BBQ Potato Chip Seasoned Tots will launch at Sonic in January. / Photo courtesy of Sonic Drive-In. Last week, Sonic Drive-In added Broccoli Cheddar Tots and Fried Cookie Dough Bites to the menu, expanding its popular lineup of craveable, bite-size snacks and sides. On Wednesday, Sonic’s Oklahoma City-based culinary team […]
Chipotle Mexican Grill will test robotic tortilla chip maker
Chipotle is testing out an autonomous kitchen assistant, Chippy, which offers a robotic solution for making chips in restaurants. Courtesy: Chipotle Chipotle Mexican Grill is moving one step closer to having a robot make its tortilla chips. The burrito chain said Tuesday that it will test “Chippy,” an autonomous kitchen […]
Tenderheart Restaurant Opens at the New LINE Hotel in Downtown San Francisco
Hot on the heels of the long, long-awaited reopening of Kin Khao at the Parc55 Hotel and the debut of La Société at Hyatt Regency San Francisco Downtown SOMA comes the rise of yet another downtown San Francisco dinner hotspot. On September 30, Tenderheart begins pushing out plates of sweet […]
Maine restaurant named the best in America for ‘everyday eats’
Travel Other New England restaurants were named among the best in the country as well. Inside Timber Kitchen & Bar in Bangor, Maine. Timber Kitchen & Bar A restaurant in Bangor, Maine, with a “work hard, play hard” motto was just named the best everyday eatery in America by Tripadvisor […]
Why Is Dassai On Every Japanese Restaurant’s Sake Menu?
Dassai accounted for 17% of the Japanese total sake export in 2021. © 2014 Bloomberg Finance LP If you go to a nice Japanese restaurant in New York, you will almost certainly find Dassai on the sake menu. Its maker Asahi Shuzo exports premium sake to over 35 countries and […]
A New Restaurant is Coming from Chef Stefan Bowers
Chef Stefan Bowers Says a New Eatery is Coming in 2023 The chef behind Rebelle at The St. Anthony announced on Instagram late Thursday that he’s opening his first solo venture in the River North area in 2023. Called City-State, Bowers described the forthcoming restaurant as a “bar-centric, all booth, […]
High praise for the tacos and tostadas at Mezcal
Ferndale finally has a Mexican bar and restaurant, and like the city itself, it’s super fun and colorful. Mezcal Mexican Bar & Kitchen debuted on Nine Mile this spring, just east of the heart of downtown Ferndale, a destination for folks from all over Metro Detroit to dine out and […]
Cooking contest using Israeli, Japanese food held to mark 70th anniv. of diplomatic ties
Ronit Brand, who invented a matcha cake using alcohol cream to win the cooking competition, is seen in Rosh Haayin, central Israel, on Sept. 29, 2022. (Mainichi/Koji Miki) ROSH HAAYIN, Israel (Mainichi) — A creative cooking competition combining Israeli and Japanese ingredients […]
Planta and Planta Queen opening in Atlanta and more restaurant news from the week
Krog Street Market, which is part of the Krog District that also includes Junction Krog District, Atlanta Stove Works and SPX Alley, is also home to food and beverage concepts including Superica, Soul: Food and Culture, Bar Mercado, Gu’s Dumplings and Jai Ho Indian Kitchen. Food and beverage concepts at […]
Cracker Barrel struggles with traffic and inflation
Cracker Barrel is trying to offset its recent traffic challenges brought on by inflation and difficulties in getting a major demographic (65+ adults) back in the door post-COVID by raising prices. According to the company’s latest earnings release for the fourth quarter ended July 29, Cracker Barrel raised prices about […]