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At New Chicago Restaurant, Seats Going for $3K
Want to eat at Next, the highly anticipated new restaurant from top Chicago chef Grant Achatz? Then expect to pay quite a bit for the experience. Unless you can snag your own ticket (which isn't cheap...
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Sbarro Pizza: What's the Point?
There are a lot of theories as to why Sbarro filed for bankruptcy last month—including “too-rapid growth” and the decline of malls. But Justin Peters has “a simpler explanation: Nobody likes Sbarro,”...
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Panera Scores With Pay-What- You-Want Branch
Last May, Panera Bread turned a St. Louis-area cafe into a nonprofit branch , where customers pay what they choose. A year later, the experiment is working out fine, the AP reports: Some 60% of...
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Restaurant Bans Your Noisy Kids
No shirts or shoes will get you no service in most restaurants—and one Pennsylvania eatery is adding little kids to the no-no list. Seems McDain's in Monroeville, hoping for more ambience and less...
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Hindus Can Sue Restaurant for Serving Them Meat
Easy winner for lawsuit of the day: A state appellate panel in New Jersey has ruled that Hindu diners can sue a restaurant that mistakenly served them meat for the price of a trip to India, the...
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Why Are Restaurant Websites So, So Bad?
When you type in the URL of a restaurant website, you're probably looking for information like address, hours, menu, prices, maybe an easy reservation system. Instead, you typically get full-screen...
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Restaurant Boots Woman Over 'Twerp' Tweet
Watch what you tweet: A diner was kicked out of a Houston restaurant for calling the bartender a “twerp” on her Twitter feed, the establishment’s owner tells KPRC Houston . When a manager with the...
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How Bad Was the Storm? Check the Waffle House
FEMA thinks of it as the "Waffle House Index"—an unscientific but reliable guide to the severity of a storm along the coast. If a store is serving a full menu, that's a good sign for the area, explains...
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At Bon Jovi's Restaurant, Pay What You Can
At Jon Bon Jovi’s new restaurant, you can get “cornmeal crusted catfish with red beans and rice” or “grilled salmon with soul seasonings” without paying a cent. The restaurant aims to feed the...
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Ludacris' Latest Gig: Restaurateur
Ludacris is launching his own restaurant in Atlanta's busy Hartsfield-Jackson airport. "Chicken and beer coming soon!" the 34-year-old hip-hop star tweeted. Ludacris' eatery will be yet another...
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Iconic Chicago Restaurant to Close Doors
A Chicago landmark will soon be history. Legendary chef Charlie Trotter is closing his restaurant in August, after a quarter-century of service. It's not a financial matter: "We’ve always been...
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Restaurant Bans Crying Kids
Do you like listening to screaming children while you eat? No? Well, Grant Central Pizza feels your pain. The Atlanta-area restaurant has added a new message to its menu: "We respectfully ask that...
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How You're Coming Across to Your Waiter
Gone are the days of, "Hi, my name is Tom and I'll be your server tonight." Restaurants are increasingly moving toward a less scripted approach, teaching waiters how to "read" tables and subtly mold...
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Burger King Tries to Sell Healthier Image
Burger King overhauled its menu this week and is selling smoothies, wraps, and new salads as part of a push to woo women and families. The makeover comes after Burger King dropped to third place in the...
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Restaurateur Reveals Ugly Secrets of Fine Eateries
Welcome to the world of New York restaurants, where Wise Guys drop "hundies," Bill Clinton always gets a table, and the maitre d' is usually on the take. Long-time restaurateur Joe Bastianich—co-owner...
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Couple Gives Waiter $5K Tip
An antidote to all those stories about terrible tippers : A waiter at a Houston restaurant just pulled in one for $5,000. Two of his regulars, a married couple, finished their meal and handed Greg...
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Cafe Owner Dies Trapped in Cooler
The owner of a Nashville restaurant died inside its walk-in cooler after he accidentally locked himself in and wasn't rescued when he triggered a burglary alarm. Police say the restaurant placed dry...
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'Queen of Soul Food' Dead at 86
A Harlem icon has passed on. Sylvia Woods, the "Queen of Soul Food," died yesterday at 86 after fighting Alzheimer's, her family says. Tourists and celebrities from all over the world have flocked to...
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Hooters' New Plan: Attract Women
Never fear, Hooters fans: The so-called "breastaurant" chain doesn't plan to finally clothe its waitresses. But its revitalization project does include renovating restaurants, updating the menu, and...
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Top 10 Cities With Most Restaurants
Sick of eating out at the same place? Maybe you should move to one of the cities in America with the most restaurants. Note this is all about quantity , relative to population, not quality . The top...
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