Story Archives of 'restaurants'

America’s growing population of foodies have gobbled up chef’s tales like Kitchen Confessional by Anthony Bourdain and scores of books and TV shows about the kitchens of Mario Batali, Jacques Pepin, Alice Waters and others. But what about the tales from the front of the house? A man known only as “The Waiter” has been chronicling the turning tables at a white tablecloth New York restaurant he refers to as “The Bistro”. He’s been writing about his escapades on the Waiter Rant Blog since 2004. And now his blog is a book: Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip -- Confessions of a Cynical Waiter. The anonymous waiter revealed his identity in The New York Post yesterday morning. His name is Steve Dublanica, and he joins us on Word of Mouth to talk about his work.

We'll also hear the story of Jackie, a waitress at Dysart's Truck Stop in Bangor, Maine. The truckers who stop at the restaurant love Jackie, who's served them for decades. But after 26 years in the business, Jackie decided it was time to retire. This piece was produced Sara Paul for the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.

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State lawmakers Tuesday are expected to take up legislation banning smoking in restaurants and bars.

Similar legislation has come before the House in previous sessions, but this year it seems to have enough support to pass.

One business organization backing the bill is also one of the largest in the state.....the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

Robin Comstock is the Chamber's President.

She tolds NHPR's Mark Bevis that her group is not breaking with the business community, but is, in fact, speaking for it.

Local strawberries, mushrooms, cheese, fish and much more graced the plates of an eight course dinner held last week.

The meal, hosted by the Shaker Table Restaurant in Canterbury, officially kicked off a program to connect New Hampshire farmers with New Hampshire restaurateurs.

Organizers hope events like this will promote the bounty of local food right in the state's backyard.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein went to Canterbury and filed this report.

Barbara Radcliff Rogers and Juliette Rogers are the mother and daughter co-authors of Eating New England: A Food Lover's Guide to Eating Locally. The guide covers all the interesting food places that the two women could find and visit in New England. The criteria is that the product had to be local or just really unusual. You won't find the Olive Garden in here.

You can tell a lot about a city from its food. In Manchester, restaurants featuring poutine and salmon pie testify to the city's French-Canadian roots. Recently new waves of immigrants have begun peddling their own distinctive cuisines. As part of our series, "Manchester in Focus," NHPR's Trish Anderton spent a day sampling ethnic foods in the Queen City.