WASHINGTON —Foodservice industry officials are cautiously optimistic that a seemingly comprehensive bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives could help jump...
Arestaurant’s opening menu is something like the first draft of a book—you can be certain it will undergo several rewrites before it reaches its final form.Most chefs are aware of this, but they still admit to being a...
The walls of Scott Vinson’s office are a study in orderliness and organization.Framed diplomas exhibiting degrees in business administration and law share space with a map of the United States detailing 2006 state-by...
Aweek before New York City Councilman Joel Rivera introduced his bill to provide the city’s restaurateurs with some workable alternatives to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s recent ordinance mandating...
NEW YORK Wendy’s International would not exempt the chain from a new law requiring that its restaurants here post calorie content information directly on menus and menu boards. But similar efforts by White Castle just...
NEW YORK Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Inc. has agreed to be purchased by Patina Restaurant Group LLC in an all-cash merger valued at about $79.6 million, or $9.25 per share. The transaction comes about a month...
The oil rush is on.Philadelphia has pulled the plug on the use of artificial trans fats in restaurants, following in the footsteps of New York and moving ahead of dozens of other cities and states that seem intent on...
WASHINGTON —There’s no free lunch in Washington anymore. Congress’ recent decision to adopt tough ethics reforms that include prohibiting lobbyists from wining...
NEW YORK —Michael Eugene Schrader, the longtime copy editor and cookbook reviewer for Nation’s Restaurant News, will be remembered by his friends and colleagues at the...
