The latest snapshot of D.C.'s dining-out demographic from the newly Google-acquired Zagat Survey tells us the following: We're good tippers: D.C. diners tip 19.3 percent on average. That's slightly higher than the national average (19.2 percent) and also higher than both New York and San Francisco, though Boston, Philadelphia and New Orleans all tip a [...]
Tim Carman's predecessor at the Washington Post has moved on to greener pastures — quite literally — absconding to the hills of West Virginia to take a close look at how some Americans eat. Jane Black's first op-ed since leaving the Post, co-written with husband Brent Cunningham, lays out their mission in the rural state. The [...]
Last month the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its final definition of green jobs. In March, BLS invited interested parties to submit comments about their initial definition and on their process of collecting data in this emerging economy, which has the potential to impact restaurants that serve organic food. BLS specifically solicited comments about: Whether the preparation and sale [...]
Wednesday, as dedicated newspaper readers know (all six of you who don't rely on blogs for news), is the day that papers around the country publish their Food sections. Today's edition of Food Blog Roundup plucks both blog and print items for your gastronomic amusement. Bitten knows that every seed is sacred.
Thank God for Ed Levine over at Serious Eats. He's not afraid to speak his mind about food, the problems of his ongoing diet, or the issues that Barack Obama (aka, Mr. Hope and Change) can actually address during his coming administration. Sustainability, organics, and other food issues won't be among them, he believes. Writes [...]
Laura Bennett, the architect cum fashion designer cum writer, published a withering column this weekend attacking an anonymous mother who wanted to revoke her ex-husband's custody rights because of some unpardonable sin he committed against their kids. Writes Bennett: She told me that he had crossed a line with her kids on a recent visitation, [...]
