Marketing

People

Chefs Look Beyond Cookware, Building Lifestyle Businesses

6 years ago

Chefs and the restaurants they create are firmly ensconced in pop culture — so much so that they've made the leap into fashion. We sure did pay $45 for a t-shirt from this collection.

Marketing

Bangkok’s Michelin Debut is Dampened by Lack of Any 3-Star Ratings

6 years ago

Michelin's shortcomings are on full display here. If the measurements for what constitutes a great restaurant don't match up with one of the world's best eating cities than maybe the measurements are off.

People

This Year’s Eater Awards Have an Activist Edge

6 years ago

There's a progressive theme in many of Eater's national awards this year, helping to prove that food, people, and politics are inseparable.

Tech

Wendy’s Wins as #NuggsForCarter Is the Top Twitter Retweet of 2017

6 years ago

It's been an excellent year for fast food chains and social media, and Wendy's ability to stoke interest in the #nuggsforcarter push certainly paid off beyond its wildest dreams.

Chains

Domino’s and the Downside of Digital Oversharing

6 years ago

How much transparency is really necessary when it comes to ordering restaurant delivery? Not enough warrant fake staff preparing meals, we think. Just give us an accurate time when the pizza (or whatever) will arrive.

Chains

Red Robin’s $99 Burger Pass Is the Poor Man’s Tock

6 years ago

What do a ten-course tasting menu at Eleven Madison Park and a Red Robin cheeseburger have in common? Both restaurants want your pre-paid dollars well before service starts.

Marketing

Facebook Watch Lures Mind of a Chef From PBS

6 years ago

Facebook has realized that taking advantage of content producers desperate to get in your social feeds is not the best way to encourage creative minds. Seeing ZPZ move its Emmy-winning chef show is a signal that Facebook may be ready to grow up.

Marketing

Donald Trump Has Become Quite the Burger Influencer in Tokyo

6 years ago

We've always said that social media "influencers" were simply the worst. We appreciated this new evidence to support our position.

Chains

Papa John’s Turns to Twitter to Deflate Criticism After NFL Blame Game

6 years ago

Papa John's problem is not the NFL. It is bad pizza and the presence of its CEO in all its advertising. Time to ditch the creep factor on the latter, and do a Domino's-level improvement on the former.

Strategy

Grubhub and OpenTable in Loyalty Partnership With Hotel Chain

6 years ago

Expect more travel brands to extend their reach into the dining experience going forward, especially since consumers have to eat every day and may only travel on occasion. And after all, the way to anyone's heart is through their stomachs, right?

Marketing

Facebook’s Events App Morphs Into Facebook Local

6 years ago

Getting local right has been the holy grail for many digital players for years. We're not sure Facebook has the stamina to stay in the tase.

Independents

Eater Releases Its List of the Year’s Essential Restaurants

6 years ago

Eater's picks for top spots reflects how many, many people eat now in cities across the U.S. It's delicious democracy with incredibly high standards and a solid payoff as well.