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Pennsylvania Restaurant Bans Young Children

Jul 13, 2011 12:09 PM CDT

Restaurant Bans Your Noisy Kids

Pa. eatery shooting for a quieter dining experience

(Newser) - 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 squalling in its dining room, has banned even the most angelic human offspring under the...

Panera Bread Scores With Pay-What-You-Want Branch

Panera Scores
With Pay-What-
You-Want Branch

May 17, 2011 5:37 PM CDT

Panera Scores With Pay-What- You-Want Branch

Experiment shows 'people are fundamentally good': founder

(Newser) - 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 customers pay the suggested price, while 20% pay more and 20% pay less. It’s the...

Sbarro Pizza:
What's the Point?

OPINION

May 8, 2011 6:18 PM CDT

Sbarro Pizza: What's the Point?

Bankrupt restaurant chain offers bad food at high prices

(Newser) - 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,” he writes in Slate . “Devoid of atmosphere, charm, and gustatory relevance, with no...

At New Chicago
Restaurant, Seats
Going for $3K

Apr 11, 2011 12:35 PM CDT

At New Chicago Restaurant, Seats Going for $3K

Apparently everyone's very excited about Grant Achatz's new venture, Next

(Newser) - 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 at $85 per person), a ticket bought on Craigslist or eBay will set you...

Seriously: Don't
Open a Restaurant

Nina and Tim Zagat

Apr 7, 2011 1:53 PM CDT

Seriously: Don't Open a Restaurant

The Zagats have news for you: It's not as fun as it looks

(Newser) - Do you dream of opening your own restaurant one day? Well, Nina and Tim Zagat have some advice for you: "Don't do it!" And they should know, considering they co-founded and publish Zagat Restaurant Surveys. Opening a restaurant is about a lot more than just being "a...

How Restaurants
Handle the Obamas

How Restaurants Handle the Obamas

Chefs try to stay cool amidst Secret Service crush

(Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama love to eat out, but how do restaurants handle a presidential visit? David Hagedorn of the Washington Post asked chefs around town, and found that the key is to remain calm. “We are in the business of creating perceptions,” says one general manager. “...

Cops Seek Missing Wife Under Hubby's Cafe

Police Seek Missing Wife Under Hubby's Cafe

Mar 2, 2011 2:26 AM CST

Police Seek Missing Wife Under Hubby's Cafe

LA restaurant owner jumps off cliff to avoid detectives

(Newser) - Police are ripping apart a restaurant in Los Angeles County looking for the body of the owner's missing wife. David Viens, who runs the Thyme Contemporary Cafe, has been arrested on suspicion of his wife's murder, the Los Angeles Times reports. Viens expanded the cafe and added new floors and...

Next on Michelle's Hit List:
Restaurant Industry

PORTION CONTROL

Feb 7, 2011 6:34 PM CST

Next on Michelle's Hit List: Restaurant Industry

First lady to prod restaurateurs for smaller portions

(Newser) - Michelle Obama is taking her next shot at obesity, calling on the National Restaurant Association to enact nutrition reforms similar to those she has worked out with Walmart and the nation's schools, the New York Times reports. The first lady is pushing for restaurants to serve smaller portions and make...

Next on Tucson Menu:
Lion Meat Tacos

Jan 21, 2011 2:41 AM CST

Next on Tucson Menu: Lion Meat Tacos

What's up with Arizonans?

(Newser) - Here's something to roar about. A Tucson restaurant is about to serve up lion meat tacos. The FDA allows game meat to be served in restaurants as long as it's not from an endangered species. "Curious" customers are already lining up for reservations to chow down on the new...

Paying Restaurant Tab
the New Moment of Dread

Dec 12, 2010 3:05 PM CST

Paying Restaurant Tab the New Moment of Dread

Gracious habits left with George W. Bush

(Newser) - It used to be that one could go out for dinner with friends, eat, drink, and still be quite merry about splitting the tab. These days, however, the moment the bill arrives is the tense moment of truth: Who made do with PBR while the other slammed martinis, and who's...

Doctor Sues Restaurant for Letting Him Eat Entire Artichoke

Nov 18, 2010 11:40 AM CST

Doctor Sues Restaurant for Letting Him Eat Entire Artichoke

Waiter failed 'to explain the proper method'

(Newser) - Just because Arturo Carvajal is a doctor, that doesn't mean he knows how to eat an artichoke—and he's suing a Miami restaurant for not instructing him on the proper method. Carvajal ordered the grilled artichoke (a vegetable he had "never seen nor heard of previously," according to...

Restaurant Workers Sue
Mario Batali Over Pay

Oct 13, 2010 2:45 PM CDT

Restaurant Workers Sue Mario Batali Over Pay

Lawsuit claims management withheld tips

(Newser) - Celebrity chef Mario Batali faces a lawsuit from 27 employees of his renowned Del Posto restaurant in New York City, the Wall Street Journal reports. The staff claims that tip money and extra income from banquets were never paid. Specifically, the suit claims that Del Posto improperly pooled workers' tips...

Tom Colicchio:
How To Be a
(Real Life)
Top Chef

Sep 26, 2010 7:07 AM CDT

Tom Colicchio: How To Be a (Real Life) Top Chef

Reality TV's favorite cook tells you how to run a restaurant

(Newser) - Tom Colicchio’s probably most famous as the head judge on Bravo’s Top Chef, but the man can run a restaurant, too. He even won the 2010 James Beard for Outstanding Chef. This week, he offered Newsweek some tips for aspiring restaurateurs:

Dinner parties aren’t the same thing:

...

Condom-in-Soup
Lawsuit Settled

Aug 26, 2010 2:04 AM CDT

Condom-in-Soup Lawsuit Settled

Revolted plaintiff wins undisclosed amount

(Newser) - A California man who says he was horrified when the chewier-than-usual cheese in his French onion soup turned out to be a condom has settled his lawsuit with a restaurant chain. The agreement between Claim Jumper restaurants and the plaintiff, for an undisclosed amount, "is not to be construed...

Toad-Kissing Chef Fined

Aug 12, 2010 5:10 AM CDT

Toad-Kissing Chef Fined

Inspectors not charmed by chef's toad-licking video

(Newser) - There's no place for toad kissing in restaurant kitchens, health inspectors warned an Iowa chef. The man was fined $335 after inspectors saw a video of him licking and kissing two small toads before putting them in his mouth, then placing them on a prep table, the AP reports. The...

Celebrate the
World Cup With
Lion Burgers?

Jun 23, 2010 9:44 AM CDT

Celebrate the World Cup With Lion Burgers?

Arizona $21 lion burger raises animal rights ire

(Newser) - If the US beats Algeria today, soccer fans in Phoenix, Arizona, can celebrate with a World Cup-inspired lion burger, served with spicy fries and corn on the cob for the lion-sized price of $21. A Phoenix restaurant is offering the lion burgers in honor of World Cup host nation South...

Man Shoots 4, Including
2 Kids, at Taco Joint

Jun 20, 2010 7:56 AM CDT

Man Shoots 4, Including 2 Kids, at Taco Joint

Kills stepdaughter's husband, son, before killing himself

(Newser) - A gunman attacked his stepdaughter's family as they ate lunch at a California restaurant yesterday, killing her husband and 6-year-old son, critically wounding the woman and another child, and then fatally shooting himself. Jimmy Schlager, 56, arrived at the Del Taco restaurant in San Bernardino on a bike at about...

Restaurant Charges Extra
for Not Finishing Meal

Restaurant Charges Extra for Not Finishing Meal

Leftovers are frowned upon at Wafu

(Newser) - Don’t even think about asking for a doggie bag at Australian restaurant Wafu. The chef not only charges diners who don’t finish their meal 30% more than diners who do, but she also asks them not to return. “Finishing your meal requires that everything is eaten except...

Worst Restaurant Belt-Busters

Consumer group issues its annual list

(Newser) - The Center for Science in the Public Interest has released its annual list of calorie bombs available at chain restaurants. Among the winners of the "Xtreme Eating Awards":

Cheesecake Factory's Pasta Carbonara with Chicken: 2,500 calories and 85 grams of saturated fat.
Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger: 920 calories

...

Waitress Fired for Facebook Rant About Rotten Tip

Cheap customers spark message about NC restaurant

(Newser) - A North Carolina waitress learned about the dangers of social networking the hard way when she lost her job after griping on Facebook about penny-pinching customers. Ashley Johnson served a couple at Brixx Pizza in Charlotte who had a 3-hour lunch—forcing her to work an hour after the end...