I stumbled across Yelp several years ago when looking up a restaurant’s address.  It seemed interesting enough; a cloying aggregator that collects people’s instant opinions to form an overall one-four star rating system.  However, like most things on the internet, reading the actual reviews by customers made me wonder how reliable this service actually is.

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The small business blog You’re The Boss on the New York Times’ site recently hosted a two-part post featuring 100 restaurant staffer “dos and don’ts” written by the owner of a restaurant about to open.  I agree with many of the items on the list, and recognize that most of them are not followed in [...]

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Update: We have a winner of the $25 gift card! JamieSusan of GimmeYummy. Congrats.
I’ll tell you one thing: THIS guy does.  Regular readers of this blog know I’m not a sweets or dessert guy, never order it, rarely eat it. But the one exception is cheesecake. I absolutely love the stuff.  The Cheesecake Factory, to [...]

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A month or two ago I had the opportunity to try Z Burger, an up and coming burger chain in the DC metro area.  The worst part about Z Burger is the fact that it is essentially a blatant copycat of Five Guys.  However, this is also the best part about it.  Instead of falling short, they [...]

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Center for Science in the Public Interest (you know those guys like to party) has awarded a “Xtreme Eating Award” to Applebee’s for their Quesadilla Burger. Now you may be thinking to yourself, “I like things that are extreme”, “I like eating” or maybe even “I like awards.”  That seems to be part of the [...]

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Before Meat Madness, I made some predictions.  I knew bacon would win, figured steak would be upset, and knew pulled pork would make a run.  In turns out I won, no rigging involved.  And my reward?  A 25 dollar gift certificate to Outback Steakhouse.  

Far be it for me to complain about a free meal, [...]

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Update #2: Since many people don’t seem to believe that Quiznos didn’t play a role, or at least didn’t have an understanding that the video was being made, I placed a call to Playboy to see if they could shed some light on Quiznos involvement (or lack of involvement) in regards to this video. Here [...]

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Domino’s recently unveiled a new pasta product: Bread Bowl Pasta. Yes, pasta PLUS a bowl made of bread.  Talk about carb overload. Robert Atkins must be rolling over in his grave. (Note: the pasta is available without the bread bowl as well…but where’s the fun in that?)

There are 5 types of pasta available:

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A press release just hit my inbox announcing the 10 competitors on the upcoming season of The Next Food Network Star, which premieres June 7th.  Notable among them, at least for DC residents, is Teddy Folkman, the Executive Chef at Granville Moore’s.  Granville’s is located on H st. in the NE quadrant of Washington, DC, [...]

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For those of you hankering for a couple flapjacks plus eggs, bacon and sausage, go into Denny’s today from 6am to 2pm for a free Grand Slam breakfast.  If you are willing to face the lines, it is probably worth a shot.
Here is the terrible Super Bowl commercial where Denny’s let the cat out of [...]

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Editors Note: The following post comes from my good friend Cary, who you might remember as the comedic genius behind “A&W Sunkist Float: A Study in Liquid Flagellation.” In addition to drinking Sunkist floats while visiting Cary in Chicago, we also visited a magical place known as Chuck Wagon, which Cary describes below.

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One thing I pride myself in is being unafraid to eat new and different things. Whether this means my first taste of kimchi several years back or my first sinful bite of foie gras – I live and learn. That said, I do have my own limitations, and I have found another. The headline pretty [...]

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Let me start out by professing my love for Starbucks. Seriously, I love it. I am there daily for my caffeine fix, and thank my lucky stars for Howard Schultz. However, Starbucks’ recent rollout of their new “healthy” breakfast menu has me convinced that “the ‘Bucks” needs to stick to what they [...]

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Last week, I had the opportunity to be the guest of CNN at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Politics aside, one of my favorite parts was getting to hang out in the CNN Grill – which essential was another restaurant/bar rebranded as the “CNN Grill.”
While there were major/minor celebrities hanging about, my obvious [...]

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I have previously written about the restaurant that Spike Mendelsohn , a top 5 finisher on this season of Top Chef, is getting ready to open. The burger joint, called Good Stuff Eatery, is scheduled to open on July 7th. The restaurant will be located on Capitol Hill, at 303 Pennslyvania Ave. SE.
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One of my favorite blogs, Endless Simmer, has a post up that makes me extremely proud to be a reader of theirs, but also proud to be an American. Endless Simmer reports that Playboy Magazine is recruiting women for a new pictorial called “Girls of the Olive Garden.”

Kendra Wilkinson, from The Girls Next Door [...]

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I somehow managed to miss these reports two weeks ago, but thanks to a heads up from Mango & Ginger, I have learned that Top Chef contestant Spike Mendolhson, perhaps best known for his inane and ridiculous collection of hats, is planning to open a burger restaurant in Washington, DC called Good Stuff Eatery.

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This morning came news that Herb Peterson, the inventor of the Egg McMuffin, passed away at the age of 89.

This rather innocuous news would normally have failed to elicit even a passing glance from me. However, I’ve often heard people remark that bad news, or celebrity deaths in particular, come in threes. Mr. Peterson’s death [...]

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As a resident of Adams Morgan for the past 3 ½ years, I await the opening of each new bar and restaurant with eager anticipation. Walking by a new bar under construction, one can’t help but wonder: “will it have more to offer my neighborhood than the average bar?” For The Black Squirrel, the answer [...]

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Slate links to my post on Cheetos Orange Underground and says the ads are “delightfully creepy.”
Joe Prah rants on why Chick-fil-A is way better than Burger King.
Playboy picks America’s ten best burgers.
The Top 5 hotel restaurants in the world.
Maple Bacon Lollipops.
Bostonist addresses the increasing popularity of sliders.
The Leftover Queen has released an e-book.
The Spice Cafe [...]

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