Starbucks Slumps On; Does Bourdain Appearance Augur Doom?
Plus: A new slogan for Bailey's and an investigation into Cipriani's liquor license, all in our morning news roundup.
Posted 11/11/08 in Grub Street
Coffee Grind
Starbucks Down 97 Percent
The chain’s fourth-quarter profits are down a whopping 97 percent, from $159 million a year ago to $5 million now.
Posted 10/31/08 in Grub Street
Starbucks
Starbucks Makes Employees’ Crappy Jobs Worse
The coffee company wants employees to keep an open schedule for work, but won't guarantee their hours.
Posted 10/07/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Coolio’s Cookbook; Does Starbucks Waste Water?
Also in the morning headlines: buying groceries wholesale, and how cookbooks will save publishing.
Posted 10/01/08 in Grub Street
Starbucks
Starbucks’ Piadini Fold Under Italian Scrutiny
A native taste-tests the chain’s new breakfast item.
Posted 09/29/08 in Grub Street
Starbucks
Take This Java and Shove It
Starbucks gets dumped by its ad agency.
Posted 09/25/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
When Will New Shake Shack Open?; Starbucks Customers Love Oatmeal
Plus recipes from celebrities, and how Eli Zabar is making his customers angry, from our daily glance at the headlines.
Posted 09/05/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Kosher Meatpacker in Trouble With PETA; Swedish Food Mag Gives Readers Nutmeg Poisoning
A cat that really likes oatmeal, a new food site from ‘National Geographic,’ and more from our glance at the morning headlines.
Posted 09/03/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Starbucks to Offer Healthy Breakfast; a Red Hook Revival
Britain has its own locavore movement, a review of the Slow Food Nation conference, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Posted 08/29/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Paul McCartney Given Meat by Mistake at Nick and Toni’s; How to Make Bad Barbecue
If I could save smoke in a bottle … the first thing that I’d like to do …
Posted 08/05/08 in Grub Street
NewsFeed
Starbucks Offering $2 Iced-Coffee Drinks After 2 P.M.
Be sure to bring your receipt from this morning.
Posted 07/31/08 in Grub Street
NewsFeed
Dunkin’ Donuts Is the Top Chain in Town
Starbucks would be number two, even if they weren't closing any stores.
Posted 07/31/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Can Vegans Eat Honey?; Lobster Cheap in Maine
Soft drinks to introduce "controversial herb" flavoring, ordering the cheapest bottle, stricter food-industry oversight, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Posted 07/29/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Bloomberg’s Last Meal; Starbucks Sandwiches Reprieved
Cheaper lobster rolls in Brooklyn, the harsh truths of calorie counts, American portion sizes scrutinized, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Posted 07/28/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
California Bans Trans Fats; Watch Fat Ladies at Home
Cow verus soy milk, mourning a Starbucks, brunch recommendations, and more, in our daily news roundup.
Posted 07/22/08 in Grub Street
NewsFeed
Seeking Meaning in Starbucks Closures
From maps to databases, everything you need to know about Starbucks closures.
Posted 07/18/08 in Grub Street
NewsFeed
Starbucks Shortage in Midtown!
We'll pour out some latte for the 340 Madison Avenue location, which was clearly affected by 'New York''s move downtown.
Posted 07/15/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Vertical Farms Coming to New York?; Manhattan Immune to Starbucks Closings (for Now)
Plus Spike Mendelsohn's creepy admirer, Aamos goes west, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Posted 07/08/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Bar Boulud to Expand; Mia Dona Delivers
Plus lobsters probably can't feel pain when you cook them, making bacon at home, and more, in our morning news roundup.
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