Southern Italian food in the United States is both the beneficiary and victim of generalization. So-called “red-sauce Italian” is arguably Americans’ favorite “ethnic” cuisine. But as diners seek greater authenticity, they, and the restaurateurs...

ATLANTA —Given an increase in the number of wage-and-hour disputes involving valet-parking companies, restaurateurs need to protect themselves by reviewing the practices of the services they hire...

DALLAS After various websites, from those of professional marketing gurus to that of gossip maven Perez Hilton, picked up on Pizza Hut’s use of the truncated “The Hut,” the chain was compelled to calm consumer concern over the weekend that it had...

Mentoring high school students has many benefits, said Sean Baldwin, general manager at the Pilot Butte Drive-In in Bend, Ore. Baldwin is an industry veteran whose career began as a dishwasher when he was 15. He later graduated...

Norm Brinker touched the lives of countless people in the restaurant industry. Below are just a few of the abbreviated tributes shared in recent days. To read more and view photos from Brinker’s life, visit  ...

Jeffrey D. Warne was named president and chief executive of Nashville, Tenn.-based O’Charley’s Inc. in early June. Most recently president of the company’s O’Charley’s chain, Warne has his work cut out for him leading the parent company of 372...

The day-to-day efforts of John Dunion, Michele Varian and Jeff Tunks are crucial to the success of their respective companies. As the executives charged with buying the food that fuels each of their brands, they have far-reaching responsibilities...

HALF MOON BAY Calif. Following in the tracks of food trucks across the country, the San Francisco Bay Area seafood restaurant Sam’s Chowder House has launched a new ChowderMobile for delivery and special events. Paul...