Eater New York • 13th January 2020

Meet the Power Brokers Who Make New York’s Biggest Restaurant Deals Happen

When luxury gym chain Equinox’s first-ever hotel — marketed as one of the top attractions at $25 billion development Hudson Yards and billed as “the place where compromise doesn’t exist” — opened earlier this year, the matter of who would run the corresponding restaurant was the (many, many) million-dollar question.

Eater New York • 26th August 2019

High-Profile NYC Restaurants Are Moving Into Soho’s New ‘Ghost Kitchen’ for Delivery Only

Popular restaurants like Sweetgreen and Sarge’s are doubling down on their delivery efforts by partnering with a new kitchen setting up shop in Soho.

Skift Table • 8th April 2019

A Costly Investment in Staff Training Technology Pays Off

Hiring at The Dead Rabbit, a world-renowned bar located in lower Manhattan, is an exhaustive process.

Skift Table • 8th January 2019

The Future of Restaurant Payments Is Tied to Your Phone

When it comes to eating out, waiting for the bill is one part of the meal that often drags on the dining experience.

Skift Table • 21st November 2018

Inside the Business of Thanksgiving Dinner

Dyllan’s Raw Bar Grill has got Thanksgiving covered. The three-month-old restaurant, located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington D.C., is gearing up for dinner service on the holiday from 1pm to 8pm.

Skift Table • 24th October 2018

How Custom Tipping Screens Impact Wages at Counter Service Restaurants

Five years ago, employees at the Paris Creperie in Brookline, Massachusetts, a quick-service restaurant just outside of downtown Boston, didn’t see much come across the counter by way of tips.

Skift Table • 6th August 2018

No Tips Allowed: How Three Small Restaurants Make It Work

It’s one thing to talk about eliminating tipping, but how does that actually play out for restaurants outside of dining hotspots like New York and San Francisco?

Skift Table • 25th July 2018

The Cost of Remodeling a Fast-Fine Concept

When 45-year-old Austin-born sandwich chain Schlotzsky’s decided it was time for a rebrand, it didn’t have to hunt far for an updated concept.

Skift Table • 11th July 2018

Puerto Rico's Farm-to-Table Dining Is Gaining Steam

When El Jangiri opened on December 24, 2017 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, owners Natalia Rivera and Luis Castillo did not expect the poké bowl shop to be an immediate success.

Skift Table • 9th July 2018

What the Tip Credit Really Means to a Restaurant's Operational Budget

You may have seen a headline or two lately about the heated tipped minimum wage debate, also known as the tip credit.

Skift Table • 11th June 2018

Chipotle Is Tired of Being Behind on Digital Strategy

Chipotle’s new CEO Brain Niccol pulled no punches when he sat down for his first earnings call in April and candidly described Chipotle as an invisible brand.

Skift Table • 16th May 2018

Inside Wendy's Forward-Looking Design Strategy

This past Monday at 10am, a ribbon was cut in Gluckstadt, Mississippi. It heralded the opening of a new Wendy’s location, one that the company was especially proud of. The new Wendy’s has a fireplace tucked into the corner, a 12-seat community table anchoring the dining room, and a cheery quote from Wendy’s founder emblazoned behind the registers: “All of Wendy’s spins off of one word — FRESH.”

Skift Table • 2nd May 2018

Local Companies Still Deliver Amid Growing National Competition

When Sonya Ward left her part-time job as a blackjack dealer at the Hollywood Casino in Toledo, Ohio, she didn’t know that restaurant delivery entrepreneurship would be her next gig. She only knew that her son was hungry, she had just had surgery, and there were no food delivery options — outside of pizza — anywhere nearby.

Racked • 24th January 2017

PETA Will Keep On Protesting Your Favorite Brands

Some people talk about the choice to go vegan as if it’s a religious conversion. Christopher Merrow is not one of those people.

Racked • 24th August 2016

Meet the Style Bloggers Who Track Kate Middleton's Every Move

It’s 8pm on a Wednesday night in early July and Kate Middleton, the world’s most talked about royal, was due to arrive at London’s Natural History Museum any minute.

Racked • 26th July 2016

The Making of Ralph Lauren’s American Dream

Entering the Rhinelander Mansion on New York's Upper East Side is like quietly opening a window into Ralph Lauren's mind.

The Business of Fashion • 28th April 2016

Can American Retailers Kick Their Discounts Addiction?

Over the past month, American specialty retailer J.Crew has run at least one sales promotion every single day.

Racked • 25th January 2016

Why Can’t Fitness Magazines Cash In on the Wellness Craze?

Neghar Fonooni started lifting when she was 17, at a time when magazines like Women’s Health, Fitness, Self, and Shape were the go-to sources of information on women’s fitness. There were no bloggers, no social media, no online communities for fitness obsessives. "I used to cut the little workouts out of the magazine and take them with me to the gym," Fonooni says. "That was my exposure to what women’s fitness was."

Racked • 8th December 2015

Touched by an Angel

There's a good reason why tickets to the Victoria's Secret fashion show are literally golden. Everything about how the event is set up is meant to drive a feeling of exclusivity, from the mandated dress code ("dressy cocktail attire") to the government-issued photo ID check to the fact that recording of any kind is "strictly prohibited."

Racked • 17th November 2015

MeUndies Thinks Fun Is What’s Missing from Underwear Shopping

Eleven minutes and 58 seconds. That’s how long the recorder has been running before Bryan Lalezarian, the CEO of underwear startup MeUndies, tugs down the waist of his jeans and shows me his underwear.