restaurants

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee visits a drive-through COVID-19 testing location on April 18 in Franklin, Tenn.

Tennessee Restaurants Reopen As State Sees Biggest 1-Day Jump In COVID-19 Cases

7:08pm April 27, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The state reported 478 new confirmed cases on Sunday, an increase of 5.2%. Restaurants can begin serving dine-in customers on Monday, with retail stores opening later this week.

Health & Safety

'Fuel The Fight' Feeds Health Workers And Gives Local Restaurants A Boost

3:45pm April 27, 2020

by David Ford

A grassroots initiative to purchase food for Triad-area health care workers has surpassed its fundraising goal. The meals are prepared by local restaurant chefs.

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Health & Safety

Local Chefs Help Feed Struggling Hospitality Industry Colleagues

2:25pm March 25, 2020

by David Ford

A group of local chefs in Winston-Salem is teaming up to help their colleagues hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Owner Steve Johnson attaches a notice on the door of Keegan's Grill in Phoenix notifying guests his restaurant will close. Rapid shutdowns have delivered a blow to restaurants around the country.

Economy

Closed All At Once: Restaurant Industry Faces Collapse

8:00am March 22, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

Rapid shutdowns to stem the coronavirus have delivered an unprecedented blow to restaurants around the U.S. Many are quickly running out of cash and their workers are losing their jobs.

Smaller Employers Worry About Bouncing Back As Limitations Remain

3:04pm March 20, 2020

by Keri Brown

Many small businesses across the state are feeling the impacts of restrictions put in place by state officials

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A new rule proposed by the Labor Department would allow employers to require waitstaff and others to share their tips with kitchen staff. But labor advocates say it could allow bosses to take advantage of their workers.

Restaurants Would Get More Flexibility With Workers' Tips Under Proposed Rule

6:17pm October 07, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The rule would allow employers to require waitstaff and others to share their tips with kitchen staff. But labor advocates say it could allow bosses to take advantage of their workers.

As the gig economy grows, more people are seeking temporary work spaces, and restaurants and coffee shops are seeking to cater to this need, using tech apps to help them.

Working In While Eating Out: The Evolution of Doing Business While Dining

7:00am August 26, 2019

by Claire Leaden

Though it may seem like the gig economy has ushered in the mobile work style from restaurants and coffee shops, the fact is that working and eating have been intertwined since ancient civilization.

Japanese steakhouses often serve a creamy orange-pink sauce alongside a steaming meal. The popularity and intrigue around the sauce led one teppanyaki restaurant owner, Terry Ho, to start bottling it in bulk under the name Yum Yum Sauce.

Yum Yum Sauce: The Making Of An American Condiment

6:02pm July 29, 2019

by Oliver Whang

Japanese steakhouses often serve a creamy orange-pink sauce alongside a steaming meal. Online, fans obsess over hacking the recipe for this "Japanese classic," but its roots are firmly American.

In less than 100 years, thousands upon thousands of diamondback terrapins had succumbed to the American appetite, depleting the species.

Environment

Our Taste For Turtle Soup Nearly Wiped Out Terrapins. Then Prohibition Saved Them

1:56pm July 18, 2019

by Shoshi Parks

By the turn of the 20th century, America's love affair with diamondback terrapin soup — a subsistence food turned gourmet fare — had left the turtle's population teetering. Booze ban to the rescue.

Chef Patrick Mulvaney talks with his kitchen staff as they prepare dinner at B&L restaurant.

Health & Safety

California Chef Aims To Help Restaurant Workers Prevent Suicide

7:00am February 11, 2019

by Samantha Caiola

The restaurant business can be tough on your mental health, and has led some chefs to suicide. Chef Patrick Mulvaney is helping Sacramento kitchen workers learn the warning signs and ask for help.