The Owl Club

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

Why Buy Marinated Meat From Your Butcher?

We all have marinated meat or bought marinated meat from the butcher. There are spicy marinates and sweet. They add something that a spice dry rub just can't.

10 Things You Should Definitely Not to Do in a Bar

Bartenders weigh in on all the ways you're pissing them off.

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

10 things you might not know about Irish pubs

Irish pubs and licensing laws have created some strange traditions – learn about 24-hour opening laws, corpses, bona fides, dog shows, the oldest pub and oldest graffiti

Things Restaurant Servers Say... and What They Really Mean

Why home-cooked food never tastes like restaurant food

Should Your Fast Casual Restaurant Add Alcohol to the Menu?

Fast casual restaurants have become a dime a dozen. And the line between fast casual and full-service restaurant has started […]

7 Top Chain Steak Houses That Define What Makes a Great Steak

Many loves to have a steak to celebrate, but to be able to determine what makes a great steak is the quality of meat, how it is treated, and prepared.

In Lab Turned Casino, Gambling Monkeys Help Scientists Find Risk-Taking Brain Area

Experiments with two gambling monkeys have revealed a small area in the brain that plays a big role in risky decisions. When researchers inactivated this

5 Local Social Media Tactics For Fast Casual Restaurant Brands

Discover how restaurant brands like Buffalo Wild Wings and Chipotle utilize local social media tactics to launch their fast casual concepts in new markets.

Tips for Low-Carb Restaurant Dining

Ordering food at a restaurant while following a low-carb diet can be challenging, but it's not impossible. Discover the tips you need to do it right.

How food trucks are adding a fresh twist to casual dining

As the appetite for new foods grows and consumers seek out new dining experiences, the traditional lines between restaurants and street food are blurring.

10 Millennial Restaurant Dining Trends

Millennials are changing restaurant menus, focusing on local food, healthy menu options, convenience, technology, experience, and affordable prices.

The places we find the people we’ve lost: My dad and the T-Bone Steak House

I'm not sure why it took me so long to go back to the T-Bone, but the memories were there waiting for me.

Tips for Planning a Perfect Restaurant Dining Room

Every restaurant’s dining room should be unique. It may not seem obvious, but the layout and organization of your dining room supports your branding and subtly influences your customers spending. So be sure that your dining room and seating layouts are strategically designed.

What Casual Dining Can Learn from Wineries

There’s a difference between all levels of dining, whether you’re going on a date or if you’re just eating out with friends and family. Still, as a whole, each level…Read MoreWhat Casual Dining Can Learn from Wineries

The Downfall of Romano’s and How Casual Dining Can Be Saved

By  Jessica Bryant , Managing Editor With the rise in consumer demand for fast casual concepts, some troubled casual chains, no matter how once successful, are dipping their toes into fast casual waters. But are these so-called wannabes just wasting their time? Or do these hybrids have a

Polished-casual restaurant concepts dress down ‘stuffy’ dining ideas

A step up from traditional casual dining, this new category provides an approachable escape for guests who are ready to get out of the house — but who aren’t ready to give up the flip-flops and yoga pants just yet

Top 5 tech trends to watch for casual dining

Digital Waitlists, Car Ordering, Voice-activated devices, Facebook and 2.0 Tablets.