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This TikToker Went Viral For Revealing How To Figure Out If A Chinese Restaurant Is Actually Good

I tried it with my favorite local spot — it works.

15 Easy Steak Recipes That Beef Up Your Meat Game

Sometimes, a steak with salt and pepper is all you need. Other times, you wish there were more creative ways to cook a steak. But how much can you actually do to something that cooks in mere minutes? It's all in the seasoning and the sauces! Try these easy recipes the next time you're craving steak.

Pig in Australia Steals 18 Beers from Campers, Gets Drunk, Fights Cow

Craig ONeal, Flickr<br>Forget crocodiles and snakes, the real animal threat in Australia is wild pigs. At least if you’re camping<br>At a campground in Western Australia over the weekend, a feral pig guzzled down 18 beers that had been left out improperly secured. And just like anyone 18 beers in at a rural dive bar, the pig got big-headed and decided to start a fight with a cow, resulting in the cow chasing the pig around a car.<br>“In the middle of…

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

Barbecue Styles Across The U.S.

by Jay Ducote, BBQ Expert for the Menuism BBQ Blog

The American Barbecue Regional Style Guide

Everything you need to know about sauce, meat, fat, and smoke from sea to shining sea

Tipping Guidelines For Non-Restaurant Services

Tipping etiquette outside of restaurant can feel like a gray area. These guidelines will help.

What's the Difference Between a Restaurant Service Fee and a Tip?

Nowadays, it seems that U.S. consumers are being asked to shell out more in tips and service charges than ever before. But is there a difference between the two?

How millennials are changing restaurant service

Millennials and their digital habits and desire for convenience are driving major changes in the restaurant industry.

How to Expand Your Restaurant Service into Catering

Start small and build your restaurant towards larger events so that your catering customer experiences amazing service and great food, every time.

How to Control Cost of Food & Labor in a Restaurant Service

Costs are part of any business, but you can minimize costs by pricing your food correctly and maximizing staff productivity.

What makes great restaurant service? Tastemakers nominees provide thoughtful touches

When it comes to service, certain stock phrases indicate that a restaurant may be going through the motions or, even worse, indifferent to the satisfaction of their patrons. "Are you ...

Tablet Menus Can Improve Restaurant Service and Even Boost Tips

Instead of handing customers a flat paper menu listing Burgers and Bottles’ many gourmet burgers or 50-plus beers, servers direct their attention to something shinier.

How to Make Sausage Gravy like a Restaurant

You can prepare sausage gravy at home that tastes so good it will taste just like a restaurant. You can make gravy at home.

Find a Burger Restaurant near you

Are you looking for the best burger restaurant in your city? Find your nearest Umami Burger and stop in for gourmet burgers and craft beer.

How a Restaurant Tripled Its Profits by Eliminating Tips

12 Cool Outdoor Menu Ideas for Any Restaurant

12 Cool Outdoor Menu Ideas for Any Restaurant Creating a lasting impression from the outside is getting more and more difficult as busi...

Will sidewalk seating become a SouthCoast restaurant trend?

FALL RIVER — It’s about to get a little easier to find a place to sit and have a bite outdoors in Fall River.Several existing and proposed

Where Does Your State Fall For Restaurant Wages?

Restaurant wages vary by state- how does your state rank against the others?

Is it Google-able? Memorable? Easy to pronounce? How to name a restaurant.

Like naming a baby, picking the right name for a restaurant can trigger high-level anxiety. Will the name be easy to pronounce and remember? Will it stand out from the others? How Google-able is it?