Raising Cane's is beginning another aggressive month of expansion, building on a growth campaign that has already brought new Cane's restaurants to cities across the country. The chicken-finger chain has confirmed seven August openings, along with four remodeled restaurants scheduled to reopen. The new restaurants land in California, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, Alabama and Georgia. The reopenings are spread across [...]
Popular French café closes its only location as parent company shuts down after more than 30 years
A popular French-inspired café known for its pastries, brunch and neighborhood atmosphere has permanently closed its doors. Petite Left Bank in Tiburon has ceased operations after parent company Vine Hospitality announced it is shutting down its restaurant business. The closure is part of the company's broader exit from the restaurant industry, a move expected to eliminate approximately 300 jobs across its [...]
The 5 weirdest restaurants in Indiana
Indiana could soon gain one or even two Buc-ee’s locations, but the Hoosier State already has restaurants built around mechanical orchestras, steelworkers and a diner delivered by railroad. These five places turn ordinary meals into trips through Indiana’s industrial and roadside history. Zaharakos in Columbus Zaharakos is an ice cream parlor, restaurant and mechanical-music museum operating under one ornate [...]
Florida’s 3 most beloved restaurants that closed recently
Independent restaurants are disappearing alongside the major chains shrinking across Florida. Three recent Miami-area closures are especially painful because each restaurant helped define its neighborhood. Lokal in Coconut Grove Lokal closed June 28, 2026, after 15 years in Coconut Grove. Matt Kuscher opened the burger restaurant in 2011 and used its success to build what eventually became Kush Hospitality Group. [...]
Chipotle removes popular ingredient from all Minnesota restaurants as Salmonella investigation expands
Chipotle has taken precautionary action after health officials linked one of its ingredients to a growing Salmonella outbreak investigation. The move comes as public health authorities work to determine the source of an outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people, prompting the restaurant chain to remove the ingredient from affected locations while the investigation continues. Jalapeños pulled from affected [...]
Arkansas’s first Buc-ee’s opens in less than two weeks—here’s what to expect
Arkansas has been counting down to its first Buc-ee's for months, and the wait is almost over. The massive new Benton travel center is scheduled to open at 6 a.m. on Monday, August 17. The opening will give Arkansas its first taste of the full-size Buc-ee's experience: an enormous convenience store, more fuel pumps than most drivers have ever seen in one place and enough food, clothing and home décor to turn a quick stop [...]
