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The Kikkoman Soy Sauce Bottle Is Priceless

EATER

While the unchanging core design of the bottle has made it an enduring tool, the “face” has been reimagined over the years, with one-off specialty releases and collabs with fellow Japanese icons like Hello Kitty. during the Korean and Vietnam wars, Ekuan’s design presented the face of a modern and progressive Japan.

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What is the Weiss Distribution Technique & should you use it before tamping coffee?

Perfect Daily Grind

One of his tools was specially designed to carry out a distribution method known as the Weiss Distribution Technique (WDT). The WDT was developed by John Weiss in 2005 after he found that some home grinders caused coffee to clump particularly badly. So what is this technique, and why did Anthony use it in his routine?

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A Guide to Yelp for Restaurant Owners

Indoor Media

” It wasn’t until 2005 that Yelp launched the first website version that looked somewhat like the Yelp of today. Hire a freelance designer to help you create an ad, think of some special deals to highlight within the ad to entice customers, and see what happens! Remember that marketing is an iterative process.

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The Hidden Bottle

The Wine Knitter

Many of the wines are what remain from my days with the “Restaurateur” These special wines quietly wait for me to open them, always tempting me to pour bittersweet memories into my wine glass. In 2005, Silvio Denz, a winemaker, bought the estates. In addition to winemaking, Silvio is a perfume designer and owner of Lalique!

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How Restaurant Dessert Menus Shaped Our Sweet Tooth

EATER

Since Eater was founded in 2005, the world of restaurant desserts has changed dramatically, turning into a venue for wild experimentation. Chef Massimo Bottura’s iconic broken lemon tart — inspired by an actual broken tart — requires both a thermal mixer and a Pacojet (a special ice cream machine that costs upwards of $8,000) to prepare.

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P.F. Chang’s To Go and Wing Squad Delivers

Modern Restaurant Management

Under Allen’s leadership, this C-suite team has been instrumental in implementing a multi-faceted transformation plan designed to ensure long-term sustainability, enhance brand relevance, accelerate innovation, improve guest satisfaction, increase overall profitability and create a clear growth plan to propel the company forward.

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Fort Greene Pizza Restaurants You Have to Try

Restaurant Clicks

They’ve preserved the old-school vibe while adding hipster appeal with an industrial-chic design of exposed brick walls and a cool slice counter with large chalkboards hanging over the display case with the day’s specials. Their giant New York-style slices are great, but they have the best Sicilian pies in town.