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marketwatch.com - Steve Goldstein - 'Cracker Barrel has fallen.' Southern restaurant chain is latest to get criticized for inclusion campaign
'Cracker Barrel has fallen.' Southern restaurant chain is latest to get criticized for inclusion campaign
MarketWatch

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…

independent.co.uk - Shweta Sharma - American restaurant chain that once fired gay workers celebrates Pride Month
American restaurant chain that once fired gay workers celebrates Pride Month
The Independent

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…

sfist.com - Jay Barmann - Chronicle Names Bon Appetit Editor as New Lead Restaurant Critic
Chronicle Names Bon Appetit Editor as New Lead Restaurant Critic
SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports

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…

bostonglobe.com - Brion O'Connor - No tipping? Some restaurants say it creates a better workplace - The Boston Globe
No tipping? Some restaurants say it creates a better workplace - The Boston Globe
BostonGlobe.com

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…

washingtonian.com - Jessica Sidman - Their Restaurant Closed Too Soon. You Have to Try Their Pop-Ups.
Their Restaurant Closed Too Soon. You Have to Try Their Pop-Ups.
Washingtonian

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…

sfchronicle.com - This wine's unstoppable popularity is baffling Bay Area restaurants
This wine's unstoppable popularity is baffling Bay Area restaurants
San Francisco Chronicle

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…

business-live.co.uk - Jon Robinson - Vegan McDonalds-style restaurant eyes UK expansion
Vegan McDonalds-style restaurant eyes UK expansion
birminghampost

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…

heraldtribune.com - Wade Tatangelo - Ticket Editor: Best restaurant for a grouper sandwich near Sarasota? Try this hidden gem
Ticket Editor: Best restaurant for a grouper sandwich near Sarasota? Try this hidden gem
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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…

dailymail.co.uk - Olivia Day - Popular Australian restaurant chain shuts down even more stores
Popular Australian restaurant chain shuts down even more stores
Mail Online

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…

dailymail.co.uk - Kendall Jenner visits Komodo restaurant in Dallas with 818 Tequila
Kendall Jenner visits Komodo restaurant in Dallas with 818 Tequila
Mail Online

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…

nytimes.com - David Yaffe-Bellany - Their Crypto Company Collapsed. They Went to Bali.
Their Crypto Company Collapsed. They Went to Bali.
The New York Times

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…

todayonline.com - From restaurants to water towers, unrest dents Senegal's economy
From restaurants to water towers, unrest dents Senegal's economy
TODAY

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…

denverpost.com - Beth Rankin - Uptown seafood restaurant cuts bait after three years
Uptown seafood restaurant cuts bait after three years
The Denver Post

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…

forbes.com - Conor Murray - Cracker Barrel Has 'Fallen'? Folksy Southern Food Chain Becomes Latest Unlikely Target Of Anti-LGBTQ Crusade
Cracker Barrel Has 'Fallen'? Folksy Southern Food Chain Becomes Latest Unlikely Target Of Anti-LGBTQ Crusade
Forbes

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…

palmbeachpost.com - Liz Balmaseda - Best restaurant news: Tasty 'travels'. Joys of Pride Month. Summer deals.
Best restaurant news: Tasty 'travels'. Joys of Pride Month. Summer deals.
The Palm Beach Post

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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