Potomac’s Flaps Closes After 23 Years; Le Pain Opens

IN THE NEWS: ConnectionNewspapers.com’s Potomac Almanac reports the scheduled Oct. 30 closing of Flaps Restaurant after 23 years in Potomac. … The Washington Times’s Corinna Lothar reviews Proof (775 G St. NW, 202/737-7663). washingtontimes.com … Washington Times’s Tim Carman reviews Hong Kong Palace (6387 E. Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, 703-532-0940). washingtontimes.com … Washingtonian.com’s Erin [...]

Area Reviewers Rate the Not-So-Cheap Cheap

IN THE NEWS: Creative Loafing’s Brian Ries awards three and a half stars to the inappropriately titled — and surprisingly good — Cheap (309 S. Howard Ave., Tampa, 813-258-5878). tampa.creativeloafing.com … St. Pete Times’s Laura Reilley also reviews Cheap . tampabay.com … The Tampa Trib’s Kurt Loft looks at Sarasota dining. tampatrib.com.
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Fifteen

IN THE NEWS: St. Louis magazine’s Matthew Halverson weighs in on “15 Things You Should Know About Jim Edmonds’ New Restaurant”, called Fifteen (1900 block of Locust). … Dave Lowry reviews Acero (7266 Manchester, 314-644-1790), while George Mahe takes a first look at Red (1130 Washington Ave., 314-588-7864, redstl.com). stlmag.com … The Post-Dispatch’s Joe Bonwich [...]

Critics Rate Japanese Restaurant Koi, The Local Vine

IN THE NEWS: Seattle Times’s Providence Cicero gives two and a half stars to Japanese restaurant Koi (14603 N.E. 20th St., Bellevue, 425-644-5388, www.koijr.com) and also reviews #1 Donuts & Deli (20710 Bothell Everett Highway, Bothell; 425-486-5358). … Karen Gaudette notes the openings of Venik Lounge (227 Ninth Ave. N., 206-223-3734, veniklounge.com) and Ballard’s Austin [...]

Slice of New York, Manresa’s Kinch Top MetroActive Poll

IN THE NEWS: MetroActive’s Best of the Silicon Valley 2007 issue is out, with readers poll restaurants highlights that include: Best New Restaurant, A Slice of New York (3443 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose, 408-247-5423); and Best Chef, David Kinch, Manresa (320 Village Lane, Los Gatos, 408-354-4330). … Meanwhile, Stett Holbrook reviews vegetarian Indian spot [...]

Critics Rate Cin Cin, Bleu Boheme, Sally’s, Quarter Kitchen

IN THE NEWS: City Beat’s Candice Woo looks at quick breakfast spots, including K Sandwiches (7604 Linda Vista Road in Linda Vista, 858-278-8961). sdcitybeat.com … The Union-Tribune’s Maria Hunt reviews Cin Cin Simply Italian (14471 Pomerado Road, Poway, 858-679-9300). signonsandiego.com … The Reader’s Naomi Wise gives two and a half stars to French bistro Bleu [...]

Liberty Bar Owner Set to Buy Old Convent on S. Alamoou

IN THE NEWS: The Current’s Ron Bechtol reviews Columbian spot Fonda Latina Restaurante (6714 San Pedro Ave., 210-824-2544). … Elaine Wolff reports that Liberty Bar proprietor Dwight Hobart has entered into a contract to buy the old St. Scholastica Convent on South Alamo, next to Steve Yndo’s St. Benedict Hospital redevelopment. Rumors of the original [...]

Former Log Haven Chef Moves to Bambara

IN THE NEWS: City Weekly’s Ted Scheffler reviews La Caille (9565 Wasatch Blvd., Sandy, 942-1751, LaCaille.com) and reports that Dave Jones — formerly executive chef at Log Haven — has been hired as the new executive chef for Bambara restaurant in the Hotel Monaco. slweekly.com … The Tribune’s Vanessa Chang gives two stars to Thai [...]

Mimis Cafe Set for Lincoln Crossing in December

IN THE NEWS: Mimis Cafe is aiming for a December opening of its new restaurant in Lincoln Crossing, the Sacramento Business Journal reports. It will be the sixth Mimis in the four-county region, with restaurants in Folsom, Roseville, Arden, Elk Grove and Natomas. sacramento.bizjournals.com … The Sacramento Bee’s Allen Pierleoni gives three stars to Boudin [...]

Grand Super Buffet Opens Another Area Location

IN THE NEWS: The Democrat and Chronicle’s Karen Deyle reviews LaSalle’s Steak and Crab (1300 Empire Blvd., Penfield, 585-482-5740), while Karen Miltner considers Critic’s on the Mall (362 Greece Ridge Center Drive, entrance No. 6 at The Mall at Greece Ridge, Greece. 585-227-5520). … The paper notes the Grand Super Buffet Restaurant has opened a [...]