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Financing

Smith & Wollensky parent buys Boston’s Strega group

 By Peter Romeo on Jan. 30, 2020

The two operations are the foundation of a new holding company backed by Ireland’s Danu Partners.

Leadership

First Watch hires a chief transformation officer

 By Peter Romeo on Jan. 14, 2020

Greg Barber joins the daytime-dining chain after nearly a decade with PepsiCo.

Financing

Kona posts 3.9% comp gain under new ownership

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 10, 2020

Practices from sister brand STK were transplanted into the holding, with stronger than expected results, according to new parent One Group Hospitality.

Workforce

N.Y. decides to keep restaurants’ tip credit

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 02, 2020

But other industries will lose that break for employers under proposals that were put forth this week.

Financing

The Palm goes on sale as its owners squabble

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 05, 2019

A federal judge cleared the way despite protests from one side in the fierce family battle.

Workforce

Chicago restaurants win mayor’s support for keeping a tip credit

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 14, 2019

But the wage-hike plan from Lori Lightfoot would raise the city’s minimum pay to $15 an hour by July 2021.

Workforce

New tip pooling, tip credit rules proposed by DOL

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 07, 2019

Opening tip pools to kitchen staffers would be permitted if a tip credit isn’t taken, and the 80/20 rule would be dashed.

Operations

Restaurateurs Humm and Guidara, team behind Eleven Madison Park, split up

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 30, 2019

Daniel Humm will buy out Will Guidara’s shares in the Make It Nice restaurant group, but no closures are planned.

Leadership

Elka Gilmore, a warrior for equality in restaurant kitchens, dies at age 59

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 10, 2019

Thirty years ago, when women were often limited to front-of-house jobs, the San Francisco chef challenged the industry’s entrenched thinking.

Operations

Legal Sea Foods’ new problem-solving philosophy brings a sea change

By Peter Romeo on May 15, 2019

With inspiration from an unlikely source, operations have changed significantly inside the kitchens of Legal Sea Foods, the high-volume polished-casual operation concentrated along the East Coast. 

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