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Miyagi Bar & Sushi is ready to reveal its remodeled interior, which its owner says is the restaurant's most expensive upgrade so far.

After temporarily closing for the project, the business at 2580 Fair Oaks Blvd., Suite 26, reopens tonight. Expect a cosmetic remodel that includes new flooring, redone bathrooms and new paint and art, according to owner Jimmy Khov. The $80,000 project took six days, he said.

“The restaurant wasn’t a dirty one, but needed an upgrade. We serve high-quality food…

Honolulu restaurants are taking part in the annual Joy of Sake event when it returns to the Hawaii Convention Center on July 27.

The event, which first started in 2001, will feature 478 types of sake, over 300 more than druing its first year. More than half of the sakes at this year’s event are not available in the U.S.

Of the 21 participating restaurants, five are new: Morimoto Asia, Momosan Waikiki, Brilliant Ox, Tonkotsu Kazan Ramen and Izakaya Zigu. Returning restaurants include Beachhouse…

For four first-time business owners, all it took was a trip to Bowling Green, Kentucky, to help them create a new reality.

FedEx employee Mike Callahan and his wife, vet tech Ashley, came back to Memphis last year raving about a virtual reality arcade. It didn’t take long for the pair to convince Mike’s brother, David, and his fiancé, nurse Heather Davis, to make a similar trip to Bowling Green.

“As soon as you put the headset on, you are sold on the technology,” David Callahan said.

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Derek Schulze, owner of Red Oak Biscuits in downtown St. Louis, plans to open a new restaurant concept in downtown this fall.

After nearly 45 years, the powers-that-be at the Metropolitan Club figured it was time for a serious makeover.

Club leaders have given the private corporate and social club a new name to reflect the new look and facilities at the club. Nothing terribly different, however, in the new name. It’s now simply — and concisely — called The Metropolitan.

The results of first phase of the months-long, multi-million-dollar makeover of the corporate and social club atop Willis Tower are now being…

“You have to start a few failures and mixed-success companies to ultimately get something that’s successful,” said Imperfect Produce CEO Ben Simon to fellow entrepreneurs just starting out.

Three dozen Hawaii restaurants were recognized in the 2018 Wine Spectator awards, which honors the world’s best restaurants for wine.

Hotel restaurants comprised almost half of the list, including Noe at the Four Seasons Resort Oahu; Hoku’s at The Kahala Hotel; La Mer at Halekulani; Nick’s Fishmarket at The Fairmont Kea Lani; and Son’z Steakhouse at the Hyatt Kaanapali Beach.

Alan Wong’s Honolulu and three Merriman’s restaurants, as well as the Kihei Monkeypod Kitchen location, also…

Good Land Wing Co. — a new eatery that promises baked chicken wings and other healthier-for-you fare — is on the docket for the former Coldstone Creamery space near the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

The new dining spot will be the second restaurant for father-son duo Adam and Josh Brown, who also operate the chicken wing spot Wing It in Port Washington. The two founders, along with business partners Brian Conrad and Mark Cellers, have leased 2,880 square feet of retail space at 2907 N.…

The company is led by Michael Gildersleeve, who set it up in 2015 after leaving his job as managing director and asset manager at the Hermosa Inn and its restaurant Lon’s in Paradise Valley. Two recent hires will pave the way for more expansion, he said.