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Kid Rock-themed steakhouse abruptly halts service as undocumented workers skirt ICE

Service at high-profile MAGA supporter Kid Rock's Nashville restaurant came to an abrupt halt on a busy Saturday night after undocumented workers fled en masse to avoid rumored immigration raids favored by President Donald Trump, Nashville Scene reported.

The restaurant Kid Rock’s Big A-- Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse is licensed to wealthy conservative restaurateur Steve Smith.

According to the report, managers instructed employees without legal immigration status to leave to avoid ICE detention. Two other Smith-owned restaurants were also affected by the walkout, which lasted at least through Sunday....

May 15, 2025

Making dough: Unlikely Harlem bagel shop thinks big

New York (AFP) - Andrew Martinez was not born into a New York bagel empire and didn't start baking the Big Apple's quintessential ring of doughy goodness until he was in his 40s. Yet the Queens-born Martinez, his wife Ashley Dikos and their growing business, Bo's Bagels, are regularly mentioned among the top producers of the ring-shaped bread products, a breakfast and lunch staple. For Martinez, his ascent into the bagel elite is a happy accident. "Sometimes I walk in here and say, 'I can't believe this is my life,'" Martinez told AFP. "This is New York. It's incredibly difficult to succeed he......

Aug 20, 2023

Billionaire Icahn steps up campaign against McDonald's pig farm practices

New York (AFP) - Billionaire Carl Icahn has nominated two allies to the board of McDonald's, the company confirmed Sunday, part of the activist investor's campaign against pig-farming practices used in the fast-food giant's supply chains. "Carl Icahn has nominated Leslie Samuelrich and Maisie Ganzler for the 2022 election," McDonald's said in a statement, adding that the board would "evaluate the nominees as it would any other candidates proposed to it." Icahn's "stated focus in making this nomination relates to a narrow issue regarding the Company's pork commitment", it added, in a reference ......

Feb 21, 2022

Weak Sauce? US relief bill may be too skimpy for restaurants

New York (AFP) - Washington's long-awaited pandemic relief package offers a lifeline to the devastated US restaurant industry, but eateries still face months of turmoil before they are clear of the coronavirus crisis. The $900 billion bill that provides more funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), comes too late for the estimated 110,000 restaurants that have closed their doors permanently. Those that survived the shutdowns and restrictions on indoor dining, can borrow up to $2 million in loans that would convert to grants if at least 60 percent is spent on payroll. Despite some im......

Dec 30, 2020

Restaurant must allow 'gay dogs'

SYDNEY Ã¢â‚¬â€ An Australian restaurant that refused a blind man entry because a waiter thought his seeing-eye dog was "gay" has been ordered to apologize and pay compensation.

Apr 25, 2010

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Kid Rock-themed steakhouse abruptly halts service as undocumented workers skirt ICE

Making dough: Unlikely Harlem bagel shop thinks big

Billionaire Icahn steps up campaign against McDonald's pig farm practices

Weak Sauce? US relief bill may be too skimpy for restaurants

Restaurant must allow 'gay dogs'

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