of a Pendle pub - but won't be offering a menu.

Catrina Vlisides used reclaimed materials from demolished Detroit homes for the brick paneling and wooden countertops in her new Detroit Dog Co.

Even in a hot kitchen, December 25 cooking can bring us out in a cold sweat. That's why we asked our favourite Welsh chefs to show us how to create hassle-free festive flavours from start to finish.

"El Valle Verde" is the eye-catching installation currently residing right outside the museum's older wing as part of the "Around the Table" exhibition that examines the connection between food and art.

It's as American as apple pie. Who doesn't love a good burger and order of french fries? If you throw in a shake and onion rings, you've got the heart of the menu at celebrity chef Bobby Flay's new restaurant in Dadeland Mall.

For vegans, gluten-free eaters, allergy sufferers, and those concerned about added hormones and antibiotics, going out to eat must be like stepping into a mine field.