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The article focuses on the vibrant restaurant scene in Washington, DC, highlighting recent openings that include cheffy Mexican spots, elegant Vietnamese dining rooms, and food-hall omakase counters. Various new establishments are competing for attention, offering diverse cuisines and innovative dining experiences, with previews of upcoming exciting additions to the culinary landscape.

The article focuses on the challenge of selecting the top 100 restaurants in the area due to the abundance of excellent dining options, highlighting noteworthy openings like Amparo Fondita, Dabney chef Jeremiah Langhorne's French cafe, and Beloved BBQ. Topics include the vibrant culinary scene, with notable restaurant launches in both the District and Virginia suburbs, acknowledging potential challenges like confusing service fees.

Byline: CAREY POLIS PHOTOGRAPHS BY WAKI HAMATSU Ready, Set, Kyoto! In Japan's prettiest city, the train station is filled with ramen, the tofu is plentiful, and it's easy to get [...]

Byline: by CAREY POLIS recipes by CHRIS MOROCCO photographs by GENTL & HYERS COOL BEANS If words like 'humble' and 'homey' come to mind when you think about beans, these [...]

On Oct. 20, the Naturally Boulder Task Force, an economic development initiative supported by the city of Boulder, Colo., will hold the second annual 'Naturally Boulder Day.' The conference, sponsored [...]

For retailers and any other business that collects sensitive financial data about consumers, protecting that information has become a very big deal. Computer hackers have evolved from merely infiltrating network [...]

48) Tim Hammonds President and CEO, Food Marketing Institute Key developments: Raised awareness of interchange fees; formed natural disaster and pandemic preparedness programs. What's next: Reform estate tax and employer [...]

33) August A. Busch 4th President, Anheuser-Busch Key developments: Entered new product areas; created industrywide campaign to boost beer's image. What's next: Become the leader in malt beverages; achieve the [...]

As plastic and paper grocery bags come under increasing scrutiny for their environmental impact, some food retailers are beginning to sell reusable bags or bins to shoppers. One of the [...]

NEW YORK - DVD sales are on the rise, movie-going rates are stagnant, and supermarkets should take note, according to a study from Guideline, a business research and analysis firm [...]

SALISBURY, N.C. - Food Lion kicked off its fourth annual 'Hunger Has a Cure' campaign last week. Customers can choose to either make monetary donations or purchase ready-made, discounted boxes [...]

After the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina and other storms in the past two years, supermarkets are making extra efforts this year to prepare for hurricane season. Many stores and [...]

The article reviews Bar Arbolada located in Oklahoma, bar Bala Baya located in London, England, and restaurant Shop at Island Creek Oysters located in Portland, Maine.

The article offers tips on how going to a vacation including not leaving the refrigerator bare, scheduling time alone prior to traveling with a group, and considering the souvenirs. The topics discussed include suggestions when traveling with groups, the benefits of walking between destinations, and traveling without data to obtain mental and physical relaxation.

The salted chocolate olive oil cookie has the ideal crispy outside and chewy inside, due to an emulsion of olive oil, oat milk, and sugar. Pastry chef Christina Balzebre sources 70 percent cacao Barataria Blend chocolate from Acalli, a local bean-to-bar company that uses no stabilizers or lecithin. -> Dried pampas grass is camping up new NYC restaurants like Ernesto's - as well as my own apartment. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that food retailers in the U.S. are improving their computer security systems. In a study by the Ponemon Institute, sponsored by PGP Corp., the total cost per company surveyed to recover from a data breach averaged $14 million, or $140 per lost company record. Retail companies in the survey suffered the fourth largest security losses, following data integration companies, financial services and technology firms. Credit card companies like Visa and MasterCard have all stepped into the fray, mandating data security standards for any retailer that processes, stores or transmits credit card information. INSET: Missing Laptops.

The article focuses on the launch of extended discount kiosks of Albertsons company in Los Angeles and San Diego, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. The kiosks, which offer loyalty shoppers up to 12 specials based on their shopping history as they enter a store, were originally installed last fall in over 200 Albertsons-owned Jewel/Osco stores in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Indiana. By this fall, the program is expected to be in over 1,000 Albertsons-operated stores, including its Intermountain region and Acme division.

The article features Thomas Zaucha, president and CEO of the National Grocers Association (NGA). Zaucha has devoted more than 30 years to ensuring that independent retailers can still exist and prosper in an industry full of large chain mergers and proliferation. Another big issue facing the NGA is the interchange fees mandated by credit card companies.

The article features Douglas Conant, president and CEO of Campbell Soup Co. Since becoming president and CEO of the company in 2001, Conant has introduced several twists to its classic soups. Under Conant, Campbell has focused on reducing the sodium in its soups, innovating packaging and introducing premium soups.

This article reports on the decision of supermarket retailer Hannaford Bros. to test the in-store recipe kiosks from ShoptoCook. Each store has two kiosks, one in the fresh meat and seafood department and one in fresh produce. The touch screens kiosks are designed to attract shoppers and ultimately boost sales by providing access to recipes.

The article provides information on the food products that were exhibited at the 52nd Summer Fancy Food Show in New York in July 2006. Beverages with unusual flavors, all-natural pet snacks and frozen puff pastries were among the products on retailers' shopping lists at the show. Bill Hogan, general manager of Dave's Marketplace, was on the lookout for sauces, dairy items and frozen finger foods at the show. Calvin Mayne, chief operating officer of Dorothy Lane Market, sought out traditionally made foods.

The article reports on the increase in the number of children using consumer electronics and watching television in the U.S., according to two studies focusing on the growing presence of digital media in the young consumer's lifestyle published in 2006. The first study, Kids & Consumer Electronics II, reported that children are starting to use consumer electronics six months earlier than a year ago. The second study found that 83% of children under age 6 use screen media, averaging about two hours per day.