Celebrity chef and reality television star Guy Fieri has cut the price on his waterfront Lake Worth Beach home by $755,000 after nine months on the market with no takers. Fieri bought the 6,000-square-foot home on the gated Bella Vista Avenue in 2021 for $3.9 million. The spikey-haired bleach blonde chef, who is the star […]
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McDonald’s considering $5 meal deal launch to draw diners, source says
(Reuters) -McDonald’s U.S. franchises are considering launching a $5 meal deal, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday, as the fast-food chain looks to draw more inflation-hit customers to its restaurants. Global restaurant chains such as McDonald’s and Starbucks have seen lower-income customers opting to eat more meals at home amid a cost-of-living […]
Restaurants are competing for frugal diners’ dollars
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Dining out these days might seem like a luxury for Americans pinched by inflation. For some restaurants, […]
Fast-food companies seeing low-income diners pare orders
By Waylon Cunningham SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – Runaway prices at U.S. fast-food joints and restaurants have made people skittish down the income ladder and executives at chains including McDonald’s and Wendy’s recently said they worry about losing business from those on the tightest budgets. Roughly a quarter of low-income consumers, defined as those making […]
Diners vomited and spat blood after being given dry ice as an after-meal mouth freshener, police say
A hotel restaurant manager in India has been arrested after diners spat up blood. Police say that a waiter served after-dinner mouth fresheners containing dry ice. Dry ice, if ingested, can cause internal organ damage. Police in Gurugram in northern India arrested a hotel restaurant manager on Tuesday after social media footage appeared to show […]
Black Bear Diners are now in Fort Worth. Plus another California cafe has bloody marys
Two California breakfast cafes have arrived, and one is already impressing Texans. Black Bear Diner, from the base of Mount Shasta in northern California, serves the kind of giant, hearty platters that give California a reputation for breakfast. Black Bear Diner chain locations now bookend Fort Worth. One is at 9501 North Freeway, near Heritage […]
NYC restaurant workers, diners hungry for new rule that would change how customers tip
NYC servers and diners say they support proposal to force restaurants to pay servers minimum wage Tipped-off New York City diners are being asked to pay more and more gratuity — and now they say it’s time the owners of local eateries pay their share. Restaurant workers and people out to eat on Manhattan’s Restaurant […]
Will Miami diners drive to Hialeah for good barbecue? This tiny restaurant says yes
When she and her business partner Mario Barone decided to open a barbecue spot in Hialeah, Gianina Roman knew it would be a challenge. Hialeah isn’t trendy (yet) and doesn’t really draw tourists the way Wynwood or downtown Miami do. It’s not a place locals outside the city think of going when they think of […]
Video of truck driver harassing diners at fast food restaurant sparks outrage: ‘Should be a felony’
Of all the horrible instances of rolling coal caught on video, this is the worst. A Redditor shared a video in which someone opened a door at a Whataburger so a thick cloud of diesel exhaust could take over the room. There was laughing and disbelief, and the patrons quickly scattered to avoid the toxic […]