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David Uzzell at work in the kitchen at Marcel's. Uzzell has a written list of daily tasks from chef and owner Robert Wiedmaier at his station, and his ever-present notepad and pencil on the shelf above serves as communication tools for more specific inst

Laser Pointers And Hand Signals: A Deaf Chef In The Kitchen

Aug 31, 2017
David Uzzell is deaf and works as a chef at a Washington, D.C., restaurant. Being deaf makes communication in the kitchen challenging. But Uzzell's colleagues have come up with some workarounds.
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The Salt
<em>Left:</em> mozzarella and tomato sandwich. <em>Right:</em> pizza biancoverde.

Chris Bianco, 'Pizza Yoda,' Is Sharing His Wisdom In A New Cookbook, He Is

Aug 06, 2017
The Arizona chef, widely regarded as the father of the modern artisanal pizza movement, weaves threads of memory, tradition and family in a book that reflects his evolution as a chef and restaurateur.
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The Salt
Kyle Riggs

Grocery Stores Draw Millennials With In-Store Restaurants

Aug 05, 2017
While grocery stores had been losing customers to smaller markets and online shopping, "groceraunts" — with seasonal menus and alcohol — are luring back foot traffic to the old-school grocers.
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The Salt
Different types of tobacco come together inside the wrapper to create unique flavor profiles.

Skittles, Champagne And Cigars: A New Generation Of Flavor Pairings

Apr 13, 2017
Cigar sommeliers are becoming increasingly popular in fine restaurants and hotels, pairing the nuanced flavor of tobacco with beverages, and using tart candies like Skittles to cleanse the palate.
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The Salt
Diane Gross and Khalid Pitts, owners of the Cork Wine Bar, take part in a press conference announcing their unfair competition lawsuit against the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

D.C. Restaurant Sues Trump, Claiming 'Unfair' Competition

Mar 09, 2017
The owners of a Washington wine bar say President Trump is unfairly harming local restaurants by promoting his own nearby place: the Trump International Hotel. They want Trump to divest or close it.
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The Salt
Pictures of movie stars and famous people who have dined at the deli hang on the restaurant's wall.

After 8 Decades And Countless Pastrami Sandwiches, New York's Carnegie Deli Folds

Dec 26, 2016
The iconic deli in midtown Manhattan is closing its doors after nearly 80 years in business. Its oversized sandwiches defined a certain kind of New York restaurant.
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The Salt
General Manager Kristy Ramirez decorated the name tag she recently received when she was promoted at one of Mendelsohn's El Pollo Loco franchises.

California Restaurants Launch Nation's First Transgender Jobs Program

Oct 19, 2016
The unemployment rate for transgender people is double that of the general population. A new program aims to change that. It's all because of a trans woman who's employed trans people for years.
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The Two-Way
A pastrami sandwich sits on the service counter at the Carnegie Deli in New York. The deli is closing at the end of 2016.

Carnegie Deli Says It Is Closing Down Its Landmark NYC Restaurant

Sep 30, 2016
As news of the closing rippled far beyond the deli's home turf in Manhattan Friday, hundreds of people responded with sadness and disbelief.
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The Salt
The fountain counter at Schrafft's on Broadway, New York City, circa 1940.

While Everyone Was Partying At Woodstock, I Was Stuck At Schrafft's

Sep 24, 2016
The chain restaurant that catered to women helped redefine how Americans eat, according to a new book. For NPR's Lynn Neary, it also defined how she did and didn't fit with the counterculture.
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Newscast headlines

Las Vegas Officials Craft Plans To Improve Northern Area

Jun 27, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — New apartments, shops and restaurants could be coming to the empty lots and vacant buildings in north Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the city's plans are expected to be mapped and modeled by fall and construction could start in 15 months.

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KNPR's State of Nevada

100 Things To Do In Las Vegas Before You Die

Mar 17, 2016

What’s on your bucket list? Do you want to spend a night at a $10,000 a night suite on the Strip eating caviar and drinking champagne?

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The Salt
Carlos Amos, manager of Angelo's Coney Island in Flint, Mich., talks to Anthony Pavone, supervisor of the Genesee County Health Department. Amos says the restaurant's owner got a good deal on bottled water that customers can choose to buy.

Tests Say The Water Is Safe. But Flint's Restaurants Still Struggle

Mar 08, 2016
The tap draws from Lake Huron. Eatery owners have bought ice, bottles and expensive filters. Large signs in windows post lead-free test results. But diners in this Michigan city are still leery.
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Marriage proposals are pretty routine at America's high-end restaurants. They can lift the mood in the entire dining room, boost tips and create lifelong customers. Unless the answer is "no," that is.

Dinner With A Side Of I Do's: For Restaurants, Proposals Are Good Business

Feb 13, 2016
Marriage proposals are pretty routine at America's high-end restaurants. They can lift the mood in the entire dining room, boost tips and create lifelong customers. Unless the answer is "no," that is.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

Health District To Allow Dogs At Some Restaurant Patios

Feb 11, 2016

You’re about to visit your favorite restaurant. There's no longer the need to leave your dog at home – at least at SOME restaurants.

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Chef Eric Ziebold (center left) works with his kitchen staff at CityZen in Washington, D.C., in 2012. CityZen closed in 2014 when Ziebold left to open his own restaurant.

'Chasing An Ideal,' World-Class Chefs Find Themselves Under Extreme Pressure

Feb 04, 2016
Chef Eric Ziebold discusses the high-stakes world of luxe cuisine in the wake of the death of Benoit Violier, a French Swiss chef who many said was the best in the world.
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Protesters gather at a McDonald's to ask for higher wages on April 15, 2015 in Miami Gardens, Fla. Food labor advocate Saru Jayaraman writes in a new book that the company has taken the "low road" and lobbied extensively for lower wages and working condi

'Forked' Rates Restaurants On How They Treat Their Workers

Feb 02, 2016
More restaurants are offering better wages, benefits and working conditions for employees. A new book rates dozens of restaurants and scolds the ones taking the "low road" to profitability.
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The Two-Way
Chef Benoit Violier, whose Restaurant Hotel de Ville in Crissier, Switzerland, was named the No. 1 restaurant in the world, was found dead in what police say has the appearance of a suicide.

One Of The World's Greatest Chefs Is Found Dead In His Swiss Home

Feb 01, 2016
The timing has set off memories of Bernard Loiseau, the legendary French chef who committed suicide in 2003 and was known as a perfectionist who fretted over his restaurant's ratings.
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Food

Meet The Most Pampered Vegetables In America

Jan 25, 2016
Chef's Garden is a farm in Ohio growing vegetables to the specifications of the world's top chefs. It's a place where vegetables are artistic materials painstakingly tended and handled like jewels.
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The Big Bite Burger from Guy's American Kitchen and Bar in New York's Times Square. In 2012, <em>New York Times</em> restaurant critic Pete Wells penned an <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-guys-american-

'Times' Restaurant Critic Dishes On Guy Fieri And The Art Of Reviewing

Jan 21, 2016
Restaurant critic Pete Wells tries to keep the customer in mind with all of his reviews. "We show awful lot of deference to chefs in our culture and maybe not enough deference to customers," he says.
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Matthew Secich's wife, Crystal, behind the sausage counter at the deli they opened in Unity, Maine.

Chef Trades Toque For Amish Beard, Opens Off-The-Grid Deli In Maine

Jan 18, 2016
A Chicago chef tired of the kitchen grind moved his family to join an Amish community in Maine. He's now selling charcuterie and cheese from a cabin in the woods.
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There may be a shift occurring in our willingness to eat alone that has to do with the pleasure and power of food itself.

Why Eating Out Alone Doesn't Have To Be Lonely

Nov 11, 2015
More Americans are eating alone — at restaurants and at home. Writer Simran Sethi argues in a new book that eating alone can be a courageous act that deepens appreciation of food and place.
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Shots - Health News
A slew of Yelp reviewers said they got sick after eating at Mariscos San Juan #3 restaurant in San Jose, Calif. The county health department quickly closed the restaurant and identified an outbreak involving more than 80 cases of food poisoning.

Yelp Reviews Can Take Food Poisoning Viral

Oct 23, 2015
Some public health researchers say consumer review sites like Yelp might just help them identify and investigate food poisoning outbreaks. But is the information reliable?
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The Salt
Gramercy Tavern, in New York City, one of Danny Meyer's restaurants. Meyer says he will try to keep the new prices on par with a 21 percent tip — what diners have been adding on average lately.

Danny Meyer To Banish Tipping And Raise Prices At His Restaurants

Oct 14, 2015
Meyer says "something fascinating and completely unfair" plagues the restaurant industry: Waiters' incomes have risen far faster than other staff. To balance salaries out, he'll charge more for food.
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Newscast headlines

Ex-Sparks Casino, Hotel Being Remodeled For Lofts, Retail

Sep 22, 2015

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — The old Silver Club hotel and casino on Sparks' Victorian Square are being partially demolished and rebuilt to house 100 loft-style apartments, retail and office space.

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The Salt
Chef Martinez and her husband, Maurilio Ortega, who also works at La Diosa, get ready to serve a tartizza. Martinez calls her creation something between a tart and a pizza, with a light, flaky crust.

Chef Wants Diners To Remember Her Cooking, Not Her Blindness

Aug 24, 2015
Laura Martinez defied many skeptics when she opened up her Chicago restaurant, La Diosa, this year. It helps that she used to work for the late Charlie Trotter, one of the city's most acclaimed chefs.

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