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Fine Dining

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: What is wrong with these people?

 By Peter Romeo on Apr. 17, 2015

Normally this space deals with gee-whiz developments. But this week’s standout moments were less likely to spin heads than to preoccupy them with a question: What is wrong with these people?

San Francisco burb sets new minimum-wage bar of $16/hr.

 May 07, 2015

The hike tentatively approved by the Bay Area city of Emeryville would set the highest wage rate in the nation.

Joe’s Crab Shack chain tries no-tipping

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 09, 2015

The casual-dining concept is paying servers at some stores instead of expecting customers to leave gratuities.

Consumer Trends

7 aha’s from Technomic’s consumer-trends thinkfest

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 14, 2016

Trying to profile that vexing beast known as the customer isn’t easy. A look at the dynamics suggests it’s only getting tougher.

Food

New trend in menus: Celebrating chefs' whims

By Lizzy Freier on May 02, 2016

Listings intended to indulge chefs' moods at the moment, a Japanese tradition, are appearing in a broad range of restaurants.

Consumer Trends

3 trendlettes to watch for September

By Alaina Lancaster on Aug. 25, 2016

We’re crunching a few digits that might impact the industry this fall.

Breakfast: A Bite of the Morning Meal

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 07, 2008

Concepts large and small are paying more attention to breakfast. There are even a few emerging chains—First Watch, Cereality and the Egg & I—dedicated...

Consumer Trends

3 trendlettes to watch for February

By Alaina Lancaster on Feb. 01, 2017

For some restaurants, blurring the lines helps to differentiate; and for others, the lines are being blurred for them.

Emerging Trends Fueled By Independent Restaurants

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 27, 2011

CHICAGO (September 27, 2011 - PR Newswire)—A new report released by Technomic examines the menus of 100 independent restaurants across the U.S to identify...

Top 500 Chains

Ruth's Chris Steak House

Jun. 12, 2017

The steakhouse concept introduced a dozen new menu items in 2016

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