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When Denny’s starts putting bacon in an ice cream dessert, does it mean the bacon craze is over? Or is it more proof that there’s no better way to boost a menu item’s taste, texture and consumer desirability than to add some bacon to it? Check out...

Chipotle boss Steve Ells didn’t reveal all the details about the burrito giant’s ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen venture during a conference call last week. But he still told us plenty about how the much-anticipated concept is going to work...

Pizza crusts, a steak aging process and a natural ice tea are among winners of the National Restaurant Association’s first annual Food & Beverage Product Innovations Awards. The Association launched the awards to recognize progressive food and...

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Positive you could cook your way into a job at a top restaurant if you just had the chance? Want to prove it on national TV? Then the Food Network’s new Chef Hunter is for you. The show debuts in August 2011, and the casting process is in full...

Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio, best known as head judge of Bravo’s “Top Chef” reality show, will get in the celebratory spirit at the National Restaurant Association’s first annual Restaurants Rock in Chicago party next month. Chef Colicchio will...

It should be a windfall of sorts for many operators in San Diego County this fall when 21,000 food stamp recipients become able to redeem their benefits for restaurant meals instead of groceries. Fast food feeders will be first in line to...

Some restaurant chains have finally hit on an effective strategy for promoting better-for-you fare: Trend-watching firm Technomic has noticed an increase in great-tasting menu items with 550 or fewer calories. By balancing flavor and sound...