James Beard restaurant awards: A look at current and past winners and nominees
For the second time in three years, the James Beard Foundation awarded a San Francisco restaurant the title of most outstanding restaurant at its annual award ceremony. Charles Phan's Slanted Door, a...
View ArticlePapa John’s North American sales once again outpace international sales
For the second quarter in a row, Papa John’s International Inc. restaurants in North American saw a greater increase in same-store sales than those internationally. Same-store sales in North America...
View ArticleApplebee's Is Trying To Shake Its Boring Image
Applebee's is known for being generic. The restaurant's sales are down for the third consecutive quarter, reports Venessa Wong at Bloomberg Businessweek. Now, executives are "hitting the reset button"...
View ArticleDarden Confirms Receipt Of Certification Regarding Solicitation To Call...
ORLANDO, Fla., May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) announced today that IVS Associates, Inc., an independent inspector, has completed its review and certified the written...
View ArticleBojangles’ Restaurants Raise More Than a Half-Million Dollars for MDA Families
Bojangles’ restaurants raise a record-breaking $536,000 during MDA's annual Shamrocks mobile program that will help send some 660 children affected by muscle disease to a weeklong, barrier-free MDA...
View ArticleBridge fire leaves Hesperia plan for economic boost in ashes
The new Ranchero Road bridge and interchange were supposed to usher in new economic life to southern Hesperia. Officials hoped it would draw restaurants, motels and gas stations to lure thousands of...
View ArticleMore detail on Mission Bay fire's cause
The five-alarm fire that roared through a Mission Bay construction project in March was accidental and may have been caused by sparks flying from a welding or grinding job, according to a San Francisco...
View ArticleAccelerent Nashville Hosts Networking Breakfast for Local Business Leaders
Accelerent Hosts Breakfast for Local Business Leaders Nashville, TN (PRWEB) May 07, 2014 Accelerent Nashville is hosting another one of their signature, celebrity-speaker Breakfast Events for members...
View ArticleGood Times Restaurants Inc. Announces New Board Member
GOLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Good Times Restaurants Inc. (NASDAQ: GTIM) today announced that its board of directors has approved Robert Stetson as a new member of the board. Mr. Stetson has had a...
View ArticleThe 11 Best BYOB Restaurants In New York City
The 11 Best BYOB Restaurants In New York City Reported by ajc.com 10 hours ago.
View ArticleThe 13 Best BYOB Restaurants In New York City
Per Se recently announced that it would start allowing diners to bring their own bottles of wine to the 3 Michelin-star restaurant — for a whopping $150 corkage fee. This move got people talking, but...
View ArticleDon’t Get Walked On: The Role of Floor Mats in Controlling Slips and Falls in...
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new white paper from Cintas reveals how updated regulations will impact your floor maintenance program Reported by Business Wire 11 hours ago.
View ArticleSeattle's $15 minimum-wage proposal: 'victory for the bottom of the pile'
Workers at Starbucks and other fast-food restaurants welcome proposed law opposed by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 10 hours ago.
View ArticleSommelier Reveals Why You Should Send Back A Bottle Of Wine
My editor at BA, a seasoned restaurant-goer and keen observer of both service and cheffery, was scandalized when I suggested, in a recent piece for the magazine, that it is within one's rights to...
View ArticleHot Doug's and the melancholy of closed restaurants
Hot Doug's closing triggers memories of long-lost restaurants Reported by ChicagoTribune 10 hours ago.
View ArticleColumbia Man Charged in 2 Laurel Subway Burglaries: Police
Patch Savage-Guilford, MD -- The man burglarized two Laurel Subway restaurants in less than 30 minutes, police said. Reported by Patch 10 hours ago.
View ArticleCompany turns pollock research into supplement
Alaska pollock sandwiches at fast-food restaurants can now be topped off with a supplement extracted from another part of the fish. Reported by MyNorthwest.com 10 hours ago.
View ArticleThe Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua Enhances "Family Adventure Summer Series" With...
Unique Maui Excursions With Jean-michel Cousteau’s Ambassadors of the Environment, Fun Dive-in Movies, Refreshing Summer Spa Specialties for the Parents Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii (PRWEB) May 07, 2014 Last...
View ArticleRestaurants Getting Creative With Ramps: 5 Must-Try Dishes
Ramps have been showing up all over NYC's menus again, but thankfully chefs have started to get more creative with the seasonal item. No longer are we just seeing a single charred ramp placed over a...
View ArticleMother's Day From Near and Far
On the approach to Mother's Day, there's the frivolous smell of flowers in the air, the spur of reservations abound and the light giggle of moms anticipating the bounties of Mother's Day. Restaurants...
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