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A Highly Specific Guide to Barcelona’s Best Tasting Menus

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How to go all-out on at least one meal in the tasting-menu capital of the world Fine dining has had a tough go in recent years. Some might even argue that, after a year spent mostly in our PJs, there has never been a better time for the pageantry that surrounds the ritual of a slow, coursed-out tasting menu. A dish at Direkte Boqueria.

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MRM Research Roundup: Catering, Kiosks, Tipping and Dry January

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By actively engaging with bartenders and enhancing their knowledge of the brand and the no/low category, suppliers can ensure that these non-alcoholic and low-alcohol brands remain top of mind, especially when making influential decisions in crafting seasonal drinks menus. The standard tasting menu costs $525 per person.

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‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ and the American Omakase Boom

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pre- Jiro ; the “Japanese turn,” as defined by historian Samuel Yamashita , had infused American fine dining with Japanese influence since the 1980s. The black-and-white bar was huge, with the cushioned bar seats and dim lighting more standard of American restaurants. Of course, austere temples to sushi existed in the U.S.