Alabama's best export might be slathered with sauce. 'Bama-based barbecue restaurants _ known for their variety of styles _ are spreading throughout the South and beyond, slowly gaining an out-of-state foothold in a highly regionalized business where diners...

The parent company of KFC and Taco Bell _ still smarting from last year's E. coli scare _ has been forced back into damage-control mode after television cameras caught rats scampering around a restaurant floor.As health inspectors descended on a KFC and Taco Bell eatery...

Cracker Barrel pulled hamburgers from hundreds of restaurants after a patron in South Carolina reported cutting her mouth on a piece of metal embedded in a patty, authorities and the restaurant chain said Tuesday."We are putting out a wide net," said Julie Davis, spokeswoman for...

An Atlanta-based company that operates Church's Chicken restaurants is acquiring Shoney's Restaurants for an undisclosed amount.Royal Hospitality Corp., an affiliate of Royal Capital Corp., said it will take over all 282 Shoney's restaurants from Shoney's LLC., which is owned by an affiliate of Dallas-based Lone...

The following is a contrast and comparison essay. It supports the idea of eating at home, and states the disadvantages of eating out.