On many weeknights last year, in the depths of the recession, Tursi’s Latin King restaurant in Des Moines closed one of its three dining rooms and pared its kitchen to a skeleton crew. Now, all three rooms are open on most nights, and the kitchen is busy again. “These last couple of months are a [...]
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The day the Kenilworth Commons Subway started serving breakfast, its doors opened at 7 a.m. By 8:30, the store hadn’t sold a single one of its new breakfast sandwiches. Nor a single cup of the Seattle’s Best coffee. In fact, the first 90 minutes drew no customers at all. “I’m not really surprised,” Tyler Alfrey, [...]
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It might be Taco Tuesday, but something will be missing from the dishes served at Red Pepper Mexican Restaurant in Kimball Township today. The restaurant is among the many establishments across the nation scaling back their use of tomatoes as prices soar. James Galeski, manager of the Red Pepper, said they couldn’t afford to offer [...]
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Sustainability and food processing don’t normally go hand in hand. That’s why sustainable, local eats are always better for the planet, because they aren’t trucked in and minimal energy is used in production. But in the past year the EPA has made a push towards energy efficiency in the food processing industry, and most recently, [...]
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Today’s purse strings may be tighter, but folks still dine out regularly. The key is where they’re dining. According to the National Restaurant Association, 62 percent of consumers are more likely to spend their dollars in a restaurant they know is green. Lucky for eco-conscious diners, “green” is no longer a buzzword for many of [...]
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