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A Highly Specific Guide to Barcelona’s Best Tasting Menus

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Price key: €€€€ 100-200 ($120-$240) €€€ 60-100 ($70-120) €€ 30-60 ($35-70) € under 30 (under $35). Situated in Barcelona’s famed La Boqueria market, Direkte Boqueria remains unrivaled for price and quality. The mood: A tiny bar is a chill refuge from the busy and tourist-mobbed Boqueria market. Monica Burton.

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Should coffee shops charge US $150 for a cup of coffee?

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Boasting complex floral-heavy flavour profiles and a tea-like body, Gesha coffees often fetch high prices at auctions: In 2004, Hacienda La Esmerelda sold one of its Geshas for US $21/lb at the Best of Panama (BoP) auction that year. At the time, this was a world record for the highest price ever paid for a coffee. Enjoyed this?

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

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Combine that with a tight labor market and we’re seeing a shift to self-serve ordering even in the store.” ” The Qu 2024 State of Digital Report analyzes market trends and predictions from a survey of respondents that include the largest multi-brand, multi-unit restaurant operators. Hawaiians are the best tippers.

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How do specialty coffee roasters buy rare lots at auction?

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Whether in-person or virtual , these platforms provide producers with opportunities to showcase their best coffees – and potentially receive higher prices for them. In turn, these coffees can then be marketed as more premium and unique offerings. The first example was in 2004. ” What about single-variety coffee auctions?

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How can competitors source coffee for the World Barista Championships?

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The arabica variety was first discovered in the 1930s in Ethiopia, but it wasn’t until 2004 that it took the industry by storm. Seventeen years on in 2021, the record price paid at the auction was a staggering US $2,560/lb. How does sourcing for the WBC influence the wider coffee sector?

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Blue Hill at Stone Barns Tells a Beautiful Story. Former Employees Say It’s Too Good to Be True.

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Numerous sources asked to be anonymous, fearful of the enormous reach and influence of Dan Barber. The Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, a nonprofit regenerative farm and educational center, opened in 2004 on the site of a former dairy farm. Amy Huo started in 2016 as an unpaid extern. Is it that delicious? But not for Dan.

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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. All of these menus include add-ons and beverage pairings that can continue to jack up the price. But also, menu prices need to stay competitive. In Los Angeles.