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Mother’s Day Hot Take: OpenTable Research Suggests Moms Want a ‘Time Out’ This Year

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OpenTable releases its annual Top 100 Brunch Restaurants list, with venues fit for the whole family, solo dines and everything in between

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Moms have spoken and they want to take a load off this Mother’s Day. OpenTable research reveals 39% of moms have had to book their own celebratory meal, and 44% say that having someone else take the lead on decisions makes Mother’s Day the most special.1 The findings also show an interest in having their own time out, with nearly one-third of mothers (30%) considering dining out solo as part of their Mother’s Day celebrations, in line with a larger movement of embracing ‘me time.’1

What Moms Really Want For Mother’s Day: OpenTable Unveils 2025 Dining Insights

Early dining means the whole day is free: 46% of moms want to start celebrations early to maximize relaxation time throughout the day.1 OpenTable data backs the trend: while noon was the most popular time to dine on Mother’s Day 2024, 10am saw the most growth, up 19% YoY.2Relaxing views are a priority: The number one wish-list for moms designing their perfect Mother’s Day meal out is a waterfront or scenic view (64%).1 Venues on OpenTable’s Top 100 Brunch list like North Pond in Chicago, and Mala Ocean Tavern in Hawaii are sure to deliver when it comes to views.Up the ante, moms deserve it: A chef’s tasting menu is a must-have for 51% of moms1 , as OpenTable data from 2024 showed a 29% YoY increase in OpenTable Experience dining on Mother’s Day.2Brunch is the main event, but celebrations will last all weekend long: 73% of moms surveyed want to celebrate Mother’s Day with a family brunch with their children but the fun doesn’t stop there, as 66% of U.S. consumers will celebrate multiple times over the weekend, whether with family, friends or solo.1

“Moms want to take a backseat on planning this year, but here’s the wake-up call for anyone looking to deliver that stress-free experience: 29% of families have had to panic-book within 24 hours of the holiday1, and use of our ‘Notify Me’ alerts jumped 36% year-over-year3  – so plan ahead,” said Cheryl Paniagua, VP of Restaurant Sales & Services at OpenTable. “For families looking to give the gift of a decision-free day for moms, our annual Top 100 Brunch list is a great place to start.”

Top 100 Brunch Restaurants in America for 2025

With Mother’s Day consistently ranking as the busiest dining day of the year, securing the perfect table is more competitive than ever. To help families navigate this much-anticipated celebration, OpenTable has released its annual list of Top 100 Brunch Restaurants in America for 2025, compiled by analyzing more than 10 million diner reviews, along with diner ratings, reservation demand, percentage of five-star reviews among other factors.4

California takes home the most number of brunch spots this year, with 22 spots including San Francisco’s Elena’s and Los Angeles’ Republique, followed by New York, with 12 restaurants including beloved restaurants like The Odeon and Little Owl in New York City.

The Top 100 Brunch Restaurants in America are as follows (in alphabetical order by state). For additional inspiration, explore OpenTable’s Mother’s Day dining hub and visit the OpenTable app.

California

Baltaire – Los Angeles, CABeachcomber Cafe – Crystal Cove – Newport Coast, CACesarina – San Diego, CADalida – San Francisco, CAElena’s – San Francisco, CAFarmhouse at Rogers Gardens – Corona Del Mar, CAForeign Cinema – San Francisco, CAGirl & the Goat L.A. – Los Angeles, CAinsideOUT – San Diego, CAMister A’s – San Diego, CAMustards Grill – Yountville, CANick’s on State – Carlsbad, CAOriginal Joe’s Westlake – Daly City, CARepublique – Los Angeles, CAScala Osteria – Napa, CAStonehouse at San Ysidro Ranch – Santa Barbara, CASummit House – Fullerton, CAThe Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil – Rutherford, CAThe Rotunda at Neiman Marcus – San Francisco, CAThe Tea House on Los Rios – San Juan Capistrano, CAThe Village Pub – Woodside, CAZuni Cafe – San Francisco, CA

District of Columbia

Chez Billy Sud – Washington DCdLeña – Washington DCFilomena Ristorante – Washington DCOld Ebbitt Grill – Washington DC

Florida

La Nouvelle – St. Augustine, FLLatitudes – Key West, FLMILA – Miami Beach, FLSails Restaurant – Naples, FLUlele – Tampa, FL

Georgia

Canoe – Atlanta, GACasi Cielo Mexican Cuisine – Atlanta, GALips – Atlanta, GAPoor Calvin’s – Atlanta, GARumi’s Kitchen – Atlanta, GA

Hawaii

Duke’s Beach House Maui – Lahaina, HIMala Ocean Tavern – Lahaina, HIMerriman’s – Waimea – Big Island – Kamuela, HI

Idaho

Ten/6 – Coeur d’ Alene, ID

Illinois

3 Arts Club Cafe at RH Chicago – Chicago, ILCafé Ba-Ba-Reeba – Chicago, ILDuck Duck Goat – Chicago, ILGibsons Bar & Steakhouse – Chicago, ILGibsons Italia – Chicago, ILJoe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab – Chicago, ILMon Ami Gabi – Chicago, ILNorth Pond – Chicago, ILPetite Vie – Western Springs, ILPizzeria Portofino – Chicago, ILRL Restaurant – Chicago, IL

Indiana

The Cake Bake Shop – Caramel, IN

Kentucky

Carson’s on Main – Lexington, KY

Louisiana

Atchafalaya Restaurant – New Orleans, LABrennan’s – New Orleans, LALa Petite Grocery – New Orleans, LASt Francisville Inn & Restaurant – St Francisville, LA

Massachusetts

Bar Vlaha – Brookline, MABrassica Kitchen – Boston, MAComfort Kitchen – Boston, MAKrasi – Boston, MAPrima – Boston, MASilver Dove Afternoon Tea – Boston, MA

Minnesota

Baldamar – Roseville, MN

Missouri

Annie Gunn’s – Chesterfield, MO

North Carolina

Afternoon Tea at the O.Henry Hotel – Greensboro, NCHerons – Cary, NC

New Jersey

Tops Diner – East Newark, NJ

Nevada

Eiffel Tower – Las Vegas, NVEsther’s Kitchen – Las Vegas, NVOcean Prime – Las Vegas, NV

New York

BG – Bergdorf Goodman – New York, NYCafe Luxembourg – New York, NYCarmine’s – 44th Street – New York, NYDel Vino Vineyards – Northport, NYGallagher’s Steakhouse – Manhattan – New York, NYLittle Owl – New York, NYNubeluz – New York, NYPalma – New York, NYTavern on the Green – New York, NYThe Farm Italy Restaurant + Bar – Huntington, NYThe Odeon – New York, NYTony’s Di Napoli – Midtown – New York, NY

Ohio

Forno Kitchen and Bar – Columbus, OHLindey’s – Columbus, OHPier W – Cleveland, OH

Oklahoma

FRIDA southwest – Oklahoma City, OK

Pennsylvania

Parc – Philadelphia, PATalula’s Garden – Philadelphia, PA

Rhode Island

The Lawn Terrace at Castle Hill – Newport, RI

Tennessee

Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro – Townsend, TNNoko – Nashville, TN

Texas

Aba – Austin, TXAl Biernat’s – Oak Lawn – Dallas, TXCafe Pacific – Dallas, TXKenny’s Wood Fired Grill – Dallas, TXPerla’s Seafood and Oyster Bar – Austin, TX

Virginia

L’Auberge Chez Francois – Great Falls, VALe Yaca – Williamsburg, VA

Washington

Tilikum Place Cafe – Seattle, WA

1 Consumer Research

An online survey was conducted by Walr among 1,542 US consumers who will be celebrating Mother’s Day this year.  Minimum quotas have been applied to major cities. Fieldwork took place between Friday 14th March – Tuesday 18th March 2025. Data has been collected adhering to MRS (Market Research Society) and ESOMAR guidelines to ensure ethical and accurate data collection.

2 OpenTable Data

OpenTable looked at seated diners, and Experiences and time slot when noted, from online reservations from all active restaurants on the OpenTable platform in the U.S. on May 12, 2024 and compared it to the corresponding date period in 2023 (May 14, 2024).

3 OpenTable Data

OpenTable looked at use of Notify Me alerts on May 12, 2024 and compared it to the corresponding date period in 2023 (May 14, 2024).

4  Top 100 Brunch Restaurants Methodology

OpenTable’s Top 100 Brunch Restaurants in America for 2025 list is generated from over 10 million reviews from verified OpenTable diners and dining metrics from 1st March 2024 – 28th February 2025. Restaurants with a minimum threshold of diner reviews were considered and evaluated by a compilation of unique data points, including diner ratings, the percentage of five star reviews, the number of alerts set, the percentage of reservations made in advance, percentage of capacity and direct searches. Metrics were weighted to comprise an overall score. The qualified restaurants were then filtered for a minimum number of brunch reviews and Sunday brunch availability. The resulting list appears A-Z, not in ranked order.

About OpenTable

OpenTable, a global leader in restaurant tech and part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), helps more than 60,000 restaurants worldwide fill 1.8 billion seats a year. OpenTable’s world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.

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Lovey announces £250m senior secured credit facility with Pollen Street Capital

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UK’s fastest-growing fintech announces its largest funding facility to date to support more UK SMEs

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Lovey, the UK’s fastest-growing fintech and financial services provider, specialising in SME lending and brokerage, has today announced a senior secured credit facility of up to £250 million with Pollen Street Capital (“Pollen Street”), an alternative asset manager. The facility is made up of £50 million committed capital and a £200 million accordion, making it the largest funding facility in Lovey’s history and marking a key milestone in the company’s growth.

The facility demonstrates continued institutional investor confidence in Lovey’s lending model, technology and long-term strategy and reinforces Lovey’s position as a leading finance provider focusing on SME funding. The facility will significantly increase Lovey’s lending capacity, supporting the business as it scales its own-book lending while continuing to grow its established brokerage proposition.

Founded by Jack Smith in 2016, Lovey has grown from a one-person start-up into a 120-strong business, funding more than £600 million in loans to over 11,000 UK SMEs. Built around a mission to make lending simple, fast and beautiful, Lovey has expanded rapidly while staying focused on making finance easier and more accessible for small businesses. The new facility will support that mission by giving Lovey the capital to help more UK SMEs access funding quickly and flexibly.

Lovey began lending directly from its own balance sheet in 2022, building on its experience as a broker to develop a deeper understanding of the funding needs of UK SMEs. Today, the business combines direct lending with its established brokerage proposition, giving customers access to both Lovey’s own lending and a wider panel of funding partners. This approach allows Lovey to match businesses with the funding solution that best suits their needs, while the new facility provides greater capacity to grow its direct lending operation.

Jack Smith, Founder and CEO at Lovey, comments:
“This new facility is an important milestone for us and will enable us to put more capital behind UK small businesses, scale our own-book lending and give more SMEs access to finance when they need it. Pollen Street shares our belief that finances for small businesses should be simpler, faster and more flexible, and we’re really pleased to have them backing Lovey for this next stage of growth.”

Kai Hunter, Chief Operating Officer at Lovey, comments:
“The funding announced today is the result of close and collaborative work with Pollen Street and I am grateful to their team, and to our own, for the diligence they brought to it. This funding deepens our lending capacity and allows us to offer larger loans, so that we can back more of the UK’s small and medium-sized businesses, from those that have found finance hardest to secure to the well-established, with greater speed and certainty.”

Ethan Saggu, Investment Director, Pollen Street, adds:
“Lovey has spent almost a decade seeing the UK SME lending market from a broker’s perspective, giving the team an expert view of where demand for credit is going unmet. We have financed a number of specialist SME lenders and recognise what it takes to grow from brokerage into balance-sheet lending. Lovey has done so with a well-defined product and a focused approach, and we look forward to supporting the team as it scales.”

Lovey was advised by Ashurst Perkins Coie and Pollen Street was advised by Simmons & Simmons.

The facility builds on Lovey’s existing funding arrangements announced last year, including a £35 million revolving credit facility from Paragon Bank and a £10 million junior medium-term note programme from LGB Capital Markets. The new facility also adds to Lovey’s growing institutional funding base as it enters its next phase of expansion.

To learn more about Lovey or to apply for a fast, flexible business loan, visit Lovey’s website.

For any further information, please contact: press@lovey.com

About Lovey (the trading name of Love Finance Limited): 
Lovey is the UK’s fastest-growing fintech and financial services provider, specialising in SME lending and brokerage. Founded in Birmingham in 2016 by Jack Smith, Lovey has a mission to make lending simple, fast and beautiful. The company has funded more than £600 million in loans for over 11,000 SMEs across the UK.

Recognised by EY, Deloitte, The Sunday Times, Financial Times, UK Growth Index, FEBE, and Sifted as one of the UK’s fastest-growing companies. Lovey combines direct lending and brokerage services to deliver fast, flexible, and tailored funding solutions. With an industry-leading 4.9-star Trustpilot rating, businesses can enquire in 60 seconds and receive funding in as little as 4 hours. 

Website: www.lovey.com

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Pollen Street is a fast-growing and high performing private capital asset manager. Established in 2013, the firm has built deep capability across the financial and business services sectors aligned with mega-trends shaping the future of the industry. Pollen Street manages over €9bn AUM across private equity and credit strategies on behalf of investors including leading public and corporate pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, asset managers, banks, and family offices from around the world. Pollen Street has a team of over 100 professionals.

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Baidu to Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results on November 16, 2026

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BEIJING, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU; HKEX: 9888 (HKD Counter) and 89888 (RMB Counter)) (“Baidu” or the “Company”), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced that it will report its financial results for the Third Quarter 2026 ended September 30, 2026, before the U.S. market opens on November 16, 2026. Baidu’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 7:30 AM on November 16, 2026, U.S. Eastern Time (8:30 PM on November 16, 2026, Beijing Time).

Please register in advance of the conference call using the link provided below. It will automatically direct you to the registration page of “Baidu Inc. Q3 2026 Earnings Conference Call”. Please follow the steps to enter your registration details, then click “Register”. Upon registering, you will then be provided with the dial-in number, the passcode, and your unique access PIN. This information will also be emailed to you as a calendar invite.

For pre-registration, please click:
https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10057872-oyt4z8.html

In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial-in number(s), the passcode and unique access PIN) provided in the calendar invite that you have received following your pre-registration.

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at https://ir.baidu.com.

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until November 24, 2026:
US: 1 855 883 1031
Replay PIN: 10057872

About Baidu

Founded in 2000, Baidu’s mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, trading on Nasdaq under “BIDU” and the HKEX under “9888.” One Baidu ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.

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IBS Software’s iCargo to power Philippine Airlines Cargo Modernisation

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Airline to move from its current cargo system to a modern, cloud-based platform covering cargo sales, ground handling operations and revenue accounting

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — IBS Software’s iCargo, a cloud-based platform bringing cargo sales, ground handling operations and accounting together, has been selected by Philippine Airlines (PAL) to replace its current cargo system. The implementation will extend iCargo’s capabilities across PAL’s domestic and international cargo operations.

As the leading AI-native product company in the travel technology sector, IBS Software will support PAL’s broader cargo transformation and modernisation programme with capabilities that support PAL’s full range of business functions, from commercial and operations to back-office accounting, while enabling further innovation and digitisation through a single, fully integrated cloud-based platform. iCargo will support cargo movements across PAL’s domestic and international operations, including international requirements such as customs reporting, duties and taxes settlement and regulatory compliance. iCargo already supports carriers with this same mix of demands, providing the flexibility, scale and capabilities to manage both.

The transition will enable PAL to address key operational requirements across its cargo operations, including system performance and data analytics. iCargo will provide modern capabilities to support faster shipment processing, greater reliability and end-to-end shipment visibility, while reducing manual intervention and enabling more efficient processes.

Beyond operational efficiency, these capabilities will help PAL Cargo bring its ‘Care that Delivers’ promise to life, giving customers greater confidence through improved shipment visibility, reliable service and a more seamless cargo experience. As cargo volumes continue to grow across its network, the new platform will also provide the technological foundation for continued innovation, operational excellence and long-term growth.

IBS Software’s proposal combined a strong technology fit with a proven track record of delivering successful cargo transformations for airlines worldwide. The selection of iCargo builds on an established relationship between Philippine Airlines and IBS Software, broadening the portfolio of IBS Software products used by PAL and reinforcing their shared commitment to long-term innovation and business growth.

“This initiative represents an important step in the modernisation of our cargo business,” said Jason Siy, Vice President for Cargo Business, Philippine Airlines. “As we grow across our domestic and international network, we need a system that increases visibility, improves operational efficiency and enables us to deliver a better experience for our customers. We see iCargo as a key enabler of our long-term cargo transformation strategy and of our ambition to build an even stronger cargo business for the future.” 

“Philippine Airlines has a clear vision for the future of its cargo business, and we are proud to support that journey,” added Sunil George, Vice President & Region Head of Oceania, IBS Software. “This partnership is about more than implementing a new cargo platform. It is about working closely with PAL to build the digital foundation for future growth, innovation and operational excellence, and continuing a relationship we value deeply.” 

For more information about IBS Software’s iCargo solution, visit: https://www.ibsplc.com/product/air-cargo-solutions/icargo.

About IBS Software

IBS Software is a leading travel technology company delivering AI-native travel intelligence that enables smarter, faster and more resilient decision-making, with built-in guardrails across aviation, cargo and logistics, and leisure and hospitality. It powers core capabilities for leading travel brands worldwide, spanning airline retailing, passenger services, loyalty, fleet, hub and crew operations, cargo management, and cloud-native platforms for hotels and cruise line operators, and operates from 17 offices globally.

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About Philippine Airlines

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is the Philippines’ flag carrier and the country’s only full-service network airline. Founded in 1941, PAL is Asia’s first commercial airline and has played a vital role in connecting the Philippines to the world for 85 years.

PAL operates scheduled nonstop flights from its hubs in Manila and Cebu to 29 destinations across the Philippines and 40 destinations in Asia, North America, Australia, and the Middle East.

PAL is an APEX Four Star™ airline and was recognised by Cirium for achieving the highest on-time performance among Asia-Pacific carriers in 2025. In 2026, Philippine Airlines was officially invited to join the oneworld® Alliance.

 

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