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When you're in the business of writing about food and restaurants, you can always count on the L.A. culinary machine. It seems a new restaurant opens there every other day, and each one strives to be more hip than the one that preceeded it. But...

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TRAVEL LIGHT: Don't make yourself miserable by lugging around too much stuff. COMFORT FIRST: Ladies, leave the stilettos at home. SPEAK UP: Be sure to steer the conversation toward your needs. Attending a trade show like the NRA...

TONED DOWN: Sports are still a big focus for Damon's, but not so in-your-face these days. SELLOFF: Selling stores has helped retire debt. CHIEF: CEO Howard inherited a debt-laden operation. Maui Salmon Baby Back Ribs The...

CRAB AND GO: This dungeness crab salad takes off with california avocado and citrus. BANANA BLOSSOM SALAD: Chicken meets Asian pear; fried shallot rings add a crispy note. America's fondness for the fresh, crisp flavors and textures of...

THE BOSS: Flay at his namesake restaurant at Atlantic City's Borgata. BOBBY FLAY STEAK: The David Rockwell design, like Flay's other restaurants, started with the menu. FROM WITHIN: Key posts at the Borgata were filled by current Flay...

Employees must treat pregnant workers as they do other temporarily disabled employees. Running a restaurant with a key person absent is always tough. The challenge is especially daunting when an employee is on a maternity leave that can...