Actually, the whole Soprano gang would be needed to tackle the world record-setting “bowl” of spaghetti that Buca di Beppo recently prepared at one of its units in Anaheim, CA. The bowl, measuring 15-feet in diameter by three-and-a-half-feet tall...
Rick Bayless has won over many fans in Chicago with Frontera Grill’s authentic Mexican fare, but he’s bound to face a tougher crowd as he sets up shop in Los Angeles, where the locals know from good Mexican...
Now we know which company had the least-effective ad on the 2010 Super Bowl broadcast. It was Denny’s free breakfast spot, which so enraged some of the company’s largest stockholders that they’ve formed a “Committee to Enhance Denny’s” to put heat...
Remember the big buzz over nutraceuticals—foods that deliver health benefits, have anti-aging properties and can even help with weight loss? They do at Palmdale, CA-based RedBrick Pizza, a fast casual pizza chain that now adds antioxidant-laden...
Nobody eats in restaurants more than reviewers. And, it seems, nobody gets more annoyed by flaws in restaurants than reviewers. In this installment, we have Chicago Tribune restaurant reviewer Phil Vettel ranting about the top 10 annoying...
People will spend money like crazy on St. Patrick’s Day next week—but will they spend it with you? They might if you get creative like T.G.I. Friday’s and give them a reason to celebrate at your restaurant, even though it has no connection...
Still shaking in your boots over the $3.1 million settlement Sparks Steak House paid to its waiters last fall to make a tip pool lawsuit go away? Or scared by similar tip-related actions brought against operators ranging from the highest of the...
Boy, is it depressing to look back over statistics that measure restaurant traffic changes over the past five years. Research outfit NPD collects them, and let’s just say that it’s been a rough time for the full-service restaurant industry, with...
An Alaska man was forced to cool his heels in jail for a day after he was convicted of hitting a Taco Bell manager in the face with a double-decker taco. The incident took place at a Taco Bell unit in Fairbanks. The 31-year-old, who also paid a ...
