The annual National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago concluded Tuesday, and both editors spent the last four days walking the show floor, sampling food and drinks from the thousands of ...

Tony Townley, a cofounder of the Zaxby’s chain, has joined investors in backing the three-unit George-based Maepole concept. The Athens, Ga.-based Maepole was launch in 2018 by fine-dining chef Peter ...

Tim Love’s 14th hospitality concept is officially open. Stewart’s Croquet & Cocktails debuted on May 12 in Fort Worth, Texas, situated along the Trinity River next to a couple of Love’s other projects ...

Hollywood comedians/actors Cedric the Entertainer (“Barbershop”) and Anthony Anderson (“Blackish”) have teamed up to open a fast-causal barbecue restaurant together in Los Angeles. AC Barbeque, which ...

Fish Cheeks opened in 2016 in New York City’s NoHo neighborhood, serving coastal Thai food and drawing the attention of local diners and positive reviews from local media. Nine years later, the ...

Chef Dominique Crenn has created an afternoon tea menu for her Café Dior, the foodservice component of the Christian Dior boutique in Dallas. Crenn, who will be inducted into the MenuMasters Hall of ...

Fish Shop opened in Ballater, Scotland, in 2023. It’s part of Artfarm, the United Kingdom-based hospitality group that runs an international mix of hotels and restaurants, including Manuela in Los ...

Nick Kokonas — cofounder of Tock and co-owner of The Alinea Group restaurants, based in Chicago — has announced a new version called Tock 20 that combines tools for operators to organize reservations, ...

Chef Eric LeVine was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., but he has spent much of his career operating restaurants in suburban Long Island. That changed last month when he debuted two restaurants at ...

Overthrow Hospitality, which operates 10 vegan bars and restaurants in New York City’s East Village and one in Los Angeles, has moved and reenvisioned its natural wine bar concept Soda Club. Now in a ...

Bite-sized and built for snacking, popcorn chicken is making a comeback on restaurant menus with new global spins and bold coatings. Popcorn chicken’s crispy texture and grab-and-go format make it a ...

Lots of LTOs and permanent menu items launched recently, as innovation accelerates. Bret Thorn, senior food & beverage editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality, started with the ...