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Moscow: Where Foodies Go To Die?
From Eater.com, excerpts from an upcoming Swallow Magazine article by Micha Rinkus: Moscow is one of the worst places in the world to put things in your mouth—a city where foodies go to die, or at least complain a lot. Actually, effete foreigners can find plenty of things to grumble about in Moscow, not limited to its weather (cold), its government (absurdist, petro-authoritarian), and its people (xenophobic, linecutters). Nonetheless, among these very salient bitching points, dining out floats to the top. ...Read More
More Restaurants Welcome Fido
By Sharon L. Peters, special for USA TODAY: Alfresco dining is going to the dogs. From coast to coast, an ever-growing number of eating establishments, many of them high-end, are opening their patios to diners who want to share their eating-out experience with their pets. "To appreciate food and life is to appreciate animals, too," says Art Smith, owner/chef of the chic Art and Soul restaurant on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C, which draws scores of Washingtonians to its canine-welcoming patio every week. ...Read more
Independently Owned Restaurants Continue to Struggle
From Mark Brandau at Nation's Restaurant News: The number of restaurants in the United States has fallen by 5,204 units, a 1-percent decline from the total number of eateries recorded in spring of 2009, according to The NPD Group. Independent restaurants took the hardest hits, while chains kept their unit counts relatively stable, the market research firm’s “Spring 2010 ReCount” found. Read more
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