Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 10:40am
Here's a curious new business deal: Google has just purchased Zagat, the well-known restaurant guide company. They'll be integrating Zagat's reviews in search results and Google Maps.
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Friday, March 25, 2011 - 6:00am
If you've ever wanted to enjoy fine dining atop mountains and monuments of note, you're in luck. Swedish appliance maker Electrolux has commissioned Italian architecture firm Park Associati to design a portable restaurant on top of the Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels. From there, it will travel to other well known spots in Italy, Russia, Switzerland and Sweden with world class chefs cooking away on, you guessed it…Electrolux appliances.
Friday, April 2, 2010 - 3:52am
Lapassarad Thanaphant, owner of the Hajime restaurant in Thailand, chose an odd waitstaff for her just-opened Japanese-themed eatery: robots. The robots work to deliver and clear food that customers order via a touchscreen — similar to Baggers in Germany, which...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 11:45am
Are you sick of only having one or two options when it comes to what flavor of Coke you want? I mean, regular or diet — what is this, the '70s? Coke is showing off its new "Freestyle" soda fountain,...
Friday, September 26, 2008 - 9:49am
It's about time the whole restaurant menu/payment ritual was streamlined. To the rescue comes EPOS-lite, a design concept for a tablet that serves as both a menu and wireless payment device. It even wirelessly recharges itself as you place...
