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As more and more restaurants start labeling their menu choices with calorie counts, you may think dining out has gotten easier for your diet. Turns out, however, that those calorie labels may not be telling you the full story. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that calorie counts on menus at fast food restaurants and sit-down chains like McDonalds, Chipotle, Read more
Opened in 2009 by textile designer Marjolein Wintjes and Eric Meursing, a former designer and chef, de culinaire werkplaats is an eating experience that takes design into serious consideration. Using a rotating menu that is focused on a theme, each five-course meal features seasonal and often local fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains. When we stopped in the other night with Droog Design founder Read more
Jon Bon Jovi's nonprofit organization is opening a new restaurant that will feed the hungry without asking for bucks in return. Called Soul Kitchen, the community restaurant will be opening in Red Bank, NJ. There won't be any prices on the menus, and diners can choose to pay whatever price they want for the dishes. For those who don't have cash to give, they are encouraged to volunteer instead, Read more
Last month, I attended the Ambiente consumer goods fair at Messe Frankfurt, the world's third-largest trade fair, in Frankfurt. While the primary point of my trip was to check out the trade show, discover trends, and see the new collections from international decor brands, I couldn't help but find design inspiration along the way. As a journalist there, I had access to Messe Frankfurt's Press Read more
YumSugar member tsharp25 has our mouths watering for some grilled shrimp with this savory shot. With our FreshGuide coups in hand, the roomie and I managed to order ourselves silly at Jovino on Sunday. There was no resisting a glass or two of the refreshing Sangria, herb fries, steaming hot curry, and, of course, the firecracker shrimp salad! The grilled shrimp and super spicy sauce hits the Read more
I have a friend who likes everything extra spicy to burn-your-mouth-off spicy. So when we went out to eat recently, I was only mildly surprised to see her pull out a baggie of red pepper flakes that she poured on top of her meal. I, however, would feel a little uncomfortable bringing my own spices to a restaurant (it's not the same as BYO wine, after all). But I guess if it's not an upscale Read more
During my trip to London in June with Visit London, I had the pleasure of dining at the cabaret restaurant and cocktail bar Circus in Covent Garden, the heart of the city's theater district. The innovative West End venue was designed by iconic British designer Tom Dixon, an all-time favorite of mine. Circus' exterior is quiet and understated, but walk through its doors, and you'll step into a Read more
When in Lebanon, eat as one of the Lebanese! That's the philosophy YumSugar member FinnLover had in mind when she headed to the Middle East on a recent backpacking trip. My husband and I spent the month of July backpacking in the Middle East. One of the four countries we visited during our trip was Lebanon. I was really looking forward to discovering the rich food culture there and I was not Read more
Here's a post from OnSugar blog Smorgasbord: To mark our 12th anniversary today, Pookie took me to a new restaurant for lunch. Actually it was an old restaurant in an old hotel that had recently been redone. But we'd never been so it was new to us. Pookie gets really shy about me whipping out my camera in a crowd so I had to take a sneaky pic as we were leaving. In the middle of the Read more
British design group Studio Ilse, headed up by Ilse Crawford, founding editor of Elle Decoration UK, who also designed this crave-worthy turned-wood print, just sent over photos from Studio Ilse's newly completed project, Kettner's, one of the oldest restaurants in London's theater district. The new design is fun, fresh, and French, with a nostalgic and theatrical spirit. While exquisite Read more
