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'Cracker Barrel has fallen.' Southern restaurant chain is latest to get criticized for inclusion campaign
Has Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores gone woke? The meat loaf and fried steak purveyor, founded in Middle Tennessee and overwhelmingly concentrated in Old Dixie, has been criticized for a diversity, equity and inclusion campaign. “We take…
American restaurant chain that once fired gay workers celebrates Pride Month
Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy notice One of America's oldest restaurant chains has surprised several people…
Chronicle Names Bon Appetit Editor as New Lead Restaurant Critic
The Chronicle announced Friday that the paper's new lead restaurant critic will be Bay Area native MacKenzie Chung Fegan, who's lately been a senior editor at food magazine Bon Appétit. Fegan replaces Soleil Ho, who somewhat surprisingly…
No tipping? Some restaurants say it creates a better workplace - The Boston Globe
When Kristen Kilty and Kathleen Taricani-Hickey opened The Cormorant in Newburyport in December, they were committed to a radical policy: “No tipping required.” Their intent was to simplify bills for customers, and to make certain…
Their Restaurant Closed Too Soon. You Have to Try Their Pop-Ups.
Magpie and the Tiger seemed to be building up buzz on the dining scene when the Korean-inspired Petworth restaurant closed just seven months into operation. Chef couple Caleb Jang and Roren Choi weren't sure what to do next. So, they just started…
This wine's unstoppable popularity is baffling Bay Area restaurants
A certain French white wine has become so popular that Bay Area restaurants can barely keep it in stock — if they can get any in the first place. Drinkers here appear to have an insatiable thirst for Sancerre, the Loire Valley wine made from…
Vegan McDonalds-style restaurant eyes UK expansion
A vegan fast-food restaurant chain has set out to raise £400,000 and open new locations across the UK. Vegan Shack currently has two sites in Manchester and London after being established in a one-bedroom apartment in Salford Quays in early…
Ticket Editor: Best restaurant for a grouper sandwich near Sarasota? Try this hidden gem
Every May, I publish a list of the best restaurants for burgers in Sarasota and Manatee counties. I love eating burgers, writing about burgers, and receiving feedback each year about the burgers I might have missed. One recommendation that caught…
Popular Australian restaurant chain shuts down even more stores
Two more Hog's Breath Cafe locations close CEO reveals plans for to revamp the chain Restaurants will be smaller to save on costs One of Australia's most beloved restaurant chains has announced two more locations will cease operations just days…
Kendall Jenner visits Komodo restaurant in Dallas with 818 Tequila
Model Kendall Jenner was seen in Dallas, Texas, in an Instagram photo shared on Tuesday. The star was visiting David Grutman's newly opened Komodo restaurant for a party to promote her brand 818 Tequila. Served at the event were Komodo's signature…
Their Crypto Company Collapsed. They Went to Bali.
Not long after his cryptocurrency hedge fund collapsed last year, spawning a market meltdown that devastated the industry, Kyle Davies got on a plane and left his troubles behind. He flew to Bali. As his company was liquidated and law enforcement…
From restaurants to water towers, unrest dents Senegal's economy
DAKAR: A KFC restaurant ransacked. Public transport torched. Glass-paneled stations for a multi-million dollar electric bus link shattered. A water plant vandalised. Senegal is taking stock of the damage after the jail sentencing of prominent…
Uptown seafood restaurant cuts bait after three years
Manzo Lobster & Oyster Bar has closed at 500 E. 19th Ave. in Denver. (Tre Spencer/BusinessDen) Manzo Lobster & Oyster Bar had its fair share of challenges after opening in September 2020. The Uptown seafood restaurant was sued by a former tenant a…
Cracker Barrel Has 'Fallen'? Folksy Southern Food Chain Becomes Latest Unlikely Target Of Anti-LGBTQ Crusade
The latest target of online conservative furor this Pride month is Cracker Barrel, the Southern-themed restaurant chain, after it voiced generic support for Pride and diversity, equity and inclusion—though the company once notoriously…
Best restaurant news: Tasty 'travels'. Joys of Pride Month. Summer deals.
I've traveled to Spain and Syria in a matter of days, all without leaving north county. On a recent Saturday night, I enjoyed tapas and tempranillo wine from Spain's Ribera del Duero region at Andalucía restaurant in Tequesta as a guitarist…
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