Barbecue King Chinese Restaurant, 5700 Spring Mountain Road, received 33 demerits June 26. Violations included employees did not follow proper hand-washing procedures. GRADE: C
Food
Wine: The Rhoning Stones
Turtle meat?
They called him the Hillbilly Italian in Indiana, where Dominic Tedesco got his start for one of those reasons you don’t hear every day: During World War II, his father was captured and brought to a prisoner of war camp just south of Indianapolis.
It’s summertime, and the livin’ is …
Chili peppers, those little firecrackers of flavor that add a bit of zip to our lives, are starring players in many of the world’s cuisines.
Aloha Kitchen, 4466 E. Charleston Blvd., received 17 demerits June 17. Violations included frozen chicken thawing on counter. GRADE: B
There’s not much better on a hot summer day than a scoop of cold gelato, and since we’re having a lot of those now, it’s fitting that readers have several suggestions for Connie Hannon.
Sometimes, a restaurant’s best design feature is the one that’s not consciously intended.
Anna’s Garden, 5740 Spring Mountain Road, received 27 demerits June 11. Violations included raw eggs stored over ready-to-eat foods. GRADE: C
After years of cutting his chef’s teeth in his father’s Louisiana-style restaurants, Scott Ghormley hankered for one of his own.
When Review-Journal staffers gave our suggestions for the valley’s best neighborhood restaurants, we asked readers to submit their own favorites. Here are some of them:
We’ve had a relatively mild June so far — if a little uncharacteristically gloomy — but we don’t need summer’s official beginning last weekend to remind us that plenty of sizzling days are yet to come, and with them the need for refreshment. So it’s fitting that readers have a local source for an old favorite — Wyler’s Sugar-Free Lemonade Drink Mix, being sought by Julie and Don McCuiston.
The next time you reach for a salt shaker, think about how much more interesting food could be with something other than plain old table salt. There’s smoked salt,salts with various herbs and spices, and even salt with activated charcoal.
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