Optelec will gather with industry professionals to display the latest technology for persons with disabilities and reveal new nationwide movement to promote ocular health awareness

The winner and runner-up in this category have very different visions of what American food is – Memphis is a modern version of regional cuisine, while winner Zane’s offers a little of everything – steaks, seafood, pizza, Italian and original pastas, and a dash of Pacific Rim cooking.

To no one’s surprise, traffic volumes at restaurants slumped in 2009, but industry watchers see faint signs of hope that business is picking up as consumers both nationally and in San Diego County start dining out more frequently.

SATURDAY, March 13Midnight(DIY) Yard Crashers — Turning a small and odd-shaped yard into a griller's paradise with a barbecue island complete with built-in seating.

The dining scene is introducing a platter of irresistible new restaurants.

Slow cookers – those retro workhorses of yore – have surged back to popularity. Gone are the days of cream of mushroom soup-coated roasts, simmered into bland oblivion. Now, foods as fresh and complex as creamy risottos and braised Basque chicken have ended up in the slow cooker and the results are downright yummy.

Chefs are used to catering to the publics tastes, but what are they eating when theyre at home?

Westlake, Texas – March 9, 2010– The Town of Westlake in collaboration with Maguire Partners and ARTSNET, presents a four-part series of FREE hour-long evening concerts, Friday, April 8, 15, 22, and 29, from 6 – 7 p.m., in the Village Circle Courtyard, Solana Village Center, Hwy. 114 @ Solana Blvd. Exit. The public is invited to bring a picnic supper or enjoy something from one of the Solana ...

MORTON — The Morton Monster is on the move.

Welcome to the city Gourmet Ghetto, where the California food movement got its start. Decades later, it's still an epicurean's Eden. Nosh on some of the neighborhood's best on Lisa Rogovin's walking tour. Welcome to the city Gourmet Ghetto, where the California food movement got its start. Decades later, it's still an epicurean's Eden.