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What Is Coffee Leaf Tea?

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From the 16th century to the 19th century, Ethiopian farmers set aside their harvested coffee for trade or consumption in special ceremonies. Their latest product, a ready to drink coffee leaf iced tea, won Best New Product at 2015’s World Tea Expo. Then read From Farm to Café, How Can Your Coffee Be More Sustainable?

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Training for the Olympics of Cheese

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Johnson, who has been a cheesemonger since 2015, is extremely used to bringing cheese to the customer. Essentially, they’re recreating the cheese-buying experience for judges — demonstrating their expertise, but also their enthusiasm for a cheese they believe is special.

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Pastry Chefs Aren’t Disappearing — We’re Evolving

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In 2015, Bonnie Ohara founded Alchemy Bread in Modesto, California, after experimenting with bread baking at home. I used Instagram as the main tool for marketing directly to our consumers, posting pictures of weekly specials and telling the story of where our ingredients came from. Look at where we are now, and where we’re going.

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How Restaurant Dessert Menus Shaped Our Sweet Tooth

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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. Chris Barish , son of Planet Hollywood founder Keith Barish, founded Black Tap in 2015 in New York City.

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San Jose Restaurants You Should Check Out This Week

Restaurant Clicks

A special brunch is offered on Sundays. Chef Scoot Cooper created a tasting and a prix fixe menu highlighting seasonal and sustainable produce and ingredients. Zeni Ethiopian Restaurant specializes in traditional Ethiopian food, primarily serving Injera and Wot. Weddings and other events are often held at La Foret.

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10 Alternative Foodservice Formats Impacting the Restaurant Industry

Aaron Allen & Associates

Since 2015, this segment has more than doubled its footprint, and interest in the format — which alleviates some operational risks and costs for operators — is not expected to slow down. Many chefs are opening pop-up restaurants to showcase a special menu or offer select, seasonal choices. There were some 180 food halls in the U.S.

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The COVID Gardening Renaissance Depends on Seeds — if You Can Find Them

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Annastasia Mullen has been expanding her home garden in Des Moines, Iowa, since 2015. Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds is based in Missouri and specializes in rare heirloom fruit and vegetable varieties. “We We have increased our resources and capacity, so we are fully prepared to accommodate a sustained surge in demand,” he said.