Bret Thorn

1 week ago | nrn.com | Bret Thorn

Dos Toros Taqueria is a fast casual concept based in New York City. It was founded in 2009 by San Francisco Bay Area natives Leo and Oliver Kramer, and has since grown to 21 locations with 19 in New York City and two in Washington, D.C. Like its much bigger competitor, Chipotle, Dos Toros focuses on San Francisco's mission-style burritos, but Dos Toros’ burritos have the unique quality of being spread with cheese, and they're wrapped more tightly, more like torpedoes.

1 week ago | restaurant-hospitality.com | Bret Thorn

Plus tableside fish with eggs, Venezuelan eggs Benedict, and a fisherman-inspired seafood pastaThere are a lot of Chinese restaurants in New York City, and we look at two of them this week. Blue Peak Villa opened on the city’s Lower East Side this spring and features fish — usually barramundi — that’s stir-fried with eggs tableside. House of the Red Pearl opened a couple of years ago, but it has a new cocktail inspired by fried wontons dipped in Chinese mustard.

1 week ago | nrn.com | Bret Thorn

When is a soft drink a mocktail? It’s hard to say, but there’s certainly cachet in the latter term these days, which is one reason why they’re now available at Biggby Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels. Condado Tacos has revamped its selection of Margaritas, and makes them available without booze for $2.50 less. Burgerville, on the other hand, is sexying up the description of its seasonal lemonade in its own way, by pointing to the fact that it’s using local fruit.

1 week ago | nrn.com | Bret Thorn

Shannan Siemens has been promoted to chief communications of Inspire Brands, a company spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. She will continue to report to Inspire’s chief financial officer Kate Jaspon. She replaces Chris Fuller, who stepped down late last year. Siemens joined the Atlanta based company in March of 2022 as vice president of corporate communications.

1 week ago | nrn.com | Bret Thorn

Buffalo Wild Wings is launching all-you-can-eat appetizers starting at $9.99 on June 27. The offer of “Bottomless Apps” includes endless rounds of two appetizers at a time from a choice of fried pickles, mozzarella sticks, onion rings, chips & salsa, and Hatch chile queso. The offer is available every day for dine-in only. The casual-dining chain said this is a limited-time offer but did not specify an end date.