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Work in restaurants? John Fraser wants to invite you to dinner

 By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 22, 2023

The chef is opening a table at any of his restaurants for members of the hospitality industry to dine at a significant discount. The goal: to build community and camaraderie.

Operations

Netflix plans to serve up food to eat, not just watch

 By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 14, 2023

We eat first with our eyes. Now the new limited-time pop-up Netflix Bites in Los Angeles will also fill our bellies.

Emerging Brands

Notable openings and closings: Kwame Onwuachi plots return to D.C.

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 13, 2023

A dark-and-moody seafood spot opens in San Francisco; Harry's takes its beef Wellington to Florida; and TikTok star Tue Nguyen lands a partnership with The H.wood Group in Los Angeles.

Operations

Inclusion takes a bow at James Beard Award gala

By Lisa Jennings, Patricia Cobe and Reyna Estrada on Jun. 05, 2023

Top honors go to the Haitian restaurant Kann in Portland, Ore.; as well as Friday Saturday Sunday in Philadelphia; and Rob Rubba of Oyster Oyster in Washington, D.C.

Operations

On decorum: Talking Restaurants with Nancy Kruse and Lisa Jennings

By Nancy Kruse and Lisa Jennings on Jun. 02, 2023

Is it time for American diners to put on proper clothes and start behaving a bit nicer in restaurants? Some operators are bringing back dress codes and more. But it may be too late to turn back from our sweatpants-wearing ways.

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Time Out Market Miami to close after June 30

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 02, 2023

It was the first of the Time Out food hall destinations to open in the U.S. four years ago, but the Lisbon-based company did not say why the venue will be closed.

Food

How Jonathon Sawyer’s live-fire cooking passion ignites the menu at Kindling

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 01, 2023

The James Beard Award-winning chef partnered with Fifty/50 Restaurant Group to realize his culinary vision at the soaring two-story space inside Chicago’s iconic Willis Tower.

Operations

Restaurant Daniel and the industry family tree that keeps growing

By Lisa Jennings on May 30, 2023

After 30 years, chef and founder Daniel Boulud's Dinex Group continues to branch out, in both New York and soon Los Angeles.

Operations

Moon Rabbit in Washington, D.C. closes amid union fight

By Lisa Jennings on May 25, 2023

The InterContinental Washington, D.C. has parted ways with Chef Kevin Tien, despite accolades for his modern Vietnamese concept, as both restaurant and hotel workers petition for a union election.

Operations

San Diego restaurant operators indicted in alleged PPP loan fraud

By Lisa Jennings on May 24, 2023

The owners of Rockstar Dough LLC and Chicken Feed LLC face charges of wire fraud and money laundering.

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