Think skiing's too cold, too crowded, too expensive? These ingenious solutions will have you itching to hit the slopes this season.
In a matter of days, my phone will start talking back.
• Hours after taking baby Benjamin for a scenic stroll by the river, Gisele Bündchen hit the town for a fun night of Japanese food with pals. The supermodel dined at Haru in Boston with five friends. On the menu? Some shisito peppers, sashimi salad, black cod and a sashimi platter.
This time, it only took a plate of tasty-looking raw fish to crank up the iPhone rumor machine.
• Three's not a crowd with Thor is involved! Chris Hemsworth was spotted grabbing a bite to eat at M Street Kitchen, one of his favorite new restaurants, in Santa Monica, Calif., with younger brother Liam Hemsworth and his on-again girlfriend Miley Cyrus. Dining on the patio, the trio enjoyed the rainbow and miso salmon sushi rolls, grilled fish tacos and shredded spinach salad.
"I don't even know who the 'Blues Brothers' are," confesses Sheng Sushi manager Elwood Zhang. "A lot of Americans come in and ask if we like that movie. I've never seen it."
• The cast of Glee blew through Chicago as part of their live tour, and when the gang wasn't on stage, they were out on the town - dining. The entire ensemble - including Lea Michele, Dianna Agron, Cory Monteith and Chord Overstreet - acted like one big happy family as they ate sashimi and enjoyed sake at hotspot Sunda. The next night, the group skipped a formal dinner outing, but half of them headed to The Underground, where they danced the night away.
• Before hitting the beach with fiancé Eric Johnson back on the west coast, Jessica Simpson was in Chicago enjoying some of the Windy City's most popular eateries. First up: the Paris Club, a trendy French restaurant where Simpson shared sweet moments with Johnson and laughed with a group of friends. The party also enjoyed 10 signature menu items, including goat cheese au gratin and coq au vin during their leisurely three-hour meal. The following night, it was off to nearby Hub 51, this time with a group of 15, where the happy couple stole kisses at the table as they sampled an array of dishes (spicy tuna rolls, chicken enchiladas and lemon icebox pie). Says an onlooker of the couple: "Eric even carried Jessica's designer bag while she was getting up to leave the table."
I heard the news today, oh boy: The radioactive water leak at Japan's quake- and tsunami-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor has been stanched. It's the first anniversary of the fatal Massey Energy coal mine explosion. And we're days away from the anniversary of Deepwater Horizon's explosion and sinking and the start of last year's months-long blowout ordeal.
• Maybe the meal was good luck? Just a day before winning entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Taylor Swift dined at the Bellagio's Yellowtail restaurant. Joined by her mother and a few of her band members, the singer sat at an outdoor table - overlooking the casino's famed fountain show - and dined on sushi.
After a heated challenge, only two chefs will be cooking in the final episode
updated: Thu Mar 24 2011 10:10:00
Japan faces another threat to its vast seafood industry. CNN's Anna Coren reports.
Governments are taking precautions and conducting thorough inspections of Japanese food, which is popular worldwide and available at high-end stores around Asia, and specialty shops in Europe and the United States.
updated: Thu Mar 17 2011 07:15:00
CNN's Chris Lawrence reports on how protected U.S. troops are in the Japanese nuclear zone.
Burp, don't burp. Slurp, don't slurp. The rules of social protocol around the world are as varied, and as conflicting, as countries on the planet. So how's a traveler to know what to do, when and where?
The "friendly" couple eat out in Baton Rouge to the delight of local fans
This could amount to some pretty pricey sushi.
• Rachel McAdams and new beau Michael Sheen grabbed a table for themselves at Tsunami Sushi in Baton Rouge, La., where Sheen is currently filming Breaking Dawn. According to onlookers, the couple was sitting side by side and looked "very cozy together. It was obvious they were romantically together." The two ordered off the menu and stayed for a few hours, enjoying the late night dinner while Sheen's castmates like Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz ate at the sushi bar in a group.
The actor only finds out he's getting married when the wedding planner calls him
• With the most recent Dancing with the Stars elimination behind them, Bristol Palin and pro partner Mark Ballas unwound on Wednesday night at the new Sushi Roku in Los Angeles. The pair appeared to have come straight from a lengthy dance practice, and were joined by another friend.
My father-in-law lives in Fairburn, Georgia, just outside of Atlanta. When I told him that I'd be spending $350 for sushi, he burst out laughing at the outrageousness of the idea.
updated: Thu Nov 18 2010 20:58:00
CNN's Kyung Lah introduces us to a man who has been making sushi for 70 years.
• Newlyweds Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer took a True Blood break recently, finding time for a quiet lunch date at Sushi Roku Hollywood. The costars had a quick meal, enjoying the signature sushi selection before savoring coconut panna cotta and passion fruit crème brûlée for dessert.
Part outsize beach resort, part culture capital, Sydney, Australia, exemplifies the art of relaxed cosmopolitanism.
• Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green are still very much in the newlywed phase, enjoying each other's company during an early sushi dinner at Matsuhisa in Beverly Hills. Both were casually dressed, she in a baseball cap and T-shirt and he in jeans and flannel, as they ate, tucked away at a small corner table. The two smiled and laughed over sushi and tea, and slipped out well before 7 p.m.
• Fergie and hubby Josh Duhamel, sharing an early dinner in the bar area at Hub 51 in Chicago. The couple toasted with white wine, and also ordered special sushi, including a crunchy tuna roll. The happy twosome were very affectionate throughout their meal, and held hands before heading outside, where they snapped pictures with fans.
You can't beat Japan for variety and quality of native cuisine. Here are some of my favorite types of restaurants, followed by a few recommended Tokyo spots.
• Nicole Richie had a late dinner - at 11 p.m.! - with a big group at Sunda in Chicago. The starlet and her pals were seated at a table behind the sushi bar where they dined on specialty tuna dishes and sashimi. At the end of dinner, the entire group took a shot of Grey Goose vodka. During her Windy City visit, Richie also got a sneak peek of Oak Street boutique Sofia, which still soon carry her House of Harlow line.
The Cincinnati Reds are selling sushi at Great American Ball Park this year, and all we can know about that is, nothing says hardball in Cincinnati quite like a smoked salmon roll. Pete Rose is rolling over in his seat at the racetrack.
The star chef shows you how to make the chicken pot pie dish he'll serve at this year's Governors Ball
What is considered a "whole" soy product? I think this is edamame and tofu. But where do soy milk, soy yogurt and soy ice cream fit?
Sure, they're both overachievers, but one downs M&Ms for luck, and the other has a sushi roll named for her
Find out what the fashionista ate after her presentation - and Kim Kardashian's snack of choice at Bryant Park
The actor and his costars feasted on a three-course East-meet-West meal after screening their movie Sympathy for Delicious
• Eddie Cibrian, watching from the sidelines as LeAnn Rimes performed "White Christmas" at the annual tree lighting ceremony at the Nokia Plaza at L.A. Live. The couple arrived with two guy friends - who stood next to Cibrian as Rimes performed. After she finished singing, she joked that she wasn't going to be cooking a Christmas dinner because she "got into a fight with some cooking knives recently." But the couple did enjoy a meal at Katusya L.A. Live right after Rimes's performance. They dined on sashimi with jalapeño, sushi rolls and Kobe beef and drank sake and beer before ordering one of every dessert for a sweet ending to their meal. "They were very nice, cozy and had a wonderful time," says an onlooker.
The couple smooched at Avenue, dined at Megu and stayed close all weekend
From steakhouses to sushi bars, here are the favorite haunts of Rob, Kristen and all the New Moon stars
"For architects, perfection is necessary," said Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.
updated: Mon Nov 09 2009 09:08:00
Architect Kengo Kuma on how his work is dedicated to reclaiming the traditions of Japanese architecture.
• Talk about a star rating! Taylor Swift Tweeted about having "the best meal of my life" in Las Vegas at the Bellagio's Japanese restaurant Yellowtail, where she munched on tuna pizza, kobe beef tataki and Alaskan king crab with her mother and bandmates. The next day, the country sensation enjoyed a fajitas feast at Diablo's Cantina before taking the stage at Mandalay Bay for the Justin Timberlake and Friends concert to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.
• Engaged True Blood stars Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin, grabbing a late-night dinner at TAO in Las Vegas, where they feasted on lobster wantons, sushi and sashimi. The two also enjoyed cocktails. "They looked so in love, happy and were having the time of their life," an onlooker says.
• Kate Hudson shared an intimate dinner with beau Alex Rodriguez at Yoshi's Jazz Club and Japanese Restaurant in San Francisco while the New York Yankees star was in town to take on the Oakland A's. Since the duo and their two friends arrived at the restaurant just before 11 p.m., the kitchen had to reopen to serve them. The gracious group then enjoyed their meal in the restaurant's glass-enclosed private room and feasted on an omakase menu that included lobster tempura and sushi. "Kate and A-Rod were affectionate toward each other," says an onlooker. "They seemed to have a great time."
The cast of Eclipse bonds in Vancouver before starting filming Monday
• Kevin Jonas, celebrating his recent engagement to Danielle Deleasa with a meal at Katsuya Brentwood alongside his brother Joe. And the off-the-market pop star was thrilled and "sitting super-close to his glowing fiancée," says an onlooker. "They were cuddling and sneaking in a few kisses." The group - which also included a friend of Deleasa's - enjoyed edamame and some specialty sushi rolls during the meal.
Americans talk a good game about wanting to eat well. More than 75 percent claim they want to see more healthy options on restaurant menus. But when it comes time to order, only about half say they actually make nutritious choices, according to a recent survey.
"I was literally salivating at all the perfect burgers waiting for me!" she tells PEOPLE
Make smart food choices in an airport, at a rest stop and from a vending machine.
As a young boy growing up in Japan, Nobu Matsuhisa dreamed of becoming a sushi chef in a restaurant where he could create his own menu. It took more than 30 years of experimentation, failure and incompatible business partners to reach his goal, as he worked his way from dishwasher in Tokyo to co-owner of a small sushi establishment in Lima, Peru.
•Eva Longoria Parker, stepping out for sushi with pal Mario Lopez at Koi Las Vegas. In Sin City to celebrate hairstylist pal Ken Paves's latest salon, the two squeezed in a quick meal in the restaurant's Fountain Dining Room. The Desperate Housewives star ordered extra-spicy tuna with crispy rice, along with yellowtail sashimi, among other dishes. On the way out, they stopped by the bar to check out a basketball game on television.
With secrecy and military precision, the actress sneaks in 80 friends and family for the Vegas bash
Last year, the Michelin guide's first foray into Tokyo left the city with some 190 Michelin stars, compared with 95 in Paris and 50 in London and New York. Of course, that's partly down to the sheer number of eateries in Tokyo -- estimated at more than 180,000 establishments -- but it's also testimony to the reverence Tokyoites have for fresh ingredients prepared with the utmost care.
The actor was forced to leave Broadway after suffering "shocking levels" of mercury, his doctor tells PEOPLE
As you might expect from a city that has districts called Little Havana and Little Haiti, there's no shortage of hearty Cuban and Caribbean cuisine in Miami, but the city's elaborate mix of immigrants has also resulted in some fascinating culinary fusions.
San Francisco's hippest upscale shopping district used to be one of its seediest.
Two teenage girls used DNA bar coding to determine that some sushi on New York dinner plates was mislabeled with cheaper fish being passed off as a more expensive species.
"We take a night to ourselves," says new dad Madden of the regular dinner outings with Richie
updated: Wed May 21 2008 13:52:00
This burger made of Kobe beef, black truffles,foie gras, and Gruyere cheese is being served at a New York restaurant.
Chinese-made frozen food has sickened ten people in Japan, prompting recalls and charges of deliberate poisoning. But both governments are eager to avoid escalating the conflict
This month CNN Business Traveller checks out one of Tokyo's most recent tourist attractions, samples lunch from a vending machine and takes a futuristic boat for the best views of Japan's capital.
updated: Mon Jan 14 2008 08:12:00
CNN's Richard Quest visits Tokyo to look at the new gadgets and ideas that may make traveling life much easier.
Oops, she did it again.
This month CNN Business Traveller checks out one of Tokyo's most recent tourist attractions, samples lunch from a vending machine and takes a futuristic boat for the best views of Japan's capital.
Thailand's Prachai Leophairatana was the undisputed bad boy of the Asian financial crisis. When the baht dove in 1997, his debt soared, transforming the company he founded, Thai Petrochemical Industries, into Southeast Asia's biggest corporate deadbeat when it defaulted on $4.2 billion in loans to Thai and foreign banks. Creditors, led by Bangkok Bank, united to oust Prachai from the company's board and management, and the government eventually intervened to sell the insolvent firm.
Get something else to eat instead! Nutrition experts weigh in on what's healthy at airports.
It was a cold night in London on Sunday, and Angelina Jolie should know.
Every trip to China is a revelation. From the moment I got off the jet from Beijing at Dalian Airport to attend the new World Economic Forum summer meeting, I was wowed.
The Pacific black cod, or sablefish, with miso has become one of the most famous dishes at all of the Nobu restaurants. Here we use the same technique and cooking method with Atlantic cod, halibut and salmon. Some of our customers like to squeeze fresh lemon juice over the top to balance out the sweetness of the Saikyo miso, but this is a matter of personal taste.
The name Nobu is synonymous with fashionable dining rooms and expensive menus, and celebrities flock to eat and be seen at one of the world's hippest restaurant chains.
To sum up Kate Walsh's bachelorette party in two words: Oh, Doctor!
The FDA alert has made aficionados of raw fish nervous. Here's how to navigate through a newly anxious marketplace
The meal began in a rush of tiny tastes. A chocolate truffle oozed foie gras. New-wave bar snacks -- pork rinds in maple syrup, sweet lotus chips in star-anise dust -- gave way, in a spray-bottle spritz of mojito, to an endless procession of astonishing bites. What were those specks on pineapple slices that crackled at the back of the mouth? Pop Rocks? Riceless sushi rolls were filled with blue cheese and apple.
The Pacific black cod, or sablefish, with miso has become one of the most famous dishes at all of the Nobu restaurants. Here we use the same technique and cooking method with Atlantic cod, halibut and salmon. Some of our customers like to squeeze fresh lemon juice over the top to balance out the sweetness of the Saikyo miso, but this is a matter of personal taste.
Japanese restaurant chain Benihana, known for its knife-and-pepper-grinder-juggling chefs, is remodeling and expanding, feeding sales and earnings growth for 2007.
Mackerel has always been a poor man's fish in Japan. Called saba in Japanese, the oily species spoils so rapidly that "it starts stinking while it's still swimming," according to an old saying. Eve...
Check out The Scene's recommendations for the Japanese capital and send us your own suggestions and comments below.
The city once known for really dreary food -- from meat to potatoes and back -- has learned to lighten up. Even vegetarians can have a fulfilling experience.
The Midtown Manhattan branch of Megu, set to open in April on the ground floor of the new 90-story Trump World Tower, will feature much of what you've come to expect from a celebrity chef's latest ...
We searched Washington, D.C., for the ultimate value meal: great tasting, excellent service, unique atmosphere, and -- hardest of all -- close to the sites and attractions you want to see.
I have no intention of telling you the truth. Instead I'm going to tell you a story. This is a story about why entrepreneurs must forsake any attempt to tell the whole truth and nothing but the tru...
Advanced Fresh Concepts (AFC) sells more sushi than anyone else in America—nearly $250 million worth of its Southern Tsunami brand Nigiri and Makimono each year. That's 300 tons of fish, 20 million...
Last November, Bill Kapner, CEO of financial software provider Bigdough, checked into the Ritz-Carlton in Palm Beach, Fla. Before introducing himself, he was greeted--by name--at the front desk. Th...
During the eight weeks of the New You Resolution program, participants are keeping a journal. Experts recommend journal-keeping in helping to set goals and implement action for change. Below are excerpts from participant Pam Kirkbride's journal from the past week, with the most current at the top.
NEW YORK
Airports are no longer just places to catch planes. Between the shopping, spa treatments, and kiddie museums, who needs to be on the 11:30 A.M. to Dallas? As delays become more prevalent, airports ...
Greasy fried chicken Watershed, 406 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, Ga.; 404-378-4900 "The chef brines the chicken for a day, soaks it in buttermilk for a day, then pan-fries it in lard and bacon f...
That paste you get with your sushi isn't wasabi--it's cornstarch, hot mustard, and food coloring. Authentic wasabi, a type of horseradish, has until recently been farmed in large quantities only in...
It's seven o'clock on a winter Sunday, and Akiko Morimoto is trying to herd her family to the dinner table. On TV two sumo champs battle for the national title, while in the living room her teenage...
Consider yourself forewarned: Two years hence, you may find yourself wearing a fabulous wasabi hat.
Market reforms may be causing indigestion in Tokyo--but there's no need to go hungry closer to home. Sushi, soba noodles, or yakitori (meat and poultry marinated and grilled on skewers) from any of...
WITH BRANDS BESIEGED, a lot of famous-name consumer companies are on a downhill slide. Now consider a trend buster: A couple of years ago McDonald's was committing a sin common to brand owners -- l...
Worker shortages have made Japan the world leader in labor-saving devices. One of the most imaginative, designed to solve a uniquely Japanese problem, has just arrived in the U.S.: the mechanical s...
REMEMBER when America was the greatest country in the whole wide world? After World War II a euphoric sense of supremacy -- No. 1, by God, and proud of it! -- seemed the birthright of U.S. citizens...
Ardent consumers of American popular culture, the Japanese have been largely unable thus far to enrich it. Sure, U.S. children play Nintendo and read Japanese-influenced comics like Usagi Yojimbo, ...
CONSIDER the Japanese salaryman. Along with tens of thousands of his countrymen, he comes to live and to work in America. His migration is born of spectacular success -- the rise of his homeland as...
DOES DEN FUJITA really believe that eating hamburgers will make the Japanese tall and blond? Or that he somehow got his business acumen from Jews who settled in Osaka after a migration lost in the ...
Stock and bond traders eat tuna sandwiches at their desks, and bigwigs swear by their firms' private dining rooms. For other hungry Wall Streeters and visitors from around the world, lunchtime has ...
© 2013 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
|