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  1. PETE TITTL: Can a chain claim to be truly local? Applebee's does

    By Pete Tittl
    Friday, May 18 2012 12:17 PM

    BY PETE TITTL

    Contributing columnist

    pftittl@gmail.com

    The mid-priced chain restaurants of America are hurting. Sales are down nationwide.

    Though the reasons are varied, I think part of the cause could be the increasing sales of frozen versions of several restaurants' food in grocery stores. Wolfgang Puck got on that gravy train long ago, and, since then, Marie Callender's and P.F. Chang's are just two chains that have joined the crowd on Aisle Nine.

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  2. THE DISH: Hourglass was on cusp of greatness, but time ran out

    Rosedale was hit hard earlier this year when both The Orchid Thai Fusion Cuisine and Hourglass closed almost simultaneously. They were located across the street from each other on Brimhall and Calloway. We'll deal more with the reincarnation of The Orchid in these pages soon, but Hourglass deserves a few words of respect now that the sands have run out.

  3. PETE TITTL: Not quite as good, but still worth checking out

    BY PETE TITTL

  4. PETE TITTL: Marketplace finally gets a man cave

    Contributing writer

  5. PETE TITTL: Always moving, always good

    BY PETE TITTL

  6. PETE TITL: Deli still divine under new ownership

    BY PETE TITTL

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    PETE TITTL: Can't have too many burger options

    Don't think Juicy Burger has been influential in Bakersfield? Go check out Grinder's Burger House near the BHS campus.

  8. PETE TITTL: Slice of the Windy City's cuisine

    It takes true courage to tag any restaurant with the name Cubbies.

  9. PETE TITTL: Noodles good, but don't forget the beef

    BY PETE TITTL

  10. SIDE DISHES: Gluten-free diners rejoice

    I know so many who are struggling with gluten issues that it's good to see so many restaurants responding in a way to keep those customers -- and their stomachs --happy. Previous mentions of the issue in Side Dishes brought this email from Donna Taylor of Pleasant Hill, who "grew up in Bakersfield."

  11. PETE TITTL: La Mina is not just another Mexican place

    BY PETE TITTL

  12. PETE TITTL: Southern-fried pride in Bakersfield

    Surprisingly for a city with so many former Southerners, our Southern cooking options are limited. To the rescue comes a small and humble family-run operation on Stine Road just south of Ming Avenue called The French Quarters.

  13. PETE TITTL: Dewar's is Rosedale's new old fave

    BY PETE TITTL







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