Tag: Dining

American Express to buy dining reservation company Tock from Squarespace

American Express will acquire the dining reservation and event management platform Tock from Squarespace for $400 million (€375 million) cash. AmEx began making acquisitions in the dining and event sector with its purchase of Resy five years ago, giving card members access to hard-to-get restaurants and locations. Other credit card issues have done the same. […]

Cost gap between dining out, at home at all-time high: BofA

Consumers have been met with rising dining costs in and out of the home. However, a Bank of America note reports that the gap in the cost of food at home versus food away from home is now at an all-time high. Bank of America Securities Senior Food and Beverage Analyst Peter Galbo joins Market […]

How Indio is revitalizing downtown with new shops, dining, homes

For years, Yellow Mart endured as something of an island floating in the sea of empty storefronts that had become downtown Indio. Mark Jernigan, who runs the shop, recalls that at one point things got so bad that there were only a couple of open businesses on the three-block downtown stretch of Miles Avenue. “That […]

The Extra Charge You Should Expect When Dining At Restaurants In Italy

For first time visitors, dining in Italy can prove confusing. Even if you understand the language, you’ll want to research national traditions, such as aperitivo: Italy’s version of the happy hour. Likewise, impatient Americans will have to adapt to Italy’s slow-paced, often hours-long dinners that are an experience as much as they are a meal. Yet […]

The latest in food and dining around Oklahoma City

Summer is really heating up and openings are happening fast for both local and national chains across the metro. Alongside those openings, some other notable happenings are going down in food and dining, as well. From chefs making moves to new menu items, special features and pop ups you can experience, here’s a look at […]

The death of the fast-food dining room

McDonald’s Soda Fountain Gado/Getty Images Bob Wright, the chief executive officer of the Chicago-based sandwich chain Potbelly, said in a May earnings call that customers are “managing their wallets” a little more closely, which means eating out less frequently. “They’re pulling back ever so slightly and probably from a lot of places,” Wright said. “We’re […]