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Association of Food Journalists 2011 Award Winners (With Links)

The Association of Food Journalists (Facebook) recently held their annual awards conference in Charleston, SC (October 6, 2011) where they recognized 54 finalists from around the country. The purpose of the award is “to increase knowledge about food and encourage and promote a greater understanding of food news among fellow journalists and those who manage [...]

New Restaurant Review Tables: DC and LA

The Restaurant Review Tables have been well received by diners in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. The table is a weekly compilation of new restaurant reviews from major media in each market. In addition to critic reviews, social media links (Facebook, Twitter, and Google Map Places) are included in a convenient “all-in-one, one-screen” reference [...]

Food Meme of the Moment: Food Prices

The recent USDA forecast of food prices (3-4 increase of Consumer Price Index) triggered a round of national and local stories on dining ramifications: USDA: Food CPI and Expenditures: Analysis and Forecasts of the CPI for Food Marketwatch: Food prices climb further at grocery stores NPR: After Wild Weather, Higher Food Prices On Horizon USA [...]

Saveur’s 2011 Best Restaurant/Dining Coverage Blog Award Winners

After weeks of online voting, Saveur today announced their 2011 Best Food Blog Award winners. The process started with 40,000 nominations whittled to seventeen categories with six finalists in each category. For obvious reasons, our attention was drawn to the Best Restaurant/Dining Coverage category: Winner: The Girl Who Ate Everything | Twitter New York, NY [...]

2011 James Beard Foundation Winners: The Chefs and Restaurants

Outstanding Chef Award A working chef in America whose career has set national industry standards and who has served as an inspiration to other food professionals. Candidates must have been working as chefs for at least the past 5 years. José Andrés (Twitter | Wikipedia) minibar (Yelp) 405 8th Street NW Washington D.C., DC 20004 [...]

Looking for the Land of Milk, Honey, & a Decent Restaurant

And our global expansion continues…We’d like to introduce our latest section: The Middle East/Africa. South Africa is our first country with the following guides (in hindsight, these would have been useful during last year’s World Cup): Cape Town Durban Johannesburg Port Elizabeth South African Food Writers on Twitter List 1 | List 2 In a [...]

Food Meme of the Moment: Wiseguys and Food

Two high profile New York cases have brought to light again the sometimes Mafia-Foodie connection. Who doesn’t like reading about this kind of stuff. Fuggedaboutit: Mark Iacono (Lucali) Case NY Daily News: Mark Iacono, owner of Brooklyn’s famous Lucali pizzeria, facing attempted murder rap for fight…In street fight between beloved pizza man and mob associate, [...]

Introducing the New York City Restaurant Review Table

Sometimes, you really wish there was a website with a particular functionality, but it just doesn’t exist. So you end up building it yourself. That pretty much sums up how Kunda Eats came to being. The DIY motivation was also the genesis of our latest feature the “New York City Restaurant Review Tracker.” As we’re [...]

Ka mate ka mate! Ka kai, Ka kai!

On the heels of Australia, we crossed the ditch this week and completed the New Zealand (aka Middle-Earth) Restaurant and Dining Guides. Our inaugural Kiwi cities are North Island Auckland Hamilton Wellington South Island Christchurch Queenstown Also, see New Zealand food writers and bloggers on Twitter

Aussie Aussie Aussie, Eat Eat Eat

In the last few weeks, we’ve had the pleasure of putting together a number of Australian restaurant guides. In addition to curating great articles and resources (to help you find the perfect Aussie dining experience), we’ve also included a list of local food writers on Twitter. At Kunda Eats, we believe local wisdom is the [...]

NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2011 (July 11-24)

Didn’t we just have one? NYC & Company (the city’s marketing and tourism arm) recently announced the dates (July 11-24) for 2011′s second “NYC Restaurant Week.” This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first ever “Restaurant Week,” a concept since replicated by hundreds of cities around the world. Over 300 Big Apple restaurants will [...]

E la Carte: The 21st Century Menu?

It’s always fun to read about the convergence of technology and food. The launch of start-up E la Carte is currently making the tech news rounds. Developed by MIT drop-out Rajat Suri, the E la Carte is an interactive table-top device allowing restaurant diners to preview menus, order their meal, play games while they wait, [...]