CARROLLTON Texas T.G.I. Friday’s is featuring a special cocktail for the holidays, the Mistletoe Martini.The martini is a combination of mandarin vodka, black raspberry liqueur, cranberry juice and fresh mint.In addition, Friday’s said Tuesday...
CLEVELAND The 24-unit Bahama Breeze chain has agreed to pay $1.26 million dollars to claimants and take several other steps to settle a class-action racial harassment lawsuit, federal officials here said Monday. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
KANSAS CITY Kan. Nothing about the opening of Backfire BBQ, the latest concept from restaurant impresario Steven Schussler, is conventional. First, it’s a barbecue restaurant in a barbecue town. The concept is tied to reality TV stars, the Teutul...
NEW YORK At the opening Monday of the chain's 2,000th U.S. store, executives of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar introduced new menu initiatives as the casual-dining brand works to remain relevant in a tough economic climate. Applebee’s...
NEW ORLEANS The family that runs the historic Galatoire’s here has taken on two local businessmen as partners and reorganized ownership. Todd Trosclair, owner of All Star Electric in St. Charles, La., acquired a stake in the restaurant Tuesday...
MARYVILLE Tenn. Looking to tap into the growing popularity of brunch, Ruby Tuesday said Wednesday it has rolled out its four-course Sunday brunch menu nationwide after a successful test earlier this year. The 900-unit casual-dining chain's brunch...
As American bakers got serious about Old World breads in the 1970s, customers who tasted them quickly turned away from the downy, soft slices shelved at home. Same for beer about a decade later: As craft brewers reintroduced drinkers to nearly...
CHICAGO Many consumers think of breakfast as more than a morning meal and wish restaurants would offer it all day, a new Technomic study has found. In its Breakfast Consumer Trend Report, Technomic found that 46 percent of consumers say they would...
