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Denver's sizzling culinary scene just got another ringing endorsement, this time from OpenTable's verified diners who determined the restaurant reservation service's 100 Best Restaurants in America for 2018.

Matsuhisa Denver — the high-end Cherry Creek sushi and Japanese restaurant started by the renowned and eponymous chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa — made the list, which isn't ranked, scoring a “91 percent recommended” score.

The list was aggregated based on an analysis of more than 12 million…

Johnson’s Real Ice Cream is setting up shop in Chicago.

The Columbus-based ice cream company has acquired Bobtail Ice Cream Co. in the Lakeview East neighborhood of the city for an undisclosed sum and will take over in 2019. The move isn’t about a single shop though, but rather a jumping off point for distribution into Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.

“Well, it’s the winter so we have to go looking for new projects,” co-owner Matt Wilcoxon told me on Wednesday. “This will help us build…

After more than three years empty, a prime restaurant spot is finally seeing some life.

A few weeks after construction crews showed up at the former TGI Fridays near Cottonwood, signs went up for Tokyo Hana, a hibachi and sushi bar.

The restaurant is being developed by J&J New Mexico LLC. A representative of the company could not be reached by deadline.

The 6,300-square-foot space has been vacant since TGI Fridays closed its last location in Albuquerque there in June 2015. CBRE's Lia Armstrong,…

Eight Hawaii restaurants won in TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Restaurant awards across three categories: Top Fine Dining Restaurants in the U.S.; Top Restaurants for Everyday Dining in the U.S.; and Top Fast Casual Restaurants in the U.S..

There were three Hawaii restaurant winners in the first category. Lahaina Grill was No. 9 of all U.S. fine dining restaurants, while Merriman’s in Waimea and Mama’s Fish House in Paia followed at No. 14 and No. 21, respectively.

Duke’s Waikiki came…

Zhana Davis can’t remember exactly what about Dan made her ask more questions. She had worked at McDonald’s from the time she was 16, then one day she struck up a conversation with Dan, a regular at the Rockland, Mass. McDonald’s, who was deaf.

After some time, Zhana and Dan became friends. Dan found her helpful, engaging, interesting and interested, particularly in his use of sign language. Dan offered to help her learn some basics and eventually taught her to sign the menu board. After…

You might be comfortable in your own clothes, but that would probably change if you thought about where they come from and how they were made.

Mass clothing production is often done with harsh chemicals, can be heavily pollutive and is supported by low-wage factory and farm workers.

A Buffalo resident wants to give people an alternative.

Angela Polimeni's EcoTeeCo is a side project she hopes to someday turn into a full-time business. The company sources its products from a distributor of organic…

Some of Cincinnati’s best-known artists will pay homage next month to arguably the city’s most famous artist – and the public is invited to watch.

About 20 of the Queen City’s top artists will paint their interpretations of the historic Frank Duveneck Collection in the Cincinnati Wing Galleries at the Cincinnati Art Museum 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Jan. 3. The artists are members of the Cincinnati Art Club, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the death of Duveneck (Jan. 3, 1919), who was…

Happy Tuesday morning, Columbus.

Just after sunset on Sunday, I lit the first Hanukkah candle of 2018 and opened the shade in a dining room window to share the light with the neighborhood.

It had a bit of competition.

A couple of hours earlier, my wife and I uncoiled a mile of Christmas lights, hung them on the front of our house and powered them up as the sun set.

Talk about your mixed messages. Then again, it's one we've been crafting since we first married nearly 30 years ago.

Jackie is…

Seven destinations in North Texas made the fourth annual Lyftie Awards, a program that recognizes the most popular destinations requested by Lyft riders across the country.

This year, Lyft expanded the Lyfties to incorporate bars, concert venues, gyms and neighborhoods in more than 45 markets. A winner from the Dallas-Fort Worth area was chosen for each category.

To see the local winners, see the gallery at the top of this story.

“Lyft helps Dallas-Fort Worth experience and connect with their…