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Top 10 restaurants in Portland, Oregon
In Portland's Lower Burnside you can hop from brewpub to strip club to wine bar to gallery to live music venue to Le Pigeon – one of Portland's most talked about restaurants – all within minutes and a couple blocks. It's a fun, close-to-downtown area to explore and Gabriel Rucker's tiny-but-mighty 36-seat Le Pigeon...
guardian.co.uk (1 hour ago)
Morrissey hits out at Duchess of Cambridge over her 'taste for foie gras'
Renowned animal rights activist says he 'expects no less from smiling mum-to-be' Kate Middleton
nme.com (5 hours ago)
Morrissey Shames Kate Middleton for Enjoying Foie Gras
All class. In a plea for his fans to convince London department store Fortnum & Mason to stop selling foie gras, the high-maintenace animal-rights activist called out "Kate Muddleton" for eating the delicacy. "Unsurprisingly, this most savage and cruel commodity continues to be the favorite 'dish' of smiling...
nymag.com (10 hours ago)
Morrissey attacks Duchess of Cambridge over taste for foie gras
Two of Morrissey's most passionate dislikes came together in one perfect storm on Thursday, as he hit out at the Duchess of Cambridge over her apparent taste for foie gras. Posting on fansite true-to-you.net on his 54th birthday, he hit out at the duchess in the wake of Prince Charles banning foie gras from his...
guardian.co.uk (14 hours ago)
Party hardy with dance band Pardi Gras tonight at the Arboretum
dallasnews.com (1 day ago)
Jesse Eisenberg's Mardi Gras flasher
It took Jesse 3 takes to realize the woman who kept showing him her boobs was a hired actress and not just a drunk lady.
cnn.com (1 day ago)
The Other Critics: Pete Wells Pans the Beatrice Inn; Sagner and David Stein Visit Lafayette
Beatrice Inn's steak tastes like latex, says Wells. This week, Adam Platt gave Lafayette, a "big, spangled, category-killing brasserie," two stars. Stan Sagner gave the same rating on behalf of the New York Daily News, while Joshua David Stein praised what he called Andrew Carmellini's Great Gatsby of restaurants,...
nymag.com (2 days ago)
Right-Wing Church Blames Tornado Devastation On Support For Gay Player
A prominent member of the Westboro Baptist Church is drawing a link between the Oklahoma tornado's devastation and a local team's support for openly gay NBA star Jason Collins. Fred Phelps Jr., the son of Westboro Baptist Church minister Fred Phelps, tweeted the following: OK Thunder's Durant flips God by praising...
huffingtonpost.com (3 days ago)
Trendlet: Fusion Falafel and the New Israeli Cuisine
Eastwood's Israeli Scotch egg. It’s unlikely that modern Israeli cooking will ever bump New Nordic or Asian Hipster from their positions atop the list of Zeitgeist-y New York cuisines. But recently, a new wave of Israeli food has made inroads, beginning, as these things often do, with oversubscribed pop-ups: The...
nymag.com (5 days ago)
Beverly Free Library hosts Mardi Gras-themed fundraiser
Beverly Free Library Board of Trustees president Juliana Feener Craig spent much of the last two days reading -- cookbooks.
phillyburbs.com (5 days ago)
Shooting won't end second-line parades, New Orleans officials say
New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mother's Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won't spell the end of second-line parades, the local tradition that celebrates the city and its people. Police this week arrested two brothers and charged them with 20 counts each of attempted...
foxnews.com (6 days ago)
New Orleans says gunfire won't end 'second lines'
New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mother's Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won't spell the end of second-line parades, the local tradition that celebrates the city and its people. Police this week arrested two brothers and charged them with 20 counts each of attempted...
foxnews.com (6 days ago)
Departures Magazine: The Best Museum Restaurants
Once considered more of a refueling pit stop between exhibits than an actual culinary destination, museum restaurants have finally arrived. With more establishments utilizing fresh local ingredients and offering housemade and innovative menu items, it should come as no surprise that foodies are flocking to savor...
huffingtonpost.com (8 days ago)
Looks Like New York’s Getting at Least One Michelin-Quality, No-Seat Restaurant
Foie gras and no chairs. Remember that no-seats restaurant in Japan that had "diners lining up" around the block for its high-end menu? The ORENO Corporation, which already has eighteen such "standing restaurants" in Japan, is now scouting midtown spaces to open its first location Stateside, Reuters reports. "Only a...
nymag.com (8 days ago)
Suspect arrested in New Orleans parade shooting that injured 19, police say
The suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that left 19 people wounded in New Orleans was taken into custody Wednesday night, police said. Akein Scott, 19, was arrested in the Little Woods section of eastern New Orleans, police department spokeswoman Remi Braden said. She said no additional details were available...
foxnews.com (8 days ago)
Top chefs go to bat for Boston bomb victims
It's foie gras, not Fenway Franks, at food stands as the ballpark hosts a fundraising tasting event.
pressherald.com (8 days ago)
POMO + Tepper + Tuesday = Total Equity Disconnect
It's Tuesday. It's a big POMO day. And sure enough, equities are in full-tilt melt-up mode. In the face of a stronger USD, rallying bond market, higher VIX, and widening credit spreads, the S&P 500 has smahed through yet another set of stops, squeezed shorts wherever you can see, and made new all-time highs....
zerohedge.com (10 days ago)
You cannot be serious, Chrissie
Chrissie Hynde, former lead singer of the Pretenders, back in the news for hissing at Fortnum & Mason selling foie gras, has not put down her guitar. Having joined forces recently with actor Russell Crowe for a single, Never Be Alone Again, and video, the Londoner now hears she’s persuaded John McEnroe to join...
standard.co.uk (10 days ago)
Mother's Day shooting: Akein Scott named as suspect
New Orleans police have named 19-year-old Akein Scott in the Mothers' Day shooting of nearly 20 people and appealed for him to come forward. Police superintendent Ronal Serpas said several people had identified Scott. It was too early to say whether he was the only shooter. "The important thing for Akein Scott now...
guardian.co.uk (10 days ago)
Rupert Parker: Planet Appetite: Castles, Rivers, Vineyards and Foie Gras in the Dordogne, France
In this part of South West France you'll find fairy tale castles, perched precariously on limestone cliffs, overlooking the Dordogne River, and picturesque medieval villages, surrounded by forests, nestling at their feet. The Dorgogne, in South West France, has long been a magnet for British visitors and many have...
huffingtonpost.com (11 days ago)
Chrissie Hynde joins foie gras boycott
Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde has joined other celebrities in boycotting Fortnum & Mason because it sells foie gras.
standard.co.uk (11 days ago)
About Town: Mardi Gras comes to Torrance at Volunteer Center awards banquet
Welcome to the Big Easy, land of alligators, masks, jazz, bayous and beignets. Welcome to the Volunteer Center's 33rd annual Corporate Volunteer Awards Banquet at the Torrance Marriott Hotel, aka the Mardi Gras.
dailybreeze.com (14 days ago)
Gordon Ramsay under fire after undercover video exposes 'shocking cruelty' to ducks at foie gras...
The footage shows ducks being force-fed large amounts of grain through steel tubes three times a day before being slaughtered.
dailymail.co.uk (14 days ago)
Chez Georges: restaurant review
Chez Georges, a Parisian brasserie, has the lot: grubby decor, grumpy waitresses and simply superb cooking1 rue du Mail, Paris 75002 (00 33 1 42 60 07 11). Meal for two, including wine and service: €125It doesn't matter how good an impersonation it is. It doesn't matter whether it is a faithful homage rather than...
guardian.co.uk (19 days ago)
Marywood does fun up big
Regardless of the theme (this year it was 'Mardi Gras') fundraisers for Marywood-Palm Valley School always bear a strong resemblance to a pep rally.
mydesert.com (19 days ago)
The Dutch way is not for us | Victoria Coren
Abdication may be acceptable in Holland, but fiddling with institutions is not for the BritishThe abdication of 75-year-old Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, allowing the Dutch monarchy to be "rejuvenated" by her 46-year-old son, Willem-Alexander, has led many to start chattering about whether our own Queen...
guardian.co.uk (20 days ago)
Bring me my spears: Yotam Ottolenghi's asparagus recipes
There's no law that says you have to serve asparagus with butter, eggs or cheeseI have had to come to terms with the fact that I am hooked on Twitter. Not good. It also gets me into trouble. The once-in-a-decade taste of foie gras I had in a Boston restaurant earlier this year came courtesy of the chef – I promise –...
guardian.co.uk (21 days ago)
It’s Time for Corey Cova to Make the Doughnuts, and He Would Like Your Help
Is there a food more suited to culinary Kickstarter campaigns than the humble doughnut? It would appear not: The crowdfunding tool helped Ilene Rosen finance her popular cake-doughnut program at 606 R&D in Prospect Heights, and now Corey Cova, the brains behind the menus of Earl’s Beer & Cheese and ABV Wine...
nymag.com (21 days ago)
First Look at ABC Cocina, Where Jean-Georges Vongerichten Is Making Tacos and Spring-Pea Guacamole
"If you open a restaurant, it's like a stage." This evening, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Phil Suarez are opening ABC Cocina in the former Pipa space, which was included in their lease when they signed for ABC Kitchen. "Pipa was very successful," Vongerichten tells us. "We were so busy next door that we never...
nymag.com (22 days ago)
