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Here comes the bride … to Schimschack’s
It has been three years since Schimschack’s served its last meal, but the Niagara County eatery will be making a comeback.
But it won't be as a restaurant. Instead it will open as a wedding venue though other special events may also be booked there.
That’s the game plan from the husband/wife team of Michael and Janeanne Kelly, who bought the restaurant at auction last fall, paying just $130,000 for the 4,000-square-foot Pekin building that offers a picturesque view of the Niagara Escarpment.
“Essentially,…
Who serves the Twin Cities’ best Juicy Lucy? According to Bon Appetit, it’s The Nook (Video)
The Juicy Lucy, a cheeseburger with its cheese inside the hamburger patty, is one of the Twin Cities best-known—and most argued-over dishes. Arguments range from who started the burger (Matt's Bar, or the 5-8 Club), how it should be spelled (Matt's spells it Jucy), and of course, who serves the best Juicy Lucy in the Twin Cities.
In a recent Youtube video, Alex Delaney from Bon Appetit wades into this argument, attempting to rank the best Juicy Lucy in the metro area.
After testing nine Juicy…
Coffee shop owner brewing up expanded footprint in downtown Phoenix with new location
Two locations already are open around downtown.
Food fight! Flour Bakery sues Fort Point landlord over lease with similar eatery
Boston-based Flour Bakery & Cafe is suing the landlord of its Fort Point location for allowing a potentially competing eatery to lease space next door.
Cakewalk Bakers LLC, which does business as Flour Bakery & Cafe, filed suit against an entity managed by NewTower Trust Co. in Suffolk Superior Court on Aug. 30. Bethesda, Maryland-based NewTower is the trustee and investment manager of Multi-Employer Property Trust, or MEPT, a $6.5 billion real estate equity fund, and owns the property at 12 Farnsworth…
J&G Steakhouse opens following renovation
After a summer-long closure, fine dining destination J&G Steakhouse has reopened at the Phoenician resort.
The steakhouse opened this week after undergoing a three-month refresh and revitalization project. Owners declined to share the renovation costs.
The restaurant received all-new interiors, furnishings, decor and color schemes, as well as new fire pits and ceiling fans on its patio. Parker Torres Design created J&G's new interiors, light fixtures and furniture. Other highlights include all-new…
South Florida first in line for Starbucks-Uber Eats delivery partnership
Uber Eats has partnered with Starbucks to deliver food and drinks in South Florida.
The partnership with the Seattle, Washington-based coffee giant (Nasdaq: SBUX) – which began Wednesday – allows people to order from 100 stores in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Breakfast, sandwiches, wraps, pastries, protein boxes and bowls are among the items available for delivery.
Uber Eats, which debuted in South Florida two years ago, has partnerships with thousands of restaurants worldwide. Other…
Old Southern BBQ Smokehouse among new tenants in Arden Hill’s Lexington Station development
A major expansion in Arden Hill's Lexington Station will bring with it seven new restaurants and retailers, including the second Minnesota location for Dave Anderson's Old Southern BBQ Smokehouse.
Old Southern BBQ, the Wisconsin barbecue concept from Anderson, the founder of Minnetonka-based Famous Dave's, launched its first Minnesota restaurant in Linden Hills in April 2017. The concept is a smaller and more casual style than Famous Dave's. Its first restaurant opened in Wisconsin back in 2015.…
Northeast brewery sues vendor for breach of contract
Insight Brewing Co. says it put down a six-figure deposit for machinery, but never received what it ordered.
Waffle Bus food truck owner snags lease for first brick-and-mortar store, to open 2 concepts in upcoming food market
A 7-year-old food truck is taking the leap with its first storefront in the Heights.
Phi Nguyen, founder and owner of The Waffle Bus, recently signed a 2,100-square-foot lease for the truck's first brick-and-mortar location at 1835 N. Shepard Drive, suite A, inside the same development that houses a Cane Rosso pizzeria, Nguyen said. He added that he’ll also be opening two concepts inside the upcoming Railway Heights Market, a massive culinary project that’s expected to debut in 2019 at 8200…
SoLo Carb Bread sees growth as low-carb diets spread
A former healthy snacks producer is enjoying a business boom with its shift toward low-carbohydrate bread.
SoLo Carb Bread, based in Stone Bank in Waukesha County, is produced by Chris Pinahs’ Stone Bank Baking Co. The company changed directions about four years ago to focus on the bread products and is now seeing growth as low-carb lifestyles like the ketogenic diet gain popularity.
Pinahs said his company started to offer its products on Amazon.com about two years ago and also developed…