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Welcome to First Word, wherein Eater and its correspondents sit for hours at steamy community board meetings to bring back the first word of new establishments and what they’re up to. Your reports from the field always encouraged to tips@eater.com . Last night, Community Board 2 members, restaurant owners, a slew of attorneys and concerned citizens met in an NYU classroom to hash it out over area businesses’ applications for State Liquor Authority licensing

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First Word: Seafood at Bar Q, Antik Goes Private

The Touro Synagogue –America’s oldest synagogue, located in Newport, Rhode Island and dedicated in 1763–just opened its $12-million visitors center . Said Keith Stokes, chairman of the board at the Touro Synagogue Foundation, “We’ve got this great story and history to share, but we needed to create a platform where everyone felt able to attend and learn.” [ USA Today ] Next time your family rolls their eyes at you for saying, “I want to go to there!” to almost every possible destination on the face on the earth (I speak from experience), just tell them, “It’s in my blood!” According to AlmostFearless , “Standford University geneticists have identified a gene that could explain why early man left his farming communities to explore the world, why Americans are natural capitalists and perhaps even why you can’t wait for your next trip abroad (and why some people have no interest in leaving home at all).” [ AlmostFearless ] Photo: Touro Synagogue

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Daily Radar: 08.12.09

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 | Daily Podcast Episode #1,220 ABOVE: Today is Day 6 of the 17-day Indiana State Fair MercyMe and Jeremy Camp in Concert at the State Fair Farmers’ Market at the Indianapolis City Market Crue Fest 2 at Verizon Wireless Music Center WFMS Fair Train at the Fishers Train Station Day 6 of the 153rd Indiana State Fair at the Fairgrounds Indianapolis Indians Baseball at Victory Field Devour Downtown at 30+ Indianapolis Restaurants Indianapolis Colts Training Camp in Terre Haute Visual Fringe 2009 on Massachusetts Avenue Indy Parks Sand Adventure at Garfield Park Arts Center Free publicity for your upcoming events! Submit an event .

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Things to do in Indianapolis on 8/12/2009

The former Pease Air Force Base is now home to a magnitude of different businesses (quite the model for successfully redeveloping a military base), including the Red Hook Brewery.  I’ve heard that the original design of the Portsmouth, NH location used the same design as the existing location in Seattle, WA in order to save money on engineering/design costs, and so the building is built to sustain severe earthquakes.  Can anyone confirm or deny this fact? This shot was taken of the brewery from a spot on the tour behind a glass panel.  I decided to help myself to a solo tour since I missed the official Catapult Seacoast event.  Perhaps a Smuttynose or Portmsouth Brewery tour is next?  I’m now accepting invitations!

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Redhook Brewery | Portsmouth, NH

This linked post talks about Jamaica’s tourism marketing efforts in China but I picked up on the usual errors of ignorance that I reported on in TravelMole last week – tourism officials too scared off by the ’strangeness’ of China to understand the issues for themselves. Instead they just believe whatever some consultant tells them and make their spending decisions on the back of that.

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Attracting Chinese Tourists the Jamaican Way (with some caveats)

by William Pilgrim In response to the hysteria generated by the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) urges workers, “if you have symptoms of influenza-like illness, stay home for 7 days after symptoms begin or until you have been symptom-free for 24 hours, whichever is longer .” The CDC’s advice to employers? Encourage sick employees to stay away from the workplace and to “provide flexible leave policies.” Unfortunately, it is estimated that nearly 90 percent of restaurant workers are afforded no paid sick leave.  That may soon change if the Healthy Families Act, awaiting approval in the House and Senate, is finally passed. In the United States alone, “40,617 confirmed and probable infections… have been identified by CDC and state and local public health departments,” since the first case of novel influenza A H1N1 was reported on April 17, 2009.  As October draws closer, ushering in the beginning of the flu season, more and more workers will be faced with the choice of missing work (and potentially being fired) or going to work sick

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New Bill in Congress May Help Sick Workers

Silvestros Opening in Heathrow FL The location that was formerly the restaurant/bar Wine Down (before that Urban Flats) at Park Place at Heathrow will soon be home to a new Italian restaurant, Silvestros. Silvestros actually has its original location in Cocoa Beach, FL and they are now opening their new location here in the Sanford/Lake Mary area. I am excited to see yet another restaurant open so close to my office – also gives us some more lunch options ) The official opening date of Silvestro’s has still not been released but for the curious ones, here is a link to their web site so you can find out what they’re all about

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Day 327 – Silvestros Italian Restaurant Opening at Park Place at Heathrow in Lake Mary

I as devastated when my mom told me a few months ago that a restaurant called Camp House Grill was officially closing it’s doors.  Given it wasn’t the finest establishment (the last time I ate there they gave me a styrofoam cup with lipstick on the rim), the food was out of control good.  I always used to get their chicken sandwich, spicy fries and end it all with a slice of their heavenly banana cream pie.  No Camp House Grill = no more banana cream pie, and I’ve been on the hunt for a recipe similar to theirs ever since. This wasn’t any ordinary banana cream pie however.  The crust was made of grahm crackers, on which they put a layer of chocolate, and then the banana filling (which is the secret: I could swear it was just whipped bananas, no pudding or gelatin of any sort mixed in), topped with fresh whipped cream.  If anyone has a recipe similar to this please, please share!!!  My happiness literally depends on it

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On The Hunt: Banana Cream Pie Recipe

We got up bright and early on day 2 to take the train to Versailles.  This was my third trip to Paris but my first visit to Versailles so I was really excited!  Versailles is really a must-see on the Paris itinerary. It’s the epitome of gorgeous, romantic, grand, decadent, and breathtaking French architecture.  We opted out of the audio tour because we had downloaded free podcasts from Rick Steves before we left for Paris (actually, Jeff did all the work…hurray for the hubs!).  Also, we were very unimpressed with the King Tut audio tour at the De Young museum so at this point I was a bit wary of another lame, overpriced audio tour.  I was pretty impressed with Rick Steves’ Versailles podcast – it served as a pretty good guide and gave us a good overview.  He doesn’t go into that much detail and at times he seems to offer more of his own random opinions and comments versus actual historically accurate facts but for the most part, I like his podcasts.  Also, his podcasts are meant to be a supplementary resource to his guidebook so there’s probably more comprehensive information there.

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Day Two in Paris

Royal Sonesta Hotel New Orleans When you’re out late in the evening along Bourbon Street (or maybe early in the morning) and the desire for a little sit-down with a few dozen oysters on the half shell overcomes you, just follow the big yellow neon “Desire” sign to of the most famous – and most photographed – restaurant in New Orleans.  The street car named Desire doesn’t stop there, but you should. ( Map ) Desire Oyster Bar is more bistro than restaurant

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Desire Oyster Bar – New Orleans

Here’s the thing, whenever someone tells me they are headed to the health food store or even a “healthy” restaurant I am always so thrilled – BUT I’m a little nervous for them as well. I say this because even though you’re in a natural, organic, healthy restaurant or a health food store DOES NOT mean that everything they sell is healthy! This really is a common misconception and you shouldn’t feel like you’ve been mislead, because these stores and restaurants try to cater to all types of people – mainly health nuts but others as well. What I can suggest is to ask lots of questions! When you’re at a restaurant ask how your dish is prepared, the ingredients that are used and any other question that you feel is fit.

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Don’t Let "Healthy" Food Mislead You

  You want to know something that repeatedly frustrates me?  I will read a great review of a restaurant in our area.  Inevitably, because I live in the most recession proof place that ever, that typically equals someplace really freakin expensive.  I wait alllll year till I have a special occasion to go to said restaurant, and the food is just good – but not great.  And I live for great restaurants.  The price tags and reviews in this situation should equate to great food, but most often it doesn’t.  I took my husband out for his birthday to a place downtown called BLT Steak.   I had high hopes, I had read about the chef, Laurent Tourondel, previously opening several well-received restaurants in New York City.  And I figured, hey if it is good enough for New York, it is good enough for me!  And there is nothing my man loves more than a really good piece of steak.  So it looked promising from the outset – nice mellow décor, and the menu even included a detailed diagram of a cow and where all the meat comes from!  Neat!  Not so neat – it also referred to the cow as a carcass.    Sick.  So it was time for the meal.  Our bread came – popovers that were burnt.  They did give us free pate though!  Score!  But I was the only one who ate it!  Such commoners I associate myself with!  The steak was served on steaming griddles which I liked, but my husband (who not only really likes himself a steak, but he prefers it bleeding at the same time – that’s right, alpha male!) had a rather well-done steak despite his “rare” request.  The sides are pretty small and not conducive to sharing, despite the fact they cost extra.  Eh, in this economy, we won’t be back.

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Everyone’s a Critic (Especially me!)

it’s time for another installment of fab finds — my recurring feature on all things fancy and fun, stylish and special, delicious and delightful! today i wanted to zero in on in a handful of VERY random things i love that happen to be local (within 20 minutes, anyway…) to me! if you’re semi-local as well, you are in luck. take advantage of these wonderful things and thank me later! if you have a few more miles between you and soCal, i have to say the weather is fine and isn’t it about time you took a little vacation??

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fab finds in the neighborhood

Frank and reporter John Berman [Steve Fenn] People, get ready to change that desktop background. In case the Publisher’s Weekly Bruni mug (the smirking Brunz) wasn’t enough, Nightline sends over a still from the special they’re running on the man on August 19. And for some additional fun, a choice quote pulled from the piece on Franktastic’s pet peeves: I hate it when servers use incredibly stilted language…I hate that common phrase in a restaurant, you know, “are you done working on that?” As if you’re chiseling away at a sculpted piece of marble

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Countdown Bruni: How About Another Look at This Guy?

Catherine Barker , avowed Francophile and fellow blogger over at NGM Blog Central , was inspired by the release of Julie and Julia to look back through our archives and learn exactly how Julia Child went about “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” back in Paris in the 1950s. She uncovered a story, “Home Life in Paris Today, July 1950,” about a woman named Deena Clark, who moved with her family to Paris for four months. In the article Clark describes their search for an apartment (rent: $208 a month) and some of the tools in the kitchen, including the handy lettuce cleaner ( pictured here )

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Cooking in Julia Child’s Paris, Circa 1950

Loved this list, courtesy of the Consumerist . And in case you were wondering, here are the calorie counts for these cleverly named items: Chili’s Quesadilla Explosion Salad: 1,270 calories Applebee’s Chicken Parmesan Tanglers: 319 calories Cheesecake Factory’s Weight Management Asian Chicken Salad: 571 calories P.F. Chang’s Hot Fish: 960 calories Cracker Barrel’s Uncle Herschel’s Favorite: n/a Friendly’s Super Sizzlin’ Sausage Sunrise: 690 calories Outback Steakhouse’s Chocolate Thunder From Down Under: 1,220 calories

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Seven Restaurant Dishes Too Embarrassing to Order by Name

I recently stumbled across this website that has lots of cool information on Richmond.  It has information on what’s happening around town, where to eat, sightseeing places and much more.  http://allinrichmond.com/ If you live in Richmond already, you may find some things to do that you may not have known about.  If you live outside of Richmond, you never know what new things you might discover here.  The site has an itinerary that you can follow for a weekend.  Definitely worth checking out. allinrichmond.com ~ PFu

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More info on Richmond, BC

Scruby's BBQ in Davie Baked Beans with Pulled Pork Chicken, Ribs, Garlic Toast, and Sweet Potato My Plate- A Sampling of Everything Jamie says:  My all-time favorite BBQ restaurant is Scruby’s BBQ.  When I was younger, I went to the Pembroke Pines location with my family and Grandparents.  We now try to go to the Davie location at least once when we come home from school.  When you walk into the restaurant, the first thing you see is the big open pit grill with meats cooking to perfection; the first thing you smell, is the aroma of quality smoky BBQ.  For some of the best meat, I recommend their baby back ribs ribs, chicken breast, and pulled pork.  They are moist and incredibly flavorful.  On the table, they offer many bottles of BBQ sauces to choose from.  I always top my meat with the sweet BBQ sauce- it is my favorite.  For side dishes, their baked beans, garlic toast, and sweet potato with cinnamon sugar butter are all outstanding.   Although we just went, I can’t wait to go back.  http://www.scrubysbbqcatering.com/a_locations.html

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Scruby’s BBQ

Back to Passeig de Gràcia railway station , right in time for an express train to Dali ’s Figueres . We even had time for a short visit to Casa Amatller ’s kitchen and a snack. Only that the underground cafe clock had the wrong time, so we didn’t understand why our express train was just leaving the station… another missed train, ouch! After almost a underground hour wait we are on our train trip to Figueres and everything went fine from here

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BARCELONA underground … FIGUERES highlights

Washingtonian has a Pizza Pool for the best pizza in Washington – I’ve been rather outspoken about Pete’s, on 14th and Irving in the Highland Park complex, as being my favorite pizza in DC.  There’s something about the crispy crust and sweet sauce of a New Haven style pizza.  (And just for the record, those of you in the New Haven know, Modern is better than Pepe’s). The Washingtonian description highlights Pete’s “The New Haven” – but I’d like to cast my vote for the Edge of the Woods : carmelized onions, eggplant chips, ricotta, and spinach… delicious. Until Noon today – Vote for Pete’s!

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Vote for Pete’s!