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Charleston Chew
Charleston Chew
Dec 01, 2006
SOUTHERN SCENE: Chef Marc Collins’ food at Circa 1886 (at left, below) pays upscale tribute to Low Country tradition. You used to hear the word “sleepy” associated with Charleston, and for as long as I’ve been...
Why Seattles Thinkin Incan
Why Seattles Thinkin Incan
Jun 01, 2006
NEW PERU: The 110-seat Mixtura brings the look, feel and taste of South America to the suburbs of Seattle. DEEP PURPLE: Emmanuel Piqueras's novo-Andean cuisine makes the most of a vibrant color palette. MIX...
Shakin' All Over
Shakin' All Over
Feb 01, 2006
FOR SURE!: Do modern mixologists have more style than substance? I 've almost stopped ordering cocktails in restaurants, especially a trendy drink like a Cosmopolitan or a Sake-Tini, neither of which I would ever...
Is It Dark In Here, Or What?
Is It Dark In Here, Or What?
Nov 01, 2005
RIGHT LIGHT:A dramatic setting for Spiaggia. GET A GLOW ON: The dining room at the Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas. Noel Coward once said that 95 percent of romance is good lighting. By which he decidedly...
The Brouhaha Over Foie Gras
The Brouhaha Over Foie Gras
Oct 01, 2005
TERMINATOR: Arnold Schwarzenegger wants California's one-farm foie gras industry to change its ways, or else. He-man California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who didn't get to look the way he does by cutting...