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Financing

With Ruth's Chris deal, Darden doubles down on fine dining

 By Joe Guszkowski on May 04, 2023

The 154-unit steakhouse chain will more than double the company's fine-dining footprint. But it won't compete with Darden's other upscale concepts, executives said.

Food

How Aaron Taylor and Atlas Restaurant Group are revitalizing fine dining in Baltimore

 By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 06, 2023

As corporate chef-partner overseeing 27 restaurants, Taylor designs menus for everyone’s taste, from a $9 burger to a $162 Japanese Wagyu porterhouse steak.

Operations

Reports of mid-market restaurants' death may be greatly exaggerated

By Nancy Kruse and Peter Romeo on Feb. 16, 2023

Sweet & Sour: The pandemic has fostered doubts about the viability of mid-priced dining. But isn’t the pandemic fading fast?

Food

Chefs turn to prix fixe and tasting menus to combat cost, labor and supply challenges

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 11, 2023

Both high-end restaurants and more casual concepts are finding some relief in more limited menus with set prices.

Workforce

Don't look now but restaurants are reinventing their labor model

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 11, 2023

Signs abound that the business is awakening to the need for dramatic action.

Marketing

Fine dining may not be immune to inflation pressures after all

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 15, 2022

In New York, one restaurant promotes ‘bargain’ pricing with a $99 porterhouse for two. Will we see more value positioning in high-end restaurants?

Leadership

Roy's hires Deb Hinson as president

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 06, 2022

Hinson is a longtime marketing consulting for the upscale Hawaiian concept and other brands.

Food

Foie gras producers sue to block NYC's pending ban

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 23, 2022

Duck farmers are asking a state court to halt the ban before it starts, arguing that the city shouldn't dictate what's farmed hundreds of miles away.

Financing

At Cooper’s Hawk, wine and friends prove an emotional pairing

By Joe Guszkowski on May 26, 2022

The chain’s loyal Wine Club members couldn’t wait to get back to its restaurants last year, helping it to become one of the fastest-growing brands in the country.

Financing

Jean-Georges Restaurants nabs a $55M investment

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 04, 2022

The minority stake from The Howard Hughes Corporation will allow the operator of 40 high-end restaurants further its global expansion, according to an announcement.

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