Cleveland 'hero' Charles Ramsey gets free burgers for life
NBC NEWS - The Big Mac-munching man was credited with helping a woman escape from the home where she had been held captive, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports...
Restaurant calls bad tippers 'n-word'
NBC Philadelphia - Restaurant workers rarely have anything nice to say about bad tippers. But at least one employee at a New Castle County restaurant is being accused of crossing the line with his comments...
Eating out? Healthier meals for kids
Black Health Matters - According to the National Restaurant Association, 30,000 restaurants nationwide are part of the association’s Kids LiveWell program that helps parents and children choose healthy meal items when dining out...
Black fine food makers mix quality, community and conscious commerce
TheGrio spoke with several African-American culinary entrepreneurs and discovered that the “back to basics” philosophy is alive and well. Artisinal foods -- which by definition are handmade using traditional techniques -- are helping blacks reconnect with some of the best aspects of our past.
Food chains still fighting 'Obamacare'
theGRIO REPORT - Franchise owners of restaurants like Applebee's and Olive Garden are promising to take drastic measures to avoid the cost of Obamacare, including cutting employees' hours to part-time...
Sylvia Woods: The soul food queen's life in pictures
The reigning Queen of Soul Food for 50 years, Ms. Woods presided over her namesake Harlem restaurant feeding dignitaries, tourists, and locals alike with recipes perfected over time and always served with a generous side of kindness and warmth.
McDonald’s brings back 'Mighty Wings'
The so called 'Mighty Wings' will be offered in select McDonald's restaurants in the Atlanta area starting in early August and could soon be available at other restaurants across the country...
Black head chefs on the rise
theGRIO REPORT - But Borges, 31, has never felt compelled to do the expected. Indeed, Amali’s executive chef, Nilton Borges, Jr., a soft-spoken Afro-Brazilian with an easy laugh, is not what one would expect at all.
NC waiters report giving blacks inferior service
theGRIO REPORT - Of the 200 servers from 18 different restaurants in North Carolina who participated in the study, two-fifths of them admitted to showing prejudice towards customers based on their race....
How McDonald's new CEO affects black community
theGRIO REPORT - For the first time in its history, McDonald's will have an African-American CEO. Does this change in leadership mean a change in the company's marketing and health initiatives in the African-American community?..
