After the Closing of his acclaimed New York City restaurant, Cello, Laurent Tourondel changed direction 360 degrees and began creating a series of relaxed but stylish eateries. Now his French-influenced, casual fare is found in many states, with...
Chronic health problems, childhood obesity, special diets, food allergies, a diabetes epidemic, a better-informed public: Americans may still like to indulge, but with dining out so ingrained in our fabric, more often they also want something that...
If you've spent some years in business, you know that tough times come and go. Whatever the state of today's economy, whether we are entering a recession or not, it isn't going to last forever. Eventually, every restaurant experiences periods when...
We're not sure he needed one, but Dean Corbett came up with a dandy gimmick for his new Corbett's — An American Place restaurant in Louisville. Thanks to a network of strategically positioned microphones, cameras and flat screen TVs, guests seated...
Every son who has a famous dad eventually has to ask himself: “Can I fill my old man's shoes?” In the case of Marc Forgione, the shoes he seeks to fill are those of Larry Forgione, a culinary pioneer who embraced America's bounty in the 1970s when...
You Don't Have to Look hard to see Peter Karpinski's fashionable, eclectic style in any of Sage Restaurant Group's properties. Sage operates Second Home Kitchen and Bar, an urban retreat putting a modern spin on timeless favorites, and The Corner...
If you think you've got a jam-packed schedule, check out what Richard Rosendale is looking at. Not only is he busy as executive chef/owner at his spectacular new Rosendales in Columbus, OH. He's also captain of the American Culinary Federation's...
You can't get more things right about restaurant chain development than founder Steve Ells and the rest of his management team have done at Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG). Ells and company created their then-idiosyncratic fresh-Mex concept back in...