- SOPEXA Celebrates French Cuisine at Retail
Retailers in Chicago and New York have been invited to participate in a month-long celebration called ¿French Cocktail Hour¿ scheduled for June 2-10.
- 1-800-Flowers.com seeks partners to grow wine business
In an effort to sell wine directly to customers in New York and other states that have regulations barring shipment out of state, 1- 800-Flowers.com is eyeing retail and wholesale partners within those regions. The company, which in November acquired The Winetasting Network, a Napa Valley, Calif.-based wine distributor, is ......
- Top 75 Multiconcept Operators
’06 ’05 Company, headquarters Sales $ millions Concepts Restaurants Signature concepts What’s the buzz? 1 2 Levy Restaurants Chicago 580.0** A 16 16 Bistro 110; Fulton’s Crab House; Portobello Yacht Club, Spiaggia; sports and entertainment catering Among latest projects is restaurant/catering at Milwaukee Harley-Davidson Museum, set for ’08 opening. 2 ......
- A few of your favorite things
TRAVEL Federal workers are nothing if not savvy travelers, if the results of an informal survey by Government Executive are any indication. We asked you to share your tips on favorite places to stay, eat and unwind in the top federal destinations. General Services Administration data show the 10 cities ......
- The Urban Edge
Another in a steady stream of new restaurants opened in New York City's red-hot Chelsea neighborhood last November. The sleek, glass building housing the Italian eatery is the product of a construction team that worked alongside the Landmarks Preservation Commission to incorporate existing area architecture while including design elements of ......
- Rubicon, San Francisco
At 5:30 p.m. on an ordinary weeknight, a family of six trooped into Rubicon restaurant, housed in a two-story brick building tucked amid the proud high-rises of San Francisco's financial district. "They looked like they'd just come out of a rodeo," says Larry Stone, Rubicon partner and master sommelier. "They ......
- Cabernet with Oysters?
SPAGO's MICHAEL BONACCORSI KNOWS MORE THAN YOU DO ABOUT WINE FOR Michael Bonaccorsi, drinking on the job is a necessity. As sommelier at Spago in Beverly Hills, he is responsible for procuring wine for the world-famous restaurant, as well as crafting the wine list and advising customers on what wines ......