PDT *** RSVP to melissa@afer.org for access code San Francisco, CA – Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a request from anti-marriage forces to reconsider its landmark ruling in Perry v. [read post]

“Wow, this is my wildest American dream came true,” said Morishita, who received the Emerging Chef Award for her Japanese comfort food at Perry’s, a decades-old restaurant in DC’s Adams Morgan neighborhood that has been revived under Morishita.Fujimoto, of Norimoto Bakery in Portland, Maine, received the Outstanding Baker award.Challenging timesMany of the challenges facing the restaurant industry — and the wider culture — were addressed over the course… [read post]