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With the holiday season fast approaching, restaurant and retail operators are poised to take advantage of an uptick in catering-related business for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. But according to Technomic research, substantial off-premise catering opportunities may begin prior to the big event. Consumers indicate that they often rely on party platters or catered foods for consumption on the day before a major holiday. "Consumers generally entertain at home during the holiday season, but many te  

A fine dining experience – casual with an elegant touch -- and excellent customer service will be the hallmarks of the new Raffael's Restaurant that's expected to open at South Shore Country Club in mid-March after extensive renovations. The name of the restaurant, currently called "The 19th Hole," has not yet been decided. Club members will be invited to make suggestions in the meantime.

There are photos of me dressed in a little boy’s suit greeting customers at the front door and taking them to their tables   -Frank Ricci

 

Funeral services are under way for Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott. A public memorial will be Sunday at the Chicago campus of the University of Illinois. Scott's body was found earlier this week partially submerged in the Chicago River.  

The result is a bonanza for climate change skeptics and deniers, but before they crow too loud I would advise them to actually read the emails which contain in some cases poor choices of words but not any real information that shows a conspiracy from scientists to cook the numbers. The most damning exchange was explained by the NYT's Andrew Revkin: In a 1999 e-mail exchange about charts showing climate patterns over the last two millenniums, Phil Jones, a longtime climate researcher at the East Anglia

It sounds incriminating, but when you look at what you're talking about, there's nothing there   -Michael Mann

 

all the way down south for the job, finding that it does pay as much as he anticipated. "I have been working here for the past three years and am happy," he says, explaining that while in West Bengal he had received a salary, here he is given a percentage of the day's catch, which allows him to send home much better earnings. But to ensure that he doesn't get into trouble with the law Sujan always carries his voter's identity card on him. background, but decided to go into fishing because he felt he c  

The contents of a disaster relief box are being used as musical instruments for a very unusual orchestra concert. Concerto for ShelterBox D-141 and Orchestra was composed using items which have helped thousands of disaster victims around the world. Real instruments will also feature in the performance at Exeter University in Devon to raise money for the international charity ShelterBox.  

Last week, the body of Chicago school board president Michael Scott was found in the Chicago River with a single bullet wound in his head. The big story was that this powerful, well-connected public official had, according to the Cook County medical examiner, committed suicide. The less-noticed story was that he did it with an illegal weapon.  

Here are some responses from the AHT crew on optimal burger doneness. Nick Solares (NYC/NJ correspondent): The burgers you refer to (rare, medium rare) are no more "under cooked" than the well done ones you like are "over cooked."  

In an effort to foster healthy eating habits in Cabell County, Cabell Huntington Hospital is donating $130,000 to the cause. As "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" wrapped up filming Saturday, Cabell Huntington Hospital announced that they would be donating $50,000 to keep Jamie's Kitchen up and running even after Jamie Oliver and his production crew leaves town. December 1, Ebenezer Medical Outreach will take over managing the community kitchen in Pullman Square and will operate with the help of donatio

I want Huntington to be a shining example and I really dream that in the next two to three years, every school is changed.   -Jamie Oliver

 

Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards claimed the pole for the final NASCAR Nationwide Series race of the season, the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He edged Kevin Harvick Inc.'s Ryan Newman, who ran 167.978 in the No. 33 Chevrolet. Richard Childress Racing's Jeff Burton was third, with Joe Gibbs Racing's Joey Logano fourth and JGR's Kyle Busch fifth.