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NEW YORK Celebrity chef Todd English has inked a deal with the Elad Group, the owner-developer of The Plaza Hotel to create The Plaza Food Hall, a gourmet food court featuring fresh and prepared foods for sit-down dining or purchase. The Plaza...
CYPRESS Calif. Steve Tanner, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Real Mex Restaurants Inc., is planning to step down in February and the company has begun the search for his replacement, Real Mex said this week.Tanner, who is...
• Christian “Hitch” Albin, executive chef of The Four Seasons restaurant in New York for decades, died June 13 at the age of 62. He had been diagnosed with cancer. • Norman Brinker, the casual-dining pioneer who...
• A comparison study of restaurant technologies found that consumers felt table-side displays of virtual menus with nutritional information to be the most valuable, followed by pagers for table management, hand-held point-of-sale...
IFMA GOLD & SILVER PLATESally Smith, president and chief executive of Buffalo Wild Wings, earned the 2009 Gold Plate Award, presented by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association. The honor, which recognizes excellence in the...
Even though restaurateurs and their customers felt the pressure to save more and spend less this past year, both groups maintained their appetites for giving money and donating time to charitable causes. Philanthropic activity in the restaurant...
The desire to appease the public’s growing environmental consciousness and reduce costs prompted operators to embrace eco-friendly practices in 2009.• Ted’s Montana Grill, the Atlanta-based, 57-unit dinnerhouse chain co-founded by media mogul and...
MENU ADDITIONSRECESSION FARE Hardee’s rolled out a Fried Bologna Biscuit sandwich with American cheese and folded eggs for $1.89 and for $3.59 as part of a combo meal with Hash Rounds. Owned by Carpinteria, Calif.-based CKE...