The 13th Annual Webby Awards announced that Parish: Foods & Goods in Atlanta won the award for Best Restaurant Web Site. Praised by Webby Awards executive director David-Michel Davies for its"unique concept and functional execution," Parish was selected from 10,000 restaurant Web site entries.

Parish: Food & Goods, a restaurant that draws on influences from New Orleans cuisine and culture, includes Parish Restaurant, Parish Market and Parish To-Go.

The People's Voice winner for Best Restaurant Web Site went to Smokey Bones. The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
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The digital edition of the May 2009 issue of Chef Magazine is now online through the Chef Web site. This digital edition features all the same great content as the print edition, plus online exclusives for more American cuisine recipes, Beverage & Spirits: American wine, Party Planner: Desserts, continued, and Tech Update: Thermometers. To access the issue, click the icon below. You can also register on the Chef Web site to receive e-mail notification when each new digital magazine is available for viewing.
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"For the past five years, the concept of culinary authenticity has been a topic of intrigue for gastronomes, chefs and scholars alike. In urban cities where international flavors can be found in markets and restaurants on every corner, how have cultures been able to maintain the 'tradition' of their cuisine? Is Chinese food eaten in New York City's Chinatown as authentic as Chinese food eaten in Beijing? Is 'authenticity' specified in the quality of ingredients and the execution of a precise recipe, or by a restaurant's geographic location and the ethnicity of the chef preparing the cuisine? Moreover, what does it mean for a dish to be Americanized when America has long been considered the melting pot of all cultures and cuisines?"
--Michael Cressotti, executive chef, SushiSamba7, New York City,
"Industry Voices" column, May 2009, Chef Magazine
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"The two-letter word 'OK' just may be the most frequently uttered phrase in the English-speaking world. OK implies assent, agreement, approval, authorization, even endorsement. In Obama parlance, it means 'yes you can.' Though in many ways, OK conveys even more optimism than yes because yes can sometimes mean something quite negative—such as when it’s the honest answer to the question, 'Is this the worst meal you've ever had in your whole life?' Of course, OK doesn't always mean something is great; sometimes it means that something is, well, just OK. Yet, OK (like 'No,' its linguistic opposite) proves that little words and little things in general can have a big impact."
--Irena Chalmers, "Little things, big impact,"
"The Last Word" column, May 2009, Chef Magazine
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