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Colleague and friend Shonali Burke recently observed, “You know, it would be so refreshing if, just once, a PR organization/association/consultant/agency did not send out a news release/email telling you how ‘thrilled’ they are about **_**. #justsayin” This got us wondering… just how prevalent is this particular habit? We wanted to find out, to quantify it and shed some light on...

Restaurant News Love Art Poke will open this summer in the Financial District, and “an express location” is also headed for the West End. “Big Fish bowls” at Love Art Sushi. The Pacific-inspired fast-casual restaurant group will expand this summer with two poke shops in Boston. / Photo courtesy of Love Art Brand A group of fast-casual, Pacific-inspired restaurants is...

By Dayna Fields The race for global dominance among Hawaiian-inspired poke[1] bowl restaurants is heating up as major players emerge and attract interest from both buyers and sellers, industry executives say. Poke restaurants have lower new-store costs than traditional restaurants because they require less… [+] restaurant equipment to serve up the menu of raw fish, rice and veggies. Pokeworks Los Angeles-based Mainland...

^ Keep Dallas Observer Free Support the independent voice of Dallas and help keep the future of Dallas Observer free. While things have (finally) slowed down in this explosive sector of the ever-growing fast casual scene, one new poke joint is coming that we’ve had an eye on since word of its arrival hit seven months ago: Malibu Poke[1]. The...