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Yao Ming
Mediavore
Nov. 28, 2011
Yao Ming Forwards Chinese Wine; Sherry Slams Strand House
The former NBA star is named as an under-the-radar connoisseur.
Mediavore
Nov. 28, 2011
Yao Ming Is a Wine Baron; Peanut Butter Worries Food Banks
Plus: one state’s ban on homemade bitters, Russia’s celeb-restaurant boom and more, all in our morning news roundup.
Endangered
June 29, 2011
Shark Fin Ban Battle Gets Hot: Which Side is Yao Ming On?
Sides are increasingly being drawn, with powerful San Francisco lawmakers and Chinese restaurant owners on one side and green celebrities and environmental activists on the other.
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Hadley Tomicki
Mediavore
Dec. 21, 2009
Yao Ming Speaks Against Shark Fin Soup; 55,000 Cases of Coppola Wine Ruined
An NBA star protests a popular food back home and a famous director’s wine company is suing a bottle maker in Napa.
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Hadley Tomicki
Mediavore
Dec. 21, 2009
A South Side Liquore Store Ablaze; Fighting Asian Carp in Court
Plus: the advertising advantage of “real” food, and what Yao Ming has to say about shark fin soup, all in our morning news roundup.
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Helen Rosner
Mediavore
Dec. 21, 2009
Drew Nieporent’s Sundays; Beekeeping Ban Could Be Lifted
Plus: Freddy’s patrons in chains, and Yao Ming takes a stand on shark fin, all in our morning news roundup.
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Leila Cohan-Miccio
Mediavore
Dec. 21, 2009
Yao Ming Says No to Shark Fin; A Different Kind of Star at Patriot Place
Plus: a Boston restaurant scene death, all in our morning news roundup.
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Leila Cohan-Miccio
The Other Critics
Oct. 15, 2009
Three Stars for the Farmer; Magnolia Still Thriving
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Adam Martin
Celebrity Settings
Aug. 18, 2009
Tiny Restaurant is Yao Ming’s Favorite
Yao Ming eats at Beijing Restaurant whenever he’s in town.
By
Adam Martin