Online dining reservation companies push Valentine’s bookings
For companies like San Francisco-based online restaurant reservation giant OpenTable, Valentine’s Day is a prime time for marketing to consumers about planning a special day.
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OpenTable reports 2013 earnings with steady growth but lower guidance for 2014
Shares of the San Francisco-based online reservation company have continued to slip since the company released fourth quarter and year-end earnings on Feb. 5.
Restaurant Weeks still draw diners despite Groupon, other online discounters
Even with daily online restaurant deals from Groupon and Facebook, a recent OpenTable survey shows Bay Area diners are still flocking to restaurant week events.
Artists paint outdoors for 5 days during festival in tiny town of Winters
Each spring, artists and tourists flock to tiny Winters, Calif., near Sacramento, for a week of outdoor painting, communal living and vacation off the beaten path.
Nearly 25% of Bay Area restaurant reservations made online; OpenTable tackles foreign markets
In the Bay Area, OpenTable, an online restaurant reservation service, is responsible for 25% of all restaurant reservations. The San Francisco-based company is expanding in the U.K., Germany and Japan.
This Weekend – Last chance to taste San Francisco’s ‘Dine About Town’ menus
So much good food, so little time. Peninsula foodies will be heading into San Francisco for the final weekend of the annual “Dine About Town” restaurant event. Find out which restaurants are offering the best deals.
Recently homeless culinary student feels at home in the kitchen
Formerly homeless and addicted to drugs, Eric Clemons joins other homeless men and women in CHEFS, a Bay Area program training them to become culinary professionals.