Category: restaurants

Quebec Restaurants Are Reopening, but Some Former Workers Don’t Plan to Go Back

MONTREAL—Restaurants in Quebec will be allowed to reopen Monday for the first time in more than a month, but some former workers say they won’t be looking for new jobs in the industry. Milovan Danielou said he decided to start looking for a new job during the province’s second closure of restaurant dining rooms in…


Destination Diner: This 1940s-Style Roadside Restaurant In the Wisconsin Woods Has a Jamaican Jerk Pit

Delta Diner is an unexpected vision in the Wisconsin Northwoods. As you come around the bend on an old county highway, a classic aluminum diner appears at the roadside, shining like brand new in the sun, alongside a smoking open-air Jamaican jerk shack, a coffee and ice cream stand, and a craft-beer bar built into…


Hong Kong Bars, Restaurants Face More Pain With Return of COVID-19 Curbs

HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s bars, restaurants, and caterers say tighter COVID-19 restrictions may cause hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, threaten jobs and even, for some, their survival. On Friday, 15 types of venues, including bars, clubs, gyms and beauty parlors had to close for at least two weeks. Restaurants can stay open until 6.00…


Meet Mrs. J, a 90-Year-Old Guardian of Traditional New Mexican Cuisine

Florence Jaramillo pays $64 per pound for real honey. She’s been known to drive through the night to pick up a truckload of red chile, her restaurant’s most crucial ingredient. She and her staff have pulled all-night sessions in the past to make 300 dozen tamales—by hand. And, at age 90, the grande dame of…


If You Invested $1,000 In McDonald’s When the Dollar Menu Was Introduced, Here’s How Much You’d Have Today

Fast food giant McDonald’s Corp has been one of the largest restaurants in the world by the number of units and annual revenue for many years. The company dominates the sector with a franchise model, strong location selection, new products, and fan favorites. One menu promotion launched in 2002 has been a staple at restaurants in some form…


McDonald’s to Hire 12,000 People, Open 200 Restaurants in Italy by 2025, Executive Says

ROME—U.S fast food chain McDonald’s will hire 12,000 people and open 200 new restaurants in Italy by 2025, Dario Baroni, chief executive of the group in the country, was quoted as saying by Affari&Finanza-la Repubblica on Monday. “Italy is seen by the group as one of the markets with the greatest potential on a global…


Busting Mushroom Myths With Chris Czarnecki

“Never wash mushrooms. They’ll be a soggy, gelatinous mush.” So goes conventional wisdom about handling fungi in the kitchen. “Ridiculous,” Chris Czarnecki scoffed. “Of course you should wash mushrooms. “I have a picture of my grandfather in a bathtub of cold water filled with mushrooms. He washed mushrooms every day.” Lest you wonder why Czarnecki’s…


Busting Mushroom Myths With Chef Chris Czarnecki

“Never wash mushrooms. They’ll be a soggy, gelatinous mush.” So goes conventional wisdom about handling fungi in the kitchen. “Ridiculous,” Chris Czarnecki scoffed. “Of course you should wash mushrooms. “I have a picture of my grandfather in a bathtub of cold water filled with mushrooms. He washed mushrooms every day.” Lest you wonder why Czarnecki’s…


Have Pizza, Will Barter: The Irregular Story of Unregular Pizza

What would you give for a fresh-baked pizza? For some people, anything from homemade cocktails to caviar to a night in a hotel penthouse, Gabriele Lamonaca discovered. The 31-year-old Rome-born, New York City-based pizzaiolo is the creator of Unregular Pizza, a new pizzeria built on an age-old idea: bartering. When the pandemic hit, putting Lamonaca…


Versailles Restaurant: Come for the Cuban Sandwiches, Stay for the Community

Since its opening 50 years ago in Miami, Versailles has become arguably the world’s most famous Cuban restaurant. The accolades are well-deserved, with its wide array of house specialties including picadillo, chicken chicharrones, an epic café cubano, and the best Cuban sandwiches north of Havana. The location on Southwest 8th Street—Calle Ocho—is far from the…