After the bell, Chipotle Mexican Grill annihilated street expectations with third quarter earnings of $1.08 a share, up 83 percent from a year ago, compared to the expected $.88 from analysts.    Read More

Great earnings from three big banks, but futures haven't moved. What's up? Traders note that good earnings are being sold because stocks have rallied so much going into earnings season (the S&P 500 is up almost 4 percent this month alone).   Read More

Despite the rising concerns about childhood obesity, restaurant menus for children have not changed in recent years. Mintel Menu Insights has been tracking kids menus from 2005 until present, and are seeing the same foods repeated year after year.    Read More

Brinker, parent of restaurant chain Chili's (down 17 percent on 5x normal volume), is a real shot across the bow for bulls who are hoping for an improvement in sales trends in the second half.    Read More

The hope is that we will see some back to school lift, but Labor Day is the latest possible date this year. There are a lot of tax-free holidays in August, particularly in the South, that may help.   Read More

Plus, a trade on the ailing CIT Group.   Read More

McDonald’s wants to entice you into its restaurants more frequently. And that means doing something they haven’t done in quite a while.   Read More

Here's our Fast Money Final Trade. Our gang gives you tomorrow's best trades, right now!   Read More

The market’s rally today was driven by the strong May consumer confidence numbers released at 10am ET this morning. With confidence building, the hope is that the consumer will start spending again.    Read More

Legendary chef and restaurateur Emeril Lagasse visited Mad Money to let us know how his sector is holding up.   Read More