Bread Street Kitchen

With Gordon Ramsay now logging more television screen time than Spongebob Squarepants, it’s easy to forget that he’s actually a Michelin-starred chef. But what to do with all those new followers who don’t pepper their everyday conversations with words like “veloute” and “amuse bouche”? The casually cool Bread Street Kitchen, of course.

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Despite occasional secessionist threats, Montreal in truth probably rivals London and Brussels for internationalist credentials--and its food scene is now starting to catch up with its demography. What it doesn't actively court is celebrity chefs.

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Savoy Grill (Covent Garden) - Do the Strand.

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I once had dinner with a friend who was so unhappy with his meal that he said he'd rather be eating airplane food. And let's face it, onboard meals aren't exactly gourmet. That is, unless you fly Singapore Airlines. The airline is almost obsessively dedicated to creating the perfect meal for their fliers. No guessing WTF is on the plate in front of you here. Expectations for grub are understandably high considering the airline's International Culinary Panel includes top A-list chefs like Gordon Ramsay, Alfred Portale, and Georges Blanc. To satisfy their customers and to honor their distinguished chefs, the award-winning airline recently debuted a cookbook, Above & Beyond, which is chock-full of the most popular in-flight recipes.

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● Nick Cave’s son Jethro is a model. Jethro embodies that pale, alien look so popular on European runways these days. [TFS] ● Benjamin Button has been losing left and right this award season and could lose all 13 awards at the Oscars (from Best Picture to Best Sound Editing). Here’s how. [Defamer] ● Janet Jackson has canceled her one-week tour in Japan “due to the impact of economic crisis.” Last year, Jackson canceled seven performances due to migraines. "Economic crisis" is this year's "exhaustion." [Us Weekly]

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David Burke builds a foodie empire, parties in Vegas, drinks up a new name, and pours some out for Jerz.

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One of the most dreaded aspects of flying (aside from Eddie Murphy movies and box-cutters) is having to consume the so-called “food” being served on board. Filling up in the terminal beforehand is a long-practiced strategy for avoiding airplane food, and with new top-of-the-line restaurants opening in Jet Blue’s (which is quickly becoming the H&M of airlines) JFK terminal, this dining option is looking better than ever.

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