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Why it’s OK to send restaurant food back

Are you really such a big deal? No. So stop worrying that you’ll make others feel awkward

What Is the Difference Between Chow Mein and Lo Mein?

If you’ve ever opened a box of Chinese take-out and it turns out to be not exactly what you ordered, you may have mixed up your meins. That’s right, there is a difference between these two popular Chinese dishes—however, the difference is probably not what you think. While it may be easy to assume that the type of noodles is what makes the dish difference, we all know what happens when you assume. Yes, you’re actually incorrect on this oneSo, if not…

10 Things You Should Never Buy at the Dollar Store (and 10 You Should)

You can get a lot of stuff you need at the dollar store at unbeatable prices — just as long as you know what products are real bargains, and which ones really aren't.

Is the Ramen Burger the next Cronut?

Want To Attend Happy Hour And Stay Healthy? Here Are Some Tips

Discover a few tips to make your evening drinks just a little healthier.

What is the proper way to eat wasabi?

Answered 25w ago · Author has 491 answers and 384.8k answer viewsIf the wasabi is genuine wasabi, especially if it’s pure and freshly grated, then it’s important not to mix it in a liquid, because the flavour will vanish very fast, like 30 s. later it’s all gone. It also vanishes, if slower, in contact with the air. That’s the true and original reason why sushi is rather seasoned by the chef underneath the netta (topping) of the nigiri or inside for…

The common Italian food myths you need to stop believing

There are a few Italian food myths we need to put right.

10 tips for successful al fresco dining

Steven Pike, managing director of guest experience management company HospitalityGEM, gives his top 10 tips to hospitality operators looking to make a success of their al fresco dining.

How to Cook Up a Great Restaurant Floor Plan

The key to designing a restaurant floor plan is deliberate design.

Polished-casual restaurant concepts dress down ‘stuffy’ dining ideas

A step up from traditional casual dining, this new category provides an approachable escape for guests who are ready to get out of the house — but who aren’t ready to give up the flip-flops and yoga pants just yet

Enjoy patio dining while you can

How many times have you walked into a restaurant with a patio and scoffed at the absurdity of outdoor dining? In Phoenix? Are you kidding? I do it all the time. “Do you prefer to sit in our dining room or on our patio?” Dumb question! It’s only as the weather begins to ease up …

Optimizing Your Space: Restaurants

Artificial boxwood hedges create privacy by beautifully blending into the existing atmosphere. Add a hedge in between tables or booths for small, seamless soundproofing.

Are bubble dining pods safer than dining inside restaurants?

MIDWAY, Utah (ABC4) – Dining pods — call them globes, or igloos, or bubbles — are exploding in popularity, but are they actually safer than dining inside restaurants? In Utah, one…

Platt: Why Restaurants Are Louder Than Ever

A look at the most disruptive restaurant trend over the past decade.

Treat Your Restaurant Menu with a Little Respect

By Donald Burns, Foodable Industry Expert R-E-S-P-E-C-T. We all want it. You want it, your staff wants it, and your customers at times demand it. You may not realize it, but your menu wants it too. Now judging by the design of many menus out there, it's a plea that has fallen on deaf ears. Let's get

Restaurants get creative to keep outdoor dining alive in cooler months

There is a chill in the air as summer winds down. What does that mean for all the restaurants that have been relying on outdoor dining to help them survive the pandemic?

11 San Antonio restaurant patios where you should be dining al fresco now

The weather is perfect now to take your dining and drinking adventures outdoors, so here's your guide of where to go in San Antonio.