Two professional music consultants shed some light. Jonathan Shecter of the Vegas-based background music provider Playback Prodigy helped us understand the brass tacks of what restaurants need from a ...

NEW YORK — Last fall a friend told me a story about Ryuichi Sakamoto, the renowned musician and composer who lives in the West Village. Sakamoto, it seems, so likes a particular Japanese restaurant in ...

Dallas restaurants keep searching for new ways to distinguish themselves from the pack: novelty concepts, swanky interior designs, locations like the 49th floor of a skyscraper. So why do so many of ...

When Carlos Alzaola dips in and out of the various indoor and outdoor zones of the Cloverfield in Santa Monica and surveys the scene, a sixth sense tells the assistant general manager what sounds the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Is a hyper-curated playlist the new house-made charcuterie? Whether a restaurant’s playing Lady Gaga or Langhorne Slim says as much about the place as its Mason jar drinking glasses or farm-to-table ...

What Does MAGA Taste Like? Filet mignon is out and marrow bones are in at D.C.’s new right-wing power spots.

Think about the last time you walked into your favorite restaurant. What was the vibe? Chill? High-energy? Romantic? Now, what made it that way? The design, look and feel of the space? That has a lot ...

May 20, 2025 - That sleek Spotify Premium account you've been proudly connecting to your restaurant's sound system? It's about as legally compliant as serving homebrewed moonshine from your kitchen.

NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - Last fall, a friend told me a story about Ryuichi Sakamoto, the renowned musician and composer who lives in the West Village. Sakamoto, it seems, so likes a particular Japanese ...