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How the new Department of Labor overtime rule will affect businesses

Apr 26, 2024

Social media marketing expert Kate Finley shares how influencers can boost your restaurant

Apr 26, 2024

KFC teams up with Life Is Good for new merch line

Apr 26, 2024

Former college roommates-turned Marco’s Pizza franchisees strive to be leaders in the Black community

Apr 25, 2024

Domino’s is now tipping customers who tip their delivery drivers

Apr 25, 2024

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Menu Tracker: New items from McDonald’s, Starbucks, and KFC

Apr 19, 2024

NRN editors discuss food trends, influencer marketing, and Red Lobster’s future

Apr 19, 2024

The restaurant industry has the highest degree of employee burnout, study shows

Apr 19, 2024

Taco Bell collaborates with another sauce company for its Nacho Fries

Apr 19, 2024

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Meherwan Irani to move Chai Pani in Asheville, N.C., to a larger space

Mar 26, 2024

The old location will be reworked as fast-casual Botiwalla

Nation’s Restaurant News announces 2024 MenuMasters winners

Mar 07, 2024

The winners will be fêted at a celebration in Chicago May 18

Meherwan Irani named MenuMasters Innovator

Feb 29, 2024

The founder of Chai Pani Restaurant Group will be honored at a celebration in Chicago on May 18

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MenuMasters Spotlight: Chef Deborah VanTrece, Owner, VanTrece Hospitality

Nov 28, 2023

Get to know this chef through an exclusive conversation she had with NRN senior food and beverage editor Bret Thorn

MenuMasters Spotlight: Chef Viet Nguyen, Kei Concepts and INI Ristorante

Oct 25, 2023

Sometimes the path to the American Dream winds in directions you could never expect. From journeying to the US alone at 16 to study, to hitting entrepreneurial roadblocks in tech and entertainment, to a thriving restaurant group of nine outlets...

MenuMasters Spotlight: Chef John Currence, City Grocery Restaurant Group

Sep 26, 2023

From tugboat cook to James Beard award-winning chef, Chef John Currence never set out to be the king of Breakfast. But after over three decades in the restaurant business, this Chef and Restaurateur has turned his attentions to bringing his unique...

How Chef Beverly Kim went from Whole Foods to a Michelin-starred chef

Aug 31, 2023

Chef Beverly Kim dreams big. The James Beard winner is co-chef/owner with her husband Johnny Clark of two Chicago restaurants, the Michelin-starred Parachute and Wherewithall. She describes her cuisine as modern, creative Korean American cuisine...

MenuMasters Spotlight: Chef Alex Seidel, Founder, Chook Chicken

Jul 25, 2023

Chef Alex Seidel is a force in the world of farm to food. From winning the James Beard Best Chef SW in 2018, critically...

Chef Preston Clark on his lifelong passion

Jun 27, 2023

Chef Preston Clark is the Executive Chef of Lure Fishbar, a part of the Mercer Street Hospitality. Chef Clark presides over...

Nation’s Restaurant News to launch MenuMasters Spotlight show

Jun 08, 2023

The video series sponsored by Ventura Foods debuts June 8 and highlights creative chefs and the inspirations behind their food

MenuMasters celebration to change its format

Apr 13, 2023

Never-before-seen menu items will be served at the gala

Nation’s Restaurant News announces 2023 MenuMasters winners

Feb 03, 2023

Annual awards recognize excellence in culinary innovation.