Dining out: Tasty customs and more (Sarasota Herald-Tribune) When you sit down at a table at Roy's, the glamorous and chic Asian-fusion restaurant at South Gate in Sarasota, do not expect a basket of bread to appear. Instead you will be presented with a pretty bowl of edamame, which looks like a clump of bright green pea pods....more...September glimpses (USA Today) U.S. troops who have died while serving in Iraq and Kuwait....more... Gordon Ramsay's NY Restaurant Gets Two Michelin Stars (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Gordon Ramsay's eponymous Manhattan restaurant was awarded two Michelin stars this morning....more... Chefs reflect on careers that might have been (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) It's an envied line of work because of the delicious creativity, and the slick, food magazine cover images it can conjure....more... A day in the life (Boston Globe) SAN FRANCISCO - My day in the life of a sommelier started in the cramped quarters of the wine cellar for the Fifth Floor Restaurant in San Francisco, where I helped Emily Wines - yes, that's her real name - restock her upstairs bar....more... The grand final line-ups (The Courier Mail) A GUIDE to players taking part in Saturday's AFL grand final between Geelong and Port Adelaide at the MCG....more... 'Our son is no terrorist, just a young Muslim' (The Scotsman) THE family of Mohammed Atif Siddique, the Scottish student convicted this week of al-Qaeda terrorist offences, have come together to tell of their heartache and their anger at the way he has been treated....more... James Blunt's "ALL THE LOST SOULS" Out Tomorrow; NYC and LA Shows Celebrate Album Release; Media Blitz Includes Run of ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Custard/Atlantic Records has announced the release this week of "ALL THE LOST SOULS," the eagerly anticipated second album from multi-platinum singer/songwriter James Blunt. The album -- which features the hit single, "1973" -- arrives today in international markets, with its U.S. release set for tomorrow....more... Toronto International Film Festival 2007 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Post-Gazette movie editor Barbara Vancheri will file regular reports from the Toronto festival, an event that shapes the early Oscar race....more... |