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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came out today with some interesting news: it turns out less people get sick each year from food poisoning than previously thought. Take a look:
According to an estimate released Wednesday by the agency, about 48 million people get sick and more than 3,000 die each year from food poisoning in the United States.
While those are big numbers, they are lower than an earlier estimate of 76 million illnesses and 5,000 deaths a year that came from a 1999 study frequently cited by …
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Well, ‘tis the season to ring out the old and ring in the new, and that’s painfully true for several Bay Area restaurants that won’t be serving in 2011.
Iluna Basque: It’s curtain time for Mattin Noblia, he of the red-scarf-donning Top Chef fame, who closed his six-year-old North Beach restaurant on December 12. As reported elsewhere, the young chef has plans to jettison the culinary industry to open a wellness center called World of Health next door to his old restaurant. That means diners jonesing for a few Basque …
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Here’s our quick, poetry-inspired take on last night’s Top Chef. Submit your own in the comments. Note: spoilers ahead!
“Head shop” salmon and
“Jazz Hands” popcorn veal go bust.
Sane food always wins.
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These pancakes will allow law-abiding citizens to hide our private parts from the hungry eyes of those TSA perverts.
– Stephen Colbert, celebrating the fact that the new airport scanners apparently can’t detect pancakes hidden under people’s clothing. [Eater]
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At Marina izakaya Chotto, expect Japanese small plates cooked in all manners (grilled, fried and skewered), a passel of pickled vegetable salads and drink list focused on rare, small-batch sakes and shochus, craft beers and a slate of sake-based cocktails – all enjoyed in a setting decked out with reclaimed wood planks and handmade paper lanterns; P.S. sushi flown in from Tokyo’s Tsukiji Market is available on Fridays and Saturdays only.
3317 Steiner St.; 415-441-2223
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Photos: courtesy of Ma*Velous
Sporting an edgy interior as fabulous as its name (think lizard-green beauty-shop chairs), quirky coffee and wine bar Ma*Velous near Civic Center offers a host of artisan java drinks and boutique wines; the curated selection of beans (it’s the only stateside outlet for cult Norwegian roaster Wendelboe) can be brewed six different ways – including Japanese cold slow drip and Siphon machine – and there’s also a small slate of Sandbox Bakery sweets and locally procured cheese and charcuterie plates.
1408 Market St.; 415-626-8884
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It was like a drug deal. I said, ‘Just take them and run.’
– Tiffany Kurtz, owner of the Flirty Cupcakes truck in Chicago, on trying to sell her wares. The Windy City has tough rules for food trucks, so Kurtz resorted to meeting her fans in an alleyway to dish out the sweets. She recently received a $275 ticket for helping sugar addicts get their fix. [WSJ]
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The plate isn’t the only place where a chef can show off his or her personal style. While Mario Batali’s orange clogs and the faux-hawks of Top Chef certainly make an impression, tattoos seem to be the current favorite method for toques to express themselves. In fact, kitchens around the country are sporting more ink than a cell block at Rikers. Read below for an explanation of the tats belonging to one noted local toque.
The Chef
Chris Santos, chef-owner at Stanton Social and new hot spot Beauty & Essex, New York, …
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He looks hungry, right?
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This Friday, techie epic Tron: Legacy hits theaters, which got us thinking about all the technological innovations (or gimmicks?) that have been popping up in restaurants recently. From motion-sensor projections to robot waiters, here are 12 eateries that should appeal to your inner gadget geek.
Adour Alain Ducasse: This New York City French should appeal to any diner who’s ever stared at a gigantic wine list and thought, “How am I supposed to know about all these wines?” It uses multiple projectors and motion sensors …