For the first time ever, the US has won the Bocuse d'Or, a biennial cooking championship in Lyon, France now in its 30th year. Teams from 24 different countries competed against each other in preparing Bresse chicken and shellfish dishes...

Anyone who owns or manages a restaurant knows it’s not a business for the faint of heart. It’s an all-in job, with ever-present surprises and challenges, plenty of competition and a fickle audience looking for the next new thing. Many...