It should come as a surprise to no one that the last few years have borne witness to the glory days of the modern cocktail. A less publicized, but equally valid, trend is that those same years have also seen the rise of the cocktail book as art...

Matt Shaffer was only 24 years old when he decided to open a franchised Tropical Smoothie Café location in Lititz, Pa. He had been working for his uncle in construction and remodeling and decided that he wanted to run his own...

Koko Restaurant + Bar may serve plenty of tourists as the restaurant inside the swanky Opus Hotel Montreal, but it’s also a nod to the city’s well-traveled residents. Executive chef Felix Turianskyj oversees the restaurant, whose menu was...

Four Moons is the type of flashy, modern restaurant one would expect to find in New York’s trendy Meatpacking District, not some place like Orangeburg, S.C., a city of approximately 13,000 people located about an hour from Charleston. “It’s...

More than 700 people love Mary Moss, a McDonald’s crewmember who works in the drive-thru of the chain’s Chandler, Ariz., unit. At least that’s how many people had become fans on the “I Love Mary @ McDonald’s Chandler” page on ...

September marks the last month of the third quarter of 2009. For some operators, it’s been a good year, despite the economy. For others, the best thing they can say about 2009 is that it’ll be over in three months. Either way, we’ve got about four...

John Kunkel says the fast-casual Lime Fresh Mexican Grill concept he founded has a cult following, not only for its food, but for its frozen sangria, a 16-ounce drink option for $4.95 that pairs well with the spicy menu. The...

Ken Willis says the town hall meeting he attended in Denton, Texas, was not marked by the rancor and deep division that has dominated some other recent gatherings across the nation. But that doesn’t mean participants did not harbor fears about the...

NEW ORLEANS —Four years after Hurricane Katrina devastated this historic city, its chefs and restaurant owners have shaken off the sucker punch and are swinging back stronger than ever. In...