Mar 16th, 2010 · Gold Dust Saloon owner Ruth McDonald uses an innovative "three share" model to provide health coverage for her workers. The restaurant is one of 30 employers in a Colorado program that provides low-cost coverage to small businesses.
Mar 11th, 2010 · A producer of the Academy Award-winning documentary The Cove helped set up a sting at a hip sushi restaurant in Santa Monica, Calif. The restaurant and the chef have been charged with serving illegal and endangered whale meat.
Feb 26th, 2010 · A restaurant on New York's Coney Island was going to be demolished. A local group announced a historic find: a 140-year-old hot dog preserved in ice beneath the restaurant. After the story was picked up in the media, turns out it was a hoax.
Feb 24th, 2010 · A waitress at a Mexican restaurant outside Kansas City pleaded guilty to conspiring to tamper with some salsa. It was part of an alleged revenge plot against the restaurant owner, federal prosecutors said.
Feb 17th, 2010 · The troubling past of biology professor Amy Bishop, who is accused of fatally shooting three colleagues in Alabama, is now shedding light on last week's tragedy. Bishop was previously accused of fatally shooting her brother in 1986 and, more recently, punching a stranger in a pancake restaurant.
Feb 3rd, 2010 · Outside Boston, the Dancing Deer Baking Co. sells all kinds of cookies and brownies to restaurants and stores. Last year, during the worst of the recession, the owner had to lay off some of the employees. Would the bakery be helped by President Obama's efforts to get banks to loan more to small businesses?
Feb 2nd, 2010 · According to a report by an industry group, Americans drank more liquor in 2009 but turned to cheaper brands. They also drank more at home and less in pricier bars and restaurants in an effort to save money.
Jan 27th, 2010 · Two weeks after the earthquake in Haiti, aid groups are distributing food. Yet many Haitians say they are still not getting the help they need. But some in Port-au-Prince aren't waiting for outside help. At Muncheez restaurant, neighbors are helping neighbors.