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Yo! Egg cracks into U.S. restaurants with plant-based sunny-side-up, poached eggs
Plant-based food options are increasingly becoming more of a fixture in the grocery aisles and restaurants, and Yo! Egg is getting in on the action, poised to launch in U.S. restaurants this year with what CEO Eran Groner says is “the…

How the latest COVID surge is wreaking havoc on Bay Area restaurants - again
The buzz was starting to build around Handroll Project, a new San Francisco sushi restaurant with an impressive pedigree, when everything came to a grinding halt last week. A chef tested positive for COVID-19, then two staff members started feeling…

Texas restaurant owner gives out free baby formula to families in need amid shortage
Amid the ongoing baby formula shortage, nearly 40% of popular brands are sold out across the country. Benji Arslanovski, who owns Our Place Restaurant in Texas, has worked to distribute baby formula to local families in need, free of charge. So…
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Hollywood Director McG to Open a Splashy New Sunset Strip Restaurant
While the Orange County restaurant scene has been coming on strong over the past few years, it's still rare that a restaurant group from behind the Orange Curtain makes its way up to Los Angeles — let alone on such a splashy stretch as the…

At these restaurant chains, halal foods have become a key part of the menu
Mohammad Ashraf, owner of an IHOP franchise in Fullerton, California, watched with amazement what happened during Ramadan this year. Cars often double-parked in front of the chain restaurant before dawn, as members of the Muslim community…

Kwame Onwuachi on His First Cookbook, DC Restaurants, and Chef-Friendly Nail Polish Line
Chef Kwame Onwuachi wears a lot of hats these days—more than your average celebrity toque. The 32 year-old, who started his DC restaurant career with the short-lived Shaw Bijou and Wharf hit Kith and Kin, now lives in Los Angeles. His lauded…

Cork inmates run pop-up restaurant after culinary course
A chef is hopeful that a group of prisoners who ran a pop-up restaurant event on Tuesday evening can secure jobs in the food industry on their release. The Open Door Restaurant at Cork Prison was being staffed by six inmates in a first for the…
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Find Lake Views and Themed Cocktails at Cypress's New Italian Restaurant
Gr8 Plate Hospitality — the team behind the Houston area's Union Kitchen and Jax Grill locations — opens its latest Italian restaurant Passerella Tuesday, May 17, in Cypress at the Boardwalk Towne Lake. The property, which overlooks…
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Russians line up for final Big Mac ahead of McDonald's exit
May 17 (Reuters) - Russians lined up in a Moscow train station on Tuesday for what may be their last Big Mac from one of the few McDonald's (MCD.N) restaurants still open in the country. The world's largest burger chain is rolling down the shutters…

No public threat from hepatitis A case at Roanoke restaurant
The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts identified a hepatitis A case last week at Luigi's Gourmet Italian Restaurant. The employee who tested positive does not handle food, so there is no public threat or outbreak, health district director…

Raising Cane's newest Colorado restaurant opens Tuesday
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Fast-growing chicken finger chain Raising Cane's is preparing to open its newest Colorado restaurant this week. Raising Cane's will make its Lakewood debut at 5060 S. Wadsworth Blvd. on Tuesday, May 17 near South Wadsworth…

Dallas Restaurant Reopens Two Years After Pandemic Closure
A Dallas restaurant that vowed to reopen after being shut down during the pandemic is finally doing just that – more than 800 days after it closed. Nestled in the Harwood District, Dolce Riviera hopes to offer an escape to the Italian coast.

Thai pop-up restaurant opening up inside Orlando supermarket
ORLANDO, Fla. – A pop-up Thai restaurant is planning to set up shop inside of an Orlando supermarket. Meng's Kitchen is opening up inside the iFresh Market, 2415 E Colonial Drive, in mid-June, according to a Facebook post. The space was…

GrubFlub: The Promise Of Free Lunch Sent NYC Into Absolute Chaos
A delivery app marketing campaign offering a 'free lunch' — aka a $15 promo code valid for three hours — sent customers and restaurant workers alike into a spiral on Tuesday as thousands of orders jammed the system and disgruntled New…
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Bistro on Main, a French restaurant with a social purpose, to close permanently
Bistro on Main, a casual gourmet French restaurant run by the Manchester Area Conference on Churches as part of its culinary jobs training program, will close, according to an email sent to its mailing list on Tuesday. “The objective of the…
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