Barbeque News Archive - 10-Nov-2007

  • Bicycle coalition to hold fund-rasier for education programs (Capital Weekly)
    AUGUSTA â?” The Bicycle Coalition of Maine will hold a fund-raiser from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29 at Riverfront barbeque on 300 Water St. in Augusta.


  • Presbyterian Church to celebrate 60 years (The Shreveport Times)
    Broadmoor Presbyterian Church will celebrate six decades in Shreveport's Broadmoor neighborhood with a Diamond Jubilee celebration today and Sunday at the 1915 Grover Place church.


  • Darden in talks with Sun Capital Partners on the sale of Smokey Bones (Food Business Review)
    Darden Restaurants has announced that it is negotiating the terms with Sun Capital Partners for the sale of its Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill chain.


  • Deal of the Day - Famous Dave's BBQ (ABC 15 Phoenix)
    Who can pass up barbeque... especially when it's free!


  • Darden closes in on Smokey Bones sale (BizJournals)
    Darden Restaurants Inc. has agreed to exclusively negotiate the terms of a purchase agreement for its 73-restaurant Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill chain with an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners for a 30-day period. If a satisfactory agreement is not reached at the end of 30 days, Darden may resume discussions with others who have submitted acquisition proposals. (DRI)


  • Michelin Unveils First-Ever Restaurant and Hotel Selections for Los Angeles and Las Vegas (The Auto Channel)
    LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2007 -- Michelin today released the first-ever editions of the Michelin Guide for Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The Michelin Guide Los Angeles 2008 features 290 establishments in all, a number that includes 263 restaurants - representing 29 types of cuisine - and 27 hotels.


  • Darden closes in on Smokey Bones sale (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
    Darden Restaurants Inc. has agreed to exclusively negotiate the terms of a purchase agreement for its 73-restaurant Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill chain with an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners for a 30-day period.


  • Winners announced in archery shoot (Eastern Shore News)
    CAPEVILLE -- Eleven-year-old Tyler Lewis competed outside his usual cub class with the older kids and won in the youth class. Following her dad's footsteps, Baylee Weeks has been shooting for about a year and loves it -- except for the ticks.


  • Darden in Talks to Sell Smokey Bones (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
    Casual dining chain operator Darden Restaurants Inc. said Wednesday it has received several offers for its 73-restaurant Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill chain, and agreed to exclusively negotiate a deal with an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners for 30 days.


  • Fire-damaged restaurant set to reopen (Dayton Daily News)
    City barbeque, 5 E. Franklin St., announced Thursday it will reopen its doors next Thursday, Nov. 15, after extensive repairs and rebuilding from a fire that heavily damaged the restaurant in August.


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