DEERFIELD Ill. The Cosi fast-casual sandwich chain has hired former Burger King global chief operations officer James Hyatt as president and chief executive. He succeeds Bob Merritt, who had been filling those roles on an interim basis...
When someone dies, it is all but impossible not to reference that person in terms of one’s own life. That makes a writer—well, this writer, at least—uncomfortable, since the moment should be dedicated to the departed, rather than those he left...
NEW YORK —Just weeks after closing the deal to sell the publicly held Smith & Wollensky steak-house chain, founder Alan Stillman and his son, Michael, are readying plans to expand their newly formed...
LOS ANGELES —Downtown Los Angeles used to be a desolate place at night. For years, restaurants in this city typically only opened at breakfast and lunch, when workers from the towering office...
Silent-film star Mary Pickford once graced the halls of The Bernards Inn, as did other silver-screen personalities of that era, such as sisters Norma and Constance Talmadge, Irish-born silent star Tom Moore, and screen legend Stuart Holmes.The...
Brazilian-inspired steakhouses and all-you-can-eat Argentine-style churrascarias continue to grow in number and variety, drawing herds of patrons to menus of skewer-cooked meats accompanied by arrays of salads, side dishes and desserts. ...
