thoughts of food
The curse of the Michelin star.
“Restaurants awarded the honour are more likely to close, research finds…” ~ learn more
Tag: restaurants
thoughts of food
Cool restaurants are on OpenTable now.
Remember the September 2024 news that they were working to win them back? GrubStreet says it’s working! ~ learn more
thoughts of food
OpenTable works to win back ‘the best restaurants’.
“In other words, OpenTable’s competition has evolved. Resy, the company’s main competitor, was acquired by American Express in 2019. Amex just bought a second competitor, Tock, for $400 million in late June, making a Visa-OpenTable alliance even more important to […]
oh, chicago
The puffy coat bandits.
“They’re smooth, swift and unforgettable in their puffy coats. A three-man crew of pickpockets and purse-snatchers has worked their way through the Near North Side bar and restaurant scene for months, stealing from unsuspecting patrons. Restaurant owners said they’re amazed […]
thoughts of food
In the UK, food delivery apps have little restaurant overlap.
“Bernstein scraped all 90k restaurants in the UK on the Just Eat, Uber Eats, and Takeaway apps. The takeaway: only 3% of restaurants were listed on all 3 apps. 75% of restaurants only list on a *single* app! All three […]
thoughts of food
An expose on Blue Hill at Stone Barns.
Eater does a deep dive and finds many former employees who throw stones at the restaurant’s “model for the future of food” brand. | learn more
tech, startups, internet
Refactoring restaurants.
Byrne Hobart shares how a business model by startup Local Kitchens might, “mean that the minimum viable restaurant location is a lot smaller than it used to be, and that small, beloved establishments that were too undercapitalized to expand can […]
tech, startups, internet
When is it the right move for a startup to sue?
When competing in a highly regulated market. Provi, a “startup that helps restaurants and bars order alcohol is suing two of the largest wine and spirits distributors in the U.S., alleging they are preventing retailers from using its service.” | learn more
thoughts of food
We eat at the worst Michelin starred restaurant, ever.
This is a scathing review of a dining experience at Bros. restaurant in Italy. “There is something to be said about a truly disastrous meal, a meal forever indelible in your memory because it’s so uniquely bad, it can only […]
thoughts of food
How a New York City restaurant loses money on a $14 sandwich
“Here, Eater looks at all the costs in a popular restaurant dish to see what goes into it, and how much profit comes out.” | learn more