The agony and the ecstasy of America’s favorite chain restaurant. By Helen Rosner.

Employees at a Federal Way Denny’s are no longer employed at the restaurant after the chain investigated an allegedly racist incident that occurred there on Wednesday. Facebook user Palmer Pellham posted on Thursday about the incident witnessed by he and his wife. The previous evening at about 10 p.m., he and his wife Esther, who are apparently white, were at nearly empty restaurant for a meal.

A look at a questionable tradition, from Marco Pierre White to Sébastien Bras

Keep these choices in mind the next time you find yourself at the counter of your favourite fast food restaurant.

Like Christmas Day or the announcement of the newest iPhone, the release of Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Pass is quickly becoming one of the most anticipated events of the year. On Thursday, Sept. 14, the casual dining chain offered its loyal customers the chance to purchase one of these coveted passes, each of which entitles the bearer to free meals at Olive Garden for eight whole weeks between Sept. 25 and Nov. 19.

Rooam is modernizing the experience for the nightlife and hospitality industry by streamlining how you pay for your bar tab or restaurant bill. Its award-winning mobile app is a secure and hassle-free payment solution, allowing guests to open, view and pay their tabs from their phones. For bars and restaurants, Rooam is a PCI-compliant payment platform that easily and securely integrates with major POS systems without adding any additional hardware. The platform also provides an in-app marketing tool, enabling businesses to increase foot traffic, generate additional revenue and enhance customer engagement. Launched in the Washington, D.C are

When a gay couple asked to split a sundae, they said their waiter told them it would be inappropriate for two men to eat from the same bowl.

Their “reputation score” depends on it.

Your local Applebee’s may be closing soon, as the struggling casual restaurant chain tries to turn its business around. In an August 10 news release, Applebee’s reported that comparable same-restaurant sales declined 6.2% for the second quarter of 2017, and they’re expected to range between negative 6% and negative 8% for fiscal 2017.

The owners of an American vegan restaurant were slammed after customers complained about the duo letting their child "run around in the nude and defecate on the floor".

BLT (light on mayo), 2 eggs over easy, or extinction? Watching and lamenting the massive diner die-off. By Adam Platt.

New red tape will kill signature hamburger at NZ's oldest licensed restaurant, says chef. New Zealand's oldest licensed premises has pulled a burger that's been the cornerstone of its menu – blaming it on bureaucratic red tape gone mad. Dan Fraser, executive chef at the Duke of Marlborough restaurant in the Bay of Islands, was left stewing after a visit from a Ministry of Primary Industries inspector on Thursday.

McDonald's shares hit an all-time high on Tuesday as Wall Street expects sales to increase from new digital ordering kiosks that will replace cashiers in 2,500 restaurants. Cowen raised its rating on McDonald's shares to outperform from market perform because of the technology upgrades, which are slated for the fast-food chain's restaurants this year. McDonald's shares rallied 26 percent this year through Monday compared to the S&P 500's 10 percent return.

The Zimmerman Boulevard submarine sandwich standoff could end after this week. By Stephen T. Watson. (May 16, 2017)

In Portland, Oregon, a vegan strip club [Casa Diablo] and the steak house-slash-strip club next door [The Acropolis] are locked in an intense rivalry. By Natalie O’Neill.

Why has Britain turned its back on its favourite food – and shut out the people needed to cook it? By Bee Wilson.

A well-heeled businessman stunned staff at an Indian restaurant in Northern Ireland by leaving a £1,000 tip for a £79 meal. Inside the world’s most beautiful restaurant. After finishing dinner at The Indian Tree in Portadown with his family, the man, who wishes to remain anonymous, “pulled Babu [chef] aside and said he would like to say thank you and that he had a small token,” restaurant director Luna Ekush told Belfast Live.

RIP independent sit-down restaurants. By Kevin Alexander.

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A robber attempted to take money from a Chipotle Mexican Grill but fled with only a burrito, according to a police report. A man entered the restaurant at about 6:30 p.m. CT Wednesday in suburban Des Moines. He got in line and ordered a burrito, a female cashier told police. When the man approached the cash register, he said he had a gun in his sweatshirt, opened a bag and demanded the cashier put money in it, according to the report.