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National

Chipotle and Sweetgreen have beef over a chicken burrito bowl—now it's going to court

7:29pm April 05, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Chipotle argues that Sweetgreen is attempting to profit off of the burrito chain's near-identical, directly competitive and well-known "Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl."

Rep. Kathy Manning Touts Restaurant Relief

4:36pm May 05, 2021

by Eddie Garcia

Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) was at a Winston-Salem restaurant Wednesday to talk about federal funding for the industry, which has struggled during the pandemic.

Chairs are stacked outside a closed Ruby Tuesday restaurant at Orlando Intercontinental Airport on May 24, 2020.

National

It's Not Goodbye, But Not Good Either: Ruby Tuesday Declares Bankruptcy

3:43pm October 07, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

The chain does "not intend to reopen 185 of their restaurants that were closed during the pandemic," Ruby Tuesday's CEO wrote in a court filing.

Emails Show Businesses Held Sway Over State Reopening Plans

12:50pm August 23, 2020

by Associated Press

Records obtained by The Associated Press show that governors worked closely with business interests as they weighed when and how to reopen their economies last spring.

Signs posted at Flora-Bama show how far apart people should stand to maintain social distancing — an alligator's length.

National

'One Alligator Apart': Pandemic Puts New Business Models On The Menu For Restaurants

5:21am May 07, 2020

by Debbie Elliott

A coalition of independent restaurants is calling on Congress for an industry-specific fund. Chefs and owners are struggling to figure out how they can reopen and turn a profit amid the pandemic.

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Fernando, Paulina and Bricia Lopez run Guelaguetza, the family's restaurant. The cuisine reflects traditions that are rooted in Oaxaca's many indigenous cultures, which the family honors at Thanksgiving.

Family Shares Their Oaxacan Tradition Of Giving Thanks In New Cookbook

11:36am November 25, 2019

by Mandalit del Barco

Thanksgiving might be the most Oaxacan holiday in the U.S.; Guelaguetza, the name of the Lopez family's award-winning Los Angeles restaurant, is a Zapotec word meaning "to give and receive."

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Actor Roger Moore, who played secret agent James Bond in the '70s and '80s, holds a martini. A new book written by a former CIA agent details how restaurants and cafes "are in many ways the lifeblood of espionage."

Books

Eat, Drink And Be Wary: Ex-CIA Agent Reveals How Eateries Are Key To Spycraft

2:11pm October 16, 2019

by Nina Martyris

"Restaurants and cafés are in many ways the lifeblood of espionage," says Amaryllis Fox in a new book. They're ideal places to clandestinely meet people with access to a government or terrorist group.

Spanish matador Alberto Lopez Simon makes a pass on a bull at the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas bullring in Madrid. The restaurant Casa Toribio, located just down the street, keeps the meat from from bulls killed in bullfighting on its menu all year long.

World News

The Eating Of The Bulls: From The Spanish Fighting Ring To The Plate

12:10pm August 01, 2019

by Lucia Benavides

After matadors kill bulls, restaurants and butcher shops will sell the meat during bullfighting festivals. One Madrid restaurant sells it all year long, despite opposition from animal rights groups.

At Colonial Williamsburg's garden and nursery, which is open to guests, staff grow items that would have been found in gentry pleasure gardens: herbs, flowers and seasonal greens.

Arts

Colonial Williamsburg Serves Up The Past So You Can Try A Taste Of History

7:00am February 17, 2019

by Tove Danovich

The living-history museum in Virginia re-creates 18th-century recipes in its restaurants using ingredients grown in the traditional way onsite. But some modern palates aren't too keen on the taste.

News

Community Shocked By Death Of Winston-Salem Restaurateur

5:26pm November 19, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

The community is mourning the loss of Tonya Bess, who owned Prime Tyme Soul Food Cafe.

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