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Should Momofuku Own the Term ‘Chili Crunch’?

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Momofuku indeed owns the rights to the term “chile crunch” (spelled with an “e”), which it trademarked in 2023 with the US Patent and Trademark Office, and which Momofuku licenses to others. Today, Hojel uses the name by way of a licensing agreement.) Homiah’s founder Michelle Tew says she was “gutted” to receive the letter. “As

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The Fight for L.A.’s Street Food Vendors

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They say it’s very difficult, because you need permission, kitchen licenses, and all these permits,” he says in Spanish. Though vending was technically legalized in 2018, state public health laws make it almost impossible for most local vendors to get the permits they need. cities where vending is either banned or strictly regulated.

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The 19 Most Funnest, Most Wildest, Most Unbelievably Extra Restaurants in America

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some restaurants have embraced the multi-sensory entertainment potential of eating food a little more than others. we celebrate a handful of restaurants that understand how to go big on a good time. A rooftop restaurant with more grilled meat than a congressional inquiry into elk. But here in the U.S., Ageless sylphs in onesies!

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‘If You Took the Drag Away, Then It’s Just Another Boring Bar’

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Alchemy A vague, anti-drag bill in Tennessee has bar and restaurant owners worried for their future In 1971, cops raided a gay bar in Memphis, Tennessee. I mean, it was going to pass,” says Tami Montgomery, who opened bar Dru’s Place in 2008 as a safe space for Memphis’s queer community. Drag at Alchemy in Memphis. They’re scared.

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