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Cash. Fame. Pressure. And Garlic. NYT (registration required) review of the Restaurant Reality Show. “Diners insult waiters. Waiters curse diners. Meanwhile, a fire has broken out in the kitchen, and a cloud of smoke spreads over the dining room. As the evening winds down, another Manhattan restaurant called Rocco’s serves a legal notice telling Mr. DiSpirito to stop using the name (it’s changed to Rocco’s on 22nd Street). Outside, the police begin towing illegally parked cars ? not just the patrons’, but Mr. DiSpirito’s, too.”
Homesick and Hungry? Online Fix A story on online stores that cater to regional food cravings, including a list of them. Oddly enough, I was in a Jewel today that had an entire display of the type of Irish products only found in specialty shops. While it’s becoming more common to find HP Sauce and digestive biscuits in a regular store, if you want the good sausages, puddings or rashers, you still have to go to those shops.