New beginnings spring eternal, even as the restaurant industry faces its toughest, most complicated summer in recent memory. Here are some concepts opening in the face of a different world, full of reinvention and promise.
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Chef Dani Garcia to open 15 locations of full-service Casa Dani and 100 locations — including virtual restaurants — of quick-service concept Minük under the C3 umbrella
The daughter of Safari Restaurant owner Margaret Jason works to teach the world
Managing director Andrew Smith, former CEO of Four Foods Group, said Savory is filling a gap in private equity investment
Angie Kim recounts how she came to the decision to delay the opening of Interstellar, the Santa Monica, Calif., restaurant she planned with her husband — and what’s next for the business
His cross-cultural dumplings will have a new home in an automat-style setting
Founder Yavonne Saber confident ‘now more than ever’ is the right time to open a new concept with a menu of Mexican-inspired street hot dogs to go
Sam Marvin, owner of Echo & Rig and Pluck, has had to close all three of his restaurants during COVID-19
Ani Ramen House's owner, Luck Sarabhayavanija, told the restaurant chain's story to Restaurant Hospitality
Keeping hourly workers on the payroll throughout the pandemic
