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It's uplifting to follow a career arc like the one Alison Barshak has carved out in Philadelphia. She's morphed from working in someone else's kitchen to chef/owner of 65-seat Alison at Blue Bell to her latest: the even-larger 120-seat Alison Two...

Some in the U.S. culinary community felt let down by the results of the 2009 Bocuse d'Or cooking competition, which took place in late January in legendary chef Paul Bocuse's hometown of Lyon, France. The format: two-person chef/commis teams from...

Many in the food world had their doubts when Joel Robuchon opened his place in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in 2005. They wondered if he would just be phoning it in...

New service charges, confusing account options and wildly varying interest rates are just two of the techniques banks are using to pump up their slumping profits in these troubled times — at your expense...

David McCelvey isn't intimidated by the economic downturn. “This company is bullish about its future. We aren't going to lie down,” he says. McCelvey, who has returned to New Orleans and Emeril's Homebase — corporate headquarters for Lagasse's...

One thing you don't know about me is that I like to dance. I'm most proud of my family. One of my most memorable meals was at Kaeisiki in a ryokan (a traditional Japanese inn) in Kyoto, Japan. If there was no olive oil, I'd have no reason...

Perhaps not since the Great Depression has this country needed a collective drink. Thankfully, there's a new generation of bartenders, including Charles Joly, who have the skill to ease your pain. As the chief mixologist for The Drawing Room in...

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There's no point in pulling punches: This year will be the toughest the restaurant industry has experienced in a very long time. Those who aren't on top of their game face some serious danger ahead. It's time to get nimble and smart...