Greek restaurant replaces Mercado.

American eatery Food 101 in Sandy Springs abruptly closed after being in business for nearly 20 years.

According to a note on the front door, the restaurant's last day in business was Sunday, March 17. There was no reason given for Food 101’s closure.

“Dear guests, we are sad to report that as of today, Monday, March 18, 2019, Food 101 will no longer be open for business,” according to signage.

The note states the farm-to-table restaurant, which is part of 101 Concepts restaurant group, will…

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has just started, but the battle for the title of college basketball’s most valuable team has already been decided.

Forbes released its list of the most valuable college basketball teams in the country this week, and three North Carolina schools made the top 20: Duke University, UNC Chapel Hill and N.C. State University.

Two other schools within the Greensboro-based Atlantic Coast Conference made the list: Syracuse University and the University of Louisville.

To…

The Avenue developer Tony Janowiec declared mission accomplished on the first step of the ongoing downtown Milwaukee renovation: The former Shops of Grand Avenue looks nothing like a mall anymore.

Contractors since January have been demolishing the interior of the West Wisconsin Avenue property’s western arcade. The third-floor food court has been ripped out, and crews recently removed the escalators from that atrium. See the attached slideshow for an exclusive walk-through of the interior demolition…

The angriest dessert in town has returned.

Kings Family Restaurant has announced in a press release that it is bringing back the Frownie Brownie, the popular rival of Eat'n Park's Smiley Cookie. The brownie will be available at all of the chain's 23 locations this week.

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Frownie is making a return after an almost four-year hiatus. Debuting in 2005, the bad-tempered brownie was removed from the menu in 2015 when Kings was purchased by the San Diego-based…

South Florida's recent food hall boom has expanded to South Miami, where an outdoor shopping mall is in the midst of redevelopment.

Yumbrella opened in a 6,500-square-foot space at the Shops at Sunset Place, which is owned and operated by Federal Realty Investment Trust, Grass River Property and The Comras Co. The joint venture in 2017 detailed a plan to overhaul the property to add apartments, a hotel, more office space and additional public plazas while reducing its retail component.

Food hall…

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has just started, but the battle for the title of college basketball’s most valuable team has already been decided.

Forbes recently released its list of the most valuable basketball teams in the country and the University of Maryland is among the top 20.

The Terps, a member of the Big Ten Conference, rank No. 13 with three-year average revenue of $13.5 million, according to the publication. The University of Louisville, part of the Atlantic Coast Conference,…

Sean Sherman, the founder of the Tatanka food truck and the upcoming riverside restaurant The Sioux Chef, has been selected for the Leadership Award from the James Beard Foundation.

Minnesota Public Radio reports on Sherman's award — his second in the past year from the James Beard Foundation. His cookbook, “The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen” (co-authored with food writer Beth Dooley) won a 2018 James Beard media award.

The new honor, which will be officially presented at the James Beard…

201 Ellicott to include 201 apartments and market.

The Maitland-based Tex-Mex chain now has 130-plus locations in six states.