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Judge: Buffalo Wild Wings Suit 'Has No Meat on Its Bones'

Complaint about chain's boneless wings dismissed, even though judge agrees they're basically nuggets

(Newser) - Boneless wings can stay on the menu at Buffalo Wild Wings, bones or no bones. In a 10-page decision, US District Judge John Tharp in Illinois dismissed a lawsuit claiming the chain was misleading customers by selling "boneless wings" that are, in his words, "essentially chicken nuggets."...

Celebrity Chef, Town Spar Over Affordable Housing Project

French Laundry's Thomas Keller urges California town of Yountville to slow initiative over cost, design

(Newser) - In one of Napa Valley's priciest ZIP codes, a fight is brewing over where, and how, its workers should live. Chef Thomas Keller, whose French Laundry tasting menu can top $1,000 a head, has joined other business owners in Yountville, California, in urging the town to hit pause...

You'll Have to Look Harder for a Frosty Now

Wendy's is shuttering hundreds of restaurants in US after weak 4th quarter

(Newser) - Wendy's is closing several hundred US restaurants and increasing its focus on value after a weaker-than-expected fourth quarter. The company, based in Dublin, Ohio, said Friday that its global same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, fell 10% in the October-December period, per the AP...

Steak 'n Shake Ditches Microwaves
Steak 'n Shake
Ditches Microwaves
Feb 13, 2026 12:30 AM CST

Steak 'n Shake Ditches Microwaves

Chain ties move to push for 'real food' and healthier menu

(Newser) - Steak 'n Shake is breaking up with the microwave, USA Today reports. The burger-and-shake chain says every location will ditch the device by April 15 as part of a push to make its food taste better and be cooked using "traditional methods" only, per a social media announcement...

You May Be Saying Goodbye to Your Local Pizza Hut

Parent Yum Brands says it's closing down hundreds of underperformers across the nation

(Newser) - Pizza Hut plans to close 250 US restaurants in the first half of this year as its parent company considers a sale of the chain. Kentucky-based Yum Brands, which boasts more than 6,000 Pizza Hut locations in the United States, said Wednesday it's targeting underperforming Pizza Hut restaurants...

Some British MPs Will Have to Find New Watering Holes

Pub, restaurant landlords ban Labour lawmakers to protest soaring business property taxes

(Newser) - British lawmakers can still raise a glass in most places—but more than 1,400 pubs and restaurants say Labour MPs can drink somewhere else. The unusual boycott began at the Old Thatch, a 17th-century pub in Wimborne, in southern England, where landlord Andy Lennox put up a "No...

Pioneering Slow Food Chef Skye Gyngell Dies at 62
Pioneering
Slow Food Chef
Skye Gyngell
Dies at 62
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Nov 24, 2025 5:40 AM CST

Pioneering Slow Food Chef Skye Gyngell Dies at 62

Australian chef built Michelin-star restaurant, inspired chefs worldwide

(Newser) - Skye Gyngell, the influential chef who championed the slow food movement and built a Michelin-starred restaurant in a London garden, has died at the age of 62, the Guardian reports. Gyngell, originally from Sydney, was celebrated for her dedication to local and seasonal ingredients, most notably at the acclaimed Petersham...

Fast-Casual Chains Like Chipotle Are Struggling

Younger consumers are cutting back more and more

(Newser) - America's "fast-casual" restaurant boom appears to be hitting a wall. Chains like Chipotle, Sweetgreen, and Cava—once the darlings of millennial and Gen Z diners—are reporting slumping sales and falling stock prices, reports Quartz , which goes so far as to say that "a restaurant recession could...

Wendy's to Close Hundreds of Restaurants Amid Sales Slump

Closures target underperforming US locations as sales fall behind rivals

(Newser) - Wendy's plans to shutter hundreds of restaurants across the US as the fast-food chain tries to reverse a slump in sales. Interim CEO Ken Cook said on Friday that a "mid-single-digit percentage" of Wendy's roughly 6,000 US outlets—estimated at 200 to 350 locations—will close...

Boston Eatery's Mob Mugshots Aren't Going Over Well

Locals say pics of Whitey Bulger, Stephen Flemmi at Savin Bar & Kitchen cross a line

(Newser) - A Boston restaurant's decision to display mugshots of notorious mobsters Whitey Bulger and Stephen Flemmi has stirred up a storm in the city's Dorchester neighborhood. The photos, installed at Savin Bar & Kitchen as part of a recent renovation featured on Gordon Ramsay's reality show Secret Service,...

Cracker Barrel Commotion Isn't Over Just Yet

Chain quietly pulls Pride, DEI pages from its website

(Newser) - Cracker Barrel has quietly made changes to its website, removing a dedicated "Pride page" and stripping out references to employee resource groups, including those focused on LGBTQ+ employees and diversity initiatives. The move comes days after the Tennessee-based restaurant chain reversed a controversial logo redesign that had drawn...

Steak 'n Shake Blasts Cracker Barrel for Erasing 'Heritage'

Burger chain says chain's goal in changing its logo 'is to just delete the personality altogether'

(Newser) - The controversy around Cracker Barrel's new logo continues, with another restaurant chain now weighing in. "Sometimes, people want to change things just to put their own personality on things," Midwestern burger behemoth Steak 'n Shake wrote on its X feed on Thursday, defiantly showing a photo...

Cracker Barrel's New Logo Causes a Ruckus

Brand's refresh, sans barrel, is not going over well

(Newser) - Cracker Barrel is out with a new logo, and if the restaurant chain's 12% dive in shares on Thursday is any gauge, it's not a very popular one. As CNN reports, the new logo has dropped both the man and the barrel from its signage, opting for just...

Prosecutor to Arresting Cops: 'You're Going to Regret This!'

Devon Hogan Flanagan seen on video during arrest at RI restaurant proclaiming: 'I'm an AG!'

(Newser) - A Rhode Island prosecutor arrested this week at a Newport restaurant tried to get an arresting officer to turn off his body camera—which didn't happen, and which is why we now know some of the things she said during that interaction. "I want you to turn your...

Traffic, Protests, Falling Furniture Mar Tesla Diner Debut

Family is suing after they say outdoor patio covering slammed into woman's head in Hollywood

(Newser) - A man plans on filing suit against Elon Musk's new 24-hour Tesla diner in Los Angeles after he says a piece of furniture on the eatery's rooftop patio came loose and slammed into his wife. "It barely missed our baby's head by inches," a man...

Elon Musk's New Eatery Is 'Grease Meets the Jetsons'

Tesla Diner opens in LA, with 24-hour restaurant, EV charging stations, and drive-in theater

(Newser) - Fries come with a charge on the side at Los Angeles newest eatery: Elon Musk's Tesla Diner is now open around the clock in West Hollywood, reports SFGate , and also serves as a charging station for electric vehicles and a drive-in theater of sorts. It opened on Monday at,...

Dubai Restaurant's New Chef Isn't Human

AI-powered Chef Aiman will create menus for 'dining in the future'

(Newser) - Dubai is preparing to introduce a new dining concept where artificial intelligence takes center stage, at least behind the scenes. WOOHOO, a restaurant set to open in September near the Burj Khalifa, promises "dining in the future" with the debut of its AI-powered chef , Chef Aiman. Chef Aiman...

Lion Cub Cuddles at Eatery Spark Animal Welfare Uproar

Reaction online has been mostly negative to Wanhui restaurant offering hugs with cubs

(Newser) - A restaurant in Taiyuan, China, is facing backlash for offering a $150 four-course tea experience that includes hugging lion cubs. The Wanhui eatery, which opened last month in Shanxi province, sells about 20 tickets a day to customers eager for up-close encounters with the cubs. Photos and videos of...

Well, Bird Flu Has Hit Waffle House
Well, Waffle House's
Egg Surcharge Didn't Last Long
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Jul 5, 2025 10:30 AM CDT

Well, Waffle House's Egg Surcharge Didn't Last Long

Egg prices have come down, so the surcharge goes the way of the dodo

(Newser) - For those with a penchant for moaning about the price of eggs, you'll have to retrain your ire away from Waffle House. The calamity-spotting fast-food chain, which rolled out a $.50 surcharge on any egg-based menu item in February, has now rolled it right back barely five months...

The World Has a New 'Best Restaurant'

Maido of Lima, Peru, is No. 1 on 2025 'World's Best 50' list

(Newser) - Food connoisseurs looking to score bragging rights may have to plan a trip to Lima, Peru. The 2025 version of the "World's Best 50 Restaurants" list has the city's Maido as No. 1. There, chef Mitsuharu Tsumura "has helped redefine the centuries-old Japanese-Peruvian culinary tradition for...

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