Restaurants News
Pull up a chair to consume what’s new in the operation of restaurants, diners, taverns, pubs, nightclubs, banquet halls, snack bars, food carts and trucks and food service contractors. This news digest includes information about new chefs, openings, menu offerings, industry trends, restaurant design, technology, operation and management aimed at foodies and industry professionals alike.
Yard House Offers a Savory Holiday Menu and Celebration Cocktails from Now Through the New Year
From Lobster Mac N Cheese to Apple Cider Brined Pork Chop, Comfort Food Takes on a Modern Twist for the Holidays at Yard House. - November 04, 2015 - Yard House
Franco’s Best Pizza Expands to a Sit-Down Restaurant
Franco’s Best Pizza, Gwinnett County’s premier pizza and Italian food restaurant announced today that it has expanded its location to offer dine-in service. The restaurant, located in the bustling shopping center at the intersection of Highway 20 and Webb Gin House Road, has been in... - November 02, 2015 - Franco's Pizza
Market St. Helena Now One of the Best Restaurants in Napa for Family-Friendly Dining Options
Napa, CA-based Market St. Helena Restaurant is now inviting patrons from across the region to explore their latest fall menu options. As one of the best restaurants in the Napa region, Market St. Helena is updating their fall menu to bring back the favorite American classics that assure a memorable... - October 30, 2015 - Market St. Helena
GUSTO Supports End-to-End Encryption with Mercury
GUSTO, a nationwide leader in enterprise point of sale technology for the fast-casual marketplace, announces a direct integration with Mercury Payment Systems, a Vantiv company (NYSE: VNTV), supporting their end-to-end encrypted solution with tokenization. This marks the beginning of a partnership... - October 29, 2015 - Gusto
Just an Essay Away from Winning Outback Jack's Beach Bar N Grill in a Tropical Paradise
In Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica, Penny and Jack Williams, the owners of Outback Jack's Beach Bar N Grill, are finally retiring to write their books. Rather than selling their internationally known restaurant, they thought it would be a lot more fun to run an essay contest for someone to win the restaurant. Everyone has dreams! This could become reality. - October 24, 2015 - Outback Jack's Beach Bar N Grill
Five O’Clock Steakhouse Launches Food Drive Benefiting Hunger Task Force Milwaukee
Milwaukee’s iconic Five O’Clock Steakhouse launched its annual food drive benefiting Hunger Task Force Milwaukee on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Guests who donate non-perishable food items when they dine at Five O'Clock Steakhouse, Tuesday - Thursday will receive $15 off dinner that... - October 22, 2015 - Five O'Clock Steakhouse
Restaurant365 Software to Attend Restaurant Finance & Development Conference
Restaurant365 is excited to attend and exhibit at the Restaurant Finance and Development Conference (RFDC) being held at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada November 9-11. Restaurant365 will be at Booth 823 showcasing its software solutions for multi-unit restaurant companies. The Restaurant... - October 22, 2015 - Restaurant365
Tundra Restaurant Supply Announces Its Cast Iron Classics Contest - Enter for Your Chance to Win a Mini Cast Iron Collection from Tablecraft
Tundra Restaurant Supply (http://www.etundra.com) is excited to announce the launch of its “Cast Iron Classics” contest featuring TableCraft. Fans may enter for a chance to win a mini cast iron collection featuring a 4 inch by 2 inch Mini Cast Iron Round Casserole Dish, a 6 inch Mini... - October 15, 2015 - Tundra Restaurant Supply
Restaurant Designer Helps Restaurateurs Rebrand to Compete with Corporate Franchises
In recent decades, big hospitality corporations have taken a whale size bite out of independently owned restaurant hides. The pendulum is staring to swing back however as bold and creative entrepreneurial rebrands are enticing a younger hip audience, who grew up eating in chain restaurants into their establishments to aspire to something more original and engaging. - October 14, 2015 - Raymond Haldeman Inc
Yard House Opens a Second Chicago Area Location in NewCity Development with 23 Local Craft Brews on Tap
With standing room only at its recent pre-opening party September 26, Yard House opened its doors at the NewCity development in Lincoln Park at Clybourn and North Avenues the following day for lunch. Yard House, which also has a location in Glenview, is now welcoming guests daily for lunch, dinner... - October 14, 2015 - Yard House
Tundra Restaurant Supply Announces the Winner of Its Vive La Vitamix Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to Deborah Irving of New York, the lucky grand prize-winner who won a new Vitamix 1005 Vita-Prep® 3 64 oz Commercial Food Blender valued at $860 in the Vive La Vitamix Giveaway from Tundra Restaurant Supply. - October 11, 2015 - Tundra Restaurant Supply
Foodservice in Canada: CHD Expert Breaks Down the Current National Landscape
With retail foodservice data now available in Canada, suppliers can look to penetrate more than just restaurants, schools and hotels. - October 09, 2015 - CHD Expert
Chef Works Teams with AmeriPride Services to Offer Its Culinary Apparel to AmeriPride Food & Beverage Customers
Chef Works, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of culinary apparel, announced today plans to begin offering its popular Chef Works core branded front-of-house, wait staff, and back-of-house products to clients of AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company... - October 09, 2015 - Chef Works
Taco Bueno Takes Flavor Up a Hatch
Taco Bueno Offers Hatch Chile Chicken Quesadillas and Tacos for a Limited Time. - October 06, 2015 - Taco Bueno Restaurants, L.P.
Napa Sports Bar Downtown Joe’s Offers Direct Access to All the Action This NFL Season
Napa, CA-based sports bar, Downtown Joe’s is inviting football fans from across the area to visit and support their favorite teams on game daysduring NFL season. Patrons can begin with happy hour specials from the Downtown Joe’s bar while exploring the full array of classic menu items... - October 03, 2015 - Downtown Joe's
From Food Truck to Family Restaurant - Former Five O'Clock Employee Announces Grand Opening of El Comedor
On Wednesday, September 30, 2015, El Comedor Restaurant held a grand opening celebration at its location at 11th & National streets in Milwaukee. Long-time Five O'Clock Steakhouse employee, Natalio Perez launched El Comedor as a food truck in the fall of 2014. On August 31, 2015, through... - October 02, 2015 - Five O'Clock Steakhouse
Five O’Clock Steakhouse Dining Promotion Raises $1800 for Dryhootch Milwaukee Veterans' Organization
Milwaukee’s iconic Five O’Clock Steakhouse recently held a summer-long dining fundraiser, generating $1800 in funds for Dryhootch Milwaukee Veterans' Organization. - September 25, 2015 - Five O'Clock Steakhouse
Restaurant365 Brings on New Client OCRA
Restaurant365 is pleased to announce that On-Call Restaurant Accounting (OCRA) is deploying their award-winning software as their restaurant management platform. Restaurant365 is providing a co-branded offering of their solution, on the heels of their recent major system update. OCRA’s... - September 24, 2015 - Restaurant365
Talia’s Steakhouse & Bar Announces They Will Offer Prepaid Meals During Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot & Simchat Torah
The Manhattan kosher restaurant, Talia's Steakhouse & Bar, will offer prepaid lunch and dinner during Jewish holidays as well as Shabbat dinner. Top quality kosher food will be served for people to enjoy the Jewish holidays, not only spiritually, but also physically. - September 24, 2015 - Talia’s Steakhouse & Bar House
The First Annual Milwaukee Man Dinner - Beef, Bourbon & Brandy Event Successfully Raises Funds for Milwaukee Rescue Mission's "Safe Harbor" Program
Milwaukee's iconic Five O'Clock Steakhouse hosted the first annual Milwaukee Man Dinner - Beef, Bourbon & Brandy Benefit, raising more than $1300 for Milwaukee Rescue Mission. - September 22, 2015 - Five O'Clock Steakhouse
Dreamland BBQ is Set to Begin Construction of Its Newest Location in Downtown Duluth
On August 10, the Duluth Downtown Development Authority executed a formal Development, Purchase and Sales Agreement with Dreamland Restaurants of Atlanta, Inc. to construct a 6,500 square foot Dreamland Bar-B-Que restaurant. In addition, Dreamland selected Christian Brothers, Inc. (CBI) as its general contractor. - September 17, 2015 - City of Duluth
Grimaldi’s Pizzeria Opens Second Location in Colorado at Park Meadows
The world famous, award-winning Grimaldi’s Pizzeria is now open at Park Meadows in Lone Tree. Known for serving award-winning, hand-tossed, coal-fired brick oven pizzas and calzones, fresh salads and delicious desserts, Grimaldi’s is a legend among pizza aficionados. They are praised... - September 12, 2015 - Grimaldi's Pizzeria
Ziptip Appoints Douglas F. Studley as President
Ziptip, Inc., (ziptip.net) a mobile payments solution, has appointed Douglas F. Studley as President. Mr. Studley will report to Lois Hamblet, CEO and Chairwoman of the Board. Mr. Studley's career spans over forty years of senior level experience within the healthcare, financial services and... - September 11, 2015 - Ziptip, Inc.
Manny & Olga’s Pizza Continues Franchise Expansion with Two New Locations
Delivery and carry out concept Manny & Olga’s Pizza just announced openings of two new stores in the Washington, DC areas of Hyattsville, MD, and Woodridge, DC. The roll out of the two new locations is part of a larger plan of franchise expansion for Manny & Olga’s Pizza. The... - September 06, 2015 - Manny & Olga's Pizza
Celebrate Back-to-School Time at Cape Harbour Marina
Fathoms and The French Press offer great family-friendly specials. - September 06, 2015 - Hoffman Group LLC
Prairie Grass Cafe Aims to Promote Sustainable Fishing, One Fish Fry at a Time
Chef/Owners Sarah Stegner and George Bumbaris of Prairie Grass Cafe (601 Skokie Blvd.; Northbrook, IL; 847-205-4433) have introduced a delicious way of keeping a beloved Midwestern food tradition alive while doing something noteworthy for sustainability. Their just launched Prairie Grass Fish Fry... - September 04, 2015 - Prairie Grass Cafe
Gusto Teams with Heckler Design for All-in-One Surface 3 Point-of-Sale for Restaurants
The new system pairs Gusto hospitality software with the Microsoft Surface 3 and Heckler Design WindFall Console for Surface 3 for an all-in-one restaurant solution. - September 01, 2015 - Gusto
Chasing BBQ: 76 BBQ Joints in 38 Days
Savory Spice Shop, the leader in fresh-ground spices and handcrafted seasonings, is sending its Founder and CEO Mike Johnston on a national road trip around the United States "chasing" the best BBQ in the country. “Savory Spice Shop has been around for over ten years, and since the... - August 22, 2015 - Savory Spice Shop
Rapidly Expanding Meal Prep Service Hits St. Louis
Kansas City to St. Louis expansion is underway while the service, which is already available in Wichita, Kansas City, and Chicago, also hits Omaha and Des Moines. Friend That Cooks Personal Chefs have expanded their Kansas City based weekly meal prep service into the St. Louis metro as of August... - August 19, 2015 - Friend That Cooks Personal Chefs
Chin Chin and Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Team Up to Help Kids from Local Shelter with Back-to-School
Chin Chin Café & Sushi Bar in New York-New York Hotel & Casino has teamed up with Las Vegas Fire and Rescue to provide back-to-school essentials, lunch and fun for the kids of The Shade Tree Shelter. The Las Vegas, Nevada based organization is a shelter for women, children and pets that are victims of domestic abuse. - August 17, 2015 - Chin Chin
Supplier of the Year Award for Alsco
Alsco receives the prestigious 2015 Savour Australia Restaurant & Catering HOSTPLUS Awards for Excellence for the Supplier of the Year Award. - August 17, 2015 - Alsco Pty Limited
Sarbari Adds 40th Plaza Azteca Location to Its Growing Roster of Clients
The upscale casual restaurant company cites efficiency and visibility as some of the biggest benefits for their stores using Sarbari’s web-based purchasing software. - August 17, 2015 - Sarbari
Luna Grill and General Chow Coming Soon to The Collection at RiverPark
Shea Properties' West Ventura County regional center adds two restaurants. - August 08, 2015 - Shea Properties
Taco Bueno to Open Second Restaurant in Colorado Springs
New Garden of the Gods location follows record-breaking opening at N. Academy - August 06, 2015 - Taco Bueno Restaurants, L.P.
Restaurant365 Announces Major System Update
Restaurant365 is pleased to announce the roll-out of a major system update of its restaurant-specific accounting and operational software platform. This update includes many enhancements, including additional features, further speed increases, and most importantly, can be used on multiple browsers and devices including PC, Mac and tablet devices. It is the first and only true cloud-based, restaurant-specific accounting software to run natively on Mac OS devices. - July 29, 2015 - Restaurant365
Napa, CA-Based Downtown Joe’s Restaurant and Brewery Announces Release of Triple Dog Dare IPA
Napa, CA-based Downtown Joe’s Restaurant and Brewery has just announced the release of their new Triple Dog Dare IPA. The Napa restaurant’s new ale features 3½ pounds per barrel of Columbus, Citra and Amarillo hops, providing an outstanding taste for all ale lovers. Restaurant... - July 29, 2015 - Downtown Joe's
wagamama Outsource Their IT to Wanstor
wagamama and Wanstor expand their relationship with a multi-year Outsourcing contract, where Wanstor take responsibility for the entire wagamama Operational IT function. - July 29, 2015 - Wanstor
Enjoy Beers and Cheers at Fathoms’ Blue Moon Party
A great evening of fun and music. - July 27, 2015 - Hoffman Group LLC
Hilliker Corporation Helps Sublease Space to Well-Known Restaurant
National Mexican chain opens doors at fourth area location. - July 25, 2015 - Hilliker Corporation
The Pizza Press Announces Build Out of First Franchise Location
The fast casual, build-your-own pizza restaurant has officially broken ground on a location in Fullerton, Calif., set to open in fall 2015. - July 24, 2015 - Pizza Press
H8Check Launches Facebook Page and Crowd Funding Campaign with Indiegogo to Help Fund the Completion and Release of an Equality Ratings App
H8Check is being created in response to the growing discrimination practices of some business owners against certain groups of consumers due to Race, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity. This discrimination is being touted as (and in some cases is) legal and is based on the idea of “religious freedom.” - July 23, 2015 - H8Check
La Porte des Indes, an Indian Restaurant in London, Was Happy to Help Out the Thai Children’s Trust
La Porte des Indes, London was proud to have been a part of the Fundraising at Taste of London 2015 on behalf of the Thai Children’s Trust in UK. - July 23, 2015 - La Porte des Indes London - Traditional French Indian Restaurant
Executive Chef Nooror Somany Steppe, of the Blue Elephant, a Thai restaurant in London, Promotes Traditional Thai Cuisine at United Nations’ Discover Thainess 2015
Chef Nooror Somany Steppe, of the Blue Elephant, was an ambassador of Thai cuisine at United Nations’ Discover Thainess 2015, a celebration of traditional Thai cuisine. - July 23, 2015 - Blue Elephant - Thai Restaurant in London
Townapps Launch 46 New App Locations in North America
Townapps, world leaders in the area of app development for towns and local communities is proud to announce the release of 46 turn-key travel guide apps for small, vibrant towns and cities across Canada and the United States. Available for free download, users can access up-to-date local news... - July 10, 2015 - Townapps
Goaterie Dinner at Shanti Restaurant in July for All Goat Fanatics...
Dorchester Restaurant Offers Four-Course Prix Fixe Goat Dinner Tuesday, July 28th, 5pm- 10pm. - July 10, 2015 - Shanti Restaurant
Mr. Mohamed Moataz Al Khayyat's Orient Pearl Restaurant Wins "Time Out Doha" 2015 Award
Middle Eastern construction magnate and owner of the Orient Pearl Restaurant Doha, Mr. Mohamed Moataz Al Khayyat, also known by the name Moutaz Al Khayat, has received citywide recognition for the high standards acheived by his high flying eatery. Winner of the 2015 "Best Family Restaurant" by Time Out Doha, the Orient continues to build on from its previously won "Best Interior Design 2014" accolade. - July 08, 2015 - Al Khayyat Contracting & Trading
Maryland Restaurant Consulting Adds Trendystia Portfolio of Menu-Management Services
Maryland Restaurant Consulting has added Trendystia for the benefit of growth-oriented chain restaurant executives. The Trendystia portfolio of services helps restaurant companies with food & beverage menu trend application to more successfully integrate forward-looking trends in menu rollouts, as well as support new concept and food program development. - July 07, 2015 - Maryland Restaurant Consulting
Artists Book to be Part of "The First Chapter" of "The Night of Renaissance"
Sandys Cocktails & Kitchen is starting this unheard-of concept in India called "The Night of Renaissance" where art lovers and artists from different genres like literature, painting, sculpture, music, theater would come together every Tuesday to showcase their talents, mingle with like-minded people and enjoy world-class food & drinks. These evenings would be a platform for them to network, learn, explore opportunities, share their art and compile free portfolios. - July 07, 2015 - Sandys Cocktails & Kitchen
Buy Me A Drink Goes Live in Singapore with the New BMD Wallet
Buy Me A Drink App has launched their latest feature, this week, with a radical redesign, turning the app into the fastest way to pay your bill at bars in Singapore. The new Social Mobile Wallet is a one of a kind in the region. - July 02, 2015 - WAAVE Holdings Pte Ltd
Five O'Clock Steakhouse Welcomes Iconic Group of "School of Rock On Tour" Musicians
On Saturday, June 27, 2015, Five O'Clock Steakhouse welcomed a group of iconic musicians including drummer Kofi Baker, son of Ginger Baker, Jim Williamson of Iggy & The Stooges, Oscar-winning composer/producer Damon Ranger, legendary guitarist Jennifer Batten, bassist Eva Gardner and drummer... - July 02, 2015 - Five O'Clock Steakhouse