Bandera restaurant has informed its employees that it will close its location in The UV, according to the center's landlord. The local site has been open for more than two decades.

Gary Muljat, managing director for landlord Merlone Geier Partners, attributed the closure to the business strategy of the restaurant's parent company, Beverly Hills-based Hillstone Restaurant Group.

“They have told us that the UV is not really consistent with the long-term direction that their company is going,” he…

For the first time in a long time, Baton Rouge-based Piccadilly Restaurants is preparing to open a new Memphis location. This one, though, will only have one table.

The Drunken Bean would offer “grad and go” food in addition to coffee.

Austin was shut out of this year's James Beard Awards.

The James Beard Foundation announced May 7 the 2018 winners, including Gabrielle Hamilton of Prune in New York City as Outstanding Chef and Highlands Bar & Grill of Birmingham, Alabama as Outstanding Restaurant.

From Austin, Michael Fojtasek of Olamaie and Bryce Gilmore of Barley Swine/Odd Duck were finalists in the running for Best Chef Southwest. That category was won by Alex Seidel of Mercantile Dining & Provision in Denver.

Four Austinites…

Working out of a warehouse in South Austin, Fluence makes LED lights that can be used to grow a variety of crops indoors, from lettuce to cannabis. It is now part of Osram, a German company that traces its history back to the Industrial Revolution.

Chef’d is expanding into brick-and-mortar stores and selling its meal kits at more than a dozen retailers nationwide, including Costco (NASDAQ: COST), Harris Teeter, Tops, Hy-vee, Weis and Gelson’s Markets.

Helping with the retail push is meat processor Smithfield Foods, which invested $25 million in El Segundo, California-based Chef’d last year. In the same round, the e-commerce company also raised $10 million from Campbell Soup Co. and $200,000 from online grocer Fresh Direct.

Chef’d…

The medical cannabis dispensary will relocate from the Fruitridge Florin Industrial Park to an empty storefront near T and 16th streets.

It appears a Korean barbecue restaurant that's popular in Arden-Arcade is planning a Roseville site.

Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts Inc. has launched its packaged mochi ice cream in all U.S. Whole Foods stores, the company announced Tuesday.

“Mochi ice cream has been an incredibly popular product with Whole Foods Market shoppers, which is why we're thrilled that Bubbies Mochi Ice Cream is now expanding into our frozen aisles in stores nationwide,” Andy Sasser, senior category leader of prepared foods and bakery at Whole Foods Market, said. “We're excited to introduce even more customers…