Cafe Zorro

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

Why Every Pizza Chain Serves Wings

10 Things You Should Definitely Not to Do in a Bar

Bartenders weigh in on all the ways you're pissing them off.

The Secrets to a Perfect Date Night In

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at home this year with our secrets for the perfect romantic meal. Make it a Valentine’s Day date night in to remember.

Remembering the Restaurant That Shaped How We Dined

How to Survive a Fancy Formal Dinner

It's that time of year. Office holiday parties are coming up, families get together for the holidays, and we slowly start to dread the fancy, formal parties that flood our calendars. Don't worry! As long as you know what to expect, formal affairs aren't difficult. With a little knowledge and some common sense, you can even enjoy them. Here's how.

10 tips for successful al fresco dining

Steven Pike, managing director of guest experience management company HospitalityGEM, gives his top 10 tips to hospitality operators looking to make a success of their al fresco dining.

This is what it means for a restaurant to have three Michelin stars

There is a big difference between one star and three stars

Why restaurants have gotten so loud, and how it's affecting what you eat

Restaurants have grown irritatingly loud and it's having an effect on our tastes.

Are bubble dining pods safer than dining inside restaurants?

MIDWAY, Utah (ABC4) – Dining pods — call them globes, or igloos, or bubbles — are exploding in popularity, but are they actually safer than dining inside restaurants? In Utah, one…

Restaurants get creative to keep outdoor dining alive in cooler months

There is a chill in the air as summer winds down. What does that mean for all the restaurants that have been relying on outdoor dining to help them survive the pandemic?

How a FiDi Italian Standby Remodels for a New Generation of Diners

"It was set up in 1990 for the way people dined in 1990"

20 Native North American Foods with Stories to Tell

Twenty indigenous North American crops important to the histories and cultures of Native Americans and early settlers.

Taking the Pulse on Your Restaurant: Red-Hot or Lackluster?

Running a full-service restaurant is a lot like running a home—OK, maybe it’s more like running a theme park. As a business owner, you’ve got to track the numbers.Actually, you should be tracking them every day. Most everyone else is.Point-of-sale software provider Toast reported in its Restaurant Success in 2018 survey that 78 percent of restaurants (of 800 surveyed) checked their sales data and metrics daily—that’s a 70 percent increase from its 2015 survey.

Why The Future Of Fine Dining Is In Your Car

Is the future of fine-dining at drive-through restaurants?