Global Restaurants Guide

2006-11-29T04:43:00.000-08:00

Restaurant review: The Pink Door is good, fun and cheap

The Pink Door opened its doors recently in the Highlands to give the neighborhood a cheap, fun place to eat and, on a grander scale, to show why East Asian cuisine has a shot at being considered the worlds best. In a simple bowl of noodles and broth costing $6, youll find one great feature crunchy carrot-and-bean-sprout topping tasting fresh as a salad contrasting with the murky, complicated flavors of a curry broth (or bonito soy broth or miso broth). As you crunch the vegetables in your mouth, the aroma of the broth adds dimension. These two elements, with their contrasting flavors, temperatures and textures, have a common effect on the palate, clean and virtuous. Slippery noodles (thick udon wheat or slender soba buckwheat) add bulk and satisfaction and, lets face it, loads of fun.

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Restaurant Owner, Armed Man Struggle

A man armed with a sawed-off shotgun entered a local restaurant Friday afternoon and fought with the owner before fleeing on foot, according to a police report.Darin Royal, owner of The Royal Kitchen at 1914 Rogers Ave., told police that a man wearing two bandanas, one on his head and a second over his face, a royal blue sweatshirt and baggy blue denim shorts, entered the restaurant and struggled to pull an object from his shorts. .

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Restaurant Notes Café will open on State Boulevard to serve ...

The old A'Roma Pizza building, 1123 E. State Blvd., will soon be home to a cozy little bakery and café. Mother and daughter Cat and Jenni Voors are opening Celebrations! on Dec. 9. The business also will do catering. Jenni Voors "is an excellent chef," Cat Voors said. The café will be open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with parking in the back and very limited seating. Breakfast offerings will include quiches, pastries and coffee, Cat Voors said. Lunches will be soups, salads and sandwiches. Dinner won't be available right away, but the Voors women hope eventually to offer two or three dinner selections, primarily for carryout. Sweets will be on the menu, too. "Her primary focus will be desserts," Cat Voors said.

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2006-11-28T04:44:00.000-08:00

Hold Bharat Heavy Electricals: P-Sec

"BHEL has bagged a Rs. 129 crore captive power plant project from Hindustan Zinc. The power plant would cater to the requirement of Hindustan Zincs unit at Jawar mines at Udaipur in Rajasthan." "For Q2FY07 the top line has grown by 33% y-o-y, as the Industry segment grew at a robust rate of 35% y-o-y, whereas Power segment grew at a lower rate of 29% y-o-y." "The EBITDA margins for the quarter were under pressure as they dipped by 104bps y-o-y to 13.66%. The dip in margin can be ascribed to increase in raw material cost by 210bps (primarily due to high steel prices). On the bottomline company has reported a growth of 38% y-o-y, which can be attributed to rise in interest income causing the other income to increase by 60% y-o-y." "The order book of the company stands at Rs 457bln, which are 3.4x its FY06 sales." .

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Romine's restaurant closes after 75 years

A north St. Louis restaurant revered by many for its fried chicken closed last week, but its owner hopes that Romine's Restaurant will reopen soon in St. Peters. The north St. Louis eatery at 9053 Riverview Drive, closed last Monday, Nov. 20, after about 75 years at that location. The owner said he was driven out by increased crime in the area and a decline in dinner time sales. "In order to protect the integrity of the name, we are relocating Romine's," said Steven Schafermeyer, co-owner of the restaurant. Security was hired to patrol the parking lot and cameras were installed on the outside of the building, but that was not enough to stop car theft and break-ins. .

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Zeta-Jones reveals restaurant job

Catherine Zeta-Jones has revealed that she took a job working in a restaurant in order to prepare for a role in her new film.The film No Reservation sees the actress performing the part of a top chef, and, according to The Sun, she worked as a kitchen hand and waitress in order to understand the role better.She apparently decided to seek professional aid after setting a pan on fire whilst attempting to cook a romantic meal for husband Michael Douglas.Zeta-Jones, 37, told the newspaper, "I worked the kitchen as well as the floor. I had some of the worst customers, the really arrogant ones." .

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2006-11-27T04:59:00.000-08:00

Fort Polk to break ground on restaurant

Military personnel stationed at Fort Polk, as well as visitors to the nation's premier joint forces training facility, will soon enjoy another break from MREs, with ground to break Tuesday on a Huddle House restaurant. The ceremony will be at 1:30 p.m. at the restaurant's site across the street from Welch Magnolia House on Utah Avenue. .

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Shots fired at Fayetteville restaurant, two wounded

FAYETTEVILLE -- Police are investigating a shooting early Sunday at Casa Torres restaurant which resulted in two people being shot and taken to Washington Regional Medical Center for treatment.Fayetteville Police Sgt. Shannon Gabbard said police weren't releasing the names of the wounded at this time. One person was shot in the back and another was wounded in the face but neither's wounds were life-threatening.Police hadn't found the shooter Sunday evening and were still sorting out the incident.Four 911 callers reported gunshots were fired about 3:43 a.m. at 1673 N. College Ave. and at least two people were shot, according to a police report. One caller said there was a "big brawl" inside the restaurant and someone threw a beer bottle and then they heard gunshots and saw blood on the ground.Gabbard said the shooting occurred after hours at the club, which was supposed to close at 2 a.m.

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Restaurant reopens after crash

MERRILLVILLE | The Golden Corral restaurant reopened Sunday, a day after a car crashed into the building and hurt five diners, the driver and a passenger. All seven people transported to Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus had been released from the hospital Sunday night, a hospital official said.Merrillville police officers would not release information on the accident or the people involved on Sunday night.Just before 7 p.m. Saturday, a silver Dodge Intrepid smashed into the building at 8215 Broadway.Town of Merrillville Building Inspector Jeff Lowe said Saturday night the restaurant could not open without his approval. He could not be reached for comment Sunday night. .

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2006-11-26T04:42:00.000-08:00

Cracker Barrel's roadside pitch is feast for eyes

Pancakes and biscuits are coming to that Cracker Barrel Old Country Store billboard at an interstate exit near you, all part of a marketing push by the Lebanon-based casual dining chain. For the first time in six years, Cracker Barrel is rolling out a new design across its markets on nearly 1,500 billboards a critical advertising medium for a company that relies on traffic from interstate motorists. The biggest change is colorful photographs of food and retail items along with a new slogan: "Comin' right up." .

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Henry's Great Alaskan Restaurant

Henry's Great Alaskan Restaurant is a fixture in Kodiak (from what I've heard - I haven't yet made the trip) that has opened a second restaurant here in Anchorage. The original offers a selection of surf 'n' turf meals with some Cajun/Creole flavors that showcase some of the island's fresh offerings from the ocean. The restaurant in Anchorage seeks to provide the same experience albeit with the seafood shipped in. Henry's sits in a brand new building (on the site of a demolished trailer court) that is clean and modern. The interior is spacious, somewhere in the neighborhood of twice the size of its sister business, with open beams and exposed ducts mutely painted overhead. Tiffany-style hanging light fixtures cast a soft light over the dining room. The kitchen in the back is open, and offers a light contrast - bright and steamy with stainless steel everywhere.

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Police seek info on robbery at Bob Evans restaurant

Charlestons chief of detectives said Saturday that police are following up on a robbery at Bob Evans on Mountaineer Boulevard Saturday. S.A. Cooper, chief of detectives for the Charleston Police Department, said police are investigating the robbery that occurred at about 2 p.m. Saturday. The robber wore a mask and carried a gun. No one was hurt in the robbery, but the thief made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police were also still investigating Fridays robbery at Ellens Homemade Ice Cream on 225 Capitol St., but Cooper said they did not see an immediate connection between the two robberies. .

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2006-11-26T02:45:00.000-08:00

Restaurant dishes up a new magazine

The Star of India in Leytonstone High Road, winner of the Pride in Waltham Forest restaurant award two years ago, was established in 1978 and continues to prosper. Restaurant owner Shah Ahmed inherited the business from his father and in the last year has expanded its capacity from 70 to 110 diners. He is battling for planning permission to convert the flat above into another restaurant floor as he wants to expand and keep the restaurant in Leytonstone. .

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Downtown space might be transformed into restaurant

A store space at 456 Court St. NE in downtown Salem might be transformed into a small restaurant by early spring. Salem resident Ann Johnson recently bought the building between Casey's Cafe and The Book Bin. The space now serves as a second location for The French Unicorn, Johnson's home-decor and gift store in the Reed Opera House. Johnson said she plans to convert the space on Court Street into a gelato shop and deli. She hopes to serve crepes, quiche, beignets and desserts. Johnson hasn't decide on a name for business, but she said it would "be in the style of piazza in Venice." Plans to develop more downtown housing make it a good time to open a business catering to people living and working in the area, she said. -- Michael Rose .

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Kingston Restaurant Week: food, fun, entertainment

It was a week of sheer culinary delight and delicious discoveries. Food lovers from far and near converged on the city of Kingston from November 11-18 to take advantage of Kingston Restaurant Week's (KRW) special offerings. Over 28 restaurants participated in the annual event organised by SSCO Event Management and The Gleaner Company. KRW 2006, however, served up much more than food. Many restaurateurs rolled out entertainment packages to complement their scrumptious fare. Pluto Shervington thrilled diners at RedBones, belly-dancing took centrestage at Caf Aubergine and for each night of the week, Acropolis had live entertainment onstage which included Judy Emmanuel in cabaret and the soulful trio, Ebony. complimentary cocktails, entertainment 'After hours', a new dimension to KRW 2006, had diners enjoying complimentary cocktails and entertainment at six of the city's favourite night spots after dinning at one of the participating restaurants.

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Bossier City restaurant robbed

2006-11-15T00:39:00.000-08:00

By John Andrew Prime jprime@gannett.com Bossier City police are investigating the armed robbery of a restaurant there late Monday. About 9:30 p.m., a man with a black cloth covering his face approached a cashier at Darrell's Restaurant in the 1900 block of Airline Drive, pulled out a handgun and demanded money, Bossier City police spokesman Mark Natale said. The robber, described only as a slender white male in dark clothing, fled on foot. Bossier City police searched the are with the help of a Shreveport Police Department canine unit. .

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Bats dive-bomb Palm Bay restaurant

2006-11-14T01:11:00.000-08:00

Thousands of bats have been dive-bombing and terrorizing families around a popular Brevard County restaurant, according to FLORIDA TODAY news partner WKMG Local 6 News report. Officials said the bats have infested the attic of the Back Bay restaurant in Palm Bay. "They scare the customers basically and also they create quite a mess," Back Bay restaurant owner John Maltese said. "It is just kind of spooky, you know," a resident told Local 6's Jessica D'Onofrio said. Monday, a wildlife specialist was called to help control the infestation. Chris Gangraw plugged a space in the building's roof where the bats are getting in. "Earlier today we hung some check-valves or one-way netting systems to let the bats out but they can't get back in," Gangraw said.

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Restaurant Offers Free Dinner for Veterans and Military

2006-11-13T00:46:00.000-08:00

If you're a veteran or in the military, make plans for dinner out this Monday night. Every year on the Monday after Veterans' Day, Golden Corral restaurants hold their Military Appreciation Night. On Sunday, November 13, from 5pm to 9pm, dinner is on the house for all veterans and active duty servicemen and women. The restaurant says its their way of thanking troops for their service. Since 2001, Golden Corral restaurants nationwide have served more than 1.2 million free meals and have raised close to $1.5 million dollars for the Disabled American Veterans Organization. .

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Streetwise: Here at last! Taco John's opens its doors – and ...

2006-11-12T06:39:00.000-08:00

Streetwise has to wonder whether or not anybody will read our column anymore now that LeAnn Robertson has opened the majestic fast food restaurant at Sawyer Street and Witzel Avenue. Operative Raoul told us last week that he had never seen such a buzz and excitement for a restaurant opening in Oshkosh during his 12 years here. We have to admit, it's very impressive that Taco John's can whip Oshkosh into such a frenzy yet larger, more independent or unique restaurants and developments can practically fly under your radar. No more, though. Your secret's out, Oshkosh. Streetwise knows what you can do now. And we're going to challenge you to draw on this energy time and again. This also happens to be the perfect time to start building on this energy, too.

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Local Italian restaurant closes it doors

2006-11-12T06:38:00.000-08:00

"There's been a hundred new restaurants in the Shreveport-Bossier City area in the past 18 months, and the majority of them are on Youree Drive. Then we heard the news this week that 10 more restaurants were coming," Able said. "We felt our business would be better off with Pie Works," said Able, who also owns Pie Works restaurant. He also said problems with Avant Properties, the management company for Pierremont Mall, played a role in his decision. "We invested a lot of money in the restaurant in July and the property management was supposed to meet us halfway. We did our part and then they decided they wouldn't," said Able, citing that they spent more than $30,000 in renovations. Avant Properties deferred all comments to property management realtor Keitha Avant, who was unavailable for comment.

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Wage bump would have broad reach

2006-11-12T06:37:00.001-08:00

The yeasty smell of pizza dough filled the kitchen as Daisy Loeza balanced a batch of steaming plates on her small arms and made a beeline for Home Run Inn's busy dining room. The 19-year-old, a blur of perpetual motion, will get a raise if newly re-elected Gov. Rod Blagojevich makes good on a campaign pledge to persuade lawmakers to hike the state minimum wage by $1, to $7.50 per hour, effective in July, with automatic annual increases tied to inflation. "I haven't heard about that," said a distracted Loeza, juggling dishes at the pizza chain's oldest restaurant, at 4254 W. 31st St. But some of her co-workers who make more than the current $6.50 per hour minimum already are murmuring about how they, too, should get more money. "I just asked my boss for a raise," said Janet Wojtasik, 58, sitting in a small booth off the kitchen, where she answers phones.

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Restaurant owner pleads guilty to tax fraud

2006-11-12T06:37:00.000-08:00

CHARLEVOIX — A Traverse City restaurateur pleaded guilty to felony tax fraud and owners of similar eateries Cheboygan and Gaylord are expected to follow suit next week, Charlevoix prosecutors said. Wen Bing Wang, 39, who owns the China One restaurant on Munson Avenue, pleaded guilty Thursday in Charlevoix Circuit Court to three counts of tax fraud, said Charlevoix chief assistant prosecutor Shaynee Fanara. Each charge carries a maximum of five years in prison. Wang's wife, Hui, was charged, too, but the plea agreement called for her case to be dismissed, Fanara said. The owners of the China One restaurants in Cheboygan and Gaylord are scheduled to appear in court Nov. 14 to enter pleas on similar charges, Fanara said. The owners of a fourth China One restaurant in Charlevoix pleaded guilty in August to attempted racketeering and tax fraud.

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Quiet opening, delightful promise

2006-11-12T06:36:00.000-08:00

Nancy Longo, being the savvy restaurateur that she is, has opened Longo's, her new restaurant, very quietly. While she's not as much of a local celebrity as she was when her Fells Point restaurant, Pierpoint, was in its heyday, her new project should be big news on the local restaurant scene. Instead, it's been pretty much flying under the radar. .

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Passed smoking ban angers smokers, restaurant owners

2006-11-12T06:35:00.000-08:00

(Columbia) November 11, 2006 - A newly-passed Columbia cigarette ban has some restaurant owners fuming. They're not sure what Saturday nights might look like once the smoke clears. "It's going to affect us," says Brian Glynn, owner of The Village Idiot in Five Points. He certainly feels like the odd man out. Inside his restaurant, you'll find people eating, drinking and, for now, smoking. "At night-time, I'm going to be playing by a different set of rules than other bars, although I pay the same license rates and all of that," Glynn told WIS News. Glynn blames a new partial smoking ban passed this week. It won't affect bars, but does prohibit smoking in many restaurants - even places like The Village Idiot that also sell alcohol. "So you appease 90-95 percent of people, but to those five to ten percent I fall into, it doesn't seem fair to me," Glynn says.

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DADDY 0 (restaurant information)

2006-11-12T06:33:00.000-08:00

ATMOSPHERE: Retro-modern dining spaces with bar, lounge and private rooms (plus a boutique hotel) dressed largely in red with lots of hip '50s-style angles and accents. It's swank and stylish. Dress ranges from chic-casual to dressy. SERVICE: Ranging from sweet and pleasant to indifferent and rude. All told, there's a noticeable lack of training. BEST DISHES: Kobe beef sliders, crab three ways, pot roast, lemon chicken. PRICE RANGE: Salads, soups and starters: $7 to $12. Entrees: $13 to $29. Desserts: $6 to $7.50. Note: Prices of specials are not offered during recitation. Dinner for two, not including, tax, tip and spirits, averages about $90. CREDIT CARDS: AE, MC, V, D, DC. HOURS: Daily from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sundays through Thursdays from 4 to 9 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from 4 to 10 p.m.

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French 'fraternised with genocide militia'

2006-11-12T06:32:00.000-08:00

"Regular meetings to draw up strategies for the war were held at residences of the French ambassador and other senior embassy officials," he said. "French soldiers also often bragged about the success of joint operations with the Rwandan army and the skills of their local counterparts," said Mr Kaijamahe, the fourth of 25 witnesses to testify before the panel. "It wasn't rare to see French troops jogging alongside Interahamwe (extremist Hutu) militias on the streets of Kigali neighbourhoods," he said, adding: "It's sad to see France denying any knowledge of things that took place in broad daylight. "At the time they didn't hide their activities that much. Maybe they are now ashamed." Mr Kaijamahe also accused his former bosses at the cultural centre of refusing to evacuate him at the peak of the genocide on the grounds that he was not a French national, "even though they had space to airlift extremists from the former government." Witnesses testified Monday that France allegedly supported the former government and its Interahamwe militia out of fear it was losing influence in Africa to rebels backed by an English-speaking country, Uganda.

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Remaking Rockford: Time to attract young workers

2006-11-12T06:23:00.000-08:00

A few recommendations included installing bike racks on all commuter bus routes, launching a regional Web site full of things to do and places to go, and developing a human resources kit to market the area. Early next year, Ryan will announce what improvements Rockford is capable of making in order to attract young professionals. She may have arrived at a transient time. The city, the third largest in the state, continues to attract Chicago suburbanites. Theyve come to the Rock River Valley for its affordable housing, but still want the Chicago perks of interesting dining experiences, entertainment and shopping. The area is also filled with Rockfordians who years ago left the area, have now come back, and want to give back to the community in which they were raised.

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