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PepsiCo Decries Same Consumer Trends That Are Battering Retail

The slow demise of traditional retail has been well documented. But a similar shift in consumer habits is now hurting another industry: Drink and snack com...

London's Plush Grosvenor House Hotel Sold to Ashkenazy

Ashkenazy Acquisition, the US real estate investor that recently bought a stake in New York’s Plaza Hotel, said that it acquired the Grosvenor H...

The Most Interesting Late-Night Room Service Around the World

We’ve all been there: bleary-eyed from a long flight that lands after dark, staring down an even-more-exhausting work trip ahead. You drop your lugga...

Where Power Brokers Dine in New York, London, and Washington

You’ve heard it before. The world of "power dining" has fundamentally changed over the last few years: In New York, major compani...

The Ultimate Sell: The New Food Branding Is Right on the Burger

Consider this a response to the hyper-artisanal world we live in. Or perhaps an extension of it, the next step in bespoke products. Restaurants aroun...

Eight Ways You're Doing Burgers Wrong

A great burger is a beautiful thing, as simple as it is delicious. With just a few cheap ingredients, it packs a dizzying punch of flavour. But a bad burge...

As High-End Restaurants Go Belly Up, Chefs Embrace Bar Hybrids

These are troubling times for restaurant regulars like me in big cities such as New York and San Francisco. Up and down Manhattan, storied dining rooms...