Restaurant Management Insights & Trends

Hal Frederick, trailblazing Venice restaurateur and owner of Hal's Bar and Grill, dies at 91

Venice restaurateur Hal Frederick successfully blended art, design, music, food and people in one of the most art-forward communities in the world.

The Restaurant Group Shaking Up Downtown Manhattan’s Dining Scene

A trio of West Village restaurants are gems waiting to be discovered.

End of an era: Olive Garden no longer America’s top casual restaurant

After dominating the casual dining scene for seven years, Olive Garden slips to second place in 2024, signaling a major shift in consumer preferences.

Restaurant loved by Rita Ora, Selena Gomez & royals forced to CLOSE after it’s infested with rats & food is full of POO

Kentucky man stops floodwaters by flooding his restaurant himself [Interesting]

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Top local chef Andrew Bachelier and skate legend Tony Hawk partner on new North County restaurant

Chick & Hawk, a gourmet fried chicken sandwich eatery, is scheduled to open in June in Encinitas

Telangana Wine Dealers Association asks govt to introduce tender system for bar and restaurant licenses

Telangana Wine Dealers Association president, D Venkateswara Rao said wine shops do not have security and must enter a tender process for licenses every two years

Unnamed buyer interested in opening new restaurant at former Zesto location in Forest Acres

The new business would have similar food offerings to Zesto's menu, which served burgers, hot dogs, chicken, fries and soft serve ice cream.

American small business owners fight to survive crippling dine-and-dash crime sprees

Restaurant industry experts are sounding the alarm as dine-and-dash incidents gain national attention, threatening the bottom lines of small business owners throughout the country.

Pilsen restaurant owners searching for answers after waitress attacked over $50 check

A violent attack on a waitress at a Mexican restaurant in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood has left owners of the business searching for answers. The beating took place at around 8 p.m. Friday as the restaurant was winding down for the day. “I feel rage, primarily because something like this has never happened, and for it to be over $50 just doesn’t make any sense,” El Taco Azteca owner Carlos García said. The assault, all caught on surveillance video, allegedly stemmed over a $50 check. Restaurant owners and employees claim the customers ate most of their takeout order when they returned to the restaurant and demanded a refund. When the waitress did not comply, the situation escalated. Before fists flew, one of the attackers made her way behind the bar. She grabbed the waitress’ cellphone and threw it into a bucket filled with water before damaging items inside the business. When the waitress, who is remaining anonymous, threatened to call 911, she became the target of the