Over the next few months, I'll be running a series of articles which first appeared in About Face Magazine by Chris Angelus of Portland Food Adventures. Here is the first one - an interview with James Beard "Best Chef Northwest" award winner 2013, Gabriel Rucker. "The counter at Le Pigeon -- just go with what Gabe wants," That’s a common response from Portland’s chefs when … [Read more...] about Interview: Gabriel Rucker – Portland’s Giant in His Prime
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“Reviewer Card” Helps Public Blackmail Restaurants
A Californian entrepreneur has started selling a "ReviewerCard" that offers blackmail for Yelpers/Googlers seeking attention. The all-black card says "I write reviews" in all caps and is meant to be shown to restaurant employees as the cardholder enters the business. From Huffington Post, ...the ReviewerCard looks fairly real. It has, in addition to the imprimatur of a … [Read more...] about “Reviewer Card” Helps Public Blackmail Restaurants
Andy Ricker – How to Build a Restaurant Empire
Restaurant entrepreneur Andy Ricker of Pok Pok fame recently spoke on a Culintro panel titled "Expansion: Building a Restaurant Empire". You wake up in the morning wondering if today is the day you get your ass handed to you,” Ricker noted wryly. “The job is basically problem solving. It’s being able to grasp a whole lot of things happening at once.” That global vision is what … [Read more...] about Andy Ricker – How to Build a Restaurant Empire
Guy Fieri Defends Restaurant after a Plethora of Bad Reviews
Restaurateur and Food Channel host of Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, has taken to television to defend himself and his restaurant from a slew of bad reviews. In an appearance on The Today Show, the interviewer asked about negative reviews from other members of the press, and his Yelp average of 2.5 stars. Guy Fieri (who's real name is Ferry), said "I'm doing the type of food … [Read more...] about Guy Fieri Defends Restaurant after a Plethora of Bad Reviews
According to testing there isn’t much chicken in fast food chicken
News! No much chicken in fast food chicken dishes, more dramatic readings of Yelp restaurant reviews This won't come as a surprise to many people, but according to testing by Organic Authority, there isn't much chicken in "fast-food chicken". The article details 35 ingredients that are present in a single chicken nugget from McDonald's, including dimethylpolysiloxane, an … [Read more...] about According to testing there isn’t much chicken in fast food chicken