Month: October 2009

No Big Gains in the War on Obesity, Studies Find

According to a news report from Nation’s Restaurant News, two recent studies showing that menu-labeling initiatives and fast-food bans do not appear to be doing their intended jobs of improving eating habits—especially of lower-income people—are sparking discussion that more comprehensive programs are needed to curb the nation’s weight problems.

Casual Dining Raises Prices on the Side

According to Nation’s Restaurant News, as casual-dining chains heavily promote traffic-driving, low-cost meal deals in the midst of a consumer spending slump, the average prices of dinner entrées, desserts and bar beverages have actually jumped this year, a new study released Wednesday said.

Sedona's Picazzo's Gourmet Pizza Looks to Expand

According to a report from AZCentral.com, Sedona’s Picazzo’s Gourmet Pizza & Salads has opened its eighth Arizona restaurant at 11340 W, Bell Road in Surprise and is looking at opening additional locations in metro Phoenix.

Madoff Eats Pizza in Jail

According to telegraph.co.uk, where once he used to enjoy feasting on Neopolitan pizza at the Mezzaluna trattoria on New York’s Upper East Side, convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff now has to resort to sharing a “slice” with mafia mobsters.

New Blog Focuses on Texas Restaurant Law

Looper Reed & McGraw is pleased to announce the addition of Texas Restaurant Law (http://TexasRestaurantLaw.com) to its blogging network. Matthew Sanderson and Ralph Perry-Miller, attorneys with Looper Reed & McGraw, started the blog to help people manage the legal requirements to develop and operate restaurants and clubs in Texas.

National Pizza Month Calls For a Rattlesnake Round-Up

Marty Boisvert, the proverbial face of Mamma Mia! Pizza Kitchen wanted to do something special for National Pizza Month. How to you combine Texas, pizza & individuality? Our ‘neighbors’ in Sweetwater, TX host the world’s largest rattlesnake round-up, we know pizza, thus the Rattlesnake Pizza.