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Pat Cobe

@RBPat

I'm the senior editor at Restaurant Business Magazine

 Chicago
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Joined March 2009
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All of a sudden, fast casuals are staking a claim on steak

All of a sudden, fast casuals are staking a claim on steak

Consumer demand for protein is pushing steak to the center of the plate—and the salad bowl—in concepts where you’d least expect it.

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@jonathanmaze21 Jun 2024
Why are all of these fast-casual chains rushing to put steak on their menu? It's a great question and one that @RBPat did a phenomenal job answering this week. She has some great details like this from sweetgreen $SG: restaurantbusinessonline.com…
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Hey I know that guy.
Restaurant Business (@RB_magazine) profile pictureRestaurant Business@RB_magazine12 Apr 2024
Our Editor-in-Chief, @jonathanmaze, joins the Today Show to talk about fast food menu prices. Watch the full segment here: today.com/video/what-s-behin…
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Great story here on the decline of Red Lobster by @JoeGuszkowski. Interesting thing: All-you-can-eat shrimp wasn't the first all-you-can-eat fiasco in that brand's history. restaurantbusinessonline.com…
How Red Lobster got in over its head

How Red Lobster got in over its head

Leadership problems, a tough economy and all-you-can eat shrimp have brought the nation's biggest full-service seafood chain to the brink of

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Chicken Salad Chick is going COMPLETELY CRAZY by offering a -- GASP! -- warm sandwich. Fascinating podcast this week from @RBPat. restaurantbusinessonline.com…
How Chicken Salad Chick is shaking up the menu with its first warm sandwich

How Chicken Salad Chick is shaking up the menu with its first warm sandwich

CMO Tom Carr describes the new Chick Melt and the chain’s drive to innovate while continuing to please its many chicken salad-loving

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This story by @livetodineout is batshit insane and you should read it. Tells the story of Taps Fish House, the collapse of a partnership, the back-and-forth lawsuits and accusations that have followed. restaurantbusinessonline.com…
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Gotta admit the Pancake Tacos look good. (By @RBPat). restaurantbusinessonline.com…
IHOP turns pancakes portable with new menu mashup

IHOP turns pancakes portable with new menu mashup

Pancake Tacos take the breakfast favorite into new meal territory as IHOP continues its drive to expand lunch and dinner.

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The New York Pizza Party, Shity Hall NYC. June 26, 2023
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Had a great time recording a podcast with @jonathanmaze of @RB_magazine at National Restaurant Association Show. Stay tuned 🎙 #2023RestaurantShow
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Congratulations to Mark King, CEO of @tacobell, for being named this year's Restaurant Leader of the Year. 🥳 #RLC (Thank you for bringing back the Mexican pizza 🫶)
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Market 57, New York City’s newest #foodhall, opened at the beginning of April with 15 local eateries plus Good to Go, launched by the James Beard Foundation (JBF) as an incubator for fast-casual concepts. bit.ly/3L6WphC @RBPat
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I was uncle to two toddlers this weekend and I learned so much in the last 48 hours. 1) do not give kids chocolate croissants 2) do not let ketchup near tiny fingers. 3) 50 percent is not too much to tip when a quarter of the food ends up on the floor. 4) Bless you, Blippi
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So @RB_magazine is a finalist for 12 @SIIA Jesse H. Neal Awards. Double digits three straight years so I guess that's pretty good. That punk @JoeGuszkowski is up for three on his own thanks to his fantastic ghost kitchens investigation. restaurantbusinessonline.com…
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New, from @livetodineout: Chipotle appears to be getting ready to open a secondary concept, called Farmesa. restaurantbusinessonline.com…
Chipotle appears to be testing a new concept

Chipotle appears to be testing a new concept

A new Kitchen United Mix location scheduled to open in Santa Monica, Calif., this month will include a concept called Farmesa that appears

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This award rocks and I'm so excited about it I wore my favorite t-shirt (under a cardigan because it's Minnesota still). Points to those who can name it. Anyway, we're giving an award to GMs, which is awesome.
Restaurant Business (@RB_magazine) profile pictureRestaurant Business@RB_magazine9 Feb 2023
Restaurant Business is announcing its GM of the Year Award, an annual recognition of the top general managers in the country. Winners get $2,500 and will be honored at the National Restaurant Association Show in May. 🏆 For more details: bit.ly/3IdovGr
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Good morning! We have an acquisition: Dine Brands Global, owner of Applebee's and IHOP, is buying Fuzzy's Taco Shop for $80 million in cash. $DIN restaurantbusinessonline.com…
Applebee’s owner to acquire Fuzzy’s Taco Shop for $80M

Applebee’s owner to acquire Fuzzy’s Taco Shop for $80M

Dine Brands Global, which also operates IHOP, will get its long-desired growth concept in the 138-unit fast-casual brand.

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I interviewed @ChefGLeon1 several times when I covered the impact of the pandemic on independent restaurants. So, it was an extra treat tonight to get to have dinner at his restaurant, Amalinda in Milwaukee. Food was outstanding, but this kitchen sign caught my eye.
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Two fast growing salad chains are about to go fork to fork in the Twin Cities. Crisp & Green vs @sweetgreen. tcbmag.com/who-will-win-the-…

Who Will Win the Salad Wars?

Los Angeles-based Sweetgreen moves in on Crisp & Green's home turf in Minnesota. To the winner goes the soils.

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Not that anyone's keeping score (I am), but I reported in May 2021 that Buona Beef was ready to franchise. So, I chuckled to see the breaking news alert on it in my inbox from some local media late yesterday. Pay attention to those B2B pubs, folks. :) restaurantbusinessonline.com…
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After 37 years, I’m proud to pass ⁦the CEO torch to ⁦Chip Wade, an exceptional colleague who leads with enlightened hospitality and excellence. I’ll be staying on as executive chairman, and will hope to keep learning and bringing fresh ideas to the table.
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Which chain has the most craveable burger? Good story here from @RBPat, with consumer data from @technomic. restaurantbusinessonline.com…
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