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‘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. …

As DoorDash reports its latest financial results on Wednesday, it’s clear that the 12-year-old company has dominated the restaurant delivery wars in the U.S. over Uber Eats and Grubhub, owning somewhere around two-thirds of the market thanks in part to its prescient move into the suburbs that was supercharged by COVID-19 lockdowns. That market lead alone has encouraged investors to …

Breakfast might not be the most important meal of the day, but for my money, it’s the most delicious. As such, the foodie in me becomes downright incensed when subjected to a poor breakfast chain experience. Take Denny’s for instance. Like a bad relationship I just can’t break off, I’ve visited the restaurant numerous times, and each time I find …

Call me crazy, but I have certain expectations of any establishment calling itself a “diner.” In general, I shouldn’t have to wait for a seat. The interior ambiance should be warm and welcoming, with comfortable booths — perhaps with their padding slightly worn from years of visits from loyal customers. I should be able to order off a laminated menu, …

Health officials have revealed that a Wisconsin restaurant accidentally laced its pizzas with drugs, leading to the intoxication of 85 customers. Famous Yeti’s Pizza in Stoughton, Wisconsin, unintentionally served pizzas contaminated with THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana, between October 22 and October 24, 2024.  In a new CDC report, EMS workers reportedly notified the public health department that they …