Bret Thorn

4 days ago | restaurant-hospitality.com | Bret Thorn

Lobel’s Original is serving its classic steak sandwich and other options, including a full bar, at Rockefeller CenterLobel’s of New York, a generations-old butcher shop in New York City, is opening its first restaurant highlighting its expertise in meat. Lobel’s Original is a premium sandwich shop that debuted on Wednesday by the famous skating rink at Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan.

4 days ago | restaurant-hospitality.com | Bret Thorn |Patricia Cobe

Menu Talk: Pat and Bret discuss the latest flavor trends and share an interview with Danny Grant, chef-partner in Maple Hospitality GroupPeaches, guava and Persian flavors are trending on menus this week, according to Pat Cobe, senior menu editor of Restaurant Business, and Bret Thorn, senior food & beverage editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality, the co-hosts of the Menu Talk podcast. Bret observed that peach-themed drinks are making a comeback this summer.

5 days ago | nrn.com | Bret Thorn

Jiho Kim built a name for himself in New York City, running a successful pop-up that went on to become Michelin star-winning Joomak Banjum. He relocated it and rebranded it as Joomak earlier this year while also, it turns out, becoming culinary director and partner of The Flatiron Room, which is particularly known for its cocktails. In Nashville, Sam Jett is the new executive chef of Audrey, as management is taken over by Southall Farm & Inn. Jett is a protégé of Audrey founder Sean Brock.

6 days ago | restaurant-hospitality.com | Bret Thorn

The diversity of cuisines and winners shows how far we’ve comeKwame Onwuachi, chef of Kith & Kin in Washington, D.C., won the James Beard Foundation’s Rising Star Chef award for his take on the Nigerian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and New Orleans Creole cuisine. Tom Cunanan of Bad Saint, also in D.C., won the award for best chef in the Mid-Atlantic for his Filipino-inspired cuisine.

1 week ago | nrn.com | Bret Thorn

Red Lobster is a sponsor of the Chicago Sky for the 2025 WNBA season, the casual-dining seafood chain said Thursday. As part of the agreement, Red Lobster is hosting the Sky’s tunnel walks, including different activities such as a “Fit of the Month” allowing players to show off their personal styles on a red carpet. Red Lobster also will have in-stadium advertisements and mid-game giveaways during the basketball team’s 22 home games.