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The Living Room Re-Imagines Bar Offerings

It’s a whole new era in Twin City’s cocktail culture. From bespoke oak-aged creations to boldly reinterpreted classic libations, the new cocktails at the Living Room are destined to make as big an impression on the Minneapolis lounge scene as the W Hotel itself has. One of the most basic features of The Living Room’s […]

Blue Duck Tavern Debuts Summer Dishes with Wine Pairings by New Sommelier

Executive chef Sebastien Archambault and chef de Cuisine John Melfi are introducing new items on Blue Duck Tavern’s menu to capture the essence of summer, while newly appointed sommelier Gene Alexeyev is at the ready to suggest delicious wine pairings.  Just named the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington’s “Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year” at […]

Pour, Store, and Dispense with Perlick’s new Dual-Zone Wine Center

Perlick Corportation, a leader in total package bar equipment, beverage dispensing systems, and luxury residential undercounter refrigeration, launched the 60-inch Dual-Zone Wine Center on June 4. As part of Perlick’s new back bar line, it is the first customizable wine center to feature configuration options including a factory engineered wine keg dispensing system, full-extension shelves […]

GuestMetrics Finds Most Expensive Brands Drive Majority of Growth for Craft Beer

According to GuestMetrics, based on its database of POS sales in restaurants and bars, the most expensive tier of craft beer brands are responsible for the majority of the growth in the craft beer segment.  “As is widely known, craft beers displayed strong growth last year, taking about 1.3 points of unit share in on-premise […]

VooDoo BBQ & Grill Opens on the Westbank in New Orleans

A brand new VooDoo BBQ and Grill is opening soon on the Westbank in New Orleans. The award-winning New Orleans-style BBQ restaurant’s new location will open in Harvey at 1901 Manhattan Boulevard in the Fountain Park Center in early February. The opening coincides with the Franchise’s eleventh anniversary. VooDoo BBQ & Grill brings together favorite BBQ styles and […]

Bugaboo Creek Stakes Its Revival

Having endured four months in bankruptcy, Bugaboo Creek Steak House is back with new ownership, new food, décor and marketing. Christopher Campbell took over as president in April 2011, and is now ready to let consumers know that the chain’s 13 locations—known as lodges—are not only open for business, but for better business. Along with […]

ezCater Brings No Risks, High Rewards to Restaurants

Briscoe Rodgers, president of online catering site ezCater, says the marketplace of online food ordering has really heated up in the past couple of years. Last week, ezCater announced its seed round financing of $630,000. Rodgers says the number of caterers receiving orders from the site has doubled in the past two months, from 800 […]