News food 2008-06-03 Andanh.com

Sabatinos, 2.5 stars Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:43:00 MST
While we weren't wowed by the pizza, we did appreciate the large portions and reasonable prices.

Over Easy and Ranch House Grille Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:47:00 MST
If you're a morning person, Phoenix restaurants Over Easy and Ranch House Grille will be the perfect jump-start to your day.

Persian Empire: Fate steered Sharbaiani to restaurant work; his will made him a success Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
For Louisville restaurateur Mehrzad Sharbaiani, fate has intervened often in the last 29 years, forcing him into make-it-or-break-it, life-changing decisions. But he never has surrendered his career to fate.

2 elite chefs are setting up Table 31 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Philadelphia's tallest building now has a signature restaurant.

Englewood development lands tenants Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Terry Brill and Jim Dunn had been looking for a place to open their second restaurant for more than a year.

Guatemalan eatery Pollo Campero makes Raleigh a regional HQ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
RALEIGH - Pollo Campero, a Guatemalan chicken restaurant chain that is sweeping across the U.S., is making the Triangle a regional headquarters for expansion into southeastern states.

North Hills' South restaurant being ditched for French eatery Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
RALEIGH - Bitten twice by a Southern concept, North Hills will become the home to a French brasserie-style restaurant in a storefront that has seen the demise of Restaurant Savannah and now South.

Real estate proves ideal topping for pizza chain Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Sal Lupoli grew up in the restaurant business, but after watching his father suffer through two heart attacks he had second thoughts about continuing the legacy.

The Bee considers switch to joint business-metro section Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
The Sacramento Bee appointed a new business editor -- deputy business editor Wayne Davis -- but more changes are possible for the newspaper's business section.

Split-use economy Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Central Avenue has a nightlife that caters to very young club hoppers who fill the bars on weekends and spill out en masse onto Downtown streets at closing time.

Caterers' double-whammy: Rising oil, food prices Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Alfonso Contrisciani, whose company oversees food services at Nationals Park, walked the concourses at the stadium May 20, ignoring much of the game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Wearing his dress whites and then changing into a sports coat to go incognito, he quietly observed everything: The staff behind concession stands. The kitchen crews. The crowds.

San Francisco diners flock to prix fixe offer Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
San Francisco is setting its table for a second course of Dine About Town, and it's not quite business as usual.

Epic Roasthouse's is a story about living large Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
There's nothing subtle about Epic Roasthouse, one of the sibling waterfront restaurants that Pat Kuleto opened on the Embarcadero in late January.

Desserts take business to another galaxy Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Galaxy Desserts' Paul Levitan is trying to cope with rising rather than falling sales. That should not be too much of a surprise, for a baker whose croissant dough sold through the Williams-Sonoma catalog caused the queen of TV talk, Oprah Winfrey, to roll her eyes with pleasure during a 2003 telecast of her periodic "Oprah's favorite things" segment.

Restaurant to adjoin Hotel Mpls. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
An upscale restaurant will debut in the century-old Midland Bank Building in downtown Minneapolis, which itself is being renovated into an upscale hotel.

Former Patisserie finds new life as Harvest Hawaii eatery Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
The Patisserie, the European-style bakery that shut its doors in December 2007 after two decades at Kahala Mall, will come to life in downtown Honolulu under the name Harvest Hawaii.

Sharbaiani expects to open downtown Z's in September Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Busboy-turned-restaurant mogul Mehrzad Sharbaiani is starting work on his third restaurant.

Restaurants bringing salad days to Atlanta Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Restaurateurs are hoping to see more green by adding and expanding salad concepts in metro Atlanta.

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