CZN Burak, or Burak Özdemir, shot to fame as the "smiling chef," winning millions of fans with his massive Middle Eastern feasts and his signature grin to the camera. Today, he's a global sensation ...

Happy Chef restaurants were a staple in seven midwest states as early as 1963. The chain made its debut in Sioux Falls in 1976, 13 years after the first location opened on Highway 169 in Mankato, ...

Oct. 16—When a Facebook post went up Oct. 9, the chatter ran faster than that of a busload of kids lined up to listen to a message from the Happy Chef statue. It was 60 years ago when the Frederick ...