Check, Please! Barack Obama
Well, they’re all saying that Barack Obama is our first president in a long time to be just a “regular guy.” And what do “regular guys” do, just like you and me? They go out to eat, and then they go...
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Obama and the Half-Smoke
So, I’m not a Washingtonian. I was born there and lived there for three short years before we took off for points middle-west, but I’m clearly no Beltway insider. Naturally, I didn’t know what a...
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Chili and Change: Dispatch From DC
Along with 4 million other people in Washington, I’m trying to figure out how to keep warm and dry while waiting (and waiting…) to witness history in the making. Fuzzy boots and mittens with hand...
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President’s Day Picks: Food Facts From the White House Archives
Time will tell how history views the current President and First Lady’s legacy on the food front. Though it’s probably fair to say that the family now calling the White House home have never had their...
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Hackers use @foxnewspolitics to Tweet Fake Obama Assassination at Restaurant
According to Mashable a hacker group calling themselves Scriptkiddies broke into the Fox News Politics twitter account @foxnewspolitics on July 4th and started sending fake tweets about President...
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Q&A with Traci Des Jardins: Happy 15th Birthday, Jardinière Restaurant
Traci des Jardins and Willie Brown at Jardinière anniversary party. Photo courtesy of Chris Gaede This month in Hayes Valley, Jardinière Restaurant and chef-owner Traci Des Jardins celebrate 15 years...
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Inaugural Balls Where Food Isn’t An Afterthought
Guests arrive for the Black Tie and Boots Inaugural Ball in Washington back in 2005 to celebrate President Bush's second term. Photo: J. David Ake/AP Post by April Fulton, The Salt, NPR Food (1/19/13)...
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As Promised: Obama Wants To Overhaul Global Anti-Hunger Efforts
Palestinians unload bags of flour donated by USAID, or the United States Agency for International Development, at a depot in the West Bank village of Anin near Jenin, in 2008. Photo: Mohammed Ballas/AP...
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After 23 Years, Your Waiter Is Ready For A Raise
A Denny’s waitress delivers breakfast to customers in Emeryville, Calif. The tipped minimum wage has been stuck at $2.13 since 1991. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Post by Alan Greenblatt, The...
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Obama Gets A Taste Of Jiro’s ‘Dream’ Sushi In Name Of Diplomacy
President Obama shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before a private dinner at Sukiyabashi Jiro restaurant in Tokyo on Wednesday. At Sukiyabashi Jiro, people pay a minimum $300 for 20...
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