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NEWS ABOUT: restaurateurs

restaurateurs stories: 9 news summaries

 100 No-Nos Insulting to Waiters 

Former waiter irked by Bruce Buschel's New York Times list

Nov 11, 09 9:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Along with the rest of the world—or at least, frequenters of the New York Times website—Lauren Bans read restaurateur Bruce Buschel’s recent “100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do.” And the former waiter is pretty annoyed. “No minimum wage job should ever require a... More »

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servers • restaurant • dining • etiquette • restaurateurs • employees • restaurant industry • waitress • waiter • Jay-ZTV • rules

OPINION

 Future of Wine Could Be on Tap 

Restaurants, consumers save when vino comes straight from the keg

Apr 8, 09 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The trickle of American restaurants serving wine on tap may become a flood when owners realize the benefits, Eric Asimov writes in his New York Times wine column. Serving wine through a keg and tap system identical to that used for beer eliminates a lot of waste, Asimov notes, stopping... More »

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wine • bottles • keg • restaurateurs • Eric Asimov • restaurant industry

GLOSSIES

 Meet Vintners of Sideways Fame 

Hitching Post II owner makes famed wines with ex-fisherman colleague

Sep 18, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’ve seen the movie Sideways, you likely remember the Hitching Post II: the Santa Barbara County restaurant where Paul Giamatti nervously meets his future love. But even the most dedicated oenophile may not know that Hitching Post owner Frank Ostini and colleague Gray Hartley have been making wine... More »

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wine • restaurant • wineries • pinot noir • restaurateurs • Sideways • merlot • Santa Barbara County • Hitching Post II

Chefs Going Underground
to Test Limits

Covert, communal dining catching on, to health officials' chagrin

Aug 27, 08 7:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Across the country, stealthy foodies are dropping coin and risking, if not imprisonment, then a strong reprimand, to dine at so-called “underground restaurants,” the New York Times reports. Intrepid chefs are experimenting with creative recipes in communal settings, skipping from apartment to apartment, often just steps ahead... More »

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food • organic food • food safety • restaurant • underground • communal dining • restaurateurs

 Highest
 Paid
 Celebrity
 Chefs

Who's cashing in the biggest on culinary skills

Aug 13, 08 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rachael Ray may not be a classically trained chef, but her cooking prowess has made her a wealthy woman nonetheless, reports Forbes. Thanks to four Food Network programs, a talk show, and a self-titled magazine, she's the highest-paid celebrity chef, pulling in $18 million a year. Here are 9 others... More »

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chef • Mario Batali • Rachael Ray • Alain Ducasse • restaurateurs • top chefs • Gordon Ramsay • Wolfgang Puck • Nobuyuki Matsuhisa • Paula Deen • Bobby Flay • Anthony Bourdain • Tom Colicchio

GLOSSIES

Jean-Georges Has Appetite
for Empire  

Chef Vongerichten
aims for unheard-of 50 restaurants in 5 years

Jul 23, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jean-Georges Vongerichten has been busy indeed outside the kitchen—too busy, in the minds of some. In the next 5 years, the restaurateur plans to open between 30 and 50 new establishments in Starwood Hotels worldwide. The dramatic move, brokered by a private-equity firm, will make consistency a challenge and... More »

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empire • restaurant • W Hotels • restaurateurs • hotels • Jean-Georges Vongerichten • Starwood Hotels • Spice Market • Jean Georges

Genitals On the Menu at Beijing's Penis Bistro

Dog's or yak's unmentionables for dinner, anyone?

Apr 26, 08 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - If your idea of good eating doesn't stretch to yak's penis or duck testicles, then Beijing's Guolizhuang restaurant definitely isn't the place for you. The exclusive restaurant's menu is made up almost entirely of penis and testicle dishes, Der Speigel reports. Well-heeled businessmen flock in for dishes such as "... More »

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China • Beijing • restaurant • penis • Chinese food • restaurateurs

Restaurants Hungry for Economic Recovery

Rising food costs, tight credit cut into profits

Apr 24, 08 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rising costs, tightening credit, and trimmed consumer spending are giving restaurateurs indigestion as they struggle with a slowdown the industry says is its worst in decades, reports the Wall Street Journal. A spate of bankruptcy filings and woeful earnings reports have chains slowing expansion and cutting amenities. With a... More »

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McDonald's • debt • restaurant • food prices • restaurateurs • Bakers Square

Em-Bottled
SF Mayor Urges Restaurants to Tap City's Water

Newsom continues anti-plastic campaign

Mar 21, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco’s mayor called on restaurants yesterday to quit selling bottled water and favor the tap, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Gavin Newsom, a former restaurateur, says the plastic containers pile up in landfills and hurt the environment. The request—which isn’t a requirement—follows Newsom’s ban... More »

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California • bottled water • San Francisco • water • restaurant • drinking water • Gavin Newsom • green business • restaurateurs • tap water

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