It took a nonfiction best seller and Hollywood’s Oscar-nominated adaptation to establish “perfect storm” in the popular lexicon as a handy metaphor for rare convergences of fateful factors.Though few restaurant operators may see themselves in...

Like an old friend, Harrah’s Steak House is comfortable to be around, a familiar, relaxing oasis in a busy world. Now in its 41st year, the restaurant is located on the lower level of Harrah’s Reno Hotel & Casino. It was here in...

Dick Elliott wasn’t a true restaurateur when he bought The Colony House in 1989. The recently retired corporate lawyer viewed the purchase as a real estate investment, a got-to-have property with an uninterrupted view of the historic harbor in...

Diners at North Pond, located in the heart of Chicago’s Lincoln Park, can’t help but notice the changing seasons as they walk to the restaurant or look out its windows. Its park setting is most fitting for a restaurant dedicated to serving...

Taking a cue from social-network sites such as Facebook.com and MySpace.com,  restaurant companies nationwide — worldwide, in fact — are...

BRUNSWICK GA Domino’s Pizza operators, according to officials of the 8,000-plus-unit Ann Arbor, Mich.-based chain. .—Al Daniels is notable among Daniels, a 42-year-old military veteran with an...

I always knew I’d own a restaurant,” Barbara Lynch recalls of her childhood growing up in the South Boston projects. “Maybe a bar or a small—what we call a sub shop. Just because I thought I’d have a job, I’d be employed.” She...