Shenanigans

Why it’s OK to send restaurant food back

Are you really such a big deal? No. So stop worrying that you’ll make others feel awkward

23 Things You Do At A Bar That Annoy Bartenders

Check out this list of 23 things that all of us do that annoy the crap out of bartenders! Which one are you guilty of??

Choose Between The Cheapest Or Most Expensive Menu Item At These 15 Restaurants

21 Ways You Didn't Realize You Were Annoying Your Servers And Bartenders

Sitting on the same side of the table as your date.

10 things you might not know about Irish pubs

Irish pubs and licensing laws have created some strange traditions – learn about 24-hour opening laws, corpses, bona fides, dog shows, the oldest pub and oldest graffiti

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

The Secrets to a Perfect Date Night In

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at home this year with our secrets for the perfect romantic meal. Make it a Valentine’s Day date night in to remember.

10 tips for successful al fresco dining

Steven Pike, managing director of guest experience management company HospitalityGEM, gives his top 10 tips to hospitality operators looking to make a success of their al fresco dining.

How to Cook Up a Great Restaurant Floor Plan

The key to designing a restaurant floor plan is deliberate design.

How a FiDi Italian Standby Remodels for a New Generation of Diners

"It was set up in 1990 for the way people dined in 1990"

Enjoy patio dining while you can

How many times have you walked into a restaurant with a patio and scoffed at the absurdity of outdoor dining? In Phoenix? Are you kidding? I do it all the time. “Do you prefer to sit in our dining room or on our patio?” Dumb question! It’s only as the weather begins to ease up …

Tips for Planning a Perfect Restaurant Dining Room

Every restaurant’s dining room should be unique. It may not seem obvious, but the layout and organization of your dining room supports your branding and subtly influences your customers spending. So be sure that your dining room and seating layouts are strategically designed.

Are bubble dining pods safer than dining inside restaurants?

MIDWAY, Utah (ABC4) – Dining pods — call them globes, or igloos, or bubbles — are exploding in popularity, but are they actually safer than dining inside restaurants? In Utah, one…

Why restaurants have gotten so loud, and how it's affecting what you eat

Restaurants have grown irritatingly loud and it's having an effect on our tastes.

6 Shenanigans You Can’t Pass up at Schnepf Farms

Who do you trust more? The food critic or the crowd

As someone who tells readers where to eat, this was an interesting turn of the dining tables. Could crowdsourcing guide restaurant critic Amy Pataki to good food?

Restaurants get creative to keep outdoor dining alive in cooler months

There is a chill in the air as summer winds down. What does that mean for all the restaurants that have been relying on outdoor dining to help them survive the pandemic?