Discover the real costs of owning a restaurant, the challenges faced by restaurateurs, and strategies for improving profitability despite tight margins.

The restaurant industry is vast, with plenty of profit to go around. However, if you own a restaurant, you must consider many factors, including its location, menu and hours of operation. You also ...

Opening a restaurant is no small feat, but generating buzz from day one and getting people through the doors on opening day is essential. That’s where a strategic, well-planned launch makes all the ...

Welcome to In the Weeds, our nine-part miniseries in which Dallas restaurateurs explain behind-the-scenes aspects of the food service business—parts of the job that customers never see. Today we’re ...

Starting a restaurant is an exciting yet challenging endeavor. With careful planning, strategic hiring, and the right technology, your culinary dream can become a successful business. This guide is ...

I don’t know if it’s because I’m a writer or that I like to read, but I’m always running into people I think should write books. My single girlfriend in the Bay Area should chronicle her crazy dating ...

Discover two effective methods to calculate the cost of buying a local restaurant. Learn how sales and discretionary earnings impact your purchase price.

A year in the making of a rookie’s first restaurant. By Priya Krishna Photographs and videos by Hiroko Masuike It’s the fantasy at the back of so many people’s minds, and maybe yours: Quit that boring ...