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 ...

Owners are putting more thought than ever into the music playing through their speakers, sometimes tapping professionals for help. By Alyson Krueger Simon Kim knows exactly how many beats per minute ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – September 27: From left; Andrew Poole, Music Director of Flour + Water; Ryan Pollnow, Co-Executive Chef & Partner; Thomas McNaughton, Co-Executive Chef & Founding Partner; ...

Table Talk: Restaurant kitchen playlists April 14 — Happy Tuesday! Welcome to the table. For this edition of “Family Meal,” I ...

Science reveals sound significantly impacts our food experience, influencing taste perception and enjoyment. Researchers ...

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 ...

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 ...

Grub has collected a few playlists from restaurants around the country, which you’ll want to (both) turn on for Dad Day, whether your pops is more of a Curtis Mayfield or a Gillian Welch guy.