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Raising minimum wage in restaurants could be a win for everyone

  Critics would have you believe that upping the minimum wage in restaurants will lead to massive layoffs and closures. But since raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour nearly a year ago, the restaurant industry in New York City has thrived.   I’m a professor with a focus on labor and employment law. My research on the minimum wage suggests a few […]

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Fuddruckers points to impacts of rising labor costs in Emeryville as decision to shutter Bay Street location

    Fuddruckers abruptly closed their Bay Street Emeryville location last Sunday, October 13. The Burger establishment was among the last first generation of food tenants at the shopping center that opened 17 years ago. In addition, Buckhorn grill closed leaving the upper level of the center with a single eating establishment – California Pizza

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Wishbone Restaurant is Auctioning off All Contents on RestaurantEquipment.Bid

CHICAGO, IL. – Wishbone North is a restaurant with a popular Southern “reconstruction” cooking, a slightly healthier twist on Low Country, Pidemont, and soul food with influences from North Carolina and Louisiana. After 20 years the Roscoe Village location is closing its doors. The contents from this building are currently being auctioned online by RestaurantEquipment.Bid,

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Market Street in LoDo Just Lost Two of Its Popular Party Spots

One of Denver’s most happening streets for nightlife will now offer two less partying options as Tavern Downtown and its country neighbor, Cowboy Lounge, have both closed.   Signs posted on the doors of the two closed establishments, which were located along the Market Street strip of bars one block from Coors Field, provide notice of the closure

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Beloved Spokane restaurant Lindaman's bistro to close after 35 years

Lindaman’s Gourmet-To-Go Bistro will close its doors forever on Oct. 31, owner Merrilee Lindaman announced in an email.    “After 35 truly incredible years, I have decided to move to a new chapter in my life!” Lindaman stated.    Lindaman expressed gratitude to all those who patronized her restaurant over the years.   “I have

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Beloved Spokane restaurant Lindaman’s bistro to close after 35 years

Lindaman’s Gourmet-To-Go Bistro will close its doors forever on Oct. 31, owner Merrilee Lindaman announced in an email. “After 35 truly incredible years, I have decided to move to a new chapter in my life!” Lindaman stated. Lindaman expressed gratitude to all those who patronized her restaurant over the years. “I have a memory bank

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Two restaurants in Pleasanton Hotel abruptly close

The Clubhouse and Lily’s Spirited Dining restaurants inside the Pleasanton Hotel both shuttered their doors without warning this week, less than a year after opening for business along Main Street. Replacing the previous longtime tenant gastropub in the historic hotel building, both restaurants were seen as popular draws on the weekend but struggled to attract

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Trio of Restaurant Closures Hit Downtown & Short North

  Another three restaurants are calling it quits in Columbus. Following the early September closures of Three-Legged Mare, Mona’s Cafe and Abuelo’s, and the recent departures of Jack’s Diner and Little Eater Clintonville, Downtown and Short North will lose three more dining establishments.   Fuzzy’s Taco Shop closed its doors at 479 N. High St. A ‘For Rent’ sign now

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Trio of Restaurant Closures Hit Downtown & Short North

Another three restaurants are calling it quits in Columbus. Following the early September closures of Three-Legged Mare, Mona’s Cafe and Abuelo’s, and the recent departures of Jack’s Diner and Little Eater Clintonville, Downtown and Short North will lose three more dining establishments. Fuzzy’s Taco Shop closed its doors at 479 N. High St. A ‘For

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Palomino suddenly shuts down, goodbye to Little Uncle and 7 more recent Seattle restaurant closures

    Yes, here are more recent Seattle restaurant closures, and local food fans will also want the details on the departure of longtime favorite Sitka & Spruce, coming at the end of this year. But note that Seattle’s restaurant boom continues on, at least for now — with this latest list of five Seattle-area restaurant closures comes

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Palomino suddenly shuts down, goodbye to Little Uncle and 7 more recent Seattle restaurant closures

Yes, here are more recent Seattle restaurant closures, and local food fans will also want the details on the departure of longtime favorite Sitka & Spruce, coming at the end of this year. But note that Seattle’s restaurant boom continues on, at least for now — with this latest list of five Seattle-area restaurant closures

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Hardee’s, Pineville, LA, is Partnering with RestaurantEquipment.Bid to Liquidate its Contents in Online Auction

  PINEVILLE, LA, – Hardee’s Restaurants are an American fast-food restaurant chain operated by CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.. The Hardee’s in Pineville, Louisiana has shuttered.   The contents from this building are currently being auctioned online by RestaurantEquipment.Bid, affiliate of TAGeX Brands.   The bidding for all items starts at $1.00 with no reserves.  

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Hardee’s, Pineville, LA, is Partnering with RestaurantEquipment.Bid to Liquidate its Contents in Onl

PINEVILLE, LA, – Hardee’s Restaurants are an American fast-food restaurant chain operated by CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.. The Hardee’s in Pineville, Louisiana has shuttered. The contents from this building are currently being auctioned online by RestaurantEquipment.Bid, affiliate of TAGeX Brands. The bidding for all items starts at $1.00 with no reserves. Hardee’s has chosen TAGeX

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Somerville Brewing Company Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

A local brewing company that includes both a brewery/taproom and a brewhouse has declared bankruptcy and is now looking to reorganize.According to a tweet from @_davidelman, Somerville Brewing Company has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, with a post within the courtlistener.com site indicating that the bankruptcy petition stems at least in part from the buildout

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Somerville Brewing Company Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

  A local brewing company that includes both a brewery/taproom and a brewhouse has declared bankruptcy and is now looking to reorganize. According to a tweet from @_davidelman, Somerville Brewing Company has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, with a post within the courtlistener.com site indicating that the bankruptcy petition stems at least in part from the buildout of its restaurant

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North Davis Highway O’Charley’s in Pensacola to close down Sunday

The O’Charley’s chain restaurant on North Davis Highway in Pensacola will serve dinner for the last time Sunday before going out of business. An interim manager with the O’Charley’s location on 6233 North Davis Highway confirmed the restaurant’s doors will close around 4 p.m. Sunday for the final time, two hours ahead of the restaurant’s

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North Davis Highway O'Charley's in Pensacola to close down Sunday

The O’Charley’s chain restaurant on North Davis Highway in Pensacola will serve dinner for the last time Sunday before going out of business.    An interim manager with the O’Charley’s location on 6233 North Davis Highway confirmed the restaurant’s doors will close around 4 p.m. Sunday for the final time, two hours ahead of the restaurant’s typical

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Chef Max Hardy is closing his River Bistro restaurant in Detroit

He was recently named by the New York Times as one of 16 black chefs changing food in America, and his flagship restaurant was a Free Press Best New Restaurant in 2018, but the press and accolades couldn’t save chef Max Hardy’s River Bistro, a two-year-old Caribbean-Soul restaurant in Detroit’s Grandmont-Rosedale neighborhood. “Regretfully, and after

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Chef Max Hardy is closing his River Bistro restaurant in Detroit

He was recently named by the New York Times as one of 16 black chefs changing food in America, and his flagship restaurant was a Free Press Best New Restaurant in 2018, but the press and accolades couldn’t save chef Max Hardy’s River Bistro, a two-year-old Caribbean-Soul restaurant in Detroit’s Grandmont-Rosedale neighborhood.   “Regretfully, and after sincere thought and consideration,

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Nearly 70-year-old luncheonette closes, making way for custom cake business in Bethlehem

A long-standing breakfast and lunch restaurant has closed, making way for a custom cake business in west Bethlehem. The Mayflower Luncheonette, which opened more than 65 years ago, closed in recent weeks at 622 W. Broad St. In a message addressed to customers and friends on the business’ Facebook page, Mayflower owners Bill and Candi

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Nearly 70-year-old luncheonette closes, making way for custom cake business in Bethlehem

A long-standing breakfast and lunch restaurant has closed, making way for a custom cake business in west Bethlehem.   The Mayflower Luncheonette, which opened more than 65 years ago, closed in recent weeks at 622 W. Broad St.   In a message addressed to customers and friends on the business’ Facebook page, Mayflower owners Bill

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These 3 Broad Ripple restaurants have closed nearly back-to-back

  Three restaurants in or near Broad Ripple have closed, following Taste of Havana’s pending departure from the neighborhood’s main drag.   Three-year-old Louie’s Wine Dive, 701 Broad Ripple Ave. at College Avenue, served its last meal Sept. 21 but continues at 345 Massachusetts Ave., said Trent Remsburg, general manager and beverage director at Louie’s on Mass Ave.   Remsburg deferred

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These 3 Broad Ripple restaurants have closed nearly back-to-back

Three restaurants in or near Broad Ripple have closed, following Taste of Havana’s pending departure from the neighborhood’s main drag. Three-year-old Louie’s Wine Dive, 701 Broad Ripple Ave. at College Avenue, served its last meal Sept. 21 but continues at 345 Massachusetts Ave., said Trent Remsburg, general manager and beverage director at Louie’s on Mass

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12-Micron, Known for Its Dessert Degustations, Is Closing in Two Weeks

Sydneysiders with a sweet tooth will soon have to strike 12-Micron off their dining to-do lists. The Barangaroo eatery, a fine-diner inspired by Australian flavours and known for its dedicated dessert bar, has changed hands and will close in October.   The venue opened in early 2017 with Justin Wise (Melbourne’s The Press Club and The Point at Albert Park)

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12-Micron, Known for Its Dessert Degustations, Is Closing in Two Weeks

Sydneysiders with a sweet tooth will soon have to strike 12-Micron off their dining to-do lists. The Barangaroo eatery, a fine-diner inspired by Australian flavours and known for its dedicated dessert bar, has changed hands and will close in October. The venue opened in early 2017 with Justin Wise (Melbourne’s The Press Club and The

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Longtime Highlands restaurant Cafe Mimosa closes

A mainstay among Highlands restaurants is gone, Louisville Business First reports.   Café Mimosa, 1543 Bardstown Road, has a “closed” sign posted on the door. The Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine restaurant allso put the following message on its website: “Dear customers, Café Mimosa has closed. Thank you for your support through the years.”   Café Mimosa

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Longtime Highlands restaurant Cafe Mimosa closes

A mainstay among Highlands restaurants is gone, Louisville Business First reports. Café Mimosa, 1543 Bardstown Road, has a “closed” sign posted on the door. The Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine restaurant allso put the following message on its website: “Dear customers, Café Mimosa has closed. Thank you for your support through the years.” Café Mimosa also

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MOD Pizza’s Cornerstone shop is closed permanently, but Englewood location is open and operating, e

The MOD Pizza restaurant that has operated for two years at the Cornerstone of Centerville development shut down abruptly today, Saturday Sept. 14. A sign taped to the entrances of the restaurant say, “We’re Closing. Thank you Cornerstone. For more locations and information, visit modpizza.com. Same great people, same great food.” Windows of the restaurant

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MOD Pizza’s Cornerstone shop is closed permanently, but Englewood location is open and operating, employees say

The MOD Pizza restaurant that has operated for two years at the Cornerstone of Centerville development shut down abruptly today, Saturday Sept. 14.   A sign taped to the entrances of the restaurant say, “We’re Closing. Thank you Cornerstone. For more locations and information, visit modpizza.com. Same great people, same great food.” Windows of the restaurant

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More Than 1400 UK Restaurants Close in a Year Amid 'Casual Dining Crunch'

More than 1,400 restaurants in the UK have closed in the last year, new research has claimed.   A new report published by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young has found that there were more than 1,400 insolvencies in the restaurant sector from June 2018 until June 2019.   According to the research, several factors may be to blame,

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More Than 1400 UK Restaurants Close in a Year Amid ‘Casual Dining Crunch’

More than 1,400 restaurants in the UK have closed in the last year, new research has claimed. A new report published by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young has found that there were more than 1,400 insolvencies in the restaurant sector from June 2018 until June 2019. According to the research, several factors may be to

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Three SF restaurants near Oracle Park suddenly close

From the loss of the East Bay’s only Indonesian restaurant to the sudden closure of a decades-old family-owned Palo Alto bakery chain, the steady drumbeat of Bay Area culinary closures continued this week. This time, not one, but three casual eateries are bidding their China Basin neighborhood farewell. Pete’s Tavern, its sister restaurant Pedro’s Cantina, and Amici’s

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Three SF restaurants near Oracle Park suddenly close

From the loss of the East Bay’s only Indonesian restaurant to the sudden closure of a decades-old family-owned Palo Alto bakery chain, the steady drumbeat of Bay Area culinary closures continued this week. This time, not one, but three casual eateries are bidding their China Basin neighborhood farewell. Pete’s Tavern, its sister restaurant Pedro’s Cantina,

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Chef Marc Murphy and Landmarc Liquidate Entire Restaurant in a Charitable Online Auction

TAGeX is proud to partner with Chef Marc Murphy, Landmarc Restaurant and No Kid Hungry to bring you a charity auction. 5% of the proceeds generated from this charity auction will be donated to Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry initiative with a guaranteed minimum donation of $1,000 in an effort to ensure that we

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Chef Marc Murphy and Landmarc Liquidate Entire Restaurant in a Charitable Online Auction

TAGeX is proud to partner with Chef Marc Murphy, Landmarc Restaurant and No Kid Hungry to bring you a charity auction. 5% of the proceeds generated from this charity auction will be donated to Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry initiative with a guaranteed minimum donation of $1,000 in an effort to ensure that we

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