Restaurants News

Pull up a chair to consume what’s new in the operation of restaurants, diners, taverns, pubs, nightclubs, banquet halls, snack bars, food carts and trucks and food service contractors. This news digest includes information about new chefs, openings, menu offerings, industry trends, restaurant design, technology, operation and management aimed at foodies and industry professionals alike.

Tokyo Joe’s Opens Milestone 50th Restaurant in Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Tokyo Joe’s Opens Milestone 50th Restaurant in Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Tokyo Joe’s is excited to announce the opening of their 50th Restaurant in Wheat Ridge, Colorado located at 3753 Wadsworth Boulevard. People are actively looking for healthier food choices and Tokyo Joe’s delivers on that promise. With a diverse menu featuring Made-to-Order Sushi Rolls, Build Your Own Bowls, Signature Bowls, Salads, Poke Bowls, Bento Boxes and Kid’s Meals there is truly something for everyone. - September 18, 2018 - Tokyo Joes

Bottlefly Changes Name to Tastry

Bottlefly Changes Name to Tastry

Change reflects expansion into new industry verticals, direct to consumer focus and adoption of new AI integrations. - September 17, 2018 - Tastry

CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice Opens Fisherman's Wharf Location

CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice Opens Fisherman's Wharf Location

CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice, a Taiwanese company, opens their newest United States location in Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco with the architectural team at TECTA Associates. - September 15, 2018 - TECTA Associates

Tundra Restaurant Supply Presents Its Better Blender Giveaway

Enter now for your chance to win a new Tango® Bar Blender from Hamilton Beach - September 14, 2018 - Tundra Restaurant Supply

World Famous Randy’s Donuts Opens in El Segundo, CA September 10th with Free Glazed Donuts from 6am to 2pm

World Famous Randy’s Donuts Opens in El Segundo, CA September 10th with Free Glazed Donuts from 6am to 2pm

World Famous Randy’s Donuts will be opening its doors at its newest location at Apollo Landing in El Segundo on September 10th. To Celebrate the opening Randy’s Donuts will be giving away free glazed donuts from 6am to 2pm opening day. - September 10, 2018 - Randy's Donuts

Atomic Wings, a Game Day Tradition, Adds Prizes in Fall Football Giveaway

Football fans, celebrating their other favorite fall pastime - Authentic, Awesome, Atomic Wings have even more to cheer about as Atomic Wings announces weekly prize drawings, and a 55" Smart TV grand prize. - September 06, 2018 - Atomic Wings

Cascades Overlook Town Center and Don Wooden of Meladon Group Proudly Welcomes Their Newest Addition of Fire Works American Pizzeria and Bar

Cascades Overlook Town Center and Don Wooden of Meladon Group Proudly Welcomes Their Newest Addition of Fire Works American Pizzeria and Bar

Cascades Overlook Town Center and Don Wooden of Meladon Group proudly welcomes their newest addition to the growing family of retailers. Fire Works American Pizzeria and Bar, a concept of the Tuskie’s Restaurant Group is opening in December 2018 and will be located at 21475 Epicerie Plaza,... - August 30, 2018 - Meladon Group, LLC

Somabar Automated Bartender for Restaurants Wins the "People's Choice Award" at Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo

Somabar Automated Bartender for Restaurants Wins the "People's Choice Award" at Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo

Somabar has created the first robotic bartending assistant for restaurants, hotel rooms and lounges. Winner of the 2018 “People’s Choice Award” at the Western Foodservice and Hospitality Expo, Somabar is helping the restaurant industry control beverage service with reduced waste,... - August 28, 2018 - Somabar

Uncle Kracker to Headline Fat Fest Celebrating 10 Years of Live Entertainment at Fat Daddy’s Mansfield

Uncle Kracker to Headline Fat Fest Celebrating 10 Years of Live Entertainment at Fat Daddy’s Mansfield

Fat Daddy’s Mansfield is celebrating 10 years of live music with Fat Fest on Saturday, Sept 22. Headlining the festival is platinum selling artist Uncle Kracker. The Michigan singer/songwriter made his solo debut with 2001’s #1 smash, “Follow Me,” kicking off a run of top 10... - August 23, 2018 - AngMar Retail Group

Ooak Kitchen Announces New Rebrand and Identity

Emerging local customer insights and feedback fosters development of “Fifty One (Chinese Kitchen).” - August 18, 2018 - Ooak Kitchen

The Garden City Hotel Presents Rosé Soirée 2018

The Garden City Hotel Presents Rosé Soirée 2018

In its second year, following the success in 2017, The Garden City Hotel will host its second annual Rosé Soirée 2018, taking place at The Patio Bar by David Burke, at The Garden City Hotel on Thursday, August 16, 2018 and featuring a Battle of the Rosé Tasting. The Garden City... - August 16, 2018 - The Garden City Hotel

Tundra Restaurant Supply Presents Its Digital Thermometer Giveaway

Enter now for your chance to win a new P250FW Pocketherm thermometer from Comark. - August 16, 2018 - Tundra Restaurant Supply

New Company - KINU® Offers Two High-End Coffee Grinders and Adjustable Tamper for Enthusiasts

New Company - KINU® Offers Two High-End Coffee Grinders and Adjustable Tamper for Enthusiasts

Kinu Grinders LLC comes to market as high-end manufacturer of coffee grinders; M47 - Handheld and M68 - Tabletop, are the two models offered directly on their website - August 09, 2018 - Kinu Grinders LLC

Chicago to Host the 2018 Culinary Fight Club Grand Championship Competition

Chicago to Host the 2018 Culinary Fight Club Grand Championship Competition

Culinary Fight Club will host its annual two-day Grand Championship Competition at Morgan MFG. location 401 N. Morgan St. Day. Two day culinary experience of Food, Fun and Entertainment. - August 08, 2018 - Culinary Fight Club

Afternoon Tea Room Opens in Historical Bedford, N.S.

On July 15th, 2018 Tartan Tea House opened its doors to the public. The era of more relaxing times of taking Afternoon Teas in traditional Tea Rooms located in forgotten hotels within the town limits of Bedford, N.S. nowadays part of HRM. Times are a changin as Tea drinking is on the rise once again and poised to take over coffee to become the number one beverage in the next few years for the second time in recorded history. - August 08, 2018 - Tartan Tea House

Eatery Pulse Media Expands Multimedia News Platform Nationally with Eatery Pulse Streem, Restaurant C-Suite

Eatery Pulse Media, a fast-growing information services, consulting and content marketing firm, is expanding its multimedia platform nationally. Its newest industry publication for restaurant decision-makers, Restaurant C-Suite Magazine, will debut in September 2018. Additionally, to further serve the needs of top-level industry management, as well as better prepare additional industry executives and managers for the challenges of tomorrow, Eatery Pulse Streem and its email blasts will launch. - August 04, 2018 - Eatery Pulse Media

Restaurants Receive Consecutive Talk Awards for High Customer Satisfaction Ratings

The Talk Awards seeks out and honors businesses for providing excellent customer service, and several restaurants have ranked among the most recent recipients. - August 04, 2018 - The Talk Awards

Stealth Industry Custom Fabrication Launches Online Ordering System

Beginning by fabricating a few products for quick service restaurant Chick-fil-A, Stealth Industry Custom Fab announced today they have created an online ordering system with offerings for the entire restaurant industry. - August 02, 2018 - Stealth Industry Custom Fab

Midland Winery Opening for Business

Midland Winery Opening for Business

Texas Sun Winery will open its doors on August 4th as the newest Waters Edge Winery Affiliate. The winery is located at 3415 North Loop 250 West, Suite 305, Midland TX 79707. It offers guests a wide range of hand-crafted wines made at Texas Sun Winery using grapes grown around the world. The... - August 01, 2018 - Waters Edge Wineries

Filippo Sinisgalli, the Italian Chef to the Stars, Congratulates Cedric the Entertainer for the Dedication of His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filippo Sinisgalli, the Italian Chef to the Stars, Congratulates Cedric the Entertainer for the Dedication of His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

IL Palato Italiano Michelin Star Awarded Chef Filippo Sinisgalli joins famed celebrities including NBA legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Comedian George Lopez in support of their friend Cedric the Entertainer as he became the 2,640th star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Performance. - July 26, 2018 - IL Palato Italiano

New Health Cafe Open in the City of Ravenna

A new full service health cafe will be open for business July 23rd, 2018 in the city of Ravenna. Ravenna Wellness Center is proud to announce Ravenna's newest restaurant the Grab & Go Cafe located within the wellness center at 313 Grand Avenue in Ravenna, Nebraska. Their menu offers a wide... - July 23, 2018 - Ravenna Wellness Center

Tundra Restaurant Supply Presents Its Incredible Induction Giveaway

Enter now for your chance to win a new portable Mirage® Cadet Induction Range from Vollrath. - July 21, 2018 - Tundra Restaurant Supply

Indevia Accounting Announces Software Partnership with Restaurant365

Restaurant Accounting Firm Will Resell Innovative Software. - July 17, 2018 - Indevia Accounting

Cascades Overlook Town Center and Don Wooden of Meladon Group Proudly Welcomes Their Newest Addition of Poke Sushi

Cascades Overlook Town Center and Don Wooden of Meladon Group Proudly Welcomes Their Newest Addition of Poke Sushi

Cascades Overlook Town Center and Don Wooden of Meladon Group proudly welcomes their newest addition to the growing family of retailers. Poke Sushi Bowl is now open and located at 21435 Epicerie Plaza Sterling, VA 20165. Information about: Poke Sushi Bowl At Poke Sushi Bowl all delicious Hawaiian... - July 16, 2018 - Meladon Group, LLC

Atomic Wings Announces Its First Queens Location & a New Sauce

Fast-casual restaurant Atomic Wings will open its first Queens, NY location on September 5, 2018. The NY-based company also announces its newest sauce, mango habanero. - July 09, 2018 - Atomic Wings

Pearl Oyster Grill, Dover Downs Hotel & Casino’s New Seafood Restaurant, Coming This Summer Following Casino Relief Legislation Approval

Pearl Oyster Grill, a premier seafood restaurant, will be the latest addition to Dover Downs Hotel & Casino’s dining offerings late this summer, officials announced today. The new eatery, which Dover Downs Hotel & Casino will own and operate, will add 60-80 jobs to Central Delaware,... - July 07, 2018 - Dover Downs Hotel & Casino

Growmor Signs Producer Agreements with 2 Area Restaurants Wanting Real Organics

Growmor Signs Producer Agreements with 2 Area Restaurants Wanting Real Organics

Growmor, a Florida-based triple bottom line social impact company, has signed 2 agreements to provide local fresh organic produce to restaurants. - June 29, 2018 - Growmor

Banh Mi, Bahn You! Tokyo Joe’s Introduces the Banh Mi Bowl.

Banh Mi, Bahn You! Tokyo Joe’s Introduces the Banh Mi Bowl.

Tokyo Joe’s introduces its latest creation, the Banh Mi Bowl just in time for summer. This decadent bowl includes white chicken tossed in homemade Joe’s BBQ sauce, pickled veggies, avocados, chopped greens, cilantro, jalapenos, a sous vide (soft poached) egg, black lava sea salt and... - June 27, 2018 - Tokyo Joes

David W. Luke Honored as a Professional of the Year for Three Consecutive Years by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

David W. Luke Honored as a Professional of the Year for Three Consecutive Years by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

David W. Luke of Sioux Falls, South Dakota has been honored as a Professional of the Year for three consecutive years, 2016, 2017 and 2018, by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding achievements and high level of success for over 32 years in the culinary... - June 27, 2018 - Strathmore Worldwide

Portland, Oregon’s Southpark Seafood Celebrates 20 Years

Southpark Seafood is celebrating its 20 year anniversary serving fresh, local and sustainable seafood to the Portland market. Rated as one of the best Portland Seafood restaurants by Willamette Week, EATER and Travel Pulse. Owned by a local family business since day one, Southpark Seafood prides itself on sourcing the highest quality ingredients and creatively bringing flavors together. - June 26, 2018 - Southpark Seafood

Catering By The Family is a Preferred Caterer for the River Center

The City of Tampa recently selected Catering By The Family (CBTF) as a preferred caterer for the long-awaited River Center at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, which is now open. As one of its exclusive caterers, CBTF is proud to provide quality cuisine and service that will honor the City of... - June 26, 2018 - Catering By The Family

Tundra Restaurant Supply Presents "My Best Sandwich Recipe Contest"

Enter now for your chance to win a new Grill Express™ Sandwich Grill from Star® Manufacturing. - June 22, 2018 - Tundra Restaurant Supply

Restaurants Rank High in Customer Satisfaction, Receive Top Honors from Talk Awards for Their Efforts

The Talk Awards honors businesses around the country for providing excellent customer service, including three restaurants that have all earned consecutive customer satisfaction awards. - June 06, 2018 - The Talk Awards

Benseron Hospitality Announces New Enterprise Features for Linga POS

Benseron Hospitality Announces New Enterprise Features for Linga POS

Linga POS Now Supports Central Kitchens and Central Warehouse Integration. Linga POS has added a bevy of new features to support enterprise growth. What used to take 3-4 applications to manage, can be done in one platform, providing seamless integration, data sharing, and a consistent interface. Linga now supports the tracking of orders, transfers, and alerts between the store, warehouses, and central kitchen. - May 29, 2018 - Linga

Waters Edge Winery & Bistro Denver Voted #1 Wine Bar

Waters Edge Winery & Bistro Denver Voted #1 Wine Bar

Waters Edge Winery & Bistro was voted the top wine bar in the greater Denver area. This annual award is driven by the voting public sponsored by The Denver A-List. Waters Edge Winery & Bistro ranked first out of 27 wine bars and wineries. Jennifer Hulan, Waters Edge Winery’s... - May 23, 2018 - Waters Edge Wineries

Plant-Based Dim Sum Arrives in LA and OC by Vegan/Vegetarian Chinese Eatery, Ooak Kitchen

Ooak Kitchen's innovative plant-based menu is now showcasing over 10 brand new dishes that feature fresh ingredients. The contemporary plant-based Chinese restaurant is set to please new and returning guests with a fresh lunch menu featuring vegan/vegetarian dim sum favorites available from 11-3pm (M-F) and 11am-6pm (Sat & Sun) along with new savory meat alternatives, with no added MSG or artificial meats. - May 19, 2018 - Ooak Kitchen

Benseron Hospitality Nominated for Innovation Award

Benseron Hospitality Nominated for Innovation Award

Benseron Hospitality has been nominated for an "Innovention" award by the Southwest Florida Technology Partnership. Benseron was nominated based on a track record of innovative technology across their multiple point of sale platforms, as well as online ordering and payment businesses. Benseron is a global company headquartered in Naples, FL, with offices in India, Turkey, Dubai, and Canada. - May 15, 2018 - Linga

A Cut Above the Rest Cutlery Contest Featuring Victorinox®

Enter now for your chance to win a new 7-piece knife roll set. - May 11, 2018 - Tundra Restaurant Supply

Queensway Presents eMenuTouch - Software System, Covering FDA Legislation Ingredient and Nutrition Fact Requirements, Filtering Menus in a Second and More

Queensway Presents eMenuTouch - Software System, Covering FDA Legislation Ingredient and Nutrition Fact Requirements, Filtering Menus in a Second and More

eMenuTouch is an in-house, native, multi-platform and multi lingual software system. It is designed specifically for the hospitality industry. Solving problems of human civilization is one of the primary aims of the venture. eMenuTouch transform all hospitality venues into Smart Venues. eMenuTouch software system implements not only FDA legislation and rules, but also EU FIC Food Information and beyond. - May 08, 2018 - Queensway Group AB

Kono USA Continues Expansion Across USA

Kono USA Continues Expansion Across USA

2018 is off to a great start for Kono USA as their rapid expansion continues. - May 03, 2018 - Kono USA

Roma's Pizza & Italian Restaurant New Menu Items

Roma's Pizza and Italian Restaurant just added new items to their already amazing menu of family recipes and Italian cuisine and it’s time indulge in them. Roma’s has been serving Dallas classic Italian meals and desserts for years but now Roma's is adding 4 new menu items with three... - May 03, 2018 - Roma's Pizza & Italian Restaurant

DailyMenus Launches Restaurant Tool for Digital and Print Menus

DailyMenus Launches Restaurant Tool for Digital and Print Menus

DailyMenus is an online software that assists restaurants with frequent digital and print menu changes. - April 17, 2018 - DailyMenus

The American Pizza Team Wins Top Honors at the World Pizza Championships in Parma, Italy Held April 9-11

World Champion Pizza Maker Randy Hueffmeier of Randy's Pizza and Randy’s Gluten Free was out done by daughter and pizza aficionado Sarah Hueffmeier. Sarah, the youngest American (quite possible the youngest person in the world) to ever compete at the World Pizza Championships, did incredible. - April 12, 2018 - Randy's Pizza

Commercial Microwave Contest Featuring Amana

Tundra Restaurant Supply (http://www.etundra.com) announces its “Commercial Microwave Contest Featuring Amana,” where fans have a chance to win a new Amana 1000 Watt Commercial Microwave Oven. From now until April 25th, contestants can enter for a chance to win an Amana RMS10TS 1000... - April 12, 2018 - Tundra Restaurant Supply

AD1 Global Shares Vision for 10-Acre Palm Bay Development

AD1 Global Shares Vision for 10-Acre Palm Bay Development

AD1 Global announced today that it has completed design and renderings for their mixed-use Palm Beach project. The 10-acre development in the heart of the coastal city will feature 30,000 square feet of retail space and two nationally known brand hotels. The project envisages a 106-room Hyatt... - April 09, 2018 - AD1Global

New Book by Robert and Susan Ihrig Details How Dream Became Horror Story

Dog Ear Publishing reviews a new book that tells the story of one couple’s dream and what happened when they threw caution to the wind and risked it all. Readers get a rare behind-the-scenes at management decisions involved in running a restaurant. - April 04, 2018 - Dog Ear Publishing

Approach 32 Meets Unique Needs of Quick Service Restaurants and Fast Casual Establishments

Approach 32 Meets Unique Needs of Quick Service Restaurants and Fast Casual Establishments

Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc.'s self-ordering kiosks delivers an interactive dining experience that offers expediency and order process efficiency to both customers and store employees. - April 03, 2018 - Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc.

Local Chef Earns First Place Honors at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas

Massimo Mannino, of North Carolina restaurant group Marabella Restaurants, places first in the Southeast Region Traditional pizza division. - April 01, 2018 - Marabella Restaurants

Tundra Restaurant Supply Announces the Winner of Its “Pizza Party Contest”

Arthur Duda won a new American Metalcraft pizza supplies prize package. - March 29, 2018 - Tundra Restaurant Supply

30th Anniversary Celebration Free Food. Live Music. Signature Drinks.

30th Anniversary Celebration Free Food. Live Music. Signature Drinks.

Blue Mesa Southwest Grill is celebrating their 30th anniversary with a party. The event is free to the public and will feature free food, live music and signature cocktails. - March 27, 2018 - Blue Mesa Grill

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