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Independent restaurants: Here's how to be featured in RB's Top 100 report

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 12, 2024

The annual Restaurant Business Top 100 Independent Restaurants ranking will launch this fall, and we're looking for top-grossing operators who might make the list.

Leadership

Seattle chef-restaurateur Tamara Murphy dies after suffering stroke

 By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 12, 2024

A James Beard Award winner, Murphy was chef and co-owner of the acclaimed restaurant Terra Plata with partner Linda Di Lello Morton.

Leadership

Seattle Chef Wayne Johnson dies at age 66

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 06, 2024

The former chef of the restaurants Andaluca and Ray's Boathouse was known for his decades of work with the nonprofit FareStart. He is credited with fostering equity and community in the food world by lifting others up.

Operations

Celebrity chef Daniel Boulud joins forces with Aramark on high-end catering company

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 30, 2024

Cuisine Boulud New York will operate out of a new kitchen in Manhattan, focusing on corporate catering, special events and more.

Operations

Portland chef, restaurateur Naomi Pomeroy dies in tubing accident

By Lisa Jennings on Jul. 16, 2024

The Portland, Oregon-based James Beard Award winner reportedly drowned while tubing on the Willamette River. She was 49.

Emerging Brands

Mark Wahlberg has launched a casual-dining chain and other notable restaurant openings

By Lisa Jennings on Jul. 01, 2024

Here's a look at the latest from Tiffany Derry in Dallas; Drew Deckman in San Diego; the Sarkar brothers in San Francisco and more.

Operations

New York restaurateur shares cautionary tale of cyber scam

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 25, 2024

A sophisticated attack robbed Gotham Bar & Grill of its payroll and forced the restaurant to shutter temporarily. Owner Bret Csencsitz wants others in the industry to learn from his mistakes.

Operations

Atlas Restaurant Group acquires majority stake in Big Fish Restaurant Group

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 20, 2024

The strategic partnership brings to 50 the number of restaurants within Baltimore-based Atlas' portfolio.

Leadership

Saga Hospitality Group's James Kent dies unexpectedly at age 45

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 17, 2024

Officials say the cause of death was a heart attack. The executive chef of New York concepts Crown Shy, Saga and Overstory had a number of projects in the works and seemed at the top of his game.

Leadership

Meet the 2024 class of James Beard Award-winning chefs

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 13, 2024

Many of these winners are known regionally, but not on a national level. Who are these culinary stars, where do they cook, and what did they wear to the awards ceremony?

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