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Many establishments are stretching their hours beyond traditional mealtimes, aligning with shifts in pandemic-era eating habits, finding effficiences and even bringing in more revenue.

Reservation cancellation fees are becoming increasingly common. Only 4% of restaurants levied them in 2021. That's now up to 17%.

More restaurants are charging people for canceling a reservation late or not showing up at all. Diners don't like the fees, but they seem to work.

Complaints about restaurants? I field dozens every week as the host of my every-Wednesday online chat, where readers can ask me anything and everything about the industry I cover. Some people want to ...

The pandemic threatened the survival of self-serve restaurants. Now they’re back and better than ever.

The pandemic threatened the survival of self-serve restaurants. Now they’re back and better than ever.

The pandemic threatened the survival of self-serve restaurants. Now they’re back and better than ever.

The pandemic threatened the survival of self-serve restaurants. Now they’re back and better than ever.

The pandemic threatened the survival of self-serve restaurants. Now they’re back and better than ever.

These big, communal all-you-can-eat spreads faltered amid pandemic fears, but inflation and a hunger for an experience are giving them new life and variety.