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Maira Kalman at nytimes.com has a quirky essay about food and the pursuit of happiness, fast food versus slow food, industrial versus agrarian. She meanders around the U.S. and makes her case with poetic phrasing, sly humour, drawings and photos.

NOVEMBER 27- Dec.3 Christmas in November Art Show and Sale today, Saturday, 2-8 p.m. and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Free. Sooke Harbour House, 1528 Whiffen Spit Rd. Garden Room and upper lobby. Christmas Crafts and Bazaar. Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., St.

For any number of reasons, the person or persons responsible for cooking Christmas dinner in your house might not be up to it this year, so I have listed a few options below. Please book as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Dahl and rice, with a dab of mint chutney, from International Grill in Students' Union Building at UVic.

Roast beef baguette from Italian Food Importers. Two of us tried to do a restaurant crawl yesterday, but came to a belly-filled halt after two stops, three if you count the ice cream back at home.

We've got lists today, lists from all over of "best" and "top" restaurants in Greater Victoria. Without further delay, here we go. - - - Top 10 Greater Victoria restaurants at Yelp.com . Ranked according to number of postive reviews from readers.

Pam Grant Dining Out

Meat-loving Americans are eating out less, but researchers have found that they're putting more premium-grade steak on family dinner tables. Beginning in 2008, cash-strapped consumers in the U.S. shifted to at-home dining.

When you enter Posh the staff immediately asks: "Have you been here before? Do you know about sukiyaki?" Posh, a small chain from the Lower Mainland, opened in September in the Med Grill space at the Mosaic building, at 1063 Fort Street.

Question: Fusion -- what does this term mean when used in reference to menus, cooking or restaurants? Is it a new phenomenon or just a new name for something that's been around a long time? Sylvia Walsh, Victoria Eric's Answer: When the term "fusion"