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Celeb chef Alex Guarnaschelli creates elevated comfort food menu for Hilton Garden Inn restaurants

 By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 04, 2025

The limited-time menu, which includes three of the chef’s Italian favorites, is being served at 600 of the hotel’s Garden Grille & Bar restaurants.

Food

An 8-year restoration takes NYC's Waldorf Astoria into the 21st century, with just the right blend of grandeur and approachability

 By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 30, 2025

The updated Peacock Alley lounge evokes Gilded Age opulence, but Chef Michael Anthony’s Lex Yard, the hotel’s signature restaurant, is a welcoming brasserie for the neighborhood as well as overnight guests. We take an inside look at the Waldorf’s monumental makeover.

Financing

Costa Coffee takes a nontraditional route to U.S. expansion

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 15, 2025

The coffee chain, owned by the beverage maker Coca-Cola, is pushing U.S. growth in colleges, universities, convenience stores and airports, with a device it calls a “barista in a box.”

Emerging Brands

Hilton to roll out fully baked restaurant concept exclusively for DoubleTree

By Lisa Jennings on May 28, 2025

The upcoming full-service Piebird will be part of a stable of scalable restaurants developed by an in-house creative team for its hotel operators.

Beverage

Hilton's new 'apertivo hour' offers an Italian-style rooftop bar experience that spans the seasons

By Patricia Cobe on May 14, 2025

Behind the Menu: The hotel’s food and beverage team transformed the former summertime bar atop the Conrad New York Downtown into Leonessa, turning the space into a three-season destination with a cocktail list filled with spritzes, bitters, martinis and spirit-free drinks.

Consumer Trends

Travel will fuel restaurant visits in 2025

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 30, 2024

Nearly 20% of leisure travelers seek out new restaurants or culinary experiences, according to a new report from Hilton, and that trend is predicted to continue and grow.

Emerging Brands

Restaurateur José Andrés to open luxury hotel with private club

By Lisa Jennings on Sep. 26, 2024

To be called The Bazaar Hotel, the 67-room property in Washington, D.C.'s well-heeled Georgetown neighborhood will be designed to bring together thought leaders at a members-only penthouse club.

Workforce

Hotel workers in 4 cities start voting today on whether to strike

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 06, 2024

The walk-offs could involve up to 13,500 workers, though their union cites the possibility of "rotating strikes," where the walkouts proceed property by property for a limited time.

Food

Tempo by Hilton partners with Bluestone Lane on new café concept

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 18, 2024

Moonsong Bar + Café in Louisville, Kentucky, offers a food and drink menu that fits the lifestyle of Tempo’s ideal guest, the operator said.

Operations

TGI Fridays sees 'massive white space' in hotels and airports

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 05, 2024

The bar and grill chain said its hotel outlets do better than traditional stores and are more cost-effective to develop.

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