Terry Corless is one of the biggest, most outspoken bar and restaurant owners in downtown San Antonio. His career in the hospitality industry spans five decades. The U.K. native has run a catering business, and managed hotels, restaurants, discotheques and nightclubs in England, Hong Kong, Dubai, Australia and Bahrain. Corless, […]
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KFC trials contactless fast-food collection from lockers in Japan
KFC has introduced contactless pick-up lockers at four restaurants in Japan. Customers can collect their fast food contact-free by ordering on KFC’s app and then entering their order code to open the locker. KFC plans to roll out the lockers on a larger scale in the future, it said. Visit […]
Meet the spooky spirits at some of Dallas’ haunted bars and restaurants
The staff at Las Almas Rotas is certain that the mummified monkey moves when they’re not looking. It has been known to change positions on a dime. It’s trapped, for now, in a see-through case. It sits on the shelf, the glass shimmering and refracting light from the “Spirits Room.” […]
Just Eat Takeaway doubled its orders in Canada. It’s coming for the US next
Online food delivery is booming in Canada, at least for one company. © Robin Van Lonkhuijsen/ANP/AFP/Getty Images Staff members work at the headquater of JustEat Takeaway, the parent company of Thuisbezorgd delivery food company on July 2, 2020 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (Photo by Robin VAN LONKHUIJSEN / ANP / […]
The news cycle is crushing Seattle’s vibrant restaurant scene
SEATTLE — Tom Douglas still marvels at how quickly everything went south. “We were having a really good start of February,” said the veteran Seattle chef and restaurateur. He was set to sign a lease on a new space late in the month, which would have been his 14th restaurant […]
Are food trucks better prepared to weather COVID-19 than restaurants?
In some ways, food trucks are better off than restaurants right now: Operators aren’t trying to heat patios to prolong outdoor dining, space out tables, or decipher air-filtration systems. Still, it’s a difficult road ahead as winter looms, with more people working at home and less foot traffic in urban […]
Feastin Launches New Meal Delivery Platform for People Who Care About Good Food as Much as They Care About Supporting Local Restaurants
Created by local restaurateurs, Feastin delivers a variety of restaurant meals, groceries, and cocktails from the Bay Area’s best restaurants and purveyors in a single delivery without charging restaurants fees or commissions Feastin Delivery Box Created by local restaurateurs, Feastin delivers restaurant prepared meals, meal kits, desserts, and alcohol from […]
Good Food Media Network Launches Food System Webinar Series
“The food industry stopped at taste for too long,” says Sara Brito, co-founder and president of the Good Food Media Network. She believes that every bite of food is a product of an interconnected system: While taste is important, the land, plants and animals, farmers and fishermen, purveyors, chefs and […]
The #1 Sign You Shouldn’t Eat at a Chain Restaurant
Fast-food restaurants are hardly fine dining establishments, but that doesn’t mean all chain restaurants are created equal. Sure, your standards might be lowered when you walk into a Burger King compared with your favorite local bistro, but you should still be able to expect baseline cleanliness, consistency, and customer service. […]
Ontario premier begs food-delivery companies to lower restaurant commission rates
Ontario Premier Doug Ford wants food-delivery companies to lower the commission rates they charge restaurants and bars in COVID-19 hot spots, after the latter were banned on Friday from offering indoor service for at least 28 days. “I have a message for the big, third-party food-delivery services like Uber Eats,” […]
Ford urges food delivery companies to slash commission to help restaurants survive second wave
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging food delivery companies to slash their commission rates for restaurants in the province’s three COVID-19 hotspots that were forced to restrict indoor dining for the next 28 days. Ford made the plea during a news conference at a Toronto restaurant on Tuesday that has […]
Ontario premier urges food delivery companies to slash commission to help restaurants survive
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging food delivery companies to slash their commission rates for restaurants in the province’s three COVID-19 hotspots that were forced to restrict indoor dining for the next 28 days. Ford made the plea during a news conference at a Toronto restaurant on Tuesday […]
New Denver restaurants to try now, from food halls to oyster bars
A private sitting area at Number 38. The new concert, beer and food hall has indoor-outdoor seating for up to 175 customers during the pandemic. (Provided by Number 38) While restaurateurs around Denver are figuring out how to enclose their patios, twentysomethings Spencer Fronk and Andrew Palmquist are busy opening […]
Not-so-fast food? Restaurants with the slowest drive-thrus
SALT LAKE CITY — Ever wait in line at a restaurant drive-thru and think it would have been quicker just to go inside and order? You’re not alone and you may have been right. While some of the country’s most beloved restaurants are labeled “fast food,” they are anything but […]
Tavern League sues Evers administration over Wisconsin capacity limits
CLOSE MADISON – The state’s powerful tavern lobby is suing Gov. Tony Evers’ administration over new state limits on the number of customers bars and restaurants may serve at one time. The governor’s emergency order seeks to reduce public interaction to curb the spread of the coronavirus by capping customers to […]
Significance of Pan de Muerto on Day of the Dead
GUANAJATO, Mexico – Pan dulce is a sweet and savory staple of the Mexican culture and a cuisine known around the world. The words “pan dulce” translate to “sweet bread,” and its origins in Central America can be traced back to the 16th century, when the French and Spaniards introduced […]
Lebanese Eatery ditched grocery store, thrives on food ‘to go’ format. And it’s all run by family.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Before the pandemic hit, Tarek Wazzan streamlined his Middle Eastern food operation by shedding the grocery portion of the business. Now known purely as Lebanese Eatery, prepared rotisserie chickens, halal cold cuts and savory noshes take centerstage. The Wazzans opened Lebanese Eatery with the former Shop […]
Get a royally good burger for takeout at this Midtown restaurant
Burgers are a classic American food. They are a favorite to grill up at home, eat at a restaurant, or grab for takeout. There are many places around town that make them but only one gives them the royal treatment. That place is Royale With Cheese in Detroit! Chef and […]
Where to Go, What to Eat: Jay Ducote is stirring the pot; restaurants help out | Entertainment/Life
Well-known local chef Jay Ducote always puts on a good show, and we’re sure it will be no different when the East Baton Rouge Parish Library hosts “Stir the Pot with Jay Ducote” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, on Facebook Live. Ducote, who has appeared on “Food Network Star,” […]
15 Violations At 10 Locations
ARLINGTON, VA — Officials from Arlington County Public Health inspected food preparation and storage businesses in Arlington County. Between Sept. 25-Oct. 6, officials inspected 27 businesses, of which 10 restaurants were in violation. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, some of the inspections were conducted virtually, and, therefore, the violations cited […]