The word “Hunan” has appeared in the names of Chinese restaurants in the United States, and in the names of dishes on their menus, for decades, without many Americans knowing what it meant exactly. Eateries with names like “Hunan...

BARCELONA SPAIN —Chefs, with their ability to affect consumer tastes through new culinary trends, are in a unique position to help protect the world’s aquaculture by supporting the use of sustainable...

LOS ANGELES Spago in Beverly Hills, Calif., diners may or may not notice a conspicuously placed sign beside the door with a bright blue letter “A.” —When walking into Wolfgang Puck’s iconic...

Get in, set up an effective staff schedule and move on to the next task: That’s what most restaurateurs want out of their scheduling software. But knowing that doesn’t necessarily make their search for the right software any easier, as the...

Although Viand is located on the street level of a Marriott Courtyard just east of the Michigan Avenue shopping corridor, it’s a far cry from a typical hotel restaurant. With chef Steven Chiappetti in charge of the food, Viand has...

New high-performance kitchen equipment will play a key role in a plan by O’Charley’s Inc. to make its restaurants more competitive in the casual-dining segment. A move to induction cookers, clamshell griddles, quesadilla presses and...

CARROLLTON Texas More than 600 domestic T.G.I. Friday’s restaurants on Monday began serving a chicken entree created by the winner of a cable network contest. The new Peruvian herb-roasted chicken dish was inspired by Amparo Alam, a 51-year...

Anticipating greater demand for systems allowing consumers to order food remotely and electronically, operators big and small are adding technologies that enable ordering via text messages and Internet-capable mobile devices. Members of...

TAMPA FLA. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., as the company works to regain traction and fuel growth at its Checkers and Rally’s double-drive-thru brands. –A roster of new initiatives is in...