CHICAGO —Acting too drastically to improve short-term profits in the current down economy will hurt restaurants in the long term, according to executives who spoke during the 7th Annual Restaurant...
It’s snack attack time in quick service.As cash-strapped customers grow more skittish about spending money in the face of escalating mortgage foreclosures, gas and grocery prices, and job layoffs, fast feeders are working to keep patrons coming in...
The recent firings of two Burger King executives over the content of their Web postings are underscoring the very real problems the virtual world brings to the modern workplace. While the Digital Age has served up numerous...
Restaurants that have never been shy about offering meal discounts to drive traffic are growing even bolder as they compete for dollars that consumers don’t want to give up easily in bad economic times. Promotions now bear such themes...
When San Francisco chef Nate Appleman opens his third restaurant in November, the Italian eatery will include space for butchering whole animals. That’s partly because Appleman, co-owner of the regional Italian restaurants A16 and SPQR...
Los Gatos, Calif., is a picturesque community in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, an hour south of San Francisco. It’s not far from the Pacific and the counterculture sensibilities of Santa Cruz, not far from the rich farmland of...
The second and final turn of the evening is over, and Raphael Lunetta plops down into a chair in the dining room of his restaurant, JiRaffe. A deep sigh and relieved wide smile hint that he’s glad this evening is over. Not that...
It took a nonfiction best seller and Hollywood’s Oscar-nominated adaptation to establish “perfect storm” in the popular lexicon as a handy metaphor for rare convergences of fateful factors.Though few restaurant operators may see themselves in...
Diners at North Pond, located in the heart of Chicago’s Lincoln Park, can’t help but notice the changing seasons as they walk to the restaurant or look out its windows. Its park setting is most fitting for a restaurant dedicated to serving...
