My first lunch at Michael’s was in 1995. Playboy magazine had flown me in from Moscow where I had snagged an exclusive interview with the late Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who was then running for president of Russia. It felt like everybody who was anybody was in the room, which glowed with its minimalist design, spectacular flower … Read more
You’ll want to milk this new Starbucks deal. The java chain is making a major update to its menu that will save its plant-based customers some extra dough. Starbucks will no longer charge a fee for substituting non-dairy milk in beverages, the company announced in a press release on Wednesday. Starbucks will no longer charge … Read more
This is berry good news for Ozempic users. Smoothie King this week became the first quick-service chain to introduce a special menu for people who use GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic. The five new smoothies contain 20 grams of protein or more — and no added sugar — which the Dallas-based company says will help customers … Read more
A new restaurant is now available inside Los Angeles’s Crypto.com arena with a twist on a beloved snack. Doritos announced it has opened a “new, bold,” culinary experience for ticket holders who “seek the unexpected” by opening a “Doritos After Dark™” restaurant inside the LA arena. “Taking cues from our consumers, we are enabling people to experience … Read more
A small California eatery poked fun at a popular fast food chain that issued a cease-and-desist order over two trademarked items they argued the sports bar copied. Fairplay Sports Bar celebrated National Cheeseburger Day on Sept. 18, mocking the legal notice they received from In-N-Out Burger ordering them to cease all use of two of … Read more
This spice has been spiked. Coca-Cola revealed it is discontinuing its Spiced flavor less than a year after it hit shelves — but vows that an “exciting” new one is on the horizon. The Spiced flavor debuted in the United States and Canada on Feb. 19, just barely clocking seven months before being canned. It … Read more
Chipotle moved an automated bowl-and-salad maker and an avocado-processing robot out of its test kitchen and into a couple of locations in California. The chain announced the deployment on Monday and said feedback will determine whether it makes a broader rollout of the technology. Both locations are in California, where all fast food chains must pay $20 an hour … Read more
The number of restaurant chains that have filed for bankruptcy this year grew on Wednesday after BurgerFi International filed for Chapter 11 protection. The company said it filed for Chapter 11 reorganization to “preserve the value” of its BurgerFi and Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings brands “for all stakeholders.” Only its corporate-owned BurgerFi and … Read more
A New York City clampdown is forcing thousands of restaurants to scrap their outdoor dining sheds — and a local startup sniffs an opportunity. Architects Nick Flutter and Nikita Notowidigdo, the founders of Re-Ply, have created a modular system that can not only build and customize dining sheds — but also disassemble and reuse them. … Read more
An elderly Missouri couple has filed the first lawsuit related to the recent listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head meats sliced at deli counters, which sickened nearly three dozen people and caused two deaths. Patrick and Sue Fleming are seeking upward of $25,000 for injuries and damages from Boar’s Head and Schnucks Markets for medical … Read more
