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For chef Sam Hayward, co-owner of Fore Street restaurant in Portland, Maine, serving local food contains an element of education. It’s about introducing people to Maine’s foodways and “the traditions and history of farming...
To hear the town folks tell it, the screech of ambulance sirens seemed ever constant, lasting all morning, into the night and even into the afternoon of the following day.With each wail of every ambulance that sped past the Spencer Country Inn on...
Restaurant August, which in its six years has been noted repeatedly for its contemporary Creole cuisine, has become the centerpiece of a fledgling restaurant empire for chef-owner John Besh. This spring has been a busy one for Besh, who...
ATLANTA Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc. signed six new and 27 existing franchisees to development agreements that call for the openings of 63 units nationwide. —“We’re pleased with these initial results of signing 63 new...
The E. coli O157:H7 contamination of fresh produce and stomach-and bowel-churning norovirus captured headlines in 2006, but in 2007 it is viral Hepatitis A that has been taxing the good will of thousands of restaurant patrons and employees and...
Moving back to Michigan in 1980, Matt Prentice found a shuttered deli he could afford to reopen, a new reason to think he might yet become a restaurateur, and an economic climate that puts the area’s present malaise in perspective. “We...
At an early springtime charity event last year, many of New York’s best chefs showed their culinary talent. Suckling pig was served with wild mushrooms and pickled ramps. Lamb confit was dished up with minted pea purée and preserved citrus...
Adam Siegel knew early on that he wanted to be a chef. With extensive experience working with French and Italian cuisine, he has become instrumental in keeping Lake Park Bistro and Bacchus, part of Milwaukee’s Bartolotta...
Jar restaurant in Los Angeles may look the part of a good ol’ boys club, with its masculine brown decor and serious hunks of meat on the menu. However, the driving force behind this consistently popular chophouse is a woman: Suzanne Tracht...
Larger numbers of burger, chicken and other quick-service operations in the fast-food mainstream are adding south of the border spice to their menus. Chipotle and poblano peppers, spicy beans, cilantro and all kinds of salsa are...
