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BOSTON Todd English has partnered with Sam Hazen, former chef-operator of the upscale Tao restaurants in New York and Las Vegas, to create concepts and culinary developments for Todd English Enterprises, the celebrity chef’s restaurant company. ...
San Antonio restaurateur Lisa Wong launched her career in 1981 by taking the $7,000 her parents had saved for her college education and opening her first eatery, Lisa’s Mexican Restaurant. She was 18, and the restaurant was a success. Wong, 44...
ORLANDO Fla. Restaurant Acquisition Partners Inc. is buying the eight-unit Oregano's Pizza Bistro in a merger valued at $25.5 million, officials from both companies said Thursday. The firm said it would acquire Oregano's, a full-service...
SEATTLE Starbucks will roll out two smoothies starting July 15 in an attempt to boost afternoon traffic, according to a financial analyst who said she learned about the new products in a meeting with coffee-chain officials. Web postings indicate...
BOSTON The Massachusetts Department of Health has announced that it will conduct precautionary tests of shellfish harvested in local waters to determine if they have been infected with Paralytic Shellfish Poison, or PSP, and also known as Red Tide...
CARPINTERIA Calif. CKE Restaurants Inc. said it has signed development agreements with two franchisees for 25 new Hardee's units over the next five years in Pakistan. Under the deals announced Tuesday, MDS Foods Pte. Ltd. will open 15...
PORTLAND Ore. Angling for patrons too time-poor to sit through the typical full-service restaurant meal, the new Blue Sage Café here is using an ordering kiosk networked with an ergonomically designed, high-efficiency kitchen to create a faster...
Mushrooms may rarely be a marquee ingredient, but chefs at high-end establishments, vegetarian eateries and large chains alike say mushrooms’ ability to enhance the flavors and textures of dishes make them an indispensable part of their kitchen...
PURCHASE, N.Y. Green Restaurant Association, a not-for-profit national environmental organization based in Boston. —PepsiCo Foodservice has formed a strategic partnership with the The...
