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Chef Gustavo Aranda at Tavo’s Cocina
Chef Gustavo Aranda is now at Tavo's Cocina located in the Trade Food Hall in Irvine. Chef Aranda specializes in the art and flavor...
Zankou Chicken now Delivers to DTLA
Zankou Chicken is excited to announce its new DTLA delivery service for the Downtown Los Angeles area. They are now delivering all across DTLA...
Mess Hall Market – Celebrating OC Pride and Halloween
Mess Hall Market is offering a fun-filled night on October 22nd and 23rd with a movie showing of "Hocus Pocus" in celebration of Halloween...
SBA and Treasury Announce Simpler PPP Forgiveness for Loans of $50,000 or Less
SBA and Treasury Announce Simpler PPP
Forgiveness for Loans of $50,000 or Less
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Treasury Department, today released...
Sixth Notice of Regulatory Relief
Sixth Notice of Regulatory Relief
Virtual Wine and Beer Tastings and Charitable Promotions
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control announces a Sixth Notice of Regulatory Relief...
A and CdM Restaurants Announce New Executive Chefs
River Jetty Restaurant Group (RJRG) partners, Joseph “McG” Nichol and Jordan Otterbein are pleased to announce the promotion of Robert Gomez to Executive Chef...
Matter of Craft launches Inaugural ‘Moc’toberfest Biergarten
Matter of Craft is launching its inaugural 'MOC'toberfest Biergarten. The bottle shop, tap room, and scratch kitchen is transforming its extended outdoor space into...
Fork & Knife Opens Tomorrow in Costa Mesa
Chef Jonathan Blackford brings more than 25 years of culinary experience in the kitchen as he redefines “takeout” at Fork & Knife, where their primary...
Free Business Plan Program for Family Farmers
Piggy Bank Launches Business Plan Development Program to Help Family Farms
Small family farmers raising heritage breed pigs catch a break during challenging times.
Piggy Bank,...
The Restaurants Act is in the new House Bill
Today the Independent Restaurant Coalition are proud to share the biggest news to date: the RESTAURANTS Act — the bill they've been fighting for...
Business
Traditional Versus Cloud POS Systems
Traditional Versus Cloud POS Systems
Now Is the Time to Make the Change
I remember my very first cell phone.
I was a teenager, and I recall...
Paytronix Systems help Friendship Increase Customer Engagement
Paytronix Systems, Inc., the most advanced digital guest experience platform, today announced that FriendShip has won the 2019 Paytronix Loyalty Award for Best Launch.
In just...
How Restaurants Got So Loud – The Atlantic
Let me describe what I hear as I sit in a coffee shop writing this article. It’s late morning on a Saturday, between the...
Holiday Boozing
AS A BUSINESS OWNER, YOU’RE PROBABLY FEELING ANXIOUS ABOUT THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS.
It’s not enough that you have to worry about staffing shortages, new overtime laws, or potential drops...
Technicalities of the Job Interview
WHEN HIRING, YOU WANT TO PULL FROM A DIVERSE GROUP OF QUALIFIED AND TALENTED APPLICANTS; so logically, you would assume that means you should...
Marketing
Leave the Cake Pop. Take the Cannoli.
Imaginative Restaurateur, Tony Roman at Basilico’s in Huntington Beach & Chef Justin Scott (pictured) positions his latest campaign at Starbuck’s customers exiting the drive-thru.
As...
A Recipe for Success
By Bailey King, Bridget Warren
In the food and beverage business, “buzz” is a valuable commodity that can make your restaurant, bar, or brewery the place to...
Lazy Dog Launches Beer Club
Lazy Dog Launches Beer Club
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, known for their seasonally inspired, handcrafted menu and craft beers, is rolling out the all-new Lazy...
Restaurant Marketing Tools: Local Marketing – The Sensei Of Success
Why? Because when we recognize something, it gives us a feeling of ease, familiarity, and automatic credibility and that makes it easy for us...
Restaurant Marketing Tools: What’s In A Name?
I will never forget a painful experience I had at Mario Batali’s Babbo in New York City. The boob with whom I agreed to...
