CYPRESS Calif. Richard Dutkiewicz, most recently chief financial officer for bagel specialist Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, has been hired to fill that post at Mexican casual-dining leader Real Mex Restaurants Inc.Dutkiewicz succeeds Steve...
BOSTON Uno Chicago Grill is jazzing up its kitchen with a New Orleans-themed menu for spring featuring such dishes as gumbo and Creole shrimp pasta. This is the second year that the casual-dining chain has offered the New Orleans Jazz Festival of...
DALLAS Maggiano’s Little Italy has launched a dinner-for-two promotion for $40 for a limited time. The three-course “Menu For Two,” available for dine-in guests at lunch and dinner, features a half-size appetizer or two side salads; two entrees...
There’s a farmer in New Jersey who grows remarkable heritage varieties of cranberries. Johanna Kolodny wants to reach her. The farmer doesn’t have e-mail, however, and her new cell phone doesn’t deliver voice messages. It just lets her know the...
MARYVILLE Tenn. Ruby Tuesday reported that third-quarter same-store sales improved at its casual-dining chain despite the negative impact of severe weather on traffic.For the quarter ended March 2, same-store sales at corporate stores declined 0.8...
John H. Longstreet has been named president and chief executive of the Quaker Steak & Lube casual dining chain, replacing Ken Cole, who stepped down to become a franchisee of the 37-unit chain...
LOS ANGELES Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck will soon debut an Asian-inspired restaurant in The Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles, which opened recently in Los Angeles’ new downtown entertainment center, L.A. Live. To be called WP24, the fine...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE Colo. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. is looking for a new chief executive to replace Dennis Mullen under a deal struck with activist investors, according to a securities filing by the restaurant company on Friday. The deal with...
HUNTINGTON BEACH Calif. Joining a growing number of casual-dining concepts with small-plate offerings, BJ’s Restaurants on Wednesday introduced a new “Snacks and Small Bites” menu category, as well as five new lunch specials.Smaller-plate options...
