I was catching up with Laura Shunk, a former Westword restaurant reviewer and the current head of the Colorado Restaurant Foundation, over a beer or three at the Fainting Goat, a favorite Westword ...

Olo Founder and CEO, Noah Glass, sits with Host, Elizabeth Gore, about spotting big opportunities before they exist, ...

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The best table in town might be your coffee table. In 2024, 86% of Americans’ meals and snacks happened at home, a sign the center of gravity for dining has shifted from white-linen rooms to living ...

I ordered takeout from a wings restaurant on Super Bowl Sunday. Big mistake. The 45-minute wait nearly cost me kickoff. I stood there, surrounded by frantic delivery drivers, flashing hazard lights, ...

Ghost kitchen, dark kitchen, virtual kitchen, cloud kitchen, whatever you call them, they’re popping up everywhere, with estimates placing the number at 1,500 in the United States. And while it only ...

Restaurants are going all in on automation. According to the Square Future of Restaurants Report, 85% of restaurant leaders plan to invest in automation within the next year because they believe it ...

DC’s restaurant scene is getting smaller, and the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington puts some of the blame on Initiative 82. The Initiative was passed back in 2022 by nearly three out ...

While restaurants still command a record 58.9% of total U.S. food spending, thanks to higher per-occasion costs, the everyday act of eating mostly happens at home, where people are recreating ...

The restaurant of the future may not disappear; it will simply evolve. Many chefs are already adapting to this shift by extending their presence into homes: meal kits, chef-led online classes and dine ...