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

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and France) established a no-fly zone over their territory following the Persian Gulf War, Iraqi Kurds leveraged the situation to create the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG); the 2003 U.S. (along with the U.K. invasion allowed the KRG to further assert its autonomy.

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Why Caracas Arepa Bar’s House Salsa Is a Condiment All-Star

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Soon after Araujo opened the restaurant in 2003, Valerie Iribarren, the head chef at the time, was trying to find aji dulce peppers to use in various dishes but was having a hard time procuring them. Someone suggested a different chile pepper, but it wasn’t quite right.

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‘Martha Stewart’s Christmas’ Was a Book, a Fantasia, and a Target

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Male journalists mostly saw it as a foolish waste of time — unlike, say, watching football.) Contrast this,” the story continued, “with Martha Stewart Living ’s December 2003 suggested Christmas menu, which included roasted turkey breast with fennel herb stuffing or a maple-glazed smoked Vermont ham.”

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Exploring the language of specialty coffee

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The term third wave coffee is believed to have been coined by Timothy Castle in 2000, but it started to become far more widespread after Trish Rothgeb used it in a 2003 newsletter for the Roasters Guild. This includes shifting to zero-waste packaging by 2025 and reducing carbon emissions from the transportation of coffee.

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MRM People & Places: Azteca Foods Celebrates 50 Years and State Dish Showdown

Modern Restaurant Management

Pera, who will turn 80 this year, has served as President and CEO since 2009 after having served as CFO and COO since 2003 and a director since 2000. He will stay on as an executive advisor for a transitional period until September 15, 2020, and will remain on the board of directors for the foreseeable future.

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

Modern Restaurant Management

Launched in 2003 by The Monday Campaigns in association with the Center for a Livable Future at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Meatless Monday promotes a simple message: one day a week, cut out meat for personal health and the health of the planet. Meatless Monday.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

Minimal Waste – Ono’s food truck is designed to be environmentally sustainable. Steve Snower, CEO of Parts Town for the past 15 years, has led the team that grew Parts Town from five employees and less than $3 million in revenue in 2003 to more than 1,800 global team members and over $650 million revenue today.