No one can deny that U.S. obesity rates are climbing. A report issued in late August by nonpartisan health advocacy group Trust for America's Health found obesity increasing last year in every state but one-Oregon. Overall, 119 million American...
When Mrs. Bush axed then-White House chef Walter Scheib last winter (see the March 15, 2005 RH e-newsletter), the board of the Women Chefs and Restaurateurs organization got into the act, urging the appointment of a woman...
You really don't need consumer surveys to confirm that people now eat more frequently in their cars. Just look at how auto manufacturers equip vehicles to accommodate on-the-go eaters. Yes, multiple cup holders now come standard. But manufacturers...
Many restaurant development consultants counsel clients to open the second unit of any startup chain in a market geographically removed from the original. Their reasoning: The owners will learn more about their concept-good and bad-and learn it...
Anyone who remembers the grim second season of NBC's The Restaurant was probably taken aback to learn that CNBC planned to rebroadcast all the episodes from that show's two seasons. Who wanted to watch Rocco DiSpirito and Jeffrey Chodorow go at...
HOT AND COOL: Guests can relax at the serene Fivespice in Portland, top, while Shibuya's approachable cuisine, below, has helped make it a hot commodity in Las Vegas. DRAMA: Anemic entree sales took off when Las Vegas' Shintaro lured away a...
What Bushnell sees is a vast market of video game players who mostly play those games in isolation. "Games have historically been vehicles for socialization, not sitting alone in your underwear," he told Newsweek. His restaurant, Media Bistro...