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Monday, October 5, 2009

McDonald’s at the Louvre? Sacre Bleu!

By Mark Fisher | Monday, October 5, 2009, 04:58 PM

Some Paris residents are a bit apoplectic about plans to open a McDonald’s restaurant at the Louvre, according to Chainleader.com.

What would be “the last straw” in America? A Mickey D’s at the base of the Washington Monument? The Lincoln Memorial? The Grand Canyon?

Or, indeed, is there no such thing as a “Last Straw?”

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Nation’s oldest food magazine to cease publication

By Mark Fisher | Monday, October 5, 2009, 02:53 PM

Good heavens to Betsy, the food world is abuzz today with the news that Gourmet Magazine will cease publication.

The magazine’s publisher, Conde Nast, will close Gourmet and three other magazines in an apparent cost-cutting move.

The publishing company will continue to print Bon Appetit, and the Gourmet name will continue online, in books and in television programming.

We’re talking about the nation’s oldest food magazine, which had just a shade under 1 million subscribers. And I’m one of ‘em.

Ouch.

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New restaurant poised to open this week in Troy

By Mark Fisher | Monday, October 5, 2009, 06:46 AM

Kent’s Wood-Fired Steaks, the new restaurant that we told you about back on July 1, is scheduled to open Thursday, Oct. 8, according to its owner, Kent Wolters.

The restaurant is located at 1750 W. Main St., west of I-75 on Ohio 41. Including its banquet room, Kent’s seats 280 and will open with 105 employees, Wolter said. It will be open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.

In addition to a variety of steaks, Kent’s Wood-Fired Steaks will offer seafood selections such as lobster, shrimp and salmon, as well as five vegetarian menu items, Wolters said. The restaurant has a full-service liquor license.

Live music is planned for this weekend (Oct. 9-10) at the restaurant’s piano bar as part of the grand opening.

Wolters, a district manager for Crown Equipment Corp. of New Bremen who also races sprint cars at Eldora, said he’s pleased with the reception and support the restaurant has received even before it opens.

“The word is out,” Wolters said. “Our banquet room is already well-booked.”

For more information, call (937) 335-3407.

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