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      <title><![CDATA[2007 Ondine Chardonnay ]]></title>
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Darling, South Africa / $16 Retail

The vineyards of Darling, a relatively unknown
viticultural district on South Africa's west coast, are cooled by
Atlantic breezes sweeping across the area's coastal plains, gently
sloping hillsides and mountains. After fermentation, half the wine
rests...]]></description>
      <category>Food &amp;amp; Drink/Wine of the Week</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[New Orleans Cake Cafe | A once-wandering baker feathers his Marigny nest with frosting]]></title>
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Steve Himelfarb made his name in New Orleans as a man on the move.
For years, he earned a living selling slices of homemade cake
door-to-door, an enterprise that took him all over town. Not long after
I first heard about him from friends downtown, the receptionist at the
office tower wher... By Ian McNulty.]]></description>
      <category>Food &amp;amp; Drink/Restaurant Review</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Betty Fussell at Slow Food New Orleans Benefit ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Writer Betty Fussell (www.bettyfussell.com) explores the
history and economics driving modern American eating habits in books
including Raising Steaks: The Life &amp; Times of American Beef
and The Story of Corn. She is the guest at a benefit this
Saturday, Nov. 21, for the food advocacy group Slow...]]></description>
      <category>Food &amp;amp; Drink/Food News</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Five places to get wrapped up in octopus ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[RioMar

800 S. Peters St., 525-3474

www.riomarseafood.com

Call the hunk dusted with paprika "tentacle tapas."

Iris

321 N. Peters St., 299-3944

www.irisneworleans.com

Smoky and crisp grilled baby octopus is served with arugula and
citrus.

Domenica

123 Baronne St., 648-6020

www.domenicarestau...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[The American Sector ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The debut of the Solomon Victory Theater in the National World War
II Museum's expansion marked the opening of a new restaurant from chef
John Besh. The American Sector (945 Magazine St., 528-1940;
www.american-sector.com)
offers a menu of re-engineered 1940s-era Americana. Look for short rib
sloppy...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Slice Pizzeria ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Slice Pizzeria has expanded with a second Uptown location
(5538 Magazine St., 897-4800; www.slicepizzeria.com). The new
restaurant is in a renovated building previously occupied by a
franchise of the Italian Pie chain. The original Slice location (1513
St. Charles Ave., 525-7437) remains open....]]></description>
      <category>Food &amp;amp; Drink/Food News</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Tiramisu 55 ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A hankering for late-night jambalaya, pasta with shrimp or a slice
of tiramisu is easy to satisfy thanks to a new 24-hour restaurant in
the Central Business District. Tiramisu 55 (123 Carondelet St.,
581-3288) features a large bar and open kitchen in a long, narrow space
just off Canal Street. The m...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Sandro's Trattoria | A Metairie restaurant proves a neutral ground between two popular styles of Italian dining]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The downtown dining buzz right now is fixed on a pair of new Italian
restaurants, Domenica and A Mano. Drawing on highly specific regional
dishes, each is a welcome flip side to the beloved-but-predictable
Creole-Italian fare that dominates the local red-sauce circuit.

&ensp;&ensp;Sandro's Trattori... By Ian McNulty.]]></description>
      <category>Food &amp;amp; Drink/Restaurant Review</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Five chicken soups for chilly days ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pho Tau Bay

113 Westbank Expwy., Gretna, 368-9846

Vietnamese-style chicken noodle soup comes with a basket of fresh
herbs to add yourself.

Taqueria Guerrero

208 N. Carrollton Ave., 484-6959

Half a bird goes into the pozole, which bobs with hominy.

L&uuml;ke

333 St. Charles Ave., 378-2840

www...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[2007 Domaine la Milliere Cotes du Rhone ]]></title>
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Southern Rhone, France / $15-$18 Retail

Grapes for this wine were sourced from cen-tury-old
vines. The 2007 bottling is a blend of 69 percent Grenache and 31
percent Syrah. The medium-bodied wine exhibits aromas of violets, red
and dark fruits, black pepper notes and a hint of garrigue, s...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Sweet Gals: New on Magazine St. ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[October marked the opening of another Uptown cafe called Sweet
Gals (1906 Magazine St., 371-5950), which serves breakfast and
light lunch dishes. Crepes are the kitchen's specialty, including
egg-filled breakfast versions, savory lunch versions with chicken and
vegetables and dessert crepes with Nut...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Coulis Open ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Coulis (3625 Prytania St., 304-4265) has opened at the former
location of the Bluebird Cafe. Chef James Leeming, previously of Dick
&amp; Jenny's, took over the Uptown space and serves breakfast and
lunch daily from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Look for dishes such as eggs Creole
made with grilled tomato and sa...]]></description>
      <category>Food &amp;amp; Drink/Food News</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Five Wings Worth Flapping Over ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tan Dinh

1705 Lafayette St., Gretna, 361-8008

Sticky with butter, studded with garlic and irresistible

Markey's Bar

640 Louisa St., 943-0785

www.markeysbar.com

Straightforward, hot-sauce bar wings done uncommonly well

NOLA

534 St. Louis St., 522-6652

www.emerils.com

Vietnamese-style wings...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[Panda King | Dim sum carts and Chinese cuisine at a sprawling West Bank eatery]]></title>
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I thought I had Panda King pegged the first time I saw its glowing
sign and semi-imperial facade shining from a Terrytown strip mall. It
offers a bargain buffet, and that means endless quantities of
Americanized Chinese food and production-line sushi. But Panda King
encompasses at least t... By Ian McNulty.]]></description>
      <category>Food &amp;amp; Drink/Restaurant Review</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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      <title><![CDATA[2006 Valle Perdido Malbec ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Patagonia, Argentina / $10-$13 Retail/p>


The influx of great value wines from Argentina
continues with this vibrant, full-bodied Malbec, showcasing beautiful,
mature fruit and even-toned tannins. Aged in French oak casks for
nearly a year, the award-winning, well-balanced wine offers inte...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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