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James Beard-nominated Junior Borges has been removed from his job at the helm of Meridian in The Village, effective immediately, according to a press release issued by The Village, the property that manages the restaurant. “After nearly three years at Meridian, Chef Junior Borges is no longer with The Village…

Just the other day, I opened my electric bill with a bit of trepidation. We just wrapped up one of the hottest summers on record, and if I wasn’t already aware of just how blisteringly hot it was every time I stepped outside, my electric bill served up a fiscal reminder of the price I pay to live in air-conditioned comfort…

We’ll be the first to admit that the number of “food holidays” might be getting out of hand. Hardly a day goes by that a we don’t see a press release or a tag on social media pronouncing that some obscure food is being recognized or a pedestrian edible is being celebrated…