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Restaurateur Tommy Fello was driving from his Ohio establishment to his house on Christmas Eve when he started veering off the road. Fello, then 71, had been awake since 4 a.m. local time preparing a holiday buffet for his family. He chalked the disturbance up to a flat tire. Driving slowly and relying on the vehicle’s autocorrect feature, he was …

Another national restaurant chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. According to Newsweek, Bravo Brio Restaurants — which owns Bravo! Italian Kitchen and Brio Italian Grille — filed for protection Monday. Much like other restaurant chains that filed for Chapter 11 in 2025, the company says rising costs, lower demand and other “insurmountable” pressures on the industry are causes …

Today Google has announced some new improvements to AI Mode in Search. First off, the function has expanded to now be available in 180 new countries and territories, though it’s still limited to English only and the EU countries aren’t getting it yet. Next up, AI Mode now has agentic capabilities, starting with finding restaurant reservations (rolling out from today). …

Google’s seemingly unrelenting quest to infuse AI into every aspect of your online life just got a lot more global in scope, with the company expanding its AI Mode in Search to over 180 . AI Mode has previously only been available in the US, India and the UK, and while English remains the only supported language right now, Google …

‘The city is dead’: D.C. restaurant reservations drop amid federal crackdown  The Washington Post Restaurant reservations rally as DC Summer Restaurant Week kicks off amid federal takeover  WUSA9 Trump claims DC dining surge without sufficient evidence after his takeover of DC police  WTOP Washington DC restaurants suffer sharp drop in diners since Trump crackdown  The Guardian Trump’s police takeover of D.C. has a surprising …

It’s been a terrible year for restaurants. But one major chain is bucking the industry’s sour trend.  Chili’s, the Dallas-based Tex-Mex brand famous for baby back ribs and frozen margaritas, just posted a 24 percent jump in sales — serving millions more customers than last year.  That’s on top of a big increase in 2023, meaning the chain’s sales have …

Dan Tana, Whose Clubby Red-Sauce Restaurant Drew Stars, Dies at 90  The New York Times Dan Tana, founder of eponymous L.A. restaurant known for celebrity clientele, dead at 90  Los Angeles Times Dan Tana Dies: Former Owner Of Celebrity-Frequented West Hollywood Eatery Was 90  Deadline Dan Tana, Former Owner of Namesake Hollywood Restaurant, Dies at 90  The Hollywood Reporter Dan Tana 1935-2025  ca.sports.yahoo.com Source link

Dan Tana, the restaurateur whose eponymous Santa Monica Boulevard eatery has for decades been a Hollywood hotspot — one with dishes named for celebrities who are liable to be there on any given night — died in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday. He was 90. Tana, born Dobrivoje Tanasijević, was a professional soccer player before opening the clubby red-sauce Italian restaurant …

Dan Tana, the sometime actor and former maitre d’ who opened the namesake Dan Tana’s Restaurant in West Hollywood in 1964, has died. He was 90. The eatery, which became a Los Angeles institution, hosting actors and various industry figures, announced Tana’s death in a Facebook post on Saturday, saying that he had “passed on.” “We all know that he …

Dan Tana, who opened the iconic West Hollywood celebrity hangout Dan Tana’s restaurant in 1964 and ran it until selling in 2009, has died. He was 90. The restaurant released a statement, saying, “The great Dan Tana has passed on. We all know that he created a very magical place. Our beloved little yellow house will forever feel his presence. …