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Man sentenced to life in Ill. restaurant slayings

A former handyman convicted of killing seven people during a robbery at a suburban Chicago fast-food restaurant in 1993 has been sentenced to life in prison.

Twilight-themed restaurant planned for Wash. town

A new restaurant set to open next year in Washington state will be called Volterra after a city in the popular Twilight vampire novels, which are set in the town of Forks.

Chain restaurants struggle, compete for customers

Fortunes at chain restaurants are tumbling, the fallout from a strategy of slashing menu prices in the hopes that a cheap meal will be enough to entice diners back to their booths.

Ill. jury gives man life in 7 restaurant killings

A Chicago jury decided Tuesday that a former handyman will spend the rest of his life in prison, rather than be sent to death row, for the 1993 slayings of seven people at a suburban restaurant.

Guilty verdict in 1993 Ill. restaurant slayings

A former handyman was convicted Tuesday in the slayings of seven people whose bodies were found in a walk-in freezer and cooler at a suburban Chicago fast food restaurant 16 years ago.

Trial starts for Ill. man accused of killing 7

A man charged with killing seven people during a robbery at a suburban Chicago fast food restaurant 16 years ago did it because he "wanted to do something big," not because he needed the money, a prosecutor told jurors Monday.

16 years after massacre, Brown's Chicken rebuilds

The name — the Brown's Chicken Massacre — says it all.

15 sue, saying they fell sick at a Miss. Pizza Hut

A $1.1 million lawsuit filed against the company that owns a Pizza Hut in north Mississippi has grown to include 15 members of the same church who claim they became sick after eating chicken at the restaurant.

Terry Gonyon: Hard times hammer handyman

ELKHART, Ind. - If you think Terry Gonyon is the kind of guy who has trouble being industrious or working hard, check out the stove he built.

Adam Williams: redemption and resolve

ELKHART, Ind. - Adam Williams’ improbable journey to Elkhart began in a hail of bullets on a dark road in the Mississippi Delta at 2 a.m. one morning in 1992.

Police ID victim, suspects in Denny's shooting

Police were searching Monday for at least two more men suspected of carrying out a weekend robbery at a crowded Denny's restaurant that left one woman dead.

Elite meat: In-N-Out Burger is best, survey says

According to a new survey of fast-food lovers, the best hamburger in the nation comes out of In-N-Out Burger, the West Coast chain boasting “quality you can taste.” Wendy’s followed at No. 2 in the Battle of the Burgers, trailed by Burger King, McDonald’s and Whataburger.

Your Career: Cooking up a new career

It’s all about food lately.

Small business forced to change, or die

Now, more than ever, it’s imperative for small businesses to be flexible and make radical changes to survive.

Man tries to rob Chinese restaurant as cops dine

A Massachusetts man had some misfortune when he allegedly tried to rob a Chinese restaurant. Four plainclothes police officers were enjoying their dinner at the time.

Report: NKorea opens Italian restaurant in capital

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has ordered the opening of the isolated country's first Italian restaurant, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper reported, despite the nation's continuing struggle to feed its 24 million people.

Man hoping to get fired allegedly trashes eatery

A restaurant worker was accused of trashing the place in an attempt to get fired and collect unemployment compensation. A criminal complaint filed Thursday said a 35-year-old man showed up at a Qdoba restaurant and started throwing brownies and cookies on the floor.

Congressman wants to save Ga. segregation landmark

Congressman John Lewis wants to save one of Atlanta's symbols of discrimination — the building that housed Lester Maddox's Pickrick restaurant.

Woman claims McDonald's drink contained chemical

A Baltimore woman said when she ordered an iced tea at a local McDonald's restaurant last year, employees gave her a cup containing a cleaning chemical. Caryl Jones has filed a $100,000 lawsuit in Baltimore City Circuit Court.

Would-be suicide bomber in UK sentenced to prison

A would-be suicide bomber who tried to detonate a nail bomb in a restaurant but injured only himself was sentenced Friday to at least 18 years in prison.

3 ways to eat healthy when dining out

If you’re looking to shed some weight in 2009, it’s important to keep your guard up when dining out. Here are three tips that will help you cut out some of the most glaring diet offenders at your next restaurant outing without ruining all the fun.

That's life: CEO Wynn says Sinatra eatery was fate

Steve Wynn is having a ball as he prepares to open his newest joint, a resort and casino called Encore.

Philly restaurants to post nutrition info on menus

The city that invented that monument to gluttony, the cheesesteak, is ordering something new for the menu: one of the strongest restaurant labeling laws in the nation.

Soul food: Creamy baked mac ’n’ cheese

We started at the beginning of November with a joke about the old “Cheezborger, cheezborger, cheezborger” skit on “Saturday Night Live” that immortalized the Billy Goat Tavern — the inspiration for the somewhat restricted menu at the fictitious lunch joint run by John Belushi. So what better way to end our stay in Chicago than by visiting a restaurant that does, in fact, specialize in cheeseburgers? But since they offer seven different types of cheese to add to their burgers and the crust on the onion rings includes ground almonds to give them an extra-special crunch — there’s no chance of being reminded of the Olympia Café (the skit’s venue) here.

Italian comfort food: Ricotta gnocchi

This week’s recipe, stolen from chef Eric Young of Scoozi! restaurant in Chicago, is a warming bowlful of delicious Italian gnocchi made with rich ricotta cheese and adorned by Eric’s Bolognese sauce. Every chef in an Italian restaurant has his or her own closely guarded Bolognese recipe, and we’re sharing Eric’s with you to try at home — until you can make it to the Windy City to try it for yourself from his busy kitchen. For more than 20 years Scoozi! has fed Chicago, and the menu features seasonal, fresh-tasting creations from all over Italy — from Sicily to the Austrian border and everything in between.

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At Ruby Tuesday, Casual Dining Dons a Blazer
Source: The New York Times

Now Ruby Tuesday features leather banquettes and dark varnished wood, and the wait staff is clad in hipster black shirts and black pants. The new menu includes upmarket fare, like lobster tails, and offers suggestions about which wine will work with your dish.

100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 2) - You�re the Boss Blog - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

This is the second half of the 100 do's and don'ts from last week's post. Again, this list is for one particular restaurant, mine, which is under construction in Bridgehampton, N.Y., and will, with any luck, open this spring.

Restaurant to move to U.S. 69
Source: muskogeephoenix.com

A popular Italian eatery has outgrown its downtown Muskogee location and is moving to U.S. 69. Johnny V's, which had been located just south of Arrowhead Mall on Main Street., is due to open Nov. 12 at 1215 S. 32nd St. just south of the Centennial Trail pedestrian overpass.

100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 1) - You�re the Boss Blog - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

Herewith is a modest list of dos and don'ts for servers at the seafood restaurant I am building.

Muggle lawyers ban Harry Potter feast
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Warner Bros has banned a woman who runs a restaurant at her home in west London from hosting a Harry Potter Night to celebrate Hallowe'en.

A New Old Freebie - Matches Surge as Restaurant Giveaways
Source: The New York Times

If smoking was their sole raison d'être, restaurant matches should by all rights have disappeared by now. After being overtaken by the disposable lighter, they have run into smoking bans of varying severity.

Deer Dashes Through Restaurant w/video
Source: ClickOnDetroit.com

A deer took a leap through a window at a local restaurant Sunday, making lunch a bit more animated for diners. Surveillance cameras were rolling as the deer broke leapt through a window at L. George's Coney Island on Grand River Avenue in Livonia just after noon.

Teenager's arm trapped in blender
Source: BBC News

A teenage girl's arm became trapped in an industrial meat blender at an east London restaurant, police have said.

Japanese restaurant's unusual rule: You get what the person before you ordered.
Source: gadling.com

"If you wander around anywhere in Japan for a little bit," writes blogger Cabel Sasser, "you will come across something interesting."

Guilty verdict in 1993 Ill. restaurant slayings
Source: msnbc.com

A Chicago jury has found a former handyman guilty in the slayings of seven people inside a suburban fast food restaurant 16 years ago.

A Plum of a restaurant caters to vegans and vegetarians
Source: The Seattle Times

Plum Bistro is a new Seattle restaurant that caters to vegans and vegetarians...The creative chef/owner Makini Howell was raised in a vegan household. Her other restaurant, Hillside Quickie Café, is one of a trio of vegan cafes owned by family members...

Crumbling building puts restaurant owner's, workers' lives on hold
Source: muskogeephoenix.com

The owner of Pisano's Pizza said Tuesday that he expected to be back in business shortly after Labor Day as the partially collapsed building next to his restaurant was cleaned up.

Family shocked after restaurant bill's 'littell f***er' slur
Source: metro.co.uk

A couple were left in shock after Mexican restaurant Cactus Joe's signed off their meal bill with the misspelt: 'Thank you littell f***er'

Health Care, Restaurants and the Unity of Man

Once upon a time, I was reading an article by Tony Bourdain about how to be a good customer.

Curry bill settled after 13 years
Source: BBC News

An unpaid £10 bill for a curry served 13 years ago has been settled after the restaurant owner was tracked down.

Roof top garden grows on Springfield Brewing Company
Source: Examiner

How do you get out there to take care of the plants? I asked. "I just open the window and jump out." Not many gardeners will jump out a second floor window to water their organic garden, but Kevin Mackey at the Springfield Brewing Company does almost everyday.

St. Louis County Restaurant Threatens To Kick Out Baby Not Wearing Shoes
Source: www.fox2now.com

No shoes, no shirt, no service: there is word that the manager of a St. Louis County restaurant threatened to kick out a six-month old baby and her mother because the baby wasn't wearing shoes. The infant's mom says the restaurant is taking the policy too far.

Chain Restaurant Calorie Counts - The Envelope, Please!
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel ran this article about how many calories are in many offerings from the chain restaurants - Boston Market, Olive Garden, Taco Bell, and fifteen others that are popular in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale are included.

Beefy bliss! The 12 best hamburgers in America
Source: msnbc.com

Epicurious asked renowned restaurant critics from around the country to identify their local burger heaven and describe the beef, buns, condiments, and toppings. Some combinations are classically simple (ground chuck on a bun) while others get fancy (want Kobe beef with that?).

Beefy bliss! The 12 best hamburgers in America
Source: msnbc.com

Epicurious asked renowned restaurant critics from around the country to identify their local burger heaven and describe the beef, buns, condiments, and toppings. Some combinations are classically simple (ground chuck on a bun) while others get fancy (want Kobe beef with that?).

SF chef pulls corn from his menu
Source: The Ethicurean

Daniel Patterson, the chef at the award-winning restaurant Coi in San Francisco, has renounced corn, saying that relentless breeding to find sweeter and sweeter hybrids that play to America's sweet palate has led to corn that "… is so sweet that it overpowers or undermines  …

Is The Cheesecake Factory Gross? or Calories ARE Delicious
Source: The Washington Post

A week or so ago, the food writer Michael Ruhlman mocked Kelly Alexander for praising The Cheesecake Factory on NPR. In response, Alexander laid down a wager: Ruhlman had to go to The Cheesecake Factory, order the miso salmon that so impressed Alexander, and try it.

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