Tag: restaurants

History Is on the Menu at ‘Hemings & Hercules’ Dinners

The first thing you need to know about the “Hemings & Hercules” dinner at Post and Beam in Los Angeles is that it’s an eight-course tour de force of open-air, wood-fire, cast-iron cookery dedicated to two of America’s first celebrity chefs—James Hemings and Hercules Posey. The second thing you need to know is that both…


Fast-Food Chains Close Some Indoor Seating as Cities Mandate Vaccine Checks

NEW YORK—As New York, San Francisco, and a few other cities and counties require restaurants to check proof of COVID-19 vaccination to dine indoors, some fast-food chains are simply shutting their seating areas altogether—a move that may dent their sales. The burger chain White Castle shut the seating sections in its more than 20 New…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Sept. 30)

Lawmakers are passing a bill to avoid a government shutdown, but another test of President Joe Biden’s agenda lay ahead as the House prepared to vote on the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill. Bed Bath & Beyond’s shares plunged after it slashed forecasts for the year. What does the company say is behind the missed expectations? Most…


US Restaurants Ask Congress for More Funding to Survive in Uncertain Times

Nearly 200,000 restaurants are in danger of closing permanently, according to the Independent Restaurant Coalition (IRC), an organization formed by chefs and independent restaurant owners nationwide who began a grassroots movement to help the nation’s 500,000 independent restaurants and more than 11 million restaurant workers impacted by the pandemic. “COVID-19 has eradicated the overall appeal…


Restaurant Jobs Hard to Fill in the US During Pandemic

The U.S. restaurant industry has been steadily recovering from the pandemic since February, but recent employment data show restaurant owners face challenges ahead. Restaurants and bars lost 42,000 workers in August following several months of strong jobs growth, the latest sign that the industry is wrestling with the Delta variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party)…


Delta Variant Threatens Survival of Already Precarious Restaurants

The U.S. restaurant industry has been steadily recovering from the pandemic since February, but recent employment data show restaurant owners face challenges ahead. Restaurants and bars lost 42,000 workers in August following several months of strong jobs growth, the latest sign that the industry is wrestling with the Delta variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party)…


Restaurant Jobs Hard to Fill in the US as Delta Variant Surges

The U.S. restaurant industry has been steadily recovering from the pandemic since February, but recent employment data shows restaurant owners face challenges ahead. Restaurants and bars lost 42,000 workers in August following several months of strong jobs growth, the latest sign that the industry is wrestling with the Delta variant of the CCP virus and a…


Restaurant Jobs in the US Take Hard Hit as Delta Variant Surges

The U.S. restaurant industry has been steadily recovering from the pandemic since February, but recent employment data shows restaurant owners face challenges ahead. Restaurants and bars lost 42,000 workers in August following several months of strong jobs growth, the latest sign that the industry is wrestling with the Delta variant of the CCP virus and a…


Revolutionary Broth: The Birth of the Restaurant and the Invention of French Gastronomy

From the rise of click and collect to the advent of dark kitchens, the very concept of the restaurant is undergoing major changes. Even before the pandemic hit, consumers were moving away from the physical location of the restaurant, a transformation that has only been accelerated by coronavirus. These new ways of eating question the…


Fast-Food Wages Surged 10 Percent, Quickest in Years as Companies Struggle to Hire Workers

Fast-food workers’ wages increased more during the second quarter of 2021 than they did in any quarterly period in years amid the ongoing labor shortage, according to an industry report. Wages for hourly workers at fast-food restaurants surged 10 percent between April and June of 2021 compared to the same period last year, according to…