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California has its share of problems.  The state Unemployment Development Department announced last month that unemployment decreased to 12.3%.

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Failure to Accommodate Just Once Can Mean Legal Liability….at Least in California

1) West Village : An Eater operative reports that the West Village branch of LES Mexican spot Mole is now open in the old Mi Cocina space. This is the first expansion for the minuscule Allen St. restaurant.

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Thursday Opening Report: Led Zeppole, Mole West Village, Teddy’s Cellar Now Open

The Mercy Corps blog , in addition to offering insight into how aid groups are responding to the crisis in Haiti, has satellite images depicting the devastation in Port-au-Prince, and they only begin to show the scope of the damage. In the top photo you can see the collapsed roof of the presidential palace, and the second photo shows displaced people who have gathered in Haiti’s main soccer stadium

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Satellite Images of Haiti

Flo Fab gets on the blog today to remind everyone about some previously reported intel on Jeffrey Chodorow’s futuristic 20,000 square foot food court, called Food Parc , and a second floor Basque restaurant in Eventi, the new Kimpton Hotel. El Chod mentioned earlier that he was planning on a Red Farm stand (which everyone now knows is connected to Chinatown Brasserie’s Jo Ng and restaurant consultant Ed Schoenfeld), a coffee and newspaper stand, and a to-be-named chocolate pudding cart.

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Chronicles of El Chod: El Chod Courting Big Name Chefs for 20,000 Sq. Ft. Food Parc

Just a quick note that the Facebook fan page for both Boston’s Hidden Restaurants and Boston Restaurant Talk is starting to incorporate discussions into the page, with today’s being a popular subject: Greatly missed Boston-area restaurants (focusing on places that have been closed for a substantial amount of time). If you would like to join in on the discussion, please go to the link below: Which Long-Gone Boston-Area Restaurants Do You Miss the Most? There will be more discussions started within the Facebook page for the two sites, so keep checking back over the coming weeks

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Discussion Thread on Boston-Area Restaurants That People Miss

Cambodian PM lashes out at Thai leaders (ABC Radio Australia) Just when you thought relations between Cambodia and Thailand couldn’t get any worse, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has resorted to name calling… East Timor shelves Woodside LNG plans (UPI) PERTH, Australia, Jan. 14 (UPI) — The government of East Timor said it would not

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Southeast Asia – Cambodian PM lashes out at Thai leaders (ABC Radio Australia)

INTERVIEW – Myanmar polls likely in 2nd half of yr – Thai FM (The Star) DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – Myanmar will likely hold its long-awaited election in the second half of this year because the ruling junta is still crafting the legal framework for the vote, Thailand’s foreign minister said on Thursday. Thai ex-premier Thaksin

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Southeast Asia – INTERVIEW – Myanmar polls likely in 2nd half of yr – Thai FM (The Star)

Chinese property prices spike The 7.8% rise in December from a year ago has prompted new government measures as Beijing attempts to slow soaring prices without derailing the economic recovery Inquest hears of fatal injectionAn inquest investigates the deaths of two British patients

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World News – General – Chinese property prices spike

Paula Deen’s not the only celeb chef getting into the cruise ship game these days. Marco Pierre White, the chef often cited as the “godfather of modern british cuisine,” is not only doing a stint on a cruise ship later this month, but he’s also teaching a cooking class — for kids

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Now on the Lido Deck: Paula Deen’s not the only celeb…

Scott Conant and his team have yet to reveal the name of their new Italian restaurant in the old Table 8 space at the Cooper Square Hotel, but that’s not stopping them from getting down to business. The windows of the restaurant have been papered over for the last week, and Scarpetta GM Jeffrey Tascarella just now tweeted , ” Physical renovations begin today at the new restaurant

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Rebirths: Let the Conant at the Coop Countdown Begin!

Remember how Todd English filed assault charges against his ex-fiance Eric Wang? Well, Miss Wang finally had her day in court yesterday : “Appearing in Manhattan Criminal Court, Erica Wang was informed by a judge that the charges would be dropped in six months if she attends anger management classes and adheres to a restraining order barring her from contact with English

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The Runaway Groom: Epilogue: Remember how Todd English filed assault…

Lawrence Ferber offers us a taste of Hong Kong’s burgeoning wine culture. Long and deservedly holding a reputation as a foodie’s city, Hong Kong just recently received its own Michelin Guide , while 2009 was proclaimed Food & Wine Year. So I was eager to attend Hong Kong’s Wine and Dine Festival , in which a portion of the West Kowloon Waterfront was transformed into a giant carnival of sorts – a snaking labyrinth of stands offering samples of international wines, and plenty of nibbles from local restaurants and a local culinary school

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Champagne and Dim Sum in Hong Kong

Alphabet City isn’t as sterilized and cleaned up as the neighborhood bloggers would lead you to believe. Nether More nor Less reports that two men were stabbed last night at 80′s throwback venue The Pyramid Club at around 1:30 AM: Witnesses said that colors were involved, that is gangs

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Nightlife: Double Gangland Stabbings Rock Avenue A’s Pyramid Club

An Eater operative noticed a stop work order pasted to the door of I Tre Merli , the 25 year-old somewhat generic Italian spot on West Broadway in Soho. It looks like the issue has been resolved, but looking into the matter reveals the extent of the work the restaurant is undertaking

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Renovation Report: 25 Year-Old I Tre Merli Closes for Three Months of Renos

As all parents know, when you shop with your children, and they’re old enough to speak, you are constantly besieged by comments like:  “Can I have this?” or “I want to get this” or even the classic, “If you get me this, I’ll . . . (empty promise).”  My kids are no different.  I have a nine year old daughter and a six year old son .  If you didn’t already know this, in addition to our web site, Luggage Pros has one retail location in a suburb of Minneapolis, which is also the building where our web site team is located.  On a recent trip to visit their Dad at work (during lunch, of course), I brought my two kids to our store to let them look around.  I was curious to find out what items interested them, and asked them to work together to pick out their top five.  I hear the parents out there laughing at me now.  That was not a good idea.  In a temporary lapse of sanity, I asked a six year old boy to agree with a nine year old girl.  So, in an effort to create less of a scene in a public place, I abandoned my top five list idea, and adopted a top six list, therefore not breaking the “fairness” rule.  I asked each of them to pick out their favorite three items.  My Daughter’s Favorites: Lug Hearts Trip Puddle Jumper Overnight/Gym Bag   I could see this one coming a mile away.  I would have been truly disappointed had she NOT picked this bag.  The combination of hearts and her favorite color, purple, drew her to it like a magnet.  I was heartened to know that I really did know my daughter

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Top Six Luggage Pros Products . . . According to My Kids!

A restaurant in Chelsea that featured flamed-grilled chicken has apparently closed its doors for good. According to posters on the Chowhound site, El Pollo Loco on the Revere Beach Parkway is boarded up, and a poster on the Yelp site states that the restaurant closed sometime around January 1. Part of a chain of approximately 400 quick-service restaurants, El Pollo Loco in Chelsea offered flame-grilled chicken as well as nachos, tacos, burritos, and other Mexican dishes.

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El Pollo Loco in Chelsea Has Closed

The Doubletree Hotel in downtown Cleveland recently underwent a full renovation (and flag change to become a Doubletree–it was a Holiday Inn) and I must admit I like their style. A new layout in the lobby opens things up and makes room for Starbucks. Dark wood floors and comfortable furniture fill the lobby offering a nice setting for travelers to check email, read or relax.

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The New Doubletree Hotel Cleveland Downtown/Lakeside

Yesterday, Jeremiah Moss brought word that the Uno’s on 6th Avenue and 8th Street had closed, and passersby were scavenging artifacts such as signage and pizza pans from the dumpster in front of the space. Today, the corporation emails its avid fans and “Uno’s Insiders” to send their condolences: It’s with sadness we write to let you know that our Uno® on 6th Ave. & 8th St.

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The Shutter: Another Downtown Uno’s Bids Adieu to the Village

It appears that a dining spot specializing in Belgian street food is looking to open near Faneuil Hall in Boston. According to the WhereToEat.in blog, Saus will be opening on Union Street (just north and west of Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market) within two months or so and will be featuring Belgian street food. The blog mentions that the cafe-style eatery will have a capacity of about 20 and that it will be offering such foods as liege waffles and pommes frites along with a variety of dipping sauces for both the waffles and the fries.

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Saus (Belgian Street Food) to Open in Boston

The Times ‘ official Tavern on the Green correspondent was on the scene yesterday at the launch of the historic restaurant’s three day auction . Tribeca mayor Drew Nieporent , a former director of TotG, was scavenging for goods, as were plenty of regulars, fans, New York nostalgists, and industry types. Over 1,000 prospective bidders registered in person and on the online auction site .

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Everything Must Go: The Times’ official Tavern on the…