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The owners of Westport Café and Bar are hoping to help other restaurateurs find the same success.

South by Southwest is here, which means hundreds of thousands of people are pouring into Austin to expand their minds with the latest tech innovation, music and film.

One big question lingers: What will you wear?

Putting your outfit together for SXSW can be a bit tricky because there are many factors you need to consider. But once you understand what is essential to your SXSW look, you can piece together one that’s effortlessly put together and confidence-building for 10 days of learning, connecting…

The parent company of Outback Steakhouse has a new CEO — a restaurant industry veteran whose resume includes C-level positions with Pizza Hut and Yum Brands, as well as roles with Burger King and Quiznos.

Bloomin' Brands Inc. (NASDAQ: BLMN), based in Tampa, disclosed in a regulatory filing Friday that David Deno, the chief financial and administrative officer, would become the CEO effective April 1.

Bloomin's other concepts include Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming’s Prime…

The ample free snacks of the modern office kitchens now serve as the basis for a scrappy new cuisine. White-collar workers attempt to make square meals from free Chobani yogurt cups. Kind bars are treated as a kind of bumper crop, and the most sought-after luxury is bread, prized for its role as a base for different toppings.

The Cincinnati International Wine Festival kicked off on Thursday for its 29th year with some new features.

The fundraising event for local charities is among the largest of its kind in the nation with more than 700 domestic and international wines from 200 wineries. It drew a record attendance of 6,000 people in 2018.

Events began on Thursday with the Winery Dinner Series that included dining at 15 top-tier Cincinnati restaurants.

The festival continues at the Duke Energy Convention Center…

DoorDash is struggling to dash away from controversy clouding its pay structure, and the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement is now launching an investigation into the startup's tipping policy.

DoorDash and fellow delivery provider Instacart have come under fire recently for a model that accuses the fast-growing companies of deceptive tipping policies. The companies — collectively valued for more than $11 billion — acknowledged subsidizing minimum wage guarantees with customer…

Randy Karr, president of Cal Fit, knows national retail closures have created expansion opportunities for gyms. The challenge is expanding without cannibalizing the chain's existing sites, he said.

Another seafood restaurant is slated for the former Indian Pass Raw Bar space near Overton Square.

Atlanta businessman Gary Lin is looking at opening Umi Crab and Sushi Bar, a sushi and seafood restaurant, some time in May. The 4,000-square-foot restaurant will be located at 2059 Madison Ave.

Lin came to Memphis a few years ago when a friend was trying to persuade him to open a new restaurant in the city. At that time, Lin couldn’t find the right location, but this time around, Memphis popped…

With the tagline “the future is now,” the annual Silicon Valley Auto Show is taking place this weekend at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.

Normally held in January, the show was pushed back two months. It opened Thursday and runs through Sunday, with tickets costing $12 for adults, and $8 for seniors, members of the military and children between the ages of 7 and 12. Kids 6 and under are free every day of the show, and on Sunday, all children 12 and under are free.

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