happy mutants Outstanding rant about the surreal design ethos of The Cheesecake Factory Cory Doctorow
restaurants The "Pan Am Experience:" luxury dinner, circa 1970, served in a recreated 747 Mark Frauenfelder
History Railway Paradise: How a Fine-Dining Empire Made the Southwest Palatable to Outsiders Ben Marks
Food Watch how some restaurants sneakily craft "steaks" from lesser parts using "meat glue" Xeni Jardin