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Google Takes On Yelp With New Zagat-Integrated Local Search Site

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 05.30.2012

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Early Wednesday morning, Google announced a sweeping new project, a new "Local" tab in Google+. The project spent more than a year in development. ...

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30 Under 30: NYC's Hottest Up-and-Comers

Zagat | Posted 04.24.2012

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New York City's food scene is thriving, thanks in no small part to creative young chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, entrepreneurs and restaurateurs who ...

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America's Most Unusual Tacos

Zagat | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Crazy Tacos, Ten Crazy Tacos, Food, Tacos, Zagat, Slidepollajax, Zagat Tacos, Fusion, Taco Fusion, Food News

Lately it seems like every joint has a taco on their menu -- whether it be a traditional carnitas, or some kind of fusion-y version like a seared tuna or kimchi taco.

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New York's 9 Most Iconic Dishes (PHOTOS)

Zagat | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: NY Restaurants, Slidepollajax, Pastrami, Hot Dogs, Zagat, Gray's Papaya, Shake Shack, New York News

Photos and text by Gabi Porter If you're going to come to New York for the weekend, there are a few sites you have to see - the Empire State Building...

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Zagat's 8 Best Foodie Getaways Around The World

Zagat | Lauren Bloomberg | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Foodie Travel, Food Travel, Zagat, Best Food Trips, Travel News

For folks obsessed with food and dining, it's only natural that taking a vacation would follow that passion. If you've ever carefully planned a meal-b...

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WATCH: Chef Challenged To Upgrade 'Steak Umms'

Posted 01.25.2012

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Porter House NY is an upscale steakhouse located right by Central Park in Manhattan. The cheapest steak on the dinner menu is $32 -- this is the type ...

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Search For 'Yelp' And Google Gives You Zagat

TechCrunch | Posted 12.31.2011

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If you search for "Yelp" on Google from your mobile phone the top paid result, even above the organic result to Yelp.com, takes you to Zagat. ...

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Google Reveals Massive Spending Spree

AP | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Google, Google Zagat, Video, Zagat, Google Acquisitions, Google Buys, Google Zagat Price, Google Purchases, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Google spent more than $500 million to acquire another 27 companies during the third quarter, ensuring this year will be busiest shop...

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Diners Tip Over 19%, Are Frustrated With Service, Says Zagat Survey

The Huffington Post | Carey Polis | Posted 12.25.2011

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Zagat revealed today the results of its 2012 America's Top Restaurants survey, which, in addition to ranking America's finest restaurants, offers insi...

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9 Must-Try Single-Item Eateries

Zagat | Posted 12.12.2011

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Lately it seems that more than a few eateries have a singular goal - concentrating on one thing and one thing only, and doing that thing very, very we...

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WATCH: Lunchables Go Gourmet

Posted 11.21.2011

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Although Lunchables might evoke fond memories of a more youthful self -- what 10-year-old doesn't like making his own pizza -- adults may balk at the ...

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PHOTOS: SF Institution Slammed By Zagat

Robin Wilkey | Posted 11.20.2011

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The Zagat Guide San Francisco survey results are in. And it's all anyone in the San Francisco food scene can talk about. Once again, Gary Danko ne...

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Google Buys Zagat: Here's Why

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 11.08.2011

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Google has acquired Zagat, the review company that rates restaurants, stores, hotels and more by surveying consumers, in an effort to beef up its host...

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America's Favorite Burger Chains

Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Five Guys, Fast Food, Cheesecake Factory, Zagat Survey, Poll, Zagat, Fast Food Survey, In-N-Out, McDonald's, Zagat Fast Food Survey, Video, Food News

Zagat recently polled 6,064 people for its annual Fast Food Survey, in categories ranging from best coffee (Starbucks) to best salad (Panera). Among c...

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The Top 10 Barbecue Meccas

Zagat | Posted 10.30.2011

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All across this country chefs, pit masters, and food loving folk are churning out an array of smoky, spicy, and succulent barbecue. From St. Louis to ...

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F*** You Yelper! The Best Of LA's Angry Yelp Reviews

Posted 10.10.2011

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Michelin. Zagat. Epicurious. Chowhound. Maybe you've heard of them? These gastronomically-reputable reviewers have been showing the light (mostly ...

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Dirty Dishes

HuffingtonPost.com | Caroline Dworin | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Zagat, Restaurants, Restaurant Grading, Health-Violations, New York Restaurants, New York News

Zagat, as we know, matches restaurant features to diners' needs by way of scores for food, décor, service, and cost. Never does it mention the count ...

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Restaurant Noise Measured With Decibel Meter

Zagat | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Per Se, The Modern, NYC Restaurants, Restaurant Noise, Indochine, Restaurants, Beaumarchais, Bill's Bar and Burger, Zagat, Food News

[W]e broke out a decibel reader and traveled around the city to see just how loud restaurants really are (we hope we didn't suffer any lasting damage ...

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100K Hungry iPhone Users Uploading Food Dishes to Foodspotting -- Android Users Joining Feast

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beet.TV, Foursquare, Food, Foodspotting, Reviews, Zagat, iPhone Apps, Technology News

Foodspotting, the fast-growing, San Francisco-based social platform for sharing favorite food dishes has 100,000 iPhone registered users who have upl...

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PHOTOS: By Cuisine: The Winners Of The 2011 Zagat Restaurant Survey

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

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The results are in for Zagat's 2011 Restaurant Survey, and the big winner is perennial strip-mall favorite Sushi Zo for achieving "Top Food" (overall)...

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Surfing the WWC (The Worldwide Wine Club)

Tony Greenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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What's wrong with wine clubs? Nothing, if you want to buy your wine based on a generic branding exercise designed to move a lot of random juice to a moneyed class of not-very-discriminating consumers.

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Five Guys' Burger Bests In-N-Out's In Zagat's 2010 Fast Food Survey; More Highlights

Posted 05.25.2011

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Zagat has released the results of their 2010 Fast Food survey, based on responses from 6,518 Zagat.com diners who ate at chain outlets an average of ...

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Zagat Has Mighty Tasty Restaurant Guide for the iPad (Video)

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: App, Beet.TV, Zagat, Ipad, Zagat Ipad App, Technology News

Zagat, which has one of the most popular paid iPhone apps, has launched an app for the iPad. We were give a demo by Zagat's Ryan Charles.

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Top 5 NY Restaurants You Never Heard Of

Jack Hidary | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Museum of Arts and Design, Eating Out, NYC Restaurants, Dining, Zagat, Restaurants, Carlton, New York Restaurants, Blue Ribbon Sushi Uptown, New York News

When you think of dining out in style in NY places like Aureole and Jean Georges might come to mind. But there are some great restaurants not on the Michelin list.

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It's A Book, It's A Restaurant Movement: "Slow: Life In A Tuscan Town" (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Lena Tabori | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photos, Pbs, Slow Food, Welcome Books, Books, Chez Panisse, Douglas Gayeton, Italy, Alice Waters, Zagat, Tuscany, Video, Books News

I was telling a producer at PBS the other day about "Slow: Life In a Tuscan Town" by Douglas Gayeton (which I am right smack in the middle of publishi...

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