New on the Menu: Taiwanese fried chicken and a jalapeño popper hand roll. Plus curried fish, curried squash, and a spiked Vietnamese refresher ow.ly/2znP106qyVJ
September marked industry’s strongest employment gain in months. Restaurants are on pace to add more than 100,000 jobs in 2025, which would mark the fifth consecutive year above that threshold ow.ly/VLfV106quTh
5 key insights from Informa's Future of Beverage event to help restaurant operators evolve drink programs. Restaurant operators learned about customization trends, spirit-free drink safety, and profit-boosting strategies at Informa's inaugural... ow.ly/ZwY0106qr0Y
Wicked sequel inspires pink and green restaurant promotions across restaurant industry. ‘Thank Goodness’ for this collection of specialty cocktails, milkshakes, desserts, and more from both chains and independent restaurants ow.ly/98C7106qqCl
Full-service restaurant transactions decline across most major cities, Q3 Toast data shows. Chicago and Milwaukee saw the most transactions growth in Q3, while Denver and Washington, D.C. declined the most ow.ly/kx2C106qqf6
Jennifer Jasinski’s Crafted Concepts opens grab-and-go concept. Camino by Ultreia offers hot and cold sandwiches, bowls, and charcuterie ow.ly/YqSU106qpHL
Galit beverage director Scott Stroemer discusses what Chicagoans like to drink. Menu Talk: The sommelier also oversees neighboring restaurant Cafe Yaya ow.ly/O8F8106qmal
Texas hospitality group’s restaurants double as art galleries for owners’ personal collection. Robert and Mary Quick have placed $400,000 of art on display at each of their four restaurants in Dallas and Houston ow.ly/MOux106qm7G
Restaurant menu prices are steadying, DoorDash study says. Menu price inflation started 2024 at nearly 6% and has declined to 3.2% as of September 2025 ow.ly/HgzP106qj4Q
President Trump lifts food tariffs on select items, including beef and coffee. Restaurant industry groups, including the National Restaurant Association, applaud the removal of these tariffs ow.ly/2s0Y106qj3Z
Major Food Group debuts Carbone Riviera, a new seafood concept, at Bellagio in Las Vegas. The waterside restaurant in the former Picasso space has a grand seafood display and a whole fish program ow.ly/ZfZW106qj2H
Maydan Market in Los Angeles features seven food businesses and a communal hearth. Founder Rose Previte wants to make access to great food and community universal ow.ly/gTnf106pXBL
Sam Nazarian and Marc Anthony to open luxury Miami residences with restaurant, speakeasy. HQ Residences Miami was developed by Black Salmon, The Boschetti Group, and Constellation Group ow.ly/Wbgw106pXA7
At Shake Shack, innovation begins with guest insights. Menu Talk: Nancy Combs, SVP of culinary and calendar innovation, shares the strategy behind the fast casual’s menu successes ow.ly/cg4v106pX3K
Big Dill Hospitality’s newest restaurant is Casa Brasa, a Latin American-inspired, live-fire grill and sushi concept in Dallas. The group has more in the works, including a coastal Mexican spot called Maroma ow.ly/PpLO106pSWo
New on the Menu: Tiradito with bubu and a Scotch egg with apple sauce. Plus Hawaiian crudo, a patriotic Mexican dish, and a rye cocktail garnished with goat cheese ow.ly/HaSI106pKna
Sweet Chick teams up with David Beckham’s son for limited-time sandwich. The Perfect Match features Brooklyn Beckham’s Cloud 23 sweet jalapeño sauce ow.ly/HQxb106pwex