Tickets are selling fast for the Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce's signature event, Taste of Laguna Food & Music Festival presented by Hotel Laguna, coming up on Oct. 5 at the Festival of Arts.
Soaring food and labor costs, energy expenses, and ever-slimmer profit margins are among the worries facing restaurateurs in 2023. A survey from the National Restaurant Association shows inflation intensifying the need to preserve profit margins, which are already notoriously razor-thin in the industry.