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It's a simple matter of courtesy: if you make a reservation but can't use it, call or email and cancel. Michael Voltaggio reminds us in this humorous video.

Family-run restaurants may not be as prevalent as they used to be, but if you look closely, family ties are still threaded throughout the industry. Beyond brothers Eli and Max Sussman, who have taken over Food Republic for today, there are a number of high-profile chefs and restaurateurs with siblings who are also highly involved…

Life is filled with wonderful things and terrible things. During interviews, however, we pretty much only get to hear about the wonderful things. Ten Things I Hate is a chance for people in the food world to get things off their chest. We ask them what they hate, they give us a list. Next up:…

[caption id="attachment_63351" align="alignnone" width="700" ] Clockwise: Michael Chiarello, Ed Lee with fans, sea-urchin fennel toast and dungeness crab salad from ink, Guy being a good Guy, the red carpet on the plaza of LA Live. [/caption] This weekend we decamped to Los Angeles for the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival, an upstart…