res·tau·rant [res-ter-uhnt, -tuh-rahnt, -trahnt] – noun an establishment where meals are served to customers…

1. Where to Eat in 2012 (FIND. EAT. DRINK.)
2. Car Dealerships Become Non-Traditional Restaurant Sites (NRN)
3. Chicken ‘n Beer Owned by Ludacris will Open in Atlanta Airport (FIT PEREZ)
4. Chicago restaurants stop taking cell phone orders (CNET)
5. Charlie Trotter’s Said to Be Closing in Chicago (NY TIMES)
6. IHOP Launches an Entire Menu Based Around Hash Browns (FOOD BEAST)

DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food?

If so, you’re a culinary tourist — and these links are for you!

1. Top 10 places to eat in Portland, Oregon (GUARDIAN)
2. Vegetarian Street Food in Mexico City (GO MEXICO GUIDE)
3. Lisbon’s Culinary Golden Age? (NY TIMES)
4. Morocco Menu Decoder – PDF (BUDGET TRAVEL)
5. How to Make a First Class Sandwich for a Flight (NEWSWEEK)
6. Madrid Heat Map: Where to Eat Right Now (EATER)
7. Why is the food so abysmal at Charles de Gaulle Airport? (DAVID LEBOVITZ)
8. Holy mole! Foodies fare well in Santa Fe (BOSTON HERALD)
9. Throwing fun food ideas to I-55 travelers (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)
10. Getting Your Own Slice of Prince William’s Wedding (NY TIMES)

DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food?

If so, you’re a culinary tourist — and these links are for you!

1. Where to Eat Well While Spending Less in Paris: Michelin’s Pick (BLOOMBERG)
2. The original Paris supper club (BBC)
3. Global Epicurean Tours (GLOBAL EPICUREAN)
4. The Top Seven Super Carne Asada Burritos in San Francisco (7X7)
5. Five Chinese eating habits explained (CNN GO)
6. Zacatlán de las Manzanas: The ‘Symbol of Sin’ City (ALL ABOUT PUEBLA)
7. Your Guide to Downtown Los Angeles (LA TIMES)
8. Frommer’s picks top airport lounges (USA TODAY)
9. Say bon appetit to Michigan as culinary tourism soars (MLIVE)
10. 10 Great European Hotels for Food-Lovers – SLIDE SHOW (THE DAILY MEAL)

On the brunch menu…

1. Design Your Own Terrible Cereal (CHOW)
2. Three teens survive 50 days adrift in the ocean by eating a seagull (MIRROR)
3. Bernard Matthews dies: 10 facts about Britain’s most famous farmer (TELEGRAPH)
4. Photographer Jill Mead shares her tricks on how to make food look good enough to eat (GUARDIAN)
5. Joe Jonas stopped at Abu Dhabi airport over cheese-cutting knives (NY DAILY NEWS)
6. Not Just a Shaved Ice Vending-Bike… It’s Pure FLAVR (MOBILE FOOD NEWS)
7. McDonald’s to launch own degree (BBC)
8. A not-so-rare delicacy: French fast food chain launches foie gras burger for just 5 euros (MAIL ONLINE)
9. The new front in the culture wars: food (WASHINGTON POST)
10. Japanese firm overwhelmed by demand for hit new rice bread baking machine (CHINA POST)

DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food?

If so, you’re a culinary tourist — and these links are for you!

1. Healthy Airport Eats (COOKING LIGHT)
2. Thanksgiving Travelers: What’s Your Favorite Airport Food? – SLIDE SHOW (SERIOUS EATS)
3. New SFO Terminal Features Local Restaurants (EATER)
4. Finding New Mexico’s culinary treasures (BIZ JOURNALS)
5. Eight Great Culinary Bus Tours – SLIDE SHOW (THE DAILY MEAL)
6. Fried Chicken in Los Angeles (CHOW BALLA)
7. Sunset Strip French RH now offers a “Be the Chef” package (ZAGAT)
8. Ultimate Food Guide to Vietnam (TRAVEL & LEISURE)
9. Scottish Produce Could Boost Tourism Industry Sales (SCOTLAND FOOD & DRINK)
10. The Five Best New Pie Shops in America (BUDGET TRAVEL)
11. America’s Great Historic Restaurants (FORBES)
12. Five of the World’s Best Hotel Bars (CNN TRAVEL)