Chef Eli Kirshtein, a former “cheftestant” on Bravo’s Top Chef, has made his way out of Atlanta and into the Big Apple as guest chef for NYC’s Solo Restaurant. The talented chef from down south will be guesting in the kosher kitchen located in the Sony Arcade in midtown Manhattan, helping to “take Kosher cuisine to a new level.”
Said Joey Allaham, owner of Solo Restaurant, “We are privileged to have him in our kitchen and excited to see how he blends his already unique style with our New American Kosher …

Welcome 2010! Joining a long list of fellow revelers, you might be staring at this column through blurry eyes and dull head pain. Pull yourself together and get thee to one of my picks below to turn that frown upside down. And best wishes for this new year.
1) Portland’s St. Honoré Boulangerie. Celebrating the French Epiphany, the Stumptown bakery is offering a traditional la Galette des Rois, or the Kings’ Cake, a delicious puff pastry is filled with frangipane, a blend of almond and custard cream. The pastry is only available …

Another melamine recall, this time in hot cocoa, not baby formula. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that three of G & J cocoa products have been recalled due to a possible melamine contamination. If you’re buying your cocoa at Shopko or Big Lots stores, look carefully before you make yourself a cup!
Rebekah Denn of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer recently noted that a local couple have launched <a href=”Foodista.com, yet another website where users can post their favorite recipes. But think twice before you post Grandma’s cookie recipe! Touted as a Wikipedia-like …

Battling with food costs and the slumping economy, tacked with pressures to maintain a reasonably priced menu has presented a myriad of obstacles for restaurants. 
On the diner’s side, finding a way to enjoy a night out free from overdrawing on credit or melting down gold valuables has made for a frustrating year. 
Then there’s the perspective of our neighbors across the pond.  Yesterday, a Zagat survey announced that London was no longer the most expensive city to dine, falling at the heels of Paris and Tokyo.  Although, the average cost …

Today’s LA Times has the latest review of Chef Gordon Ramsay’s newest creation, Gordon Ramsay at the London West Hollywood. According to Times reviewer S. Irine Virbila, the new location is ‘a kinder, gentler Hell’s Kitchen’. While the restaurant decor is pleasantly palatable, Virbila seemed a bit dismayed by the restaurant’s menu, with items served entirely on small plates with multiple plates per table, resulting in ‘a mind-numbing headache’ at decision time. With dishes described as ‘inconsistent’, Virbila still ends on a positive note about Gordon Ramsay at the London …