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A Chinese Restaurant Is Winning the Kendrick Lamar-Drake Beef
New Ho King, open since 1976 in Toronto, has become an unlikely pop-culture battleground after being featured in songs from both rappers. The last six weeks have seen the long-simmering feud between the Compton, Calif.,-born rapper Kendrick Lamar and the Canadian rapper Drake turn into a full-fledged beef, with confrontations delivered in the form of…
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Yelp’s One-Star Reviews Are Deranged. I Tried to Track Down the People Who Leave Them.
I don’t know Sara beyond the few details Yelp provides: She’s from a Pittsburgh suburb, she’s been writing reviews since 2010, and she gave the Grand Canyon one star. “Nothing here but desiccated bone dry just like California drought,” she writes, sounding like a modernist in need of a nap. “In awe for a brief…
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Restaurant Review: Osteria 500 at Waterside Place, Lakewood Ranch
Trofie vongole e asparagi at Osteria 500. Osteria 500, located in Lakewood Ranch’s rapidly expanding Waterside Place, takes its name from the Fiat 500, a car that owners Carmine Ussano and Giuseppe Del Sole call “one of the main symbols of Italy.” Developed in the 1930s, then updated and rereleased in the late 1950s, the…
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Hair on cheese, ‘grime and debris’ and hiding inspection scores: Jefferson County’s worst restaurant ratings
Seven Jefferson County restaurants scored 84 or below on their most recent health inspection ratings. Scores below 85 trigger a reinspection within 60 days. Among the infractions were a piece of hair on cheese, a can opener soiled with “grime and debris” and a restaurant not displaying its most recent health inspection where customers can…
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Review: Distillery serves good jazz, cigars, cocktails and bar food like bologna sliders
Something very unique for Vero Beach is happening on 13th Avenue. It’s the 21st Amendment Distillery. That we have a whiskey distillery in the downtown area is exciting enough, but 21st Amendment Distillery is also a very cool hangout featuring live music, including good jazz, some pretty impressive cigars and some top-notch — if limited —…
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Customer Shocked After Restaurant Owner Sends ‘Parking Lot Beatdown Session’ Invite Over Bad Review
The customer who shared the story on TikTok said he was tricked into sharing his email. Online reviews have empowered customers to leave feedback on something they didn’t like or appreciate something they enjoyed. On platforms like Google, reviews often elicit a response from the business owners as well, to help out or compensate. However,…
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‘It’s a 0/10 For Me’ TikTok Food Critic, Keith Lee,
Bossip Video For the first time since becoming a popular TikTok food critic, Keith Lee is truly disgusted with the food he was asked to try. In his latest video, Lee gagged while trying a side of collard greens, leaving fans perplexed about how the restaurant, Lillie Bells Cuisine, could mess up Keith Lee’s food.…
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Mother’s Day brunch restaurants 2024: See OpenTable’s top 100 picks for where to treat mom
With Mother’s Day less than a week away, families around the country are looking to make the day special. OpenTable released its Top 100 Brunch Restaurants in America for 2024 Tuesday to help diners find the best place to treat their moms. The company said it compiled the list from over 14 million diner reviews,…
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Dine Out Maine: If you missed Paella Seafood in its first run, go now
The Chaless family, from left, Emily, Stanley, Asher, 10, and Gideon, 12, have dinner at Paella Seafood on Forest Avenue in Portland. Their order included haddock skewer, chicken wings, seafood paella and fried chicken sandwiches. Michele McDonald/Photo Editor At a dinner party recently, a new acquaintance asked me an excellent question: “What are the chances…
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Dine Out Maine: If you missed Paella Seafood in its first run, go now
The Chaless family, from left, Emily, Stanley, Asher, 10, and Gideon, 12, have dinner at Paella Seafood on Forest Avenue in Portland. Their order included haddock skewer, chicken wings, seafood paella and fried chicken sandwiches. Michele McDonald/Photo Editor At a dinner party recently, a new acquaintance asked me an excellent question: “What are the chances…