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R. House stall BRD is venturing out beyond the nest.

The chicken concept — it's pronounced “bird,” and the name is an acronym for “baked, roasted and deep fried” — will add a second location later this year. The eatery's first solo brick-and-mortar space is slated to open in August inside the Wheelhouse, a new apartment development in Federal Hill.

The 1,700-square-foot space will seat about 40 people inside, with space for a few outdoor tables, as well. The decor will mimic the look of BRD's…

Celebrity chef Guy Fieri, who will open his 18th restaurant in the Kansas City Power & Light District on Thursday, has done a little competitive research during his 30 seasons hosting “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”

As the host of the long-running Food Network television show nicknamed “Triple D,” Fieri has visited the area numerous times and has featured a variety of restaurants in Kansas and Missouri on the program.

In fact, the American food reality television series has featured no less than…

The two brands will stay separate, but their executive and back-office operations will combine to help speed expansion.

After closing for a few weeks at the end of 2018, Wahoo’s Fish Taco on Auahi Street has re-opened under new management.

Brian Hee, a jewelry designer and restaurateur, purchased the “fast casual” Mexican-inspired eatery and is the new owner-operator of the franchise’s only Hawaii location. The restaurant re-opened at the end of January and celebrates with a grand re-opening event Thursday evening.

“I think it’s a great opportunity. I see a lot of potential,” said Hee, who also runs…

The parent company for one of the first cannabis dispensaries likely to open in Boston has announced a $55 million investment to help it build out its flagship Boston store and expand into Ohio.

The dispensary, which is building a recreational cannabis dispensary near TD Garden, said in a statement that it raised $37 million from existing investors, led by New York-based multi-strategy fund Shire Capital, Boston hedge fund Three Bays Capital, and cannabis-focused private growth equity fund JM10…

Boston Beer plans to launch three new categories of drinks in the year ahead, all of which will be marketed toward customers interested in health and wellness.

In an earnings release issued Wednesday, Boston Beer (NYSE: SAM) President and CEO Dave Burwick detailed the three brands. They include a 26.2 Brew from wholly-owned affiliate Marathon Brewing Company, which will be a gose beer made with sea salt targeted at runners; a Wilf Leaf Hard Tea, a craft hard tea with low calorie and low sugar content;…

Sambrooks Management Co. has announced another project: expand, rebrand and remodel Star Fish, one of the three restaurants it acquired last summer.

Star Fish, at 191 Heights Blvd., closed after service on Feb. 16, a spokeswoman said. For the next four weeks, the restaurant — which will now be called 1751 Sea and Bar — will receive an interior remodeling that will expand the bar area, according to a press release. The goal is to create a more inviting atmosphere, per the release.

Culinary Director…

Very young children are exposed to twice the screen time as children in the late 1990s, exceeding pediatric guidelines, researchers say.

A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics looked at parent diary data kept from 1997 to 2014, per CNN. Children under 2 spent about 1.32 hours per day in front of screens in 1997. In 2014, the daily amount was 3.05 hours.

About a half hour was spent watching TV in 1997; in 2014, it was more than two and a half hours, per Axios.

Children between 3 and 5 years…

With the new updates flowing throughout downtown Dayton, one improv theater is making some updates of its own.

Longtime Karl Lagerfeld collaborator Virginie Viard has been named head of creative operations for Chanel following Lagerfeld’s death at age 85.

Viard will be the first woman to lead the company since Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel introduced the brand in 1910, Vogue UK reported.

CEO Alain Wertheimer, whose family owns the design house, said in a statement that Viard had been entrusted with the position “so that the legacy of Gabrielle Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld can live on.”

Lagerfeld…