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...

In today's tight business-for-sale marketplace, an owner's willingness to finance the sale gives him an edge over the competition. But owner financing isn't for the faint of heart. To stay on track, sellers need to follow some obvious — and not so...

Certainly you don’t need to be told how tough it is out there in restaurant land. By many accounts, making ends meet hasn’t been this difficult in decades. In the wake of soaring oil prices and a government program to make ethanol from crops, the...

A few months back, Steven Greene returned from a several-week cooking gig with Thomas Keller at the French Laundry in Napa. The two had met months earlier when Keller cooked at Greene's restaurant during a food festival in Greenville, SC. Keller...

Chef SAm Choy, the Hawaiian Culinary Ambassador, welcomes all to dine on Sam Choy Cuisine on American Airlines.