NEW ORLEANS - It is July 1967. The New Orleans Saints have yet to play their first NFL game in New Orleans. LBJ is president, Vic Schiro is mayor. There's no Jazz and Heritage Festival yet, but ...

The service industry has a notoriously high turnover rate, particularly where servers are concerned — but some are institutions in their own right, and inextricably linked to the restaurants they work ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. In 2014, it seemed like chef Justin Warner’s star couldn’t rise any higher. He was on Zagat’s 30 under 30, he had won season 8 of Food Network Star, ...

I've changed the client's name and irrelevant details to protect anonymity. Kevin got a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Michigan. That was 15 years ago. Since then, he's been a ...

Chicago restaurateur Billy Dec is the host of the Meal of Your Life podcast, where distinguished guests — from fellow renowned chefs to athletes and celebrities — discuss a defining meal. In this new ...

What happened after a waiter served up an act of kindness is proof that not all good deeds go unnoticed.Joe Thomas received national attention after a photo of him at work at an IHOP in Springfield, ...

Anyone who's had a rough day or week should consider swinging by La Merenda and sitting in Nikki Hildebrandt's section. Hildebrandt, a career waitress who started in the industry 26 years ago, is one ...