Beverage
Batch drink production speeds service
Many operators are cutting cocktail wait times by batching cocktails and either bottling, barrel-aging or kegging them to serve on tap for speedy service.
James Beard award finalists announced
The year’s best chefs and restaurants, a designation that usually translates into found business, will be chosen from this list of standouts. The roster includes a number of places outside the usual fine-dining destinations.
Even as the economy continues its slow recovery, wealthy Americans are gravitating toward fast-food restaurants. According to a new American Express study, the “ultra-affluent”—those defined as consumers who charge $7000 or more a month on their credit cards—are slowly increasing their spending on luxury items while trying to remain frugal in other areas, such as eating out.