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Foodienomics
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Foodienomics
Downtown’s Peking Tavern Turns To Kickstarter To Complete Its BarCo-owner Andrew Chiu explains that he and partner Andrew Wong have put two years and a lot of dough into the Chinese gastropub project.
By Hadley Tomicki
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Urasawa Accused of Labor Abuses and Withholding Employee WagesA longtime worker claims he was fired while sick with the flu and is now owed over $60,000.
By Hadley Tomicki
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Burger Time
How Pakistan and China Saved FatburgerThe chain is a huge hit in The Middle East.
By Hadley Tomicki
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Foodienomics
Local Delis in Decline: Get to Langer’s STAT!Norm Langer says his iconic delicatessen is struggling to overcome higher food costs.
By Hadley Tomicki
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Foodienomics
Restaurants Fight Back Over Credit-Card FeesThey either want the fees lowered, or they may start passing them along as line items on your bill.
By Jay Barmann
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Healthy S.F.
Patxi’s Wrist Slapped for Pocketing Healthy S.F. Funds [Updated]They have to pay out $320,000 in penalties, with $200,000 going back to employees.
By Jay Barmann
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Foodienomics
Jerk Leaves Screed About Obama In Place of Tip at CupolaSome rich guy who hates paying taxes tipped $3 on a $37 bill and left a note to explain why.
By Jay Barmann
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Foodienomics
Yoshi’s Financial Troubles Continue With Bankruptcy FilingThis is very predictable, given that loan payments were coming due on a $7M city loan.
By Jay Barmann
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Foodienomics
By Jay Barmann
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Foodienomics
By Jay Barmann
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Delivery Brigade
Get Little Star, Ike’s Delivered by New Web Service CaviarCaviar curates sought-after restaurants that don’t usually deliver, and charges a $10 delivery fee.
By Jay Barmann
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Midwest Drought Threatens Cali’s Cattle RanchersMeat prices for the state’s consumers could skyrocket by 15% in the months to come.
By Hadley Tomicki
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Health Care Provided to Undocumented Restaurant Workers Through ROC-MDThe program is said to be the first in the nation and could help provide treatment to an estimated 75,000 workers.
By Hadley Tomicki
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Bobby Brown Booked for DUI; Alicia Silverstone Chews Food for BabyThe singer failed a sobriety test after being busted for chatting on his phone while driving.
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Weed Workers Join United Food and Commercial Union; Kegger Cup Company Rakes ItThe 35,000 member-strong union promises to put its weight behind keep medical marijuana dispensaries open.
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Deceased Guido’s Employee Died of Respiratory Infection; City Council FightsEarlier reports suggested the staffer had been shot, then beaten, to death, causing much undue alarm.
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Wendy’s Deposes Burger King; Taquero Shot in Foot in South L.A.The burger chain known for its ginger mascot is now the number-two fast food chain.
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National Critics Slam Loss of L.A. Times Star System; Lou Amdur SellingVoices like Tom Sistema and Michael Bauer think the paper’s latest move is a cop-out.
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Miso Not Just For Soup Anymore; Are Pollutants Making Us Fat?It’s not just what we eat, but what’s in what we eat that could be endangering our waistlines.
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Breitbart’s Last Political Discussion Held at The Brentwood; SoCal ResidentsThe political pundit may have talked shop with a man he’d just met only 50 minutes before he was declared dead.
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Sky-High Gas Prices Challenge Food Trucks; Zagat Picks ‘30 Under 30’Chefs like Jordan Kahn and Giselle Wellman make the list of industry heavyweights still in their twenties.
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Obama Mulls National School Vending-Machine Rules; Wal-Mart Eyes ChinaApples and almonds could replace school lunch supplements like Snickers and Cheetoes.
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Mitt Romney Eats at McDonald’s; Pink Pepper Shooting Victim NamedMitt shows he’s just a regular, everyday, average dude while hitting The Golden Arches.
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Foodienomics
Philippe’s Raises Coffee Prices to 50 CentsGone is the ten-cent cup of mud that long stayed steady here.
By Hadley Tomicki
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Defending the Mormon Diet; PFCs in Food Weaken Vaccination in ChildrenDespite sugar as its only vice, devotees claim the religion’s food is not boring.
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L.A. Cracks Down on Illegal Markets; The Rise and Fall of CriscoElsewhere, Michael Bloomberg is hoping to control portion sizes in the New York diet.
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Snails Gaining Ground in U.S. Restaurants; Mac & Cheeza Mulls MoveThe shelled delicacies are finding their way into Italian and Spanish dishes, too.
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Deep-Fried Desserts Doom Your New Year Resolutions; Son of a Gun Starts LunchThe treats are currently tempting customers at Beer Belly and Black Market, among others.
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Jamie Oliver’s Latest Book Criticized by Health Pros; Panda Express StartsThe Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is targeting television’s most outspoken food revolutionary.
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San Diego Owner Fined for Hiring Undocumented Workers; Brian Malarkey OpeningMichel Malecot, of The French Gourmet, must pay $396,575 and serve five years probation after his conviction.
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Supreme Court Justices Pen a Cookbook; Food 4 Less Workers Could StrikeThe collection gathers the recipes of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s late husband.
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Foodienomics
By Jay Barmann
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Martha Stewart Works Blue; Villains Tavern Gets PunchyThe domestic diva makes a dirty joke comparing sausages with condoms.
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Sam Nazarian Keeps Tabs on The Bazaar; Wine Finds An EdgeThe hospitality entrepreneur claims the restaurant makes $13.5 million every year.
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Yao Ming Forwards Chinese Wine; Sherry Slams Strand HouseThe former NBA star is named as an under-the-radar connoisseur.
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Eva Longoria’s Beso Sued For Slippery Floor; Ludo Launches Baby WebsiteWhoever told the actress owning a restaurant was easy should have thought again.
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Bud Light Amps Up The Alcohol; Vegas Envies Our FukuburgerBe prepared to pass new Bud Light Platinum on the shelves as you reach for your Deschutes and Ballast Point.
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California State Senate Dines on Taxpayer’s Backs; The Country’s Most ExpensiveThe upper house of the California Legislature ate up $111,316 in taxpayer funds while eating high on the hog.
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Maya Angelou Pens New Cookbook; 15% of U.S. Used Food Stamps in AugustThe great U.S. author publishes her second recipe collection called Great Food, All Day Long.
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Ghosts Toast at Barney’s Beanery; L.A. Food Truck Fees IncreasingThere’s a ghost in the (beer) machine at the West Hollywood roadhouse.
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Foodienomics
By Jay Barmann
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$10,000 Burglary at Cafe Bizou; Carl’s Jr. Baking Biscuits From ScratchThe LAPD search is on in Sherman Oaks after a French restaurant is robbed of its dough.
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Inside Animal and Ludo’s Foie Gras Dinner; Learning to Love TripeEverything from liquified foie gras to injectable foie gras were on hand as the chefs protest a coming ban.
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