Featured Operators

Reigniting Smokey Bones

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:25:00 +0000

Can a once-hot concept recapture its mojo?

MUFSO 2012: Melman Award winner Joachim Splichal shares strategies at MUFSO

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:27:00 +0000

Lisa Jennings

Patina Restaurant Group founder joined Richard Melman, other restaurant executives to discuss best practices, celebrate.

MUFSO 2012: Lessons from failures essential to growth, operators say

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:19:00 +0000

Restaurant owners are bound to make some mistakes, but how they recover from those mistakes can have long-term ramifications.

Bonefish, Carrabba’s set to expand

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:16:00 +0000

The newly public company plots growth for its casual-dining brands

Matt Eisler digs deep with Trenchermen

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:37:00 +0000

By Megan Rowe

He's behind some of Chicago's most popular night spots; now he's working with some heavy hitters to create "a boozy restaurant."

Matt Eisler has created some of Chicago’s most popular bars and restaurants. His latest venture, set to open in May 2012, is the much-anticipated Trenchermen.

The bar is the star at new Planet Hollywood concept

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:36:00 +0000

Bob Krummert

Planet Hollywood built a global casual dining chain by leveraging the celebrity power of its owners. Will its star-free new concept, Planet Dailies, repeat that success?

Every operator wants to have a strong brand, but what do you do when that brand starts showing its age and you need a growth vehicle to revive it? Take a look at what Planet Hollywood International has come up with: the new Planet Dailies and its attached lounge, Mixology 101. The only celebrities this time around: its bartenders.

Yard House gains ground across U.S.

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:15:00 +0000

What’s fueling the growth spurt at this California-bred brand?

Pop-Up Restaurants Find Permanent Home

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Bob Krummert

Guest Chef, a new restaurant in Oakland, CA, takes short-term thinking to new culinary heights with its incubator concept.

Concepts of Tomorrow: LYFE Kitchen

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000

At LYFE Kitchen, the object is to Love Your Food Everyday.

New Wave Noodles

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Edited by Bob Krummert

Cheesecake Factory alum Howard Gordon launches Itriya Cafe

You have to marvel at how much Howard Gordon got right during the planning stages of his new Itriya Cafe Spaghetti & Ssam restaurant in Irvine, CA.