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A Hit in China, Hot Pot Noodle Dance Extends Reach to L.A.
A successful Chinese restaurant chain featuring waiters who swing 10-foot-long noodles around tables tries to make the jump to the U.S.

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Wined, Dined, Canned
The Cannes Film Festival is such a crazy scene that someone ought to make a movie about it. Well, actually, James Toback and Alec Baldwin just did.
The New Barbecue
When did smoked duck confit and heirloom pork become part of the barbecue tradition? Since upstart chefs found the nerve to take on America's most sacred culinary cow.
- Grills for Every Level
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Steamed Clams With Lentils and Leeks
Satisfying and seasonal food in about 30 minutes from Seattle-based chef Renee Erickson.
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A Big Chill for French Cuisine
A steady increase in labor costs and food prices in France has fueled an unexpected phenomenon: Many restaurants can no longer afford to prepare meals from fresh ingredients in their own kitchens.
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Barbecue Meccas on the Menu
As New Yorkers gear up for summer barbecue season, Burger King launched its "summer BBQ menu" with a tasting party.
Chow Down in São Paulo
Alex Atala, the most celebrated chef in Brazil, takes us on a gastronomic tour of his hometown. And who could turn down killer caipirinhas or the best churrasco in the Southern Hemisphere?
A Petite Taste of Paris
Sick of macarons? Need more than a chocolate fix? Stash away some caramels from one of Paris's best pâtissiers on your next trip to the City of Light.
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A Tidy Collection of Vintage Cookbooks
Food blogger and cookbook author Jennifer Perillo finds stories in her growing collection of midcentury cookbooks.
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Water With Some Pop to It
New drinks go after people who don't like the bland taste of water.
- Video: How Healthy Are the New Waters?
The Key to a Bang-Up Eggs Benedict
If you think of English muffins as coming from a package or from across the Atlantic, this recipe will raise your brunch game.
Karen DeMasco's Honey Budino
There's no finer showcase for a distinctive honey than this luscious Italian-style pudding.
Bay Scallop Crudo With Honeydew
Satisfying and seasonal food in about 30 minutes from chef Tyson Cole.
A Restaurateur's Recipe for Domestic Bliss
At the end of a long night at New York dim sum destination RedFarm, what Ed Schoenfeld really wants is a home-cooked meal.
- Photos: At Home With Ed Schoenfeld
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Cramped Space, Heaping Dishes
By 10 a.m., crowds are already gathering outside La Isla, a sliver of a restaurant that belies the creative Cuban-inflected cuisine inside.
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What to Do With an Abundance of Vegetables
Chef Ronna Welsh on extending the life of vegetables
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McDonald's, Wendy's in Price Fight
McDonald's and Wendy's are struggling to attract cost-conscious consumers who are demanding better deals than even these low-price fast-food chains offer.
Coca-Cola's Low-Calorie Push
Coca-Cola is broadening distribution of its low-calorie drinks and said it will put calorie counts on the front of its packaging around the world as it ramps up global efforts to counter criticism its sugary drinks are fueling obesity.
- Video: Coke to Stop Marketing to Kids
- Wrigley Halts Energy Gum
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Wrigley Suspends Production of Energy Gum
Wrigley temporarily halted production and sales of its new Alert energy gum as the FDA investigates the safety of caffeinated food products.
Chef Daniel Rose on the 'Woody Allen Table'
The Wall Street Journal sat down with chef Daniel Rose, of Spring restaurant in Paris, to talk about the "Woody Allen table," the future of his restaurant, and how he can't get a reservation to places like Brooklyn Fare and Eleven Madison Park.
Before James Beard Awards, Chefs Share the Secrets
With much of the cooking world's elite gathered in Manhattan for tonight's James Beard Foundation awards, the New York Culinary Experience pulled 39 top chefs and experts from those ranks to teach students techniques ranging from baking with grains to cooking authentic Southern barbecue.
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Top Honors for City's Chefs
Danny Bowien, Emeril Lagasse and Wylie Dufresne took home awards at the annual James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony on Monday.
Hominy Is Back on the Menu
Chefs are introducing diners around the country to the Southern staple hominy, in whole-kernel form and stone-ground into grits, in traditional and innovative dishes.
Asparagus Three Ways
Satisfying and seasonal food in about 30 minutes from chef Tyson Cole.
Hudson Chocolates, Ottolenghi's Online Store, and 3 Takes on Mole
A former French Laundry pastry chef and his wife launch a gourmet chocolate line; London's Ottolenghi goes online; and Bunches & Bunches offers three takes on mole.
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The Original Artisanal Food
FOOD, the performance-art restaurant founded by Gordon Martta-Clark and other artists in SoHo in the early 1970s, will be re-created next week at the annual Frieze Art Fair.
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Lesser-Known Garden Greens Get Trendy
Gardeners are venturing beyond the herbal A-list to B-listers like lovage, lemon balm, chocolate mint and the Mexican herb papaloquelite.
- Video | Photos: Less-Common Herbs
'Famous' Eatery Expands
Xi'an Famous Foods is quickly expanding, bringing its inexpensive but tasty and spicy Chinese food to Midtown.
Watercress, Springtime's Superfood
Eat watercress for its copious vitamins, calcium and iron; love it for its fresh flavor and peppery bite.

Featured

High Table: Diners Dangle From Crane
Two Belgian entrepreneurs hoist adventurous eaters high in the air for a gourmet meal with views.
- Photos: Dinner Is Served
- Video: Fine Dining Goes to New Heights
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Sangria on the Sidewalk
As the weather warms up, the new Luna Sur in Hell's Kitchen offers a perfect space for customers to sit back and relax on the sidewalk while sipping sangria or a spicy pepino picante margarita.
New on the Seashore
The new Mako's American Grille brings fresh fish and summery fare to the Jersey Shore, just in time for what they hope will be a big season.
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Culinary Craziness on Houston Street
As would many chefs, Adam Slamon designed Rogue & Canon's "well-balanced" brunch menu with two types of people in mind: traditional and adventurous.
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Bring Your Bottle of Wine, and Your Wallet
There are things people will do in New Jersey that they'd never think of doing in New York, Lettie Teague writes. She's talking about bringing wine to a restaurant, of course.

Wine & Spirits

The Perfect Time for Pinot Noir
As the temperature rises and the evenings draw out, our palates naturally lean toward lighter styles. This is when Pinot Noirs, particularly those from Volnay, are easy to enjoy.
- Drinking Now: Three Reds Worth Seeking Out
Consorting With Chianti
Italy has made great strides in classifying its wines, but there is still more to do. Chianti, for one, could benefit from further geographical delineation, some argue.
- Drinking Now: Classicos Worth Seeking Out
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Seeking a Safe Port
There are few notable events in life that demand a symbolic purchase. Those looking for a wine with genuine aging potential one should look no further than vintage port.
- Drinking Now: The Pick of the Ports
Lining Up for 'Perfect' Wine
Wine lovers and collectors lined up in Australia for their first chance to taste a vintage that received an influential "perfect" rating.
Pairings for Those Salad Days
Wine can be difficult to pair with vegetables at the best of times. But here are a few guidelines that will help you find a suitable partner for that truffle risotto or mushroom tart.
Unveiling Bordeaux's New Vintage
This week marked the beginning of the biggest week in the wine world: the unveiling of the new vintage in Bordeaux. Will Lyons goes behind the scenes for a first taste of the 2012.
- Video: Bordeaux's New Vintage
Fresh Takes on Gin
Artisanal distilleries are moving beyond traditional flavorings like juniper and cassia and adding a bounty of locally harvested plants to their bottles.
Drink Your Vegetables
Chef David Myers on his spring resolution to make more fresh vegetable and fruit juices, with the Hurom Slow Juicer.
Indulge in China's Latest Export
The presence of Chinese vintners in Europe's fine-wine circles may still be headline news, but the rebirth of the country's fine wine has been a few years in the making.
Sips for Wine Readers
Columnist Lettie Teague buys most of her wines online but still enjoys perusing bottles in a store. The same holds true when shopping for wine books.
Five Wine Blogs to Click With
Lettie Teague looks at the 1,450-strong landscape of wine blogs, and finds five that are particularly worth reading.
Sommelier Goes Searching
Lettie Teague's Uncorking the City: There has never been a better time than today to be a sommelier in New York, according to sommelier John Slover.
How to Out-Bordeaux Bordeaux in Silicon Valley
The wines of Ridge Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains have more old-school Bordeaux character than many wines from the French region itself, says Jay McInerney, who talks with Ridge's legendary winemaker, Paul Draper.
Bourbon Mania!
A curious cocktail of scarcity, black market machinations and artisanal cachet has made us woozy for Kentucky's native spirit. But are these bottles really worth it?
- Video: Are You Worthy of a $700 Bourbon?
- Interactive: If You Can't Find Pappy...
Highland Fling
With more than 40 distilleries dotted around its valleys, Scotland's Speyside is a whisky lover's paradise. Our guide to savoring a long weekend in the Highlands, with a dram in hand.
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Wine Industry Tries to Fix Image in China
California's wine establishment, led by Bay Area vintners, brokers and trade representatives, is trying to change the poor reputation the state's wine has in China.
How to Follow Your First Bottle
Few things are as important to enjoying a meal as picking the right wine, and picking the right second bottle is a big part of that. Lettie Teague on what to think about—and why you should never order the first wine twice.
Powering Forward
If it is true that the character of a man can be seen better through a prism of hardship, then Yannick Benjamin's is impressive indeed, columnist Lettie Teague writes.
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Lost in Translation: Wine-Tasting Lingo
With many Chinese wine drinkers unfamiliar with Western flavors like raspberry, black currant and gooseberry, Mandarin translations of expert tasting notes often end up being a fruitless endeavor.
- Drunk in Translation
China's Wine Market Bubbles, but Not With Champagne
The West may toast birthdays and weddings with Champagne, but China still hasn't found a taste for the bubbly, a new study finds.
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The Great Pinots of Oregon's Chummy Vintners
The rainy Northwestern state offers winemaking challenges, but Lettie Teague finds that the area's vintners surmount them with a collegial spirit—and produce excellent Pinot Noirs in the process.
- On Wine: Oregon's Great Pinot Noirs
- Oenofile: Some Oregon Pinot Noirs worth seeking out
The Battle of the Brains
The 60th anniversary of the Oxford versus Cambridge blind wine-tasting match saw some of the universities' top tasters battle it out for olfactory supremacy.
- Photos: The Examination | Video: Blind Wine Tasting

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Columns

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Eating out
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Taking a Chance on Vegas's New Spots

Books

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Stephen King Says No to E-Book
Stephen King has no plans for a digital edition of his new book, "Joyland," hoping to get more people to shop for it in a physical bookstore.
From Review
Swearing In the Enemy

Fashion

Anna Piaggi's Costume Drama
When the style icon died last year, she left behind a colossal stockpile of clothing and accessories, the true extent of which only she knew. Now her family is struggling to find a permanent home for what might very well be the world's largest, unruliest most thrillingly unexplored closet.
Shape-Shifting Fashion
The Finest Jewelry

Travel

A Custom Ancestry Tour in Scotland
Experts who blend genealogy with travel can uncover your clan's history—and guide you through it, too.
Luxury Train Trips Around the World
Life in Venice

Autos

To Spark Electric Cars, Drop the Price to Nearly $0
A new round of discount leases on mainstream-brand plug-in cars such as the Nissan Leaf or Fiat 500e, combined with federal, state and local electric-vehicle incentives, could make a battery-electric car an extraordinarily economical way to get around for drivers.
The Mad Science of Nissan's GT-R
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America Falls Back in Love With Pickups

Arts & Entertainment

Daft Punk: Reclaiming the Groove
Undeniably, proudly retro, Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories" allows listeners to enjoy once again the funk, pop and rock sounds of the mid-1970s.
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Post-Occupy Film 'On the Pulse'
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Off the Screen; on the Stage

Sports

How 'The Heatles' Make Their Music
Underappreciated is the significant retooling that Miami underwent after assembling the powerful trinity of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, a sometimes painful process that fashioned the Heat into the offensive wrecking crew it is today.

On Wine

The Hidden Treasures of a Burgundy First Family
The Drouhins of Beaune, who hid great wines from the Nazis during World War II, make standout wines in the oft-overlooked Clos des Mouches appellation and elsewhere, Jay McInerney finds.
- Appealing Bottles From the House of Drouhin
From Grief to Growth at Jackson Family Wines
The wine company behind the popular Kendall-Jackson label and others lost its charismatic founder, Jess Jackson, a couple of years ago. But Lettie Teague finds that his widow, Barbara Banke, is continuing an active expansion.
- Oenofile: Some Worthy Bottles From Jackson Family Wines
What Winemaking Consultants Really Do
Their work can be controversial, but the best consultants to wineries can help to refine a desired style or rescue a difficult vintage. Lettie Teague talks with some of the top consultants and explores their impact.
- Interactive: A Selection of Wines by Top Consultants
Why Everyone Loves Sancerre
The Sauvignon Blanc-based French white Sancerre is so popular that one sommelier says he can't offer it by the glass or it would outsell everything else. Lettie Teague tries to find the true standouts in the superstar wine variety.
- Video: The Tom Hanks of Wine
- Oenofile: Sancerres Worth Seeking Out

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Will Bordeaux 2011 Be Remembered for Whites?
There has been a tremendous amount of excitement in the tasting rooms and cellars of Bordeaux that 2011 is shaping up to be a very good year for white wine.
First Taste of Pomerol 2011
If there is one commonality between the Pomerol 2011 wines, it is that time and time again they possessed a saline minerality and freshness on the palate.
Bordeaux Price Falls Expected
Today marks the beginning of the Bordeaux "Primeurs" week, one of the most important dates in the wine-tasting calendar and for the world's largest fine-wine region.
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