Tag: Restaurants

How to Find Restaurants On-the-Go?

So, you’ve landed up in Philadelphia and your taste buds are tempted to relish Thai food and you’ve no clue where to dine? It’s not a problem, if you are carrying a cell phone. The latest technological advancements gets you restaurant reviews on-the-go in your mobile phone.

Let’s look at it from a different perspective. You are travelling on business or for pleasure and you are hungry. Since the place is not familiar, it’s difficult to judge by appearances what choice of food you are likely to get, also the hygiene and restaurant bill matters. Then there’s also the time constraint to reach your destination – that calls for quick service at the restaurant you choose.

Carrying your furry friend (pets) along too? So you need a pet-friendly restaurant. Also looking for some service station or refueling station nearby? With so many specifications in mind, that too in a strange new land – sounds difficult if you can get it all. Thanks to restaurant search engines. They not just spruce up your search on the web but also give you mobile search facilities.

Vertical mobile search applications have made the search for a restaurant guide smarter. Boorah, a restaurant search engine also provides a mobile restaurant review guide in partnership with 4INFO, a leading provider of SMS/ text messaging services. This guide provides a smarter way to find great restaurants throughout the San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York metro areas. BooRah extends its restaurant reviews and ratings via its Syndicated Reviews Platform to the mobile phone.

Consumers can achieve their ideal dining experience while on the go with easy text-based searches for the best-reviewed local restaurants from any cell phone. The service offers users a quick and easy way to find the best nearby restaurants. This provides restaurant owners a new way to promote their business.

Users who desire the most useful information no matter where they are can get so at their finger tips. The evolving mobile search provider gives highly relevant restaurant reviews and rating information right to the consumer’s cell phone. This service actually transforms millions of online restaurant reviews from across the Web into short, concise summaries and in-depth ratings.

Users need to just text their zip code and keywords to receive reviews on the restaurants in the area they are traveling. Test a message like “Mexican BooRah 94306“, and that will pull a list of all BooRah listed Mexican cuisine restaurants that are in 94306 zip code. Alternately users can also type in “romantic BooRah Palo Alto, CA” and that will present a list of the more romantic places in Palo Alto. Such lists are generated by BooRah’s Natural Language Processing powered Personalized Search algorithms and are delivered by 4INFO messaging platform.

Some local restaurant review sites also provide mobile search service, but they pile up nearly 150 reviews on the users mobile browser. On the other hand, BooRah sends reviews in an easy to read cell phone text message format after doing all the word crunching. Because user reviews are one the best ways to judge a restaurant, as “wisdom of crowd” matters and technology makes you get these reviews on-the-go.

A South Street Seaport Restaurant is the ideal place to pamper your taste buds

A true food lover would not let go of any opportunity to explore a new eating joint. Once he discovers a place that pampers his taste buds in the perfect way, he is hooked for life. A South Street Seaport restaurant would the ideal destination for any gourmet. The restaurants artistically arrange the ambience to perfectly compliment the mouth watering dishes. The polite and efficient staffs go a long way to ensure that a meal is thoroughly enjoyed by the patrons and their guests and they carry home a pleasant memory of the whole eating out experience. The pampering of all senses by a restaurant can be a major factor in guaranteeing repeat visits by the diner.

A South Street Seaport restaurant that combines wining with dining is a sure winner among all food lovers. When the menu offers the option of drinks on demand it adds to the whole experience of eating out at your favorite place. The décor speaks a lot about the place and your tastes if you a regular at such a restaurant. Inviting guests and business colleagues over for a meal at your favorite South Street Seaport restaurant that flaunts an artistic interior could speak volumes about your taste too. The ambience, the lighting and the overall atmosphere at the place all add up to the experience and contribute towards making the meal a memorable one.

Each South Street Seaport restaurant will guard some secret recipes that will be the specialty of that place. Whether you are visiting the place for the first time or are a regular, it is the expected duty of the staff to guide you with your choice of food. It helps to have a waiter who is well acquainted with the menu and offers expert advice on the food that you could consider ordering for that particular meal. If you happen to visit such a restaurant for the first time with a date or with someone who needs to be impressed, such expert advice can come in handy. Most patrons prefer beef and a wide range of beef preparations can be easily found on the menu of a South Street Seaport restaurant.

The importance of word of mouth advertising is never underestimated by any South Street Seaport restaurant. Hence the restaurant staff will not leave any stone unturned while serving a customer. A satisfied customer can give free publicity and add to the reputation of the restaurant by recommending it to his friends and acquaintances. Also choosing a particular restaurant for a party can be good for the business not only in the short run but the long run as well. A person who has been to a South Street Seaport restaurant as a guest at a party and had a really good time, enjoying the food, ambience, service and company of friends will be more than willing to patronize the restaurant in the future.

So next time you are planning an evening out with your spouse or friends make sure you have the reference of a really good South Street Seaport restaurant that will contribute significantly to your enjoyable dining experience.

How to make baby food

Making your own baby food saves money. On top of that, there is no question about what is in the baby food when the parent makes it himself. Here are some tips for making your own baby food.

1. Select fresh fruits and vegetables. Some good fruits to start with are apples, pears and bananas, and some good vegetables are carrots, peas and green beans.

2. Wash the fruit or vegetables thoroughly to remove any pesticides. Better yet, start with organic produce, and wash to remove any dirt or contaminants.

3. Peel and steam the fruit or vegetables until soft. It is not necessary to cook bananas.

4. Puree the fruit or vegetable in a blender until the fruit or vegetable is the desired consistency. Baby food prepared for babies who do not yet have teeth should be completely smooth.

You may need to add some water to the blender in order for the fruit or vegetable to blend properly and to be thin enough.

5. Pour or spoon the blended baby food into ice cube trays and cover with plastic wrap. Place into the freezer.

6. Once the baby food is frozen, remove the cubes from the ice cube tray and place the cubes of frozen baby food into zippered plastic bags or plastic containers. Store the baby food in the freezer until time to serve the baby food.

7. When you are ready to feed the baby, remove the number of cubes of baby food you think your baby will need. (The frozen cubes of baby food are ideal because as your baby grows, you simple use more cubes of food at a time, but a single cube is great to start with.)

8. Microwave the baby food until it thaws and is at a comfortable temperature. In most cases, this should take less than 30 seconds. Be sure to check the food’s temperature, so you don’t inadvertently feed the baby food that is too hot.

If you do not have a microwave, you can simply remove the food earlier and allow it to thaw in the refrigerator. It is also safe to allow the food to thaw outside of the refrigerator if you are going to serve the food within the next hour.

Here are some additional things to keep in mind when making your own baby food:

1. Although fresh fruits and vegetables are ideal, you may also use canned or frozen fruits or vegetables when making your own baby food. If using canned or frozen fruit and vegetables, be sure to purchase ones that do not have any additives.

2. Introduce only one new food to your baby at a time. Feed your baby the same food for at least a few days so you can detect any type of food allergies. Down the road, once you are sure the baby is not allergic to any of the foods, you may mix various fruits or vegetables together.

3. If you have already started your baby on rice or some other cereal, initially mix in the fruit or vegetable with the cereal, rather than giving it to the baby straight. The cereal tones down the taste of the new food which may help the baby to be more open to the new taste.

Preparing your own baby food is really easy and will save you a lot of money and provide you with peace of mind since you can hand pick the ingredients. Additionally, since homemade baby food can be frozen, you only need to make baby food once a week or even once a month, which makes preparing your own baby food convenient as well.

Identifying common eating disorders

What is An Eating Disorder?

Eating disorders are serious medical and emotional illnesses that require prompt diagnosis and treatment for full recovery and to avoid long-term health issues and side effects. According to the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), current research confirms that eating disorders are biologically-based and influenced by emotional and cultural factors. Eating disorders are potentially life-threatening illnesses, but help is available and full recovery is possible. Eating Disorders are now prevalent across all age groups, in children, adolescents, teens, and adults. Studies indicate that as many as 10 million females and 1 million males are fighting anorexia or bulimia, with millions more struggling with binge eating disorder. Eating disorders are about feelings. They are not really about food or body image.

Types of Eating Disorders

Eating disorders fall into one of the following categories, although sufferers may combine types of disordered eating or transition from one type of primary eating disorder to another.

Anorexia Nervosa is characterized by self-starvation and extreme weight loss. The sufferer is often unable to maintain a minimum healthy body weight and often suffers from body image dissatisfaction or distorted body perception.

Bulemia Nervosa Eating Disorder involves repeated eating binges or cycles followed by purging, either through self-induced vomiting or other methods, including laxatives, diuretics, excessive exercise, or fasting. Some sufferers combine bulemia and anorexic tendencies.

Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is characterized by recurrent binge eating without self-starvation or purging.

Symptoms For Identifying Eating Disorders

extreme, sudden weight loss

change in eating patterns

preoccupation with body image and weight

visits to the bathroom immediately after meals

lies about food consumption or food purchases

complaints about body size, shape, and image

complaints of dizziness or heartburn from weight loss or vomiting

replacing other activities with eating

depression

Where to Go for Diagnosis

Any therapist or medical doctor can make an initial evaluation. These professional eating disorder organizations also offer screening tips and treatment referrals on their web sites.

http://www.nationaleatingdisor ders.org

http://www.anad.org

http://www.somethingfishy.org/

How to know when your food quality has actually expired

Laws, health, hygiene, Best Before, Use Before….Store this Product….Oh how my head aches! What happened to going into your local butcher, buying a joint, even some bacon and storing it in the Larder?

Politicians, Food experts all seem to forget that ‘some of us’ lived in the days when refridgeration was not the normal household appliance. All we had was a cool larder and used our SENSE OF SMELL. How many back in the 1950’s died of food poisoning? Even the 60’s….I will tell you not many.

We made cheese by hanging sour milk in old stockings (tights) outside the backdoor to extract the whey, stored vegetables in a cool dark place and our meat….was either hung or left for anything up to a month to ‘mature’ Were we sick? No! Eggs did not have a date stamped on every shell….we used the old method of if they floated don’t use. It is only today where there are so many ‘convenience’ foods, prepacked with additives that range from A – Z that sickness occurs. Hens treated for Salmonella, cattle imunised, crops sprayed and now even genetically modified thus lowering our own imune system that we have problems.

BEST BEFORE….means just that. Usually used on foods that last longer, such as frozen, dried or canned foods. It should be safe to eat food after the ‘best before’ date, but the food will no longer be at its best. After this date, the food might begin to lose its flavour and texture.

USE BY….You shouldn’t use any food or drink after the end of the ‘use by’ date shown on the label. Even if it looks and smells fine, using it after this date could put your health at risk and cause food poisoning.

You will usually find a ‘use by’ date on food that goes off quickly, such as milk, soft cheese, ready-prepared salads and smoked fish.

It’s also important to follow any storage instructions given on food labels, otherwise the food might not last until the ‘use by’ date. Usually food with a ‘use by’ date needs to be kept in the fridge.

Personally I exclude Cheese from the above. Soft Cheese…well comon sense has to come into play as it has more than likely been treated. But with hard cheeses…cut off the mould and enjoy.

EAT WITHIN DATES…Due to additives some food labels also give instructions such as ‘eat within a week of opening’ and it’s important to follow these instructions. But remember, if the ‘use by’ date is tomorrow, then you must use the food by the end of tomorrow, even if the label says ‘eat within a week of opening’ and you have only opened the food today.

FREEZING….This is a good way of preservation but pre-frozen foods should NEVER be re-frozen unless cooked first.

HOW LONG IN THE FREEZER? My daughter asked this question some time back when she came to dinner with her boyfriend. In truth I almost choked on my food. The Ham joint I had cooked was fresh from the Butchers about a year back. Properly wrapped and sealed had stood the test of time.

In theory, food could be safe to eat after years in the freezer, as long as it has stayed frozen during that time. But it may not be very nice to eat, because the taste and texture of food changes if it is frozen for too long.

Basically it is a case of using your own common sense. If you must buy prepack or readily prepared foods use them in the time indicated. If you shop and buy fresh you have a longer ‘shelf life’ when stored properly.

Chinese foods

One of the modern contribution of China is Chinese foods. The Peking Duck, the Beef in Black Bean sauce, the lobster with ginger, and host of other great Chinese food. Chinese foods and food products have become suspect as of late. We have seen the reports of seafood with high levels of antibiotics and hormones. We have read about the pet food with toxic and industrial ingredients. We have seen a TV report about a street food vendor who made pork dumplings with cardboard instead of pork. That TV report turned out to be a hoax. Maybe. You never know with state run media.

I love Chinese food and teas. Like many North Americans, I’ve become a little suspicious about Chinese food. Too many stories have come out about toothpastes with industrial and toxic ingredients. The Chinese exports have also included toys for children with high level of lead in the paint. Lead is something that has become a regulated substance in all products in the west.

Some people are can have a reaction to monosodium glutamate (MGS) ranging from headaches to chest pains. MGS is used extensively in Chinese foods. MGS is also extensively used in commercial cans of soup, noodles soups, granola bars and numerous food products. If you have concerns about having a reaction to MGS, consult with your doctor.

Foods and food products from China are pervasive and cheap. Chinese foods (Chinese cuisine) is also exotic and delicious. It has added greatly to the enjoyment of food and cooking. Chinese food is also becoming something of a concern.

Health Canada and the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have both been negligent in allowing foods from China to come in and fail their respective safety standards. The two countries have announced that they will be more vigilant and may even ban some foods and food products from China. Both countries however are loath to loose business with China, which is lucrative for all concerned.

As a consumer, you however can have a great influence. As your grocer where the foods come from. If they can’t give you a straight answer, pass on the product. Even if you will eventually buy the product, the retailers will begin to be more vigilant and informed.

Personally boycott some food products. Sea foods from China are highly suspect at this time for instance. Some people have even gone so far as to test foods and food products according to the standards set by FDA or Health Canada. You are a very important, even essential part of the market as the consumer. If you ask questions and make a point of passing up a product that you would normally like to buy, then that make a very loud statement.

We can make the foods we love safer for ourselves.

Prevent Eating Disorders In Order To Maintain a Healthy Body

Preventing eating disorders can be possible with some preventive measures. However, there was a query that rose among many health professionals and eating disorder patients whether preventing eating disorders is possible or not.
According to latest investigations, there are a number of preventive measures that can be taken so as to preventing eating disorders. Preventing eating disorders measures are needed to adopt by those family members where there are past records of eating disorders or behaviors of compulsive eating.
Measures To Be Taken For Preventing Eating Disorders
Here are five preventive measures that can perform in order to keep eating disorders at bay.
1. Decline to diet for preventing eating disorders. Eating disorder experts found that dieting is typically the primary step in developing an eating disorder. It is been found in a research that a woman who tends to have extreme dieting is eighteen times more at risk of raising an eating disorder. If someone in your family may be susceptible of developing an eating disorder, they should abstain from dieting. As a replacement, the individual need to consult a physician in order to learn about the ways that are safe and effective in losing weight.
2. Parents should act as positive and healthy role models in preventing eating disorders. A researcher states that parents play a very significant role in tracing out whether children are ultimately developing an eating disorder or not. Most of the parents automatically project their unhealthy viewpoints and approaches regarding their own bodies that their children pick up on. Parents with a high value about being thin or other features of one’s physical appearance may be transferring the point to their children with a belief that physical appearance plays a vital role than being happy and healthy.
Parents have to struggle in order to develop a positive attitude about their own bodies and need to offer a safe, caring and non-judgmental atmosphere to their children. This atmosphere can be achieved by preparing a nutritious meal along with enjoyable activities that involves total family.
3. Family dynamics can set up means to preventing an eating disorder. Families should strive to spend quality time together. Plan to eat dinner together, and participate in outdoor activities that give pleasure. Criticism and competition need to be avoided so as to generate a secure and loving environment where children feel cherished.
4. Prefer exercises as a means of preventing eating disorders in order to have a good health, not a thin body. In general you will have a negative attitude towards exercise and think of exercise as just a task that is boring, hard, and even painful. Changing the opinion regarding exercise can definitely help you in preventing eating disorders. Repossessing the sense of the unadulterated pleasure of movement can become a measure in preventing eating disorders. Try to make every effort in those activities in which you have interest and thrill you.
5. Eat a multiplicity of foods in moderation. Eating food in moderation is a way where you can eat even your favorite guilty pleasures. In order to cultivate a healthy attitude towards food try preventing eating disorders. Remember that it is a safe way to eat anything you want, as long as you balance your eating behaviors.

Choosing a Good Indian Restaurant

Tikkas, tandoories, mouth-watering curries and delicious rotis make Indian cuisine the sought after food worldwide. Indian cooking comprises a unique blend of ingredients, exotic herbs and spices that have given Indian food a significant place in world cuisine. It’s easy to find local restaurants that serve Indian cuisine with the generic search engines, a local search in search engines, or easier in a restaurant search engine.

Unlike the times of the past where review sites were the ultimate option to base your choice of a restaurant, the growing search engine technology has made available vertical search engines, and more specifically – a restaurant guide. The restaurant recommendations bring together all the restaurant information from 15 metros in the US in one neat site. Users can check reviews, ratings, addresses, timings, menus, discount coupons, home delivery services, online reservations from just one site.

The choice of an Indian restaurant largely depends on with whom you are dining. If you are dining with your date, check out the restaurants that offer a romantic evening meal. If you are taking kids and family out for dinner then your choice of ambiance has to be appropriate for a family.

Above all, you are there to taste authentic Indian food. And as a diner if you are familiar with good Indian food, then you’ll have certain expectations about the food. So it’s best to base your choice on restaurant reviews and recommendations from friends, family and colleagues. And for a larger canvas of choices refer to local restaurant reviews online and restaurant ratings on food, service and ambiance from the citizens around the globe.

Great food is always available and of course for a price. Choose restaurants based on the recommendations in the restaurants directory. It’s equally important to choose a restaurant that does not burn a hole in your pocket. Indian restaurants are available for all wallet sizes. There are Indian buffets that offer tasty food for a little cost, plenty of medium range restaurants, and there are also several other high-end restaurants to choose from.

Even the location of the restaurant is a deciding factor, which too some extent narrows down your choice of a restaurant. The reviews for a restaurant might be just too great to try it, but if you are in San Francisco and the restaurant is in Palo Alto, you’ll just have to mark the restaurant for some other time.

Many foodies would prefer Indian food prepared by an Indian (they believe it’ll be more authentic). Another major factor when it comes to trying Indian food is the spice factor. Nowadays most restaurants cater to the lesser spice needs of westerners. And restaurant guides give an insight into all these factors.

The perfect dining experience comprises of delicious food, cheerful service and a great ambiance. Go ahead and try your hand at exploring the San Francisco restaurant guide, New York restaurant list, Los Angeles restaurants or restaurants in Chicago.

Binge Eating Disorder – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Binge eating disorder is probably the most common eating disorder. Binge eating also occurs in another eating disorder called bulimia nervosa. People with binge eating disorder frequently eat large amounts of food while feeling a loss of control over their eating. This disorder is different from binge-purge syndrome (bulimia nervosa) because people with binge eating disorder usually do not purge afterward by vomiting or using laxatives. Binge eating disorder is a little more common in women than in men; three women for every two men have it. The disorder affects blacks as often as whites. About 2 percent of all adults in the United States (as many as 4 million Americans) have binge eating disorder. About 10 to 15 percent of people who are mildly obese. People with binge eating disorder often eat an unusually large amount of food and feel out of control during the binges. Binge eating involves more than just eating a lot.

Binge eating, Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are all considered eating disorders because they involve unhealthy patterns of eating. People with bulimia nervosa (sometimes called binge-purge syndrome) binge on food and then vomit or use laxatives to avoid gaining weight. They may also fast (stop eating for a while) or compulsively exercise after an eating binge. All three of these eating disorders involve unhealthy eating patterns that begin gradually and build to the point where a person feels unable to control them. All eating disorders can lead to serious health consequences, and all involve emotional distress. Bulimia nervosa (sometimes called binge-purge syndrome) is different from binge eating disorder because people with bulimia vomit or use laxatives to try to keep themselves from gaining weight after eating.

Causes of Binge Eating Disorder

1.Depression

2.Anger.

3.Sadness.

4.Boredom.

5.Anxiety.

6.Certain other emotional problems.

Symptoms of Binge Eating Disorder

1. Eating much more food during a binge episode than during a normal meal or snack

2. Frequent dieting without weight loss.

3. Hoarding food.

4. Hiding empty food containers.

5. Feeling depressed, disgusted or upset over the amount eaten.

Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder

Several methods are being used to treat binge eating disorder. Drug therapy, such as antidepressants, may be helpful for some people. Cognitive-behavioral therapy teaches patients techniques to monitor and change their eating habits as well as to change the way they respond to difficult situations. Interpersonal psychotherapy helps people examine their relationships with friends and family and to make changes in problem areas. Self-help groups also may be a source of support. Researchers are still trying to determine which method or combination of methods is the most effective in controlling binge eating disorder.

Restaurant profiles: Rosemarys Restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada

Rosemary’s Restaurant

Location:

8125 W. Sahara

Las Vegas, NV 89117

Phone Number:

Tel: 702.869.2251

Fax: 702.869.2283

Website:

http://rosemarysrestaurant.com /

Description:

Located 8.5 miles west of the Las Vegas strip, Rosemary’s Restaurant offers contemporary American, French cuisine in a fine dining atmosphere. Chef’s Michael and Wendy Jordan pride themselves on providing you with a cuisine that has regional flair from the Deep South, Mid-West and New Orleans while providing impeccable service and value. A hidden gem among the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas, Rosemary’s Restaurant acquired its name from the chef’s mother and it has not let her down.

Hours:

Lunch 11:30a.m. through 2:30p.m, Monday through Friday

Dinner 5:30p.m. through 10:30p.m., daily*

Reservations:

While walk-in’s are welcomed at Rosemary’s, they suggest that you make a reservation.

Cost:

Dinner for one with a drink a tip usually cost $50.00 and up.*

Payment Methods:

AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, Visa

Dress Code:

Business or Dressy Casual

Private Events and Catering:

Rosemary’s restaurant offers off-site catering for any size event. They can also host your private event at the restaurant for 15-100 people.

Menu Items:

Dinner items include Panko Crusted Crab Boulettes, Jerusalem Artichoke Soup, Sesame Seared Arctic Char and Maytag Blue Cheese Slaw. Lunch items include Grilled Loch Duart Salmon and Crispy Leg of Duck. For dessert treat yourself with Coconut Bread Pudding or Hazelnut Goat Cheese Cheesecake.*

Drinks:

Rosemary’s Restaurant is renowned for its lounge and world class drinks. The signature drink is a Bloody Mary and only cost $10.00. With ingredients like oven-roasted tomatoes, fresh basil and garlic cloves you will easily understand what make this cocktail stand out among the rest. You can also enjoy three draft beers and 30 different varieties of bottle beer. Come in to Rosemary’s on a weekday from 4:00p.m to 7:00p.m. to enjoy happy hour where all beer, wines by the glass and cocktails are half off. *

Awards:

Some of the awards that Rosemary’s Restaurant holds are the 2009 MICHELIN Recommended Restaurant, Wine Spectator “Award of Excellence” 2008 and 2008 MICHELIN Recommended Restaurant.

* Information may change at any time, be sure to call Rosemary’s Restaurant or check their website to be sure.

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