As Its Share Price Tumbles, OpenTable Loses Top Executive
Jeff Jordan, the former CEO who took the company public, is resigning from his role as executive chairman.
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OpenTable Stock Plunges As Google Reservation-Booking Speculation Rises
Their share price is now less than the average dinner bill.
The Rich Still Dining Out; the 99 Percent, Not So Much
Fine dining booms while the rest of the restaurant industry suffers.
Salmonella Villain Jack DeCoster Sells Egg Farms, Leaves Egg Industry
The DeCosters have reached about 40 financial settlements with victims of last year's Salmonella outbreak, which numbered about 1,900 victims in total.
McDonald’s Seeks New, Less Disgustingly Cruel Egg Supplier for Its McMuffins
An animal-rights group exposes the fifth largest egg producer in the country, Sparboe, for having some inhuman and totally unsanitary facilities.
Supreme Court to Tackle Case Involving California Pork Industry
'Nonambulatory' pigs aren't supposed to be making it into the human food chain, and this costs pork producers too much money.
Vegan Bakeries Getting All Hush-Hush About Being Vegan
Tired of losing business because of labels, some vegan doughnut shops and bakeries are just quietly calling themselves "dairy-free" these days.
Is Yelp Killing Chain Restaurants?
Customers no longer default to chain restaurants when they can just call up Yelp on their phones.
IHOP Knows You Don’t Really Want That Salad
We all say we want healthier food options, but we just keep on ordering Double Downs!
Restaurant Workers Right Up There With Miners as Big Smokers
The CDC's list of occupations that smoke the most is usually topped by roofers and bricklayers and such.
Harvard Kids Throw Down With USDA Over That MyPlate Shiz
The Harvard School of Public Health has posed an outright challenge to the USDA's MyPlate, and made up their own.
Chain Restaurant’s Real Estate Worth More Than Their Crummy Food
Property owned by Ruby Tuesday is now worth twice as much as the business itself.
Animal Rights Group Pushes for Warning Labels on Foie Gras?
They say 'foie gras is derived from diseased birds,' but is that really true?
FDA to Helpfully Identify All Fish Species So That You Don’t Get Poisoned
The agency is working on a database to identify all (or most) of the 30,000 fish species in the world by their DNA.
Vegetarian Jail Inmate Chose Starving Over Being Forced to Eat Animal Products
Dave McDonald spent three months in a Marin County jail and was refused vegetarian meals on the grounds that he had no religious need for them.
Following on Alan Richman, Bruce Palling Lauds S.F. Cuisine
Not to be outdone by Alan Richman, Bruce Palling takes an S.F. refresher tour.
Restaurant Association Approves Health Care Bill, Kinda
The restaurateur advocacy group is happy with the part-time employee exemption in the Senate bill.
Harvesting The White House Organic Garden
After a few months caring for the White House garden, Michelle Obama and her team of school-age gardeners harvested 73 pounds of lettuce, 12 pounds of sweet peas, and other organic delights. Obama spoke to the students about the importance...