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Coffee News Recap, 13 Jun: Gesha scores 98 points at 2025 BoP, potential IPO for Pret A Manger & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The pioneering farm first broke records in 2004, when it sold one of its Geshas for US $21/lb, making it the world’s most expensive coffee at the time. The new concept features a modular 60m² footprint with six-week fit-outs, integrated digital ordering kiosks, a localised food counter, and reduced back-of-house requirements.

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The Top 30 BBQ Spots in Florida Ranked

Restaurant Clicks

Ellie Lou’s also handles catering and online orders, which makes it a convenient choice for groups or events. 22 – Apocalypse BBQ Source: Apocalypse BBQ Apocalypse BBQ in Miami has built a strong local following by blending traditional barbecue with South Florida flavors influenced by Caribbean and Latin American cooking.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature news about an influx of catering orders, the topic of tipping, the rise of kiosks and affordable Michelin restaurants. Of that increase, 30 percent came through Catering Online Ordering, which launched in Q3 2023. On average, catering orders ticket sizes in Q4 2023 were $160.

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David Chang’s Memoir Fails to Account for the Trauma He Caused Me

EATER

The book, co-written with food writer (and Eater contributor) Gabe Ulla, focuses on Chang’s years building Momofuku, 2004 to roughly 2017, although it briefly explores his formative years, from his “certifiably average” childhood in Virginia to his time in culinary school and as an inexperienced young cook at NYC institutions Craft and Café Boulud.

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Stone Barns Claims It’s Fixing Agriculture. Former Employees Say the Farm Was Plagued by Dysfunction.

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Because of the pervasive influence of the Rockefeller family and Stone Barns in the relatively small world of sustainable agriculture, a number of people who spoke for this story did not wish to be identified. “At In the course of reporting this story, I’ve spoken with more than 20 sources. Cole Wilson/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

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Feed the Rich, Save the Planet?

EATER

Given the pervasive influence of Stone Barns, Blue Hill, Dan Barber, and the Rockefeller family, numerous sources for this story have requested anonymity out of fear of retaliation. Pseudonyms are denoted with asterisks. When David Rockefeller , the billionaire philanthropist and grandson of Standard Oil magnate John D.

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The Food That Makes You Gay

EATER

In Slate , David Mehnert wrote of learning from a 10-year-old classmate that gay men are identifiable because they “always order BLTs.” Men will apparently order cocktails without frilly garnishes or “feminine” glassware — that’s just not how a “real” man should drink. Diet soda may be off limits, but Coors Light isn’t.