Celebrated restaurant fires celebrated chef. And more news from D.C.'s dining scene. (Washington City Paper)

Nothing Goldoni Can Stay: Fargione in happier times. (Darrow Montgomery ) Enzo Fargione, the chef who single-handedly turned Teatro Goldoni into a dining destination, was fired from his job early this month after owner Michael Kosmides allegedly told the toque that he was “just too expensive,” according to the dismissed cook.

Is John Lewis the best company in Britain to work for? (Guardian Unlimited)

It is owned by its employees – or partners – who have a say in how it is run, and receive a share of the profits. Surely this the way every organisation should be run . . . It's just before opening time on bonus day at John Lewis and, boy, are we excited. Up and down the country, the 69,000 people who work for the nation's favourite retailer are gathered, impatient. At head office in London's ...

Christmas turkey tale set for big screen (Guardian Unlimited)

The story of John and Kay Ure, whose festive dinner was delayed by 30 days when they were separated by snow, is to be made into a Hollywood movie Securing a festive turkey is not always the most straightforward of tasks. For a couple living in the extreme north-west of Scotland last year, it proved near impossible . Now, the story of how they finally managed it could be made into a Hollywood ...

DVD Review: "The Princess and the Frog" (BlackNews.com)

All Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) ever dreamed about as a child was of one day opening her own restaurant where she could make gumbo alongside her father (Terrence Howard), an aspiring chef.

Wednesday's Last Word on Tuesday (The Virginia Gazette)

Brewery layoffs “I am saddened to once again read about the high water rates Anheuser-Busch InBev is being charged by Newport News Waterworks. Layoffs at the brewery have already begun. Manpower reductions are happening as one way to offset the brewery’s high utility costs. The bottom line is that our local brewery can only stay competitive with the other breweries by resorting to these measures ...