Initially, we thought famed New York City steakhouse Maloney & Porcelli's expense report generator — a website (www.expenseasteak.com) that supplies phony receipts for pricey business meals — was a put-on...

Now that so many jurisdictions ban smoking in restaurants and other public places, health officials are moving on to a new goal: the eradication of smoking in the workplace. The dilemma for restaurant operators is that their facility is both a...

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One of the great creative talents who helped elevate the status of Southwestern cuisine, Stephan Pyles hardly needs an introduction. Starting at Dallas's legendary Routh Street Café, followed by Baby Routh, Star Canyon and other concepts, this 57...

Every big hotel has one: an all-day restaurant meant to supply get-the-job-done meals for those who don't want to spend big at the hotel's fine-dining spot or head off-property to find something cheaper. These operations, modest in menu, design...

Who said vaudeville is dead? Who said burlesque is dead? Not the people who run the Koi and Strip House restaurants inside Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. They’re busy serving dinner to the throngs lining up to see Jerry Springer host America’s Got...

If the amount of H1N1 vaccine available was commensurate with the size of the problem, restaurant operators wouldn’t need much guidance about how to deal with the current outbreak or the potentially larger one the health experts tell us still...

For those of you who offer sushi, watch out. A team of researchers from the American Museum of Natural History and Columbia University has been keeping on eye on you, and they don’t like what they’ve been seeing...

You’re probably not surprised to hear that the anemic economy has undermined morale in the restaurant workplace. As a result, you should realize, a quarter of your workers are likely to bolt when the economy does pick up speed...

If you go by recent studies, restaurant operators are eager to put more fresh produce on their menus, to source that fresh produce as close to home as possible and to be sure the produce they serve is totally safe—even saying they will pay extra...