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Cleanliness in the Restaurant: Reality and Perception

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” However, we expect the initial reduction in seating capacity to be closer to 25-30 percent, not 50 percent. This period will likely last four-to-six weeks, and we expect the seating reduction to create table spacing of approximately 9’-0” on center (from the typical 6’-0” on center).

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Inside the Next Generation of Persian Restaurants

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more than doubled, according to the Migration Policy Institute , to roughly 283,000 people by the year 2000. Post-1979 Iranian Revolution , the Iranian immigrant population in the U.S. The early roster of restaurants in the U.S.

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Food Hall Brand Finding Community in Emerging Markets

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In Orlando, our most recent project, we added a 5000 sq ft space for seated or standing events and a 2000 sq ft kitchen for food prep. They can be utilized as an all-day cafe, where people often work on their laptops for hours. Event spaces have become essential to our food halls.

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Feast on Sushi, Steak, and Globalization at Iraq’s American-Themed Buffet

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With a flagship 1,800-seat location in the city of Erbil and a second 800-seat location in Sulaimani (also spelled Sulaymaniyah), ABC is one of Iraq’s most popular restaurant brands, with often busy dining rooms, large social media followings, and billboards all over. “My Children mob the costumed figure, squealing with delight.

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Why Are the World’s Greatest Mangoes Almost Impossible to Buy in the U.S.?

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It was almost midnight when I pulled up to the drop site in a borrowed car, the rear seats pushed down to make room for the product. Here, their popularity is only growing: Americans nearly doubled their mango consumption between 2000 and 2018. Pakistani mangoes began arriving in the U.S.

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Americans Can’t Kick the Fried Chicken Bucket

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The cashier was nice, which made the experience even better, as did the instant satisfaction of tucking away a very large, very warm, very full plastic bag on the floor of my front seat.

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MRM People & Places: Maki Madness and Pancakes for Life

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Founded in 2000, Abe and Christina Ng wanted to give Miami something it didn’t have at the time – a neighborhood Japanese restaurant for sushi lovers that served delicious fresh food at good prices. The elevated culinary destination is set to open at 2000 S. Both indoor and outdoor seating will accommodate up to 400 guests.

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