Downtown’s Stella Skipping Lunch

IN THE NEWS: The Commercial-Appeal’s Fredric Koeppel reports that June 29 will be the last lunch at Stella, the popular restaurant downtown at Main and Monroe, which will remain open for dinner. He also notes the in-progress expansion of Cafe 1912 (243 S. Cooper), and the scheduled June 25 opening of Pei Wei Asian Diner [...]

Mag Has the Scoop on Blue Bell Chief

IN THE NEWS: In its July 2007 issue, Texas Monthly texasmonthly.com interviews Blue Bell Creameries CEO Paul W. Kruse, while critic Patricia Sharpe review pick of the month is Houston’s Vin (530 Texas Ave.) and also notes Dallas’ Trader Vic’s (Hotel Palomar, 5330 E. Mockingbird Lane), and Arlington’s Olenjack’s Grille (Lincoln Square, 770 Road [...]

Where For Art Thou, Tiki Bar?

IN THE NEWS: City Life’s lasvegascitylife.com Lissa Townsend Rodgers bemoans the dwindling number of tiki bars in Vegas, but does offer several remaining options, among them Tahiti Joe’s (7200 Las Vegas Blvd.), and notes that Planet Hollywood is opening its own outpost of legendary tiki hut and inventor of the Mai Tai, Trader Vic’s. … [...]

East Bay Gets Nightclub-Eatery Hybrid

IN THE NEWS: The Chronicle’s sfgate.com Carol Ness notes the recent opening of Old Oakland’s first nightclub-restaurant hybrid, Levende East (827 Washington St., Oakland), the East Bay offspring of the popular San Francisco spot. As in San Francisco, the chef is Aaren Caccamo and the menu is French-California with Asian and Middle Eastern flavors. … [...]

East Bay Gets Nightclub-Eatery Hybrid

IN THE NEWS: The Chronicle’s sfgate.com Carol Ness notes the recent opening of Old Oakland’s first nightclub-restaurant hybrid, Levende East (827 Washington St., Oakland), the East Bay offspring of the popular San Francisco spot. As in San Francisco, the chef is Aaren Caccamo and the menu is French-California with Asian and Middle Eastern flavors. … [...]

Fraiche Yogurt Opens in Palo Alto

IN THE NEWS: The Mercury News‘ mercurynews.com Aleta Watson reviews Mandaloun (2021 Broadway, Redwood City), while Sylvia Ulloa considers 5 Spot Chivas Grill (869 S. First St., San Jose). … MetroActive metroactive.com reviews Koji sake lounge. … FoodNotebook.com notes the opening of Fraiche Yogurt (644 Emerson St., Palo Alto; www.fraicheyogurt.com) and reviews the Happy [...]

Church’s Chicken Eyes Orlando Expansion

IN THE NEWS: San Antonio-based Church’s Chicken, operator and franchiser of more than 1,600 fast-food chicken restaurants in 18 countries, announced a new partnership with a business brokerage outfit that will accelerate its new store opening program through strategic franchisee-recruitment methods, CoStar.com reports. Markets targeted for growth include Jacksonville, Orlando, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Detroit, Raleigh/Durham, [...]

Church’s Chicken Eyes Indy Expansion

IN THE NEWS: San Antonio-based Church’s Chicken, operator and franchiser of more than 1,600 fast-food chicken restaurants in 18 countries, announced a new partnership with a business brokerage outfit that will accelerate its new store opening program through strategic franchisee-recruitment methods, CoStar.com reports. Markets targeted for growth include Jacksonville, Orlando, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Detroit, Raleigh/Durham, [...]

Church’s Chicken Eyes Detroit Expansion

IN THE NEWS: San Antonio-based Church’s Chicken, operator and franchiser of more than 1,600 fast-food chicken restaurants in 18 countries, announced a new partnership with a business brokerage outfit that will accelerate its new store opening program through strategic franchisee-recruitment methods, CoStar.com reports. Markets targeted for growth include Jacksonville, Orlando, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Detroit, Raleigh/Durham, Cincinnati, [...]

It’s Still Hands On at Reopened Di Fara

IN THE NEWS: Gothamist gothamist.com/food reports, “Pizza lovers in the city can breathe a sigh of relief as Di Fara is back, after being temporarily closed by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. We couldn’t detect any obvious changes to the pizzeria and Dom DeMarco was with head gear and sans gloves creating pizzas [...]