The culinary community in Chicago is scratching its collective head over Jose Garces, the chef whose new Spanish restaurant, Mercat a la Planxa, has taken the town by storm. They can't figure out how someone so...
Daniel Orr says his new culinary complex in Bloomington, IN, is all about letting him “get in touch with his inner Hoosier.” We know his Midwestern roots must run deep, because this Indiana native ran the kitchens at...
How's this for good timing? Just as Norman Van Aken reached a point in his illustrious career when he felt the urge to return to his roots in Key West, FL, that resort town's leading real estate development company...
In mid-January, Zagat Survey founders Tim and Nina Zagat announced they had hired Wall Street dealmaker deluxe Goldman Sachs to find a “strategic alternative” for their company. The pair—she’s 65, he’s 67—said they...
Readers may be wondering: The New York City mandatory menu labeling regulation? Didn’t a federal judge just shoot that one down? One did, late last fall. That particular version of the proposal would have applied only...
In mid-January, Zagat Survey founders Tim and Nina Zagat announced they had hired Wall Street dealmaker deluxe Goldman Sachs to find a “strategic alternative” for their company. The pair—she’s 65, he’s 67—said they...
Let’s look at the Starbucks situation first. On the surface, it looks to be in the kind of trouble almost every foodservice operator would love to find his or her operation in. Yes, the stock price has tanked—down 48...
You won’t find an industry association that does a more effective job of representing the interests of its members than the National Restaurant Association. It ably stands up for restaurant owners in many different...
Step outside any fast food outlet on a sultry summer day, take a big whiff and you’ll get an immediate sensory impression of the air quality problem some restaurants present. But it’s not cooking odors per se that...
Few in the food world took note of the final taping of Emeril Live!, which took place on Dec. 11. His employers, for whom he made untold millions, gave him a nice pat on the back. “Emeril has been the cornerstone of...