At first glance, you might think 2008 is The Year of the Skewer, with appetizer recipe ideas such as Chef Duane Keller's American Lambsickles, Chef David Burke's dumpling duo served on bamboo skewers, Chef Adam Navidi's Spanish Cocktail served on...

Everywhere we look, we see green. Every day, the green movement influences the way more Americans drive, eat, shop and live. Whether businesses and other organizations are responding to Americans' interest and demand for greener products and...

Chef David Myers, armed with one of the first Michelin Guide stars in Los Angeles and a superbly trained team, recently opened Comme Ça, a glamorous, modern brasserie, and Boule Atelier, a showcase of jewel-like sweets and soul-satisfying breads...

They've perfected the art in the fast food segment. Sign a deal for exclusive promotional rights to a studio's next big-budget kid's movie. Next, build a huge ad campaign around it, throwing in plenty of kid-friendly marketing collateral, toys and...

Fast casual restaurants seldom have the opportunity to do good for others in their community while simultaneously reinforcing one of their principal marketing messages. But that's what Costa Mesa, CA-based El Pollo Loco pulled off when it...

Adding Asian flair to your menu can be as subtle as incorporating traditional Asian ingredients and flavors into your favorite recipes, or as dramatic as offering some of the presentations that appear in this month's recipe section. Soup ideas...

Whether your restaurant is brewing, steaming or pouring water into glasses, the overall quality of the finished drink will never rise above the quality of the water...

Many of the old rules for retirement planning are under siege these days. Determining how much money you'll need to maintain the lifestyle to which you've become accustomed — and how to save it — has never been an easy task. Retirement planning...