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Paladar Latin Kitchen & Rum Bar

Paladar Latin Kitchen & Rum Bar Intros New Dining Option in Florida

Paladar Latin Kitchen & Rum Bar, set to open in November, will be a vibrant addition to the South Florida dining scene.

Delivery

Los Angeles with a bus driving by.

Judge Rules Against L.A. County’s Outdoor Dining Ban, but State Restrictions Remain

Indigo Road Hospitality Group Partners with Purely Meat Co. on Steak Delivery

Commander’s Palace Partners with Local Beverage Brands on Home Delivery

Chef Profiles

Giant chef/co-owner Jason Vincent

Can the Mid-Priced Restaurant Survive COVID-19?

Celebrated Chef Donald Young to Open French Brasserie Venteux

Chef Karen Akunowicz Keeps Pivoting, and Making Pasta

Marketing & Promotions

How to Navigate Localized Marketing Through COVID-19

Cheesecake Factory Offering Two Free Slices on January 11 with $30 Order

Applebee’s Dozen Double Crunch Shrimp for $1 Deal Returns

Food Safety

Famous Dave’s Continues to Master the Off-Premises Game

4 Overlooked Spots Restaurants Need to Clean

Something You Probably Didn't Consider with Ghost Kitchens

Franchising

Pancake breakfast at Bob & Edith’s Diner.

51-Year Legacy Inspires Expansion at Bob & Edith’s Diner

Outer Banks Boil Company Headed to Tampa

RCI Hospitality Holdings to Open Three Bombshells Restaurant & Bar Locations

Labor and Employee Management

Hamburger on tray being served by person in white shirt.

Restaurant Industry Cut 372,000 Jobs in December

Restaurant Workers in D.C. to Receive Vaccine in February

For Denny’s, Diversity is About More than Checking Boxes

Finance

Friendly's Mozzarella sticks.

Friendly's Restaurants Sold to Amici Partners Group

Dave & Buster’s Continues to Weather a Tough Winter

Bad Daddy’s Sales Decline 11.8 Percent in Q1

Beverage

COVID-19 incentivized many brewers to focus on canning and bottling rather than creating New, on-tap specials.

Are Customers Going Back to Beer Basics?

Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom Launches Good Riddance IPA with Rock Bottom

Rogue Ales & Spirits Releasing Imperial IPA Colossal Claude

Chain Restaurants

Fogo de Chão

Fogo de Chão Charts a ‘Journey Back to Joy’

Smokey Bones and The Wing Experience Add Fireball Whisky Wings

Huddle House Introduces New Stuffed French Toast and Blueberry Muffin Bites

Casual Dining

Cheeseburger on top of fries from Red Robin.

Why Red Robin’s ‘Moments of Connection’ Will Endure After COVID

Buffalo Wild Wings to Open 'Go' Model with Walk-Up Counter in Glendale

BJ’s Introduces Brewhouse Homegating Pack for $64.95

Restaurant Design

During the more temperate months, restaurants were able to move dining outdoors but blustery weather will require more creativity.

Al Fresco in the Snow? Restaurants Try to Keep Outdoor Dining Alive

Restaurant Design Will Be Forever Changed by COVID

The Restaurant of the Future 3.0: Eight Drivers of Change in a ‘New Normal’

Consumer Trends

Produced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), this highly magnified, digitally colorized scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image, revealed ultrastructural details at the site of interaction of numerous yellow colored, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) viral particles, located on the surface of a Vero E6 cell, which had been colorized blue.

Navigating the Coronavirus Crisis

Has Congress Failed Independent Restaurants?

New York Opens Indoor Dining to More Areas

Menu Innovations

Menu-printed board with brown frame on table.

Why Now Is the Time to Trim Your Menu

IHOP Launches New Burritos & Bowls Starting at $5.99

Rotolo’s Offering Heart-Shaped Pizzas for Valentine's Day

Kitchen Equipment

Chefs at work in a restaurant kitchen.

How to Budget for Restaurant Maintenance

Mount Franklin Foods Introduces Wash Ups Hand Sanitizing Gel

Frank Mayer and Associates Launches Contactless Wrist Temperature Kiosk

Technology

QR code on a table.

How Contactless Tech is Serving Up a New Future for Restaurateurs

Squadle Unveils Tech for Automating Food Temperature Checks

Perfect Company Raises $6 million in Series A Funding