Dining News

It's aliiive ! Culinary competition shows take a freaky turn with Spike's Frankenfood , in which amateur chefs dream up oddball food combos for a chance to get their creations on the menu at a hot restaurant.

Because of huge price increases for beef and avocados, Chipotle is raising menu prices for the first time in three years.

At Ragin' Cajun and L.A. Bar, there's the crawfish and shrimp cooked in the spicy Low County boil - and the opportunity to participate in Houston Restaurant Weeks.

Don't tell the folks over at avant-garde eateries Noma and Geranium, but for many visitors to Denmark's capital, the biggest culinary sensation isn't Nordic fusion.

The Kelly family, owners of Westport's Post 154 restaurant, announced a new partnership between Post 154 and SKAL Restaurant Group .

An expired meat scandal in China is souring consumers from eating at McDonald's.

Jams strut their savory side Take savory ingredients to the next level, turning everything into sweet condiments.

Vienna will soon be home to a new restaurant. Chop't Creative Salad Company will be locating at Vienna Shopping Center, according to a recent report by shopping center owner Rappaport .

Back row, from left, Sophie King, Stephanie Benham, Callum Hurle, Dean Evans, Lucy Allcock.

A trip to the Regent Theatre in Hanley can be an exciting and special occasion. Why not make a day or an evening of it by visiting us at the Zest Caf Bistro to sample our fresh and affordable Pre-Theatre Menu? Alternatively, join us anytime for an exciting fusion of dishes from our Main Menu.

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Nothing fancy here. The building is 100-plus years old, weathered, rickety and loaded with memorabilia.

You'll have to go to some trouble to find this place, and when you do, it won't look like much.

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

There are some tasty items on the agenda this week for investors. Chipotle, The Cheesecake Factory, Dunkin Brands and Starbucks are among the companies scheduled to report quarterly results.

Middle Eastern brunch in Toronto encompasses Persian and Levantine culinary traditions in a way that satisfies our westerners' brunch-lust.

Avocados are not only delicious but also good for you. Sure they're filled with fat but, lucky us, it's good-for-you fat.

Located on Long Point Road between Gessner and Blalock, Bon Ga is a favorite among local chefs, offering authentic, everyday Korean cuisine that can be ordered la carte for one or eaten family-style.

Charleston's Garibaldi restaurant at 49 South Market St. was a draw for diners for 30 years before its closing in 2010.

IT'S THE WEEKEND: Food and drink - Caerleon chef James Sommerin serves us something special with new "dream" venture HE is the Caerleon chef who served up a Michelin star for the Monmouthshire-based eatery The Crown at Whitebrook, and now James Sommerin has opened his own fine dining restaurant in Penarth.