Brick House Tavern

Why I don't fear zombies

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 28, 2013

You may be surprised to learn the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has devoted a section of its website to preparing for a zombie apocalypse.

Beverage

4 twists to whiskey sours

By Lizzy Freier on Nov. 10, 2016

Restaurants are rolling out new recipes of whiskey sours to differentiate bar programs.

Joe’s Crab Shack said to be heading for bankruptcy

By Peter Romeo on May 04, 2017

The filing could come as early as next week, according to one report.

Fertitta continues his shopping spree with late bid for Joe's, Brick House

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 16, 2017

The reported offer tops an already-inked purchase deal by almost 10%, and comes days after the Landry's owner bought 50% of Catch.

How restaurants maximize sport season sales

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 17, 2015

Never have sports been so intertwined with the fortunes of the sluggish casual-dining segment, for worse and decidedly better thanks to flat-screen TVs.

Food

5 fastest-growing flavors by segment

By Lizzy Freier on Nov. 30, 2016

Breakout stars on menus range from all-American to ethnic flavors, light florals to indulgent fats.

Operations

5 hurting chains that might need an ambulance

By Peter Romeo on May 15, 2017

An ebbing tide lowers all boats, as most restaurant operations can attest at the moment. Then there are the situations more akin to a shipwreck. Here are some high-profile chains that are still struggling mightily to right themselves.

Operations

This week’s head-spinning moments: Multi-spins

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 16, 2017

This week's most arresting restaurant developments seemed to come in groups, raising the risk of neck injury for the keen observer. Here's a painless review of the head-spinning moments you may have missed.

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

Jun. 21, 2016

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

For sale: Joe's Crab Shack, Brick House Tavern

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 04, 2017

Parent company Ignite Restaurant Group said it is looking for a buyer for the whole company or one of the chains.

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