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"Ultimately this was a decision rooted in wanting to offer the best possible dining experience with the resources at our fingertips while maintaining as much of the original Frances character as possible," Perello says.

Chef Dan Barber’s lauded fine dining restaurant offers itself up as a model for how restaurants can create a more sustainable food system. But former employees say grinding pressure and storytelling about ingredients they found misleading often defined its work environment.

It's been an extra-long pandemic hiatus for Frances, chef Melissa Perello's twelve-year-old Castro restaurant that has remained a perennial favorite for many. And that ends tonight.

Dramatic stories of crime, fraud, and wage theft are common in the restaurant industry. Here are some that also deserve the documentary treatment.

After meeting at an event for a group devoted to the professional advancement of women, Claire Wasserman and Ashley Louise soon advanced from collaborators to romantic partners.

In the second pandemic year, readers flocked to articles that elevated their cooking skills — and others that simply delighted or disturbed.

The company likely never recovered from a scandal about the sustainability and sourcing of its meat.

Chef Bobby Moore is one of Woodinville’s culinary fixtures after years at the helm of the restaurant at Willows Lodge (no relation to Willows Inn). Elegant dinners here might include beef tartare, wild nettle tagliatelle, and grilled octopus paired with smoked brisket. Daily brunch service lets visitors start the day with a dungeness crab benedict or the smash burger that Moore has pretty much perfected. A low-key restaurant hides behind the stately brick schoolhouse that now serves as the...

In Seattle, working for Edouardo Jordan is the equivalent of striking restaurant gold. Before the pandemic, a constant stream of hopeful staff flowed through the doors of Jordans three restaurants, hoping the experience of working for a two-time James Beard Award winner would open doors to prestigious restaurants around the world. The New York Times dubbed his JuneBaby "the hottest new Southern restaurant in the country" in 2018. But as his profile rose, he also subjected employees and other wo...

A recent New York Times expose detailing allegations of sexual harassment and racist abuse at the restaurant has fired up locals