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.
New "Self-Service Oxygen Bars" Offer an Alternative to Pricey Gourmet Coffee Drinks
Move over coffee bars. There’s a better alternative than caffeine to that afternoon lag. Oxygen is a proven pick-me-up and mixed with aromatherapy it offers enhanced benefits. One company has introduced a new self serve oxygen bar called the Rejuvenation o2 Station™ and users report a... - February 06, 2009 - o2 Planet, LLC
Keep Up with the Vanderbilt’s? Try Keeping Up with the Ramble.
In anticipation of Asheville’s upcoming National Truffle Fest (www.NationalTruffleFest.com), Biltmore Farms breaks new ground by planting a truffle orchard donated by Garland Truffles in the Ramble – the company’s luxury residential community (www.RambleBiltmoreForest.com). - February 06, 2009 - National Truffle Fest
Discovering... Abruzzo & Apulia, Italy
A mission of the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade to Canada promoting the agri-food and wine sector. - February 05, 2009 - ICE (Italian Institute for Foreign Trade)
Russell Reid is a Winner at Atlantic City Casino
Russell Reid was called upon to remove a mix of grease, wastewater and sand from an Atlantic City casino. Being able to provide a variety of equipment as well as source disposal solutions resulted in substantial cost and time savings. - February 05, 2009 - Russell Reid / Mr. John
e-dmc: The Meeting Industry’s Economic Stimulus
e-dmc, a fee-free ground-breaking technology designed to assist meeting and event planners in all business/planning aspects to cut operating costs in order to shift spending towards other economically-stimulating activities such as entertainment, food & beverages. This kind of software has usually had high upfront cost and recurring fees, however, to help support the new “economic stimulus” initiative, they are offering this web-based software fee-free to meeting and event planners. - February 04, 2009 - e-destinACCESS.com
Tiki’s Grill & Bar Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Deal. Island Style with Island Cuisine.
Cupid will make a direct hit for Valentine’s this year at Tiki’s Grill & Bar. Executive Chef Kapolanialaimaka S. Kealoha invites guests to sample the flavors of three local items from three Hawaiian Islands. Tiki’s will be offering Valentine lovers a special menu all weekend... - February 04, 2009 - Tiki's Grill & Bar
Vivonet Awarded Ready to Rocket Award for Third Consecutive Year
Vivonet recognized as one of 25 private B.C. companies best positioned to capitalize on technology trend resulting in growth that outpaces the technology industry. - January 31, 2009 - Halo (Vivonet)
Happy Hour is Back at Arnold Palmer's Restaurant
Arnie’s Pub, and it is once again serving up variety of drink specials including cocktails, beer and wine, as well as offering a 20% off the entire bar menu seven days a week. - January 26, 2009 - Arnold Palmer's Restaurant
Devane's Old Town Restaurant Celebrates Grand Opening
Located in the heart of La Quinta, Devane's Old Town Restaurant hosted its official grand opening to a packed house of local leaders and invited guests. - January 26, 2009 - Devane’s
Happi House Restaurants Fight Tough Economy with Introduction of New Snack Meals
Bay Area Asian fast casual chain enjoys sales growth in a bad economy; credited to the introduction of new lower-priced snack foods. - January 26, 2009 - Happi House Franchise Corporation, Inc.
ROXX Rocks NSF Whitebook
ROXX Bionix, Inc. ALL! Purpose Cleaner receives NSF Certification for use on food contact surfaces. - January 26, 2009 - ROXX Bionix, Inc
Devane's Italian Kitchen Launches New Menus
Value Dishes are Featured to Help in Today’s Tight Economy. - January 24, 2009 - Devane’s
World Dryer Corporation Introduces New Cover and Recessing Kit for Popular AirForce Hand Dryer
Leading electric hand dryer manufacturer World Dryer® Corporation has added new options to the popular and revolutionary Airforce™ model hand dryer. These new options offer more choices to customers, enabling installation and use of the Airforce™ in a number of new locations. - January 22, 2009 - World Dryer Corporation
EDA Soon Offers e-DMC: a Free Web-Based DMC Service for Meeting and Event Planners
E-DestinAccess (EDA) provides a solution to the growing economical and technological needs of meeting professionals and suppliers by launching in the first quarter of 2009, e-DMC, a Free Web-based DMC Service for Meeting and Event Planners. E-DMC is a SaaS (Software as a service) that directly... - January 22, 2009 - e-destinACCESS.com
Wine Guru Talks and Tastes Kent
Wine expert Joe Wadsack arrives at Richard Phillips at Chapel Down to discuss the beauty of wine, in the very place it is made. - January 22, 2009 - Richard Phillips at Chapel Down
World Dryer® Corporation Releases Highly Efficient, Hygienic Automatic Hand Dryer
World Dryer® Corporation introduces the High Speed AirForce at the June Construct 2008 show in Las Vegas, beginning a new era of automatic hand dryers. - January 21, 2009 - World Dryer Corporation
Richard Phillips Serves Up a Fresh Look Online
Celebrity TV chef, Richard Phillips, has launched a new website for his recently opened Kent restaurant 'Richard Phillips at Chapel Down.' - January 20, 2009 - Richard Phillips at Chapel Down
New Family Restaurant Concept Franchising Nationwide
tumble & tea café is the pioneering new family restaurant with a custom-designed indoor play space for kids. This family restaurant combines the comfortable lounge style seating & gourmet food adults seek with the ultimate play space kids love. - January 16, 2009 - tumble & tea cafe
New Pizza School Web Site Launched
The International School of Pizza's web site is officially open. No other pizza school in the World offers certifications in Classic Italian, Neapolitan, Roman, California, New York, Chicago, Sicilian styles of pizza. This state of the art school is supported by Italy's oldest school the Scuala... - January 14, 2009 - World Pizza Champions
QSR Magazine’s Culinary School Challenge 2009
The Challenge: Create a no- or low-sodium condiment suitable for bulk foodservice applications. The condiment’s sodium content must meet the Food and Drug Administration’s definition of one of the following categories: Sodium-free (Less than 5 mg per reference amount and per labeled... - January 08, 2009 - QSR Magazine
Posh Indoor Play Space Café Sparks Over 800 Requests to Franchise by First Month
tumble & tea cafe is a posh wifi cafe with an indoor play space for kids. It's the concept attracting interest worldwide, for the first time parents can be adults while their kids don't give up being a kid. - January 08, 2009 - tumble & tea cafe
Concept Branding Group Adds Steve Ravinski to Hospitality Consulting Team; Expands Throughout New England
Leading small business brand and operational consulting firm continues to add resources for restaurant operators, suppliers and organizations. - January 07, 2009 - Concept Branding Group
America’s First Annual Truffle Fest Will be a North Carolina Affair
Tickets now on sale for the March 5-8, 2009 culinary event to be held in Asheville, North Carolina at www.NationalTruffleFest.com. - January 06, 2009 - National Truffle Fest
Indian Restaurant in Los Angeles, Electric Karma, Serving Up Traditional Indian & Vegan Dishes
electric karma is a unique Indian restaurant, unlike any other in Los Angeles. The specialty about it is the room without the roof (Skyroom), where you can forget about everyday life for a couple of hours and just lounge on pillows like the Maharajas and enjoy the exquisite cuisine of this Los Angeles Indian restaurant. - January 04, 2009 - electric karma
Francis Catering Equipment Collaborate with Aston Villa FC
Francis Catering Equipment, a leading UK designer and supplier to the food service industry, today announced a collaboration with Aston Villa Football Club. Working in conjunction with Peter Reed, Executive Head Chef of Aston Villa Football Club, Francis Catering Equipment has designed,... - December 24, 2008 - Francis Catering Equipment
L.A.'s Glamorous Celebrate Christmas at Electric Karma
electric karma is a unique Indian restaurant, unlike any other in Los Angeles. The specialty about it is the room without the roof (Skyroom), where you can forget about everyday life for a couple of hours and just lounge on pillows like the Maharajas and enjoy the exquisite cuisine of this Los Angeles Indian restaurant. - December 23, 2008 - electric karma
Feast of the Seven Fishes at Mio Pomodoro
Chef Clark Gilbert of Mio Pomodoro at the Jenkintown Train Station will be offering the traditional Southern Italian Christmas Eve dinner “The Feast of the Seven Fishes” during Christmas Week December 21-27 including Christmas Eve. The restaurant is closed Christmas Day. - December 19, 2008 - Mio Pomodoro
Master-Bilt Focuses on Energy-Saving Equipment and Technology
At the North American Food Equipment Manufacturers Show, February 5-7, 2009, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL, Booth #3239. - December 12, 2008 - Master-Bilt
Today's Restaurant News Gets Facelift
Today's Restaurant News, the trade newspaper for the restaurant industry in Florida and Texas has announced that after twelve years the publication will debut it's redesigned look in the January 2009 edition. "We have made changes to the publication which make it more modern looking and... - December 12, 2008 - Today's Restaurant News, Inc.
Savoy Hosts Lunch and Learn Program
Chefs Peter Gibson and Marshall Smith have announced that Savoy, (www.restaurantsavoy.com) a contemporary continental restaurant located at 7713-39 Lead Mine Road in north Raleigh, hosted a sold out lunch and learn program on Wednesday, Dec. 3 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The event is a Holiday... - December 07, 2008 - Savoy
Dive Into Dinner of Desserts During February at Charleston’s Circa 1886
Forget the box of chocolates for your Valentine this February; Charleston restaurant Circa 1886 is inviting you and your sweetheart to instead enjoy an entire dinner of sweets. The AAA Four-Diamond, Mobil Four Star restaurant located on the grounds of the award-winning Wentworth Mansion® will... - December 06, 2008 - Circa 1886
BCD Selected to Manage Two Projects for Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
BCD is proud to announce that they have been selected to manage two construction projects for Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. As a result of Columbia University's expansion, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Harlem will be relocated to a new building directly across the street from the current location. The 7,200 square... - December 02, 2008 - Branded Concept Development (BCD)
Celebrity Chef to Make Personal Appearance
Celebrity Chef Lou Petrozza of Fox TV’s Hell’s Kitchen fame, appearing at Cheeburger Cheeburger on Sanibel Island, Florida. Thousands of people across America were rooting for Executive Chef Lou Petrozza to win in last season's nail-biter reality TV show Hell’s Kitchen. Now you... - November 25, 2008 - Cheeburger Cheeburger Restaurants, Inc.
Picholine Introduces a New Fall Menu; Chef-Proprietor Terrance Brennan Adds New Tasting Menus and a New Kitchen Brigade
Terrance Brennan, Chef-Proprietor of Picholine, a two-Michelin star restaurant, introduces his most inspired fall menu yet, including a new seven-course Game Tasting Menu and a first-ever sixteen-course Chef’s Tasting Menu. In 2007, Brennan sold Artisanal Premium Cheese, the wholesale and... - November 19, 2008 - Picholine
www.cybarservice.com Launches New Mobile Phone Ordering System
Cybarservice is new revolutionary m-commerce application which seems set to revolutionize the way restaurants, bars and cafes receive their orders. - November 19, 2008 - cybarservice
Happi House Restaurants Launch New Prototype Store
San Francisco Bay Area-based fast casual concept poised to resume franchising redesigns its restaurants; upgrades style. - November 18, 2008 - Happi House Franchise Corporation, Inc.
Jeatz.com Launches Exciting New Restaurant Specials Advertsing Website
Jeatz.com is a brand new website providing free advertising of restaurant specials, happy hours, kids eat free deals and other discounts. Restaurants advertsise for free while internet "foodies" use the site to find specials and bargains. Jeatz.com is very user-friendly and provides strong value propositions for both the restaurant and user communities. - November 17, 2008 - Jeatz.com
Cottonwood Grille Turns Local, Fresh Ingredients Into Competitive Advantage
While industry struggles, restaurant attracts guests by keeping its own purchasing dollars in Idaho. - November 14, 2008 - Cottonwood Grille
Restaurant Executives Take Over the North Texas Foodbank
Over 60 top leaders from the restaurant industry will serve with their competitors at the North Texas Food Bank, November 12th, 2008. - November 12, 2008 - People Report
Seattle Web Design Company, Clocktower Media, Celebrates Launch of KirklandRestaurants.com
Seattle Web Design Company Clocktower Media created KirklandRestaurants.com, a site that provides a comprehensive guide to dining in Eastside Seattle. It allows users to search restaurants by location, cuisine and other criteria. It is designed by locals, for locals. - November 12, 2008 - Clocktower Media
ScaleUp Solutions Launches Blog Covering the Restaurant Business
ScaleUp Solutions announced today the launch of a new blog, Leading Restaurants, covering topics of interest to independent restaurant owners. ScaleUp Solutions, headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI, provides a range of internet based solutions and services to enable business growth for small and medium... - November 10, 2008 - ScaleUp Solutions
The Cellars Restaurant and Bar Launches New Menu Choices
The Cellars Restaurant & Bar, set within the prestigious five-star Landmark London in fashionable Marylebone, offers a stylish setting for drinks, lunch and dinner. The beautiful décor features oak wood panelling, leather armchairs, mahogany tables, original paintings and traditional... - November 07, 2008 - Landmark London Hotel
Indian Restaurant in Los Angeles, Electric Karma, Announces Its New Skyroom
electric karma is a unique Indian restaurant, unlike any other in Los Angeles. The specialty about it is the room without the roof (Skyroom), where you can forget about everyday life for a couple of hours and just lounge on pillows like the Maharajas and enjoy the exquisite cuisine of this Los Angeles Indian restaurant. - November 06, 2008 - electric karma
Local Restaurateur, Dean Ogan to Speak at Women Business Owners Network Event
Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (www.rockytophospitality.com), will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Women Business Owners Network (WBON) event on Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Matthews House, located at 317 West Chatham Street, Cary. Ogan will discuss... - October 30, 2008 - Rocky Top Hospitality
New Andersonville Chicago Catalog and Guide Site Says: Reclaim America's Independence, Shop, Eat and Play at Quality, Independent, Local Shops for the Holidays
New site launched with a proclamation: Blow off the big boxes and the sadly lit chains, Chicago holiday shoppers this means you. AndersonvilleChicago.com is a new site dedicated to promoting independent business and providing a fast, fun guide for 2008 Holidays. Why not support local, independent business plus have a great time in the neighborhood in Chicago to visit over the holidays? - October 28, 2008 - AndersonvilleChicago.com
Mt Pleasant’s Coco’s Café Introduces New Catering Service in Time for Holidays
With the holiday party season just around the corner, Coco’s Café is taking its brand of affordable French cuisine directly to private parties and special events. The new catering manager, Tim Schaefer, is bringing his years of experience to the restaurant’s latest culinary... - October 24, 2008 - Coco's Cafe
First Triple Crown Winner in Pizza History
Tony Gemignani from World Famous Pyzano's Pizzeria in Castro Valley, California accomplished what no other pizza maker has done before. Win first place in three categories at an International Pizza Competition earning him the Triple Crown. At the International Pizza Makers Challenge - 2 Mari Trofeo... - October 22, 2008 - World Pizza Champions
Dean Ogan Named to Chamber Board of Directors
Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (www.rockytophospitality.com), has been appointed to serve on the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Ogan will serve as a liaison between the Chamber and the community to sustain and further develop the region’s thriving economy... - October 22, 2008 - Rocky Top Hospitality
World Vegan Day Celebrations - Festivals, Film, Pizza and a Magazine Launch on Nov 1st 2008
An international round up of the World Vegan Day celebrations, festivals, parties, menus and PR launches on November 1st. - October 21, 2008 - Foods for Life Nutrition Services UK
Apollo Industries Inaugurating Its Show Room at Drive-in Road, Ahmedabad
Apollo Industries an ISO 9001:2000 company is one of the leading manufacturer of Commercial Kitchen equipments, catering equipments, store area equipments, Wash Area Equipments, service equipments, cooking equipments, Food Waste Disposer, Refrigerator Equipments, Pre-Preparations Equipments, Hotel and Restaurant equipments company in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Their major business includes Kitchen Planning/ Layout, LPG System Designing, Designing for exhaust system and fresh air supply. - October 21, 2008 - Apollo Industries