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Her status as a well-known media elite didn't seem to help as CBS anchor Norah O'Donnell's D.C. husband's restaurant was raided by ICE agents Tuesday. The Trump administration has been working to remove illegal aliens from the food industry, as the Washington Free Beacon reported. "Restaurants in the DC, including Chef Geoff's in Northwest and Millie's in Spring Valley[,] were subject to I-9 audits by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, today, per ICE official and DHS official," CBS News's Nicole Sganga reported on X. "Restaurants were delivered 'notices of inspection' and asked to question employees about their work authorization."

At least three people have died and five more were wounded Sunday after multiple shooters opened fire at an Arizona restaurant, police said. The shooting at El Camarón Gigante in downtown Glendale began as a fight between "at least two groups of people" near the restaurant's stage area, Glendale police said in a statement Monday. The people involved were told to go outside, spurring another altercation, which ended in gunfire, police said. The three victims were identified only as a 17-year-old male, a 21-year-old man and a 29-year-old, police said Monday. The 17- and 29-year-old males were brothers. Wounded were...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Three people are dead and five others were injured after a shooting at a restaurant in a Phoenix suburb Sunday night, police said. Police received calls reporting shots around 7:45 p.m. at El Camaron Gigante Mariscos & Steakhouse, Glendale Police Department Officer Moroni Mendez said during a briefing. Mendez said three people died from their injuries and five other people were injured by gunshots or shrapnel, KPHO-TV reported. “Obviously there was a lot of people here,” Mendez said. “A lot of people that were attending some sort of event. Anyone who has information, please come forward and...

A downtown Oakland restaurant is planning on relocating after a Friday night shooting left two people injured. Chef Cleashaun Hill of Pierre Pierre, located in the Tribune Tower on 13th and Franklin, posted on GoFundMe that he is raising money to move to a “safer area.” The shooting occurred during dinner service, shortly after 8 p.m. Friday. Oakland police told the Bay Area News Group that a 24-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were hit by gunfire and driven to separate hospitals; they are in stable condition. Photos taken outside Pierre Pierre show bullet holes in the windows; a graphic...

Chloe Fineman's table for two came with a side of drama. Recounting the incident alongside her sister Emma, Fineman said the two were having "the best day of our lives" before trying to find a place to eat and reluctantly settling on Sant Ambroeus, an Italian restaurant located in the "food desert known as Madison Avenue." Fineman recalled a cordial server leading them to a table right away. "There's several empty tables and I sit down, and then I look up and it's Pilaf little mouse, the celebrity dog of Demi Moore," Fineman said. "And I see Demi Moore and...

Made famous by its serving staff’s uniforms – low-cut tank tops and orange shorts – and, later, its chicken wings, Hooters has filed for bankruptcy, it announced. The restaurant chain, Reuters reported, made the filing Monday in a Texas court, with the plan being to deal with its $376 million in debt by selling all its company-owned locations to a franchise group stacked with original founders of the company and a group of current franchisees, who own and operate more than 30% of the company’s domestically owned locations, including 14 of the 30 most trafficked restaurants. ... While Hooters said...

Say your final farewells to the “Loaded Mashed Potato Omelette,” because it’s one of the more than dozen menu items that the Cheesecake Factory has eliminated from its menu as part of a broader shakeup. The Cheesecake Factory’s massive, spiral-bound menu, which has more than 250 items, is perhaps the most recognizable trademark of the company, but it undergoes a yearly change to keep diners coming back. That has helped the chain buck overall weakness in the casual dining sector in which only a few have been able to successfully crack the code — notably, Chili’s — while others have...

Two out of five D.C. restaurants say they could close down by the end of the year, according to a recent survey. By the numbers: The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington surveyed more than 200 restaurants in January and February. The survey shows that two in five, or 40%, of full-service casual places said the year likely to close in the coming year. 62% of restaurants surveyed reported lower profits in 2024. Last year, D.C. saw it's highest number of restaurant closures – but also the highest number of openings.

(CNN) -- In her race to defeat Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Alison Lundergan Grimes has barnstormed Kentucky, talking up her support for raising the minimum wage and criticizing the GOP's so-called war on women. But the restaurant owned by Grimes' family doesn't always practice what she preaches, and Kentucky Republicans have been happy to point that out. .... But minimum wage isn't the only issue dogging Grimes' family business. Hugh Jass Burgers -- say it out loud to get the joke -- has menu items like "Charlotte's Rack, sure to be voted biggest rack" named after Grimes' mom and...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston wants to add a 20% service charge to local restaurant tabs — and then tax it — to help restaurants cope with the city’s minimum wage and promote what he called pay equity among tipped and non-tipped employees. On Monday, Johnston told City Cast Denver, a popular podcast, that he has already been discussing the idea with restaurant owners. He didn’t say whether they are on board. He also did not discuss if increasing people's dinner costs would decrease restaurant visits. Johnston has incurred the ire of some local restauranteurs, who this month penned a letter...

An estimated 1 million people who are in the country without legal status work in the restaurant industry. Some food-service workers are no longer driving and instead are taking Uber to their restaurant jobs. Restaurants, cafes and bars are “super easy targets” for immigration raids, said immigration attorney Kim Luu-Ng. The chilly first two months of the year are usually a peak business period for Teddy’s Red Tacos, where diners indulge in the restaurant’s specialty, birria — spicy, warm and deeply tender meat slowly braised in its own fat and served with a pool of flavorful broth. But this...

'One year ago, we faced tremendous challenges and they made the difficult decision to sell their home in hopes of breathing new life into Sage. 'We all poured our passion into shifting the concept to regenerative agriculture, but despite our efforts, we find ourselves in the same predicament today. 'Sunday, January 5th will be our final day of service. We invite you to visit us during our last week. Please share your favorite memories with us; they mean the world. 'Thank you for 14 incredible years of support. With love from the Sage family, Mollie & Elias, we say goodbye.'...

A popular California restaurant is closing following a lawsuit centered around its "ladies' night" events. Lima, a family-run restaurant in Concord, California, is shutting its doors next week after settling a discrimination lawsuit over its ladies' night promotions. The restaurant posted on Facebook earlier this month that it was "unable to fully recover" from the lawsuit and the "compounded" issues it faced regarding increased operation costs.(snip) Gender-based promotions, such as ladies' nights, have faced legal trouble under the California Civil Rights Act. In 1985, the state's Supreme Court ruled that ladies' day promotions at car washes and elsewhere and ladies'...

Last Saturday, I poured wine, greeted regulars and strangers and bused tables at Contento, the restaurant I co-owned in East Harlem, for the last time. After more than three years of service, during which The New York Times ranked us twice among the 100 Best Restaurants in New York City and the Michelin Guide gave me its sommelier award, I had to say goodbye to my talented staff and lifelong dream of owning a restaurant. The combination of inflation, rising crime that required us to pay for security guards and declining profits simply proved insurmountable.I’m crushed that we had to...

Running low on time and not sure what to make for dinner? Throw a frozen pizza into the oven. Need a late-night snack but don't want to order Uber Eats again? A frozen pizza is an easy solution. From healthier options to questionable, low-quality picks, you'll find an array of choices in your grocer's freezer. One of the most popular is, of course, the pepperoni pizza, which adds a dose of spicy meat to the classic plain cheese.

Casual dining chain TGI Friday's has closed at least a dozen of its restaurants in the last few weeks.According to the company's website and other reports, the following locations are now listed as permanently closed:New YorkMiddletown, 23 Crystal Run CrossingPoughkeepsie, 2594 South Road (Route 9)Clifton Park, 1 Southside Drive ConnecticutEnfield, Freshwater-Stateline Plaza, 130 Elm StreetPennsylvaniaAllentown, 395 S Cedar Crest Blvd.VirginiaLeesburg, 235 Fort Evans Rd NECustomers at several of the locations were surprised by signs posted announcing the sudden closures.Founded in New York City, TGI Friday's has over 200 restaurants in the US.Earlier closures were mainly in the Midwest.

NORTH VERSAILLES, Pa. — Cell phone videos of Republican Vice Presidential Nominee JD Vance are circulating on social media after the Ohio Senator was reportedly turned away from Primanti Bros. in North Versailles Saturday morning. Allegheny County Republican Party Chair Sam DeMarco said Sen. Vance made a stop at the restaurant on E. Pittsburgh McKeesport Boulevard to pick up lunch. It was spontaneous, but he said a manager wouldn’t let Vance go inside initially and even threatened to call police. “Senator Vance was absolutely turned away today,” DeMarco said.

The media giant has withdrawn a controversial attempt to settle a wrongful death case in arbitration. It had previously argued a one-month Disney+ subscription was a waiver against suing the company. Snip Why is Disney being sued? The lawsuit revolves around the death of Kanokporn Tangsuan, a doctor from New York, who ate with her husband and mother at the Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant on October 5, 2023. They had chosen the location because it was advertised by both the restaurant and Disney as being particularly accommodating with food allergies. However, despite seeking assurances from the wait staff,...

A woman who was caught on video repeatedly ramming her car into a California taco restaurant was allegedly a former employee who had not worked at the eatery for four years, according to the owner’s daughter. The incident happened at Tacos Reyes in Canoga Park around 7:30 p.m. Friday, ABC 7 reported. Bystanders who witnessed the chaos began filming as others rushed over to police officers nearby to alert them. As police officers arrived on the scene, they witnessed the suspect repeatedly backing into the establishment and ramming into it, according to the outlet. They then surrounded her vehicle...

A pair of brazen bandits stormed a crowded Brooklyn restaurant and robbed three diners at gunpoint while the horrified dinner crowd looked on, according to cops and a report. The duo rushed into Williamsburg Chinese hotspot Birds of a Feather with a gun and demanded a $200 Seiko watch and phones from three patrons around 9:35 p.m. in plain view of other customers, police said. The robbers then fled westbound on a moped on Grand Street with the bounty, according to the NYPD. Police said investigators later tracked and recovered three iPhones to an address on North 11th Street