Featured Restaurant – Boulevard
Hailed as one of the best restaurants in San Francisco, Boulevard invites guests to sit down and enjoy some hearty, flavorful American cuisine with French influences on San Francisco’s revived water front area. Since opening in 1993 diners have been charmed by Boulevard’s elegant, warm design and award winning cuisine.
Search for, “Boulevard” using Meta Flavor for your iPhone or click here to take a look at their menu.
Santana’s – One of San Diego’s Favorites
When it comes to fresh and affordable Mexican cuisine few places are as good as Santana’s. All food is made everyday at their 12 San Diego county locations. Meat, poultry tortillas and produce are delivered daily ensuring the highest quality. With five distinct salsas, including their famous avocado verde salsa, Santana’s has won the hearts and taste buds of diners since their beginning in 1987. For a look at their full menu with mouth-watering photos click here.
Food blog – Read it and Eat
Cooking with Amy was started by Amy Sherman in 2003. Since then the cookbook author, food write and recipe developer has received acclaim from the likes of The Guardian, Epicurious and was chosen by Forbes as one of the top food blogs.
Amy keeps it simple and offers readers a look at her favorite recipes and giver her two pennies worth on restaurants as well as new products and cook books. Cooking with Amy has a Julia Child, Martha Stewart feel to it and is a fun blog for those with a passion for high quality home cooking. Click her to take a look.
Find romance for you and your Valentine
Looking for somewhere special to take your valentine on the 14th? Search for their favorite food then tap filter. Under Ambiance tap Romantic Dining. This will narrow down your results to restaurants that offer what they love with a romantic feel.
You can also check out what restaurants have fresh flowers, fire places and are candlelit with just a few taps.
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View More Results
By default Meta Flavor for your iPhone displays 10 restaurant or dish results per page. To increase the number of restaurants you see on a page with each search try these quick steps…
1. Tap the Settings icon
2. Tap Results page size. You can increase the number of restaurants you see in increments of 5, all the way up to 50 restaurants per page.
3. Once selected hit back and perform a search. You’ll notice there will now be more restaurants per search result page.
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Meta Flavor 1.3 Released
New features include:
- Enhanced user interface with stylized “X-ray” look & feel.
- Improved Artificial Intelligence, learns your taste better with every rating and review
- Share over 4 million dishes with friends with greater ease
- Take a peak and check out the reviews and contributions of the most active members.
- Customize your profile
- Easily add new restaurants and menu items
- Check out your friend’s flavor compatibility to see how closely you and your friend’s tastes match
- Help out those less fortunate by contributing to Action Against Hunger, an international network committed to saving the lives of malnourished children and their families.
Click here to get it now from iTunes!
Add citrus for the new year.
If you’re looking to eat healthy while adding flavor to your dishes try adding some citrus. Oranges, lemons and limes can add a boost of flavor for practically any marinade for red meats, chicken and fish. And if you’re looking to go lighter on processed sugars and fats give up that bowl of ice cream and try some citrus with strawberries and kiwi for a tasty fruit salad.
2009 – Year in review
This year we cherry picked from some of our favorite sources to give you a broad overview of some of the biggest trends in food and dining for 2009. While there’s some variations some common themes include more thrifty money-conscious diners, increased food regulations and both Peruvian and Middle Eastern cuisine going mainstream.
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The Food Channel
1. Home on the Range: More Thrifty Diners
2. Foodie 2.0: From iPhone apps to twittering, an increased participation online by those who love food
3. Going Green: An increased number of restaurants go green to attract eco-conscious guests
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Bon Appétit
1. Ingredient of the Year: Ricotta
2. Destination of the Year: Lima, Peru
3. Cuisine of the Year: New Southern
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And lastly will take a look at Epicurious. See for yourself if you think their Top 10 Food Predictions came true for 2009. Here’s the top 3…
1. ”Value” is the new “Sustainable” – These days, the economy dictates our cooking and shopping decisions: Bargain are in, no matter where they come from.
2. The Compost Pile is the new Flower Garden - Growing your own now refers to vegetables, not just herbs, and that will in turn help feed the gardener’s compost pile. Live worm garnishes, however, will not make it to the house salad.
3. Peruvian is the new Thai - You thought Peruvian cuisine was all about seviche, maybe? Guess again: Peru boasts culinary influences from Spanish, Basque, African, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, French, and British immigrants. Pisco Sour, anyone?
Get some great recipes for the holidays
Since most restaurants will be closed for X-Mas most likely you’ll be dining in with friends and family. If you’re stuck and not sure what to make check out Xmasrecipes.com. X-Mas Recipes offers a variety of your holiday favorites for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They have recipes for appetizers, drinks, sides and of course main dishes like lamb or ham.
Ebisu Japanese Tavern
Located off 2nd Street in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles, Ebisu Japanese Tavern offers guests a variety of Japanese favorites. Ebisu’s chef is known for his artistry and selection of the freshest ingredients. With a casual but sophisticated vibe Ebisu is a great place for a business lunch or dinner date. To check out their menu and see photos of their cuisine click here.
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