BY MEGAN ROWE ...

EDITED BY GAIL BELLAMY ...

GRAND PRIX WINNERS: Top row (l. to r.) Kevin Malchoff, Rich Products; Mark Allen, IFDA; Michael Roach, IFDA & Ben E. Keith Foods; Patrick Davis, McCain Foods USA; James Scher, Multifoods Foodservice & Bakery; Maarten Potjer, Ecolab...

WARM WELCOME: The prototype interior at Sizzler heats up with multiple merchandising and menu messages. BEFORE (top) AND AFTER (bottom): Sizzler's menu provides design direction, drawing on fresh foods and sizzlin' steaks. THEN ...

By Megan Rowe ...

NO HICK: Jonathan Bennett keeps an affluent and urbane crowd happy at Cleveland's Moxie. Jonathan Bennett runs the show at Moxie, one of Cleveland's hottest restaurants. Hired as a sous chef when the stylish American bistro opened in 1997, by...

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For some, 2004 was a rough year. In February, Janet Jackson had a horrific wardrobe malfunction, while in June, Triple Crown hopeful Smarty Jones choked at the Belmont. In late summer, Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan came through Florida like...

LONG DISTANCE: Shiok Far Eastern Cuisine reaches out to the world with a blog offering commentary from Chef Madhu Menon, as well as an online tour of the restaurant. BUZZ MACHINE: The unofficial Starbucks Gossip (http:/...

TOAST OF THE TOWN: Desaulniers put Williamsburg on the dining map. When The Trellis opened its doors in 1980, Williamsburg, VA was a culinary backwater: While chefs in more progressive markets were experimenting with regional cooking and...