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Restaurant Wed Oct 19 2011

When Children Are Sleeping, Childhood Sells Out


What did you do last night? If you were like me, you closed down your computer a little before midnight and went to sleep. Bad idea jeans! Next opened up ticket sales for their "childhood" menu a little after midnight, and tickets are already sold out. I found a few for (re)sale on Craigslist this morning, too.

While I somewhat admire the craftiness of releasing tickets at an unconventional time, I think it was a jerky and underhanded move, even if it was possibly intended to not overload their ticket system and cause the same problems of the Thai menu. Some hope still exists, however; the ticket system currently claims that more tables will be released soon.

 
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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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