Restaurant Management News

A former handyman serving life in prison for the 1993 murder of seven people at a suburban Chicago restaurant has been awarded nearly a half-million dollars in a civil lawsuit in which he alleged a jail guard punched him in the face.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney speaks in an effort to appeal to Mayor de Blasio to stop former Mayor Mike Bloomberg's proposal to build a fancy restaurant in Union Square Park.

The skinny dog statue was the first to vanish. Hand-carved and 18 inches high, he held a bone in his mouth and guarded The Dog and Cask from a shelf near the entrance until a rogue customer swiped him a few weeks after the Rochelle Park restaurant's December opening.

Actor, director and screenwriter Jon Favreau traded the high-flying super hero antics of his "Iron Man" movies for a quieter new film about a celebrated chef who quits his job at a top-flight restaurant and takes to the road in a food truck.

Ralston restaurateur Michael Sanchez was ready to win his Ward V City Council election the old-fashioned way, hitting the pavement, pressing the flesh, marching in parades, kissing babies.

Waterford restaurant owner Mike Buscetto visits with customers Rita Lenkiewicz, left, of Groton and Ryna Rose of Waterford Friday at the restaurant.

ANGRY restaurant owners in Ocean Road say streetworks are starving their trade and costing them up to 1,000 a week in takings.

As she matures as a restaurateur, Miranda Whitcomb is making an indelible imprint on 12th Avenue South, her growth in the industry paralleling the growth of the street.

A friend who owns Germano's Piattini once told me of a young fellow who ordered a $55 bottle of wine, took one sip, scrunched his nose and announced in a loud voice, "This wine has turned."

Farmer's Kitchen, located on Route 11 in Farmington, had a Rochester Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting recently to celebrate a 28-seat expansion of the restaurant, which can now seat 86 people.

Culinary arts students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College can now earn a four-year degree without having to leave the Jeff Davis campus.

Restaurateur Russell Bellanca , formerly of Alfredo of Rome, is planning to open a new restaurant called Alfredo 100 in the Midtown space that formerly housed pricey Italian establishment Bice .

Lee Jin-ho shares his personal favorite recipe: Korean sweet potato noodles "japchae," learned from his mother and restaurateur.

Earlier this week, Bobby Flay and longtime business partner Laurence Kretchmer opened Gato , a sprawling brasserie on Lafayette Street in Noho.

It's no secret that the Southern California food scene is a focal point of the national culinary compass.

BEDFORD, N.Y. Bedford residents as well as restaurant aficionados throughout Westchester are buzzing about the marque Manhattan chef that will take over the two Bedford Post Inn restaurants after Pound Ridge resident Richard Gere and his wife Carey Lowell gave up control amid rumors of a split.

U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says 51-year-old Gregory A. Dotson of Chapmanville entered the plea Thursday.

Restaurateurs Michael and Alan Stillman reveal the new concept inside their Manhattan space formerly known as the Hurricane Club and Hurricane Steak + Sushi: Eater NY has a look inside General Assembly , a French and Italian-inspired bistro that swaps Polynesian decor for a dining room dotted with Art Nouveau touches.

Over the years, Yelp has evoked some considerable ire from chefs and restaurateurs frustrated not just by negative reviews, but also insinuations of pay-to-play and users' so-called "graymail" tactics when angling for perks.

You may recall that Andrew Zimmern, food maven, professional eater, and award-winning writer and television host was in Miami in early January to film several Miami restaurateurs and chefs for his web series, Appetite for Life: DIY Kitchen .