News tagged with restaurants

Newly identified self-cloning lizard found in Vietnam

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have just discovered that a small lizard, long known as a restaurant food item in southeastern Vietnam, is an all-female species that reproduces through "cloning" itself.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 11, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 14 | with audio podcast report

Do menu 'sweet spots' really exist? Study says 'no', but finds 'sour spots'

When you sit down to read a restaurant menu, do you read it like a book? Or do your eyes flit from place to place to find the most enticing dish?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Robot waiters in China never lose patience

(AP) -- Service with a smile also comes with an electronic voice at the Dalu Robot restaurant, where the hotpot meals are not as famous yet as the staff who never lose their patience and never take tips.

Electronics / Robotics

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Restaurant and packaged foods can have more calories than nutrition labeling indicates

With obesity rising markedly, reliance on the accuracy of food labeling is an important weight management strategy. Since people who are trying to reduce their weight are encouraged to choose meals labeled as "lower in calories" ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Food habits of the poor unchanged by NY calories law: study

A New York City law requiring restaurant chains to display calorie counts has not changed eating habits among poorer people, a study released Tuesday said.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 6

'Eatin' (not so) good in the neighborhood'

Living without a car in close proximity to fast food restaurants is associated with excess body mass index and weight gain, according to a University of Pittsburgh study available online and published in the September issue ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

'Killer stainless steel': New process

(Phys.org) -- Stainless steel is the icon of cleanliness for home and commercial kitchens, restaurants, hospitals and other settings, but it can collect disease-causing bacteria like other surfaces if not ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Improved waiting area design increases customer comfort, study finds

Many diners cringe at the thought of waiting for a table in a crowded restaurant, while restaurant managers hope they do not lose customers due to long waits. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has studied restaurant ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study shows that, in restaurants, race matters

A new study from North Carolina State University shows that more than one-third of restaurant servers discriminate against African-American customers.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (16) | comments 43

Groupon launching appointment scheduling tool

Groupon is launching an online scheduling tool so small businesses can let customers book appointments more easily.

Technology / Business

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tablet computers the new electronic babysitter

Move over TV. Tablet computers are the new electronic babysitter.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Uninsured turn to daily deal sites for health care

(AP) -- The last time Mark Stella went to the dentist he didn't need an insurance card. Instead, he pulled out a Groupon.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 31, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 32

LivingSocial seeks $400 million in funding

(AP) -- LivingSocial, the No. 2 online deals site behind Groupon, plans to raise $400 million in a private offering that will likely give it a cushion to put off an initial public offering.

Technology / Business

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gowalla team checks into Facebook

The founders of Gowalla said Monday that they are winding down the location-sharing service and joining Facebook.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rude employee behavior quietly sabotages the bottom line

Insensitive, disrespectful or rude behavior by employees is rampant in US workplaces, yet consumers fail to report the offending workers and instead take their business elsewhere, researchers report in the latest edition ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0