Nebraska is famous for beef, corn, and college football. But one of the country's most surprising fine-dining stories is unfolding in Omaha, where a chef is making people rethink what great sushi and sashimi can look like far from either coast. The restaurant is Yoshitomo, with its tiny companion omakase counter, Ota, in Omaha's Benson neighborhood. The chef is David Utterback, a self-taught sushi obsessive who has turned a [...]

Colorado already has one Buc-ee's, but the state's next location is suddenly much less certain — and the path there has gotten dramatic. The chain's first Colorado store opened in Johnstown, near Berthoud, giving the state a major stop on Buc-ee's growing state-by-state expansion map. Buc-ee's official location list shows the store at 5201 Nugget Road in Berthoud, a 74,000-square-foot travel center with 116 fuel [...]

For more than five decades, one pizza spot served generations of Arizona families, becoming a staple in the Phoenix dining scene. Now, the longtime restaurant has officially closed its doors, marking the end of an era for local pizza lovers. A neighborhood fixture since the 1970s Raffaeles Pizza first opened in Phoenix in 1974 and built a loyal following through its New York-style pizzas, family-friendly atmosphere, and [...]

For years, it was one of the Columbus area’s go-to spots for comfort food with a locally sourced twist. Now, another longtime Ohio restaurant has unexpectedly gone dark, leaving loyal diners shocked by the sudden announcement. A surprise ending after 17 years Skillet, the popular eatery known for its brunch dishes, farm-to-table ingredients, and upscale comfort food officially announced its closure earlier this month. [...]

Another familiar restaurant chain is disappearing from Pennsylvania as closures continue to hit casual dining and fast food brands across the state. Several recognizable chains have either shuttered locations or exited Pennsylvania entirely in recent months. Pennsylvania diners are seeing a growing number of familiar chain restaurants shut their doors as national brands scale back, file for bankruptcy, or abandon struggling [...]

Alabama is no longer waiting for Buc-ee's to arrive. The state was the first to get a Buc-ee's outside Texas and has since become one of the chain's most important markets, even as Buc-ee's keeps adding new pins to its state-by-state expansion map. Right now, Alabama has four Buc-ee's locations: Loxley, Leeds, Athens, and Auburn. That puts Alabama among the chain's biggest state footprints outside Texas, tied with [...]