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Click to enlarge Orleans Seafood Kitchen shows its appreciation to teachers before class resumes. Photo by Becca Wright Here’s a look at this week’s hottest culinary events: The whole week Hatch Chile Fest at the Central Market The 26th Annual Hatch Chile now runs through Tuesday, August 24 at Central …

Italy has launched a rigorous news COVID Friday limits. Proof of vaccination is required for anyone wishing to visit a bar, restaurant or tourist destination. The so-called “green pass” is an attempt to tackle the surge in coronavirus cases. According to the Associated Press, the government announced the rules on …

A New York judge has agreed to dismiss the COVID-19 business disruption litigation filed by a Dallas-based restaurant chain against a unit of Swiss Re Ltd. New York Supreme Court judge Jennifer G. Schecter sacked Consolidated Restaurant Operations Inc. v. Westport Insurance Corp. in a one-page order Wednesday. Consolidated Operations …

“I don’t know why we didn’t see this coming,” says Darlene Bhavnani, infectious disease epidemiologist and associate professor of population health at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas Austin. The delta variant of COVID-19 brought Austin back to Stage 5 after months of declining cases once vaccines were …

Andres Perekalski planned to postpone the COVID-19 vaccine for a year. The 43-year-old restaurateur said he didn’t know what to believe about the coronavirus or the vaccines. He admits he didn’t speak to a doctor about his concerns and instead relied on information from his social media feeds. While Perekalski …

Travel + Leisure magazine has given its seal of approval to four Hill Country communities as being among the top eight small towns in Texas. In a list released on July 28, the magazine praised Bandera, Dripping Springs, Johnson City and Wimberley, offering thumbnails of the towns of Hill Country. …

Local bakery Cupprimo Cupcakery and Coffee House expanded its dining space after original owners Amy and Brad Closson took over ownership of the business. (Courtesy of Cupprimo Cupcakery and Coffee House) Local bakery Cupprimo Cupcakery and Coffee House expanded its dining space after original owners Amy and Brad Closson took …

The number of restaurant workers has been hit hard by the pandemic, with substantial losses in March and April 2020 in the Houston area. Now restaurants are starting to recover, following a similar trend in other industries as unemployment continues to decline. Aaron Lyons, founder of local restaurant Dish Society, …

Be a restaurateur in 2020. While the phrase may become something of a cliché descriptor of unhappiness over the next few years, the phrase now carries significant weight, just over a year after the world stopped. March 2020: When restaurants around the world suddenly had to think in order to …

Click to enlarge Restaurants can now report their position on vaccines on Yelp. Lauren Drewes Daniels What a crazy time to be a restaurant. From the lingering economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic to labor shortages and rising costs across the board, the restaurant industry has been on a rollercoaster …