Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey company that operates 13 TGI Fridays restaurants accused of secretly replacing premium liquor with low-quality booze says it's shocked at the allegations. The Briad Restaurant Group said in a statement Thursday it "takes great pride in the quality of food and...

Updated: 35 min ago

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former NFL and University of Arizona kicker Max Zendejas has been indicted on damage and theft charges in connection with his recently closed Tucson restaurant. Pima County authorities say the indictment claims Zendejas "recklessly defaced or damaged property" belonging...

Updated: 1 hr ago

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is appointing a lawyer to the ethics and lobbying board who works for the TV network which carries the cooking show hosted by the governor's girlfriend, Sandra Lee. Cuomo appointed lawyer David Arroyo to the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics. JCOPE...

Updated: 5 hr ago

MIAMI (AP) — When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community who do not believe in pacific opposition. The reaction has been far different. When he went to the Versailles restaurant, a...

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Updated: 9 hr ago

Every so often, some super-charged person crosses your path. You may stop and think, "Wow. Such energy." You may say "wow" three or four times when you meet Bryan Yealy, corporate chef of the Capital Restaurants Group that brings you Old Glory, Neyla, Paolo's and J. Paul's, plus a few more...

Updated: 10 hr ago

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man who couldn't pay a Valentine's Day date restaurant bill as a teen has return to pay his debt — sixteen years later. KOB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1abvdSY) that Matt Sanchez repaid owner Claus Hjortkjaer this month after the owner recently reopened his French...

Updated: 11 hr ago

BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU has something important to say about its proposal to regulate olive oil on restaurant tables: Uh, never mind. Last week, the European Commission, the EU's executive branch, said that restaurants should only be allowed to serve oil to customers in non-refillable bottles...

Updated: 13 hr ago

Sometimes it takes the mind of an 8-year-old boy to come up with a brilliant idea. At least when it comes to ice cream. My son and I had just left a Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop where I'd snarfed down a double-scoop cup of Americone Dream (vanilla with fudge-covered waffle cone pieces and...

Yesterday

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, allegedly posted a social media rant laced with salty language and...

Yesterday

Whether you've just bought a shiny new grill or pulled your old one out of winter hibernation, step No. 1 before embracing grilling season is to clean and season it. Grills are like cast-iron skillets; the more you use them, the better they cook. That's because food cooks on the grill, the fats...