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A restaurant in a southern Vermont resort town is earning high praise — and a new award — from users of a popular travel site. “I spent the whole rest of the night sort of floating a few inches above the floor — I was pretty excited,” said Melody French of The Silver Fork in Manchester, describing her reaction when…

The labor shortage is taking a toll on Fourth of July dinner plans as some Massachusetts businesses choose to close for the holiday, with the employers saying they do not have the staff to open. For the first time in more than 70 years, the owner of Lindsey’s family restaurant in East Wareham is closing because they do not have…

A lot of Mass. restaurants are struggling to bring on enough staff to work July 4 weekend, and some are even choosing to close.

It was business as usual on a recent night at the Stumble Inn Bar & Grill in Londonderry, New Hampshire, when a customer sat by himself at the outdoor bar.

A New Hampshire restaurant customer who ordered about $40 of food left a tip so big it blew away the staff.

A man accused of opening fire in a Framingham restaurant appeared in court Friday.

A bullet grazed a man’s head during a shooting in a restaurant in Framingham, Massachusetts, overnight, according to reports. The 35-year-old man’s injuries are not expected to be life-threatening, Framingham police said. The shooting broke out around 9 p.m. at Margaritas restaurant at 725 Cochituate Road, the Framingham Source reported. The victim “may have” been shot inside the restaurant,...

At IHOP, Adam Sandler has to wait 30 minutes for a table, just like everyone else.

The pandemic has been tough for restaurants, but many are looking for new workers as customers begin to return.

A heartfelt moment between two customers and their server at Slyman’s Tavern in Independence, Ohio, led to the three women bonding over the grief of losing their husbands — and leaving a $2,021 tip. The two friends visited the restaurant on Monday, February 22, during lunch hour and racked up a tab of $100.21, mostly on takeout. That’s no small…

This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk. A New Jersey-based chain of sub shops is going to be opening yet another yet outlet in the local area, with this one being its first within the Boston city limits. According to its “coming soon” section, Jersey Mike’s Subs is planning to open in Brighton, with the listing for the...

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A North End cafe and coffee shop has very quietly shut down. According to a source within the restaurant industry, My Cousin’s Place is no longer in business, with a picture of the inside of the Hanover Street space indicating that it has been “ripped apart” as our source says. The...

It looks like two of Boston’s best-known restaurants will be transferring their licenses to the company that owns the property. According to a licensing board hearing page within the city’s website, Eastern Standard and Island Creek Oyster Bar within the Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Square are seeking to transfer their liquor licenses to UMNVAG Kenmore, LLC, with the prospective...

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A Mexican restaurant in downtown Boston that temporarily closed a couple of months ago is open once again. A Facebook post from the place confirms what we had mentioned in November, that Villa Mexico on Water Street reopens Monday and will be open on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The…

Restaurants have been struggling heavily since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. And with many reliant on third-party delivery apps, some business owners say the fees are making life even more difficult. At Porto Restaurant in Boston’s Back Bay, business heading into 2021 is down 80%. And then there are the delivery fees from companies like DoorDash, Uber Eats and…

With restaurants struggling during the pandemic, many are reliant on third-party delivery apps, but many business owners say the fees are far too high.

It’s been a difficult year, especially for everyone in the restaurant industry. But a Christmas miracle came a few days early for one waitress in Dover, New Hampshire.

A New Hampshire restaurant server got a Christmas miracle a few days early in the form of a very generous tip.

A customer left a $3,000 tip for a single beer as a Cleveland restaurant voluntarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic

Actor and singer Donnie Wahlberg left a $2,020 tip for a server at Marshland Restaurants and Bakery in Sandwich, Massachusetts last weekend. The restaurant posted a photo of a receipt from Saturday with the generous gratuity on their Facebook page, showing Whalberg’s tip for a $35 meal. The New Kids on the Block singer and actor wrote #2020TipChallenge on the…