TheRoot.com By Erin E. Evans Posted December 10th 2011   Black chefs are increasingly visible on TV, but high-profile success in the restaurant world is still rare. These culinary luminaries are defying the odds. There are three B. Smith restaurants on the East Coast: in Washington, D.C., New York City and Sag Harbor, N.Y. If [...]

DailyFinance.com By Catherine Baab-Muguira Posted October 23rd 2011   A Friendly’s “Jim Dandy” sundae is meant to be shared, and no wonder: It contains five scoops of ice cream, a split banana, pineapple topping, hot fudge, marshmallow sauce, walnuts, and sprinkles. But on my 10th birthday, I was allowed to order a whole Jim Dandy [...]

Forbes.com Posted August 21st 2011 Fast-food chain Burger King is making a 180 degree shift in its marketing, with a decision to drop its “King” mascot and focus on — sit down before you read this! — product. For years, Burger King had placed its bets on edgy commercials by creative powerhouse Crispin Porter + [...]

Akron Canton Airport Posted August 20th 2011 Green, OH: Akron-Canton Airport (CAK)  celebrated the grand opening of its food court Wednesday with yummy, fresh food samples and specials for Customers. And three contestants  competed for a $100 AirTran gift card, CAK Marketplace prize pack and bragging rights as we host our first ever Fan vs. [...]

mxoentertainment.com Posted August 11th 2011 Native Clevelander Phil Davis is back in action with the grand opening of Phil the Fire in Beachwood Monday.  Phil the Fire known for it’s signature ‘Chicken & Waffles’ had a steady flow on loyal patrons the have supported Davis from Shaker Square to downtown Cleveland.

Associated Press By Christina Rexrode, AP Business Writer Posted August 10th 2011 NEW YORK (AP) — Wendy’s severed another tie that bound it to its old partner, Arby’s, when it announced that it would move its headquarters back to Dublin, Ohio, from Atlanta. Wendy’s had been based in Dublin, outside Columbus, until late 2008, when [...]

TheDailyMeal.com By Kelly Alexander, The Daily Meal Posted July 4th 2011 The world has changed in some fairly huge and achingly obvious ways since milkshake-machine salesman Ray Kroc bought a small-scale restaurant franchise called McDonald’s in 1954. One way is that, as the “food revolution” meets an increasingly impecunious American public, chain restaurants are thriving. [...]

MSN.com Posted May 14th 2011 These tactics can bust your dining-out budget while lining the pockets of food! service companies. Dining in America used to be simple. Before the 1960s, competition among food service chains was timid, with only a few established restaurants operating in a handful of formats. Over the years, factors such as [...]

USAToday.com By Barbara De Lollis Posted March 26th 2011 Can iPads replace waiters and waitresses? We’ll soon find out. A hotel restaurant in Australia:  ditched its printed menus and replaced them with iPads, giving us yet another peak at what the hotel of the future might look like. According to the Daily Telegraph reports, the [...]

Downtown Cleveland Alliance By Josh Taylor Posted February 23rd 2011 DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND- The food scene in Downtown Cleveland doesn’t just come alive after 5 p.m. Restaurants are also serving up delectable food and treats throughout the lunch hour. With that in mind, Downtown Cleveland Alliance  has expanded its 4th Annual Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week with [...]