Eater’s continuous James Beard Award coverage from Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City starts now! The Beard Awards are the highest honor for food and beverage professionals working in North America.
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Eater Live: Liveblogging The 2010 James Beard Awards!
RED HOOK — Grub Street learns that the long awaited Red Hook sausage shop Grindhaus will be a participant at the upcoming rival to the Brooklyn Flea, the Red Hook Mercado. Also on board: Fernando Martinez of Country Boys, Rafael Soler of Soler Dominicana, and FattyCakes NY , a Brooklyn based cookie company. [GS] CARROLL GARDENS — Lost City reports that Vermont Market & Pharmacy in Carroll Gardens may open after all
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EaterWire: Grindhaus Readies for Debut; Vermont Market & Pharmacy Saved
For those restaurant industry nerds that can’t make it to the awards tonight but want in on that sweet, sweet afterparty action, take note of who is up for a big win tonight, and then follow along with the Eater live blog or the Beard Foundations tweets.
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James Beard Awards: These Are The New Yorkers Up for Beards Tonight
Today cookbook author and New York Times writer Mark Bittman released his new website: markbittman.com , calling it an “active, dynamic, bloggy, constantly updated site,” or a “slog,” a combination of “salon” and “blog.” He’s bringing a lot of people on board, including former Gourmet food politics reporter Barry Estabrook and Not Eating Out in New York’s Cathy Erway.
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Launches & Releases: Today cookbook author and New York…
After witnessing a great deal of measuring outside of Pulino’s over the weekend, Eater learns that Keith McNally’s Bowery newcomer is planning a little al fresco seating action. As unattractive as that traffic clogged Bowery intersection may be, McNally knows that if he builds it, they will come
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Al Fresco Wire: Pulino’s Preps for Outdoor Seating, an Early Sifton Review
In a significant move to surpass Delta Air Lines, Continental and United Airlines have decided to merge, creating the world’s largest airline. The deal will not only increase the airlines in size, but also expand their routes from as far as Shanghai to South America.
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Continental and United merge to become world’s largest airline
I just returned from our Public Safety and Security/Ops Tech/Information Technology conference in Orlando. We also held meetings of those committees in Orlando together with their counterparts from ACI World Committees. We had 340 people with us in Orlando
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Provided by Hewitt Associates One on One Podcast Series An interview with Matt Schuyler, EVP and CHRO of Hilton Hotels Corporation and former CHRO of Capital One. Matt shares his perspectives on a wide variety of topics including how HR can make a difference in people’s lives; his views on what HR professionals need to be doing during the current economic turmoil; and, the innovative ways the HR function at Capital One contributed to the business. Listen to the One-to-One with Matt Schuyler
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Hewitt One-to-One: Interview with Matt Schuyler, EVP and CHRO of Hilton Hotels Corporation
Bedford Square Garden London is opening private community gardens and squares for the 12th time running this June, which will take place on the weekend of the 12th and 13th. More than 170 gardens took part last year and it is getting bigger and better with 200 gardens opening their gates for you to discover. Not only will you be seeing gardens in all the areas of the capital you never knew existed, there are also great fun filled activities to take part in for you and the family.
Congratulations to Al P. for winning the Fleming’s Steakhouse Gift Card! Last year, I set up a fun event at Fleming’s Steakhouse at L.A. Live for my dining group where Chef Partner, Calvin Holladay, did a very informative Steak 101 class where we learned about selecting steaks, cutting and prepping the steaks as well as some great grilling tips
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Steak 101 and Lunch at Fleming’s Steakhouse + GIVEAWAY
As promised in last weeks blog post we’ve rolled out Email Templates this week so you can now create a range of emails to handle regular scenarios during the charter process. You have the full flexibility to have different templates for every step of the process from sending a quote, to confirmations and payment acknowledgement emails and more… You’ll find the setup under MyAccount -> Admin -> Email Templates and to send this emails just click on the new button in Quotes.
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Email Templates – Now LIVE in TravelManager
It’s almost the weekend, so we’re publishing our pick for next weekend’s travel deal destination. In honor of Cinco de Mayo on Wednesday, there’s no better place to go than Mexico, and who can resist the lavish beaches of Acapulco ? If you’re interested in tossing back a few cervezas and relax in the sun, then get ready to travel to Acapulco – we’ve found the cheapest airline tickets and hotel deals on the map.
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Next Weekend Away: Acapulco
Continued from Road trip: Bacolod (Negros Occidental) to Dumaguete (Negros Oriental) After about 5 hours of road travel from Bacolod with our trusty van, we arrived in Dumaguete, fondly known as the “City of Gentle People”. Compared to most Visayan cities such as Bacolod or Iloilo, Dumaguete is less crowded
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Dumaguete famous landmarks and tourist attractions
Seatbuddy LLC and the National Luggage Dealers Association enter agreement to carry the SeatBuddy at over 200 stores nationwide. The National Luggage Dealers Association, established in 1925, consists of over 200 specialty luggage, leather and travel goods retailers across the United States. Additionally, the SeatBuddy was selected by the Associaiton committee, to be in the exclusive NLDA Holiday Catalog.
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SeatBuddy picked up by the National Luggage Dealers Associaiton
Today kicks off the much-talked about tarmac rule , set up by the Department of Transportation. The rule states that if an airline keeps passengers grounded for more than a three-hour delay, then it faces fines of up to 27,500 per passenger. Passenger-rights activist are excited about the rule, stating that it holds travelers’ rights and respect in a rightly-deserved manner, but that doesn’t necessarily mean there won’t be delays.
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Day one of the DOT’s new tarmac rule
Photo: Craig Zabransky Just an hour from downtown Savannah , where people still give directions like, “cross the bridge, then make a right on the first paved road,” tourists discover five counties collectively known as the Salkehatchie region. Situated halfway between Augusta and Savannah on the South Carolina side of the river, this unique natural wonder provides a chance to experience the diverse ecosystem and culture
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Destination Spotlight: Salkehatchie, South Carolina
Questa settimana è iniziata una nuova avventura alla Scuola Leonardo da Vinci di Milano. Alcuni studenti hanno registato un programma per la neonata Radio Leo. Ascoltateli e vi divertirete a scoprire ciò che hanno voluto presentarci dal loro Paese.
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Radio Leo!
We recently had a road trip to the “City of Gentle People”, Dumaguete, in the south-eastern part of the Negros Island. It’s my first time ever to visit this capital city of Negros Oriental and so I really didn’t know what to expect.
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Road trip: Bacolod (Negros Occidental) to Dumaguete (Negros Oriental)
In March of 2009, an English luggage company, Antler, came to the United States to take on the world’s largest consumer market. This 90 year old company has dominated the European luggage industry for a number of years, creating a vast following of loyal Antler customers! In just one year, Antler held strong in the very competitive U.S. luggage market, making a name for itself, all the while learning a thing or two about what the American consumer wants and adjusting their products to define those needs. I recently sat down with Andrew Hamilton, Vice President of Antler USA, to discuss Antler’s history, the lessons they learned along the way, and what makes Antler the “perfect” luggage choice.
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The “Skinny Luggage” has arrived with Antler’s “New Size Zero”!
Continental and United are considering merging, and right now it seems, the ball is in Continental’s court. The two airlines took on similar negotiations in 2008, but United’s weak financial position at the time spurred Continental to back out of the deal
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Continental and United consider merging