fine dining

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 12, 2024

The former CEO of Patina and Restaurant Associates is opening restaurants again, starting with an Italian place near Orlando.

Financing

NYC's Gotham Restaurant files for bankruptcy protection

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 25, 2024

The Chapter 11 filing indicates the once-acclaimed restaurant's financial problems go deeper than having lost $45,000 to online scammers.

Marketing

Texas is getting its own Michelin guide

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 16, 2024

Operators voice hopes the directory of standout dining options will bring an awareness of the variety and quality Texas restaurants offer today.

Leadership

Maybe restaurateurs need to worry about their own health more

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 20, 2024

Restaurant Rewind: Recent tragedies once again underscore how wearing the lifestyle can be. From time to time, the industry has awakened to that reality. Maybe this is one of those times.

Workforce

Another fine-dining star faces unionization, stoking fears of a Starbucks-like organizing blitz

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 03, 2024

Working Lunch: "We may be on the verge of having an organizing effort in the fine-dining segment."

Marketing

New York restaurants take aim at reservations pirates

By Peter Romeo on May 14, 2024

The state's restaurant association has joined forces with lawmakers in hopes of preventing third parties from scarfing up reservations and reselling them, with none of the proceeds going to the restaurants.

Leadership

New England chef Jasper White dies at age 69

By Peter Romeo on May 13, 2024

A fan of simply prepared fresh seafood, the CIA grad was a pioneer in the American regional cuisine boom of the 1980s and an early proponent of "casualizing" fine dining.

Operations