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Chefs Love Wonder, the Latest App Trying to Disrupt Delivery. Will Diners Follow Suit?

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Tomekah George Wonder’s big idea for food delivery is to own every aspect of the process, from recipe development to the moment it ends up at your door A few weeks ago, chef JJ Johnson launched a new restaurant concept in downtown Brooklyn. Locked in the kitchen” is hyperbole, but the micrograms aren’t. It’s why the recipes are so perfect,” he adds.

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What Happens When Crowdfunding Isn’t Enough?

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It seemed like a sure thing: Loba Pastry + Coffee was Chicago magazine’s Best New Bakery in 2016, among other plaudits, and Velazquez Lindsten, who got her start as a pastry chef in Chicago’s fine dining kitchens after immigrating to the U.S. Kreiter Looking back, I can see every mistake I made very clearly. That was so silly.

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The 20 Most Unique Restaurant Ideas Around The World

Sling

No one has been injured while dining at The Disaster Cafe—the staff wears construction helmets and other safety equipment—but spilled drinks and food are very common. 3) O.Noir – Toronto, Canada. Want to take a picture of the fare at O.Noir in Toronto, Canada? Guests are seated and served in total darkness. Source: ConradHotels3.Hilton.com.

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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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Schaible kept a notebook in his back pocket to write down everything he learned: how sheep-grazing patterns affect flavor, the proper way to butcher old dairy cattle. This story contains a detailed account of a sexual assault. Last year, I showed my partner the scenes I was in, and he was ecstatic, ‘Cool, my boyfriend’s on Netflix!’

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Pizza Technology Growing at an Accelerated Pace?

Aaron Allen & Associates

Technology is Helping Pizza Chains But Killing Off Independents In 2016 we published a viral hit on the state of the industry: How Tech is Killing Off Independent Pizzerias. Pizza technology has been one of the leading segments when it comes to the introduction of tech to restaurants. Slice is under the umbrella of MyPizza Technologies.

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Tyga Bites and Sushi with an Attitude

Modern Restaurant Management

“Now, more than ever, restaurateurs need an effective and affordable way to promote their restaurants to new and existing customers so they can bring them back again and again. TouchBistro Acquires TableUp. TouchBistro acquired Boston-based TableUp, a provider of loyalty and marketing solutions for the restaurant industry.

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How to Cook a Direwolf

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It was April 2017, a seventh season of the show would air in a couple of months, and a friend had come to Chicago to attend this dinner with me, not because we loved Game of Thrones — neither of us had watched for years at that point — but because the idea of a fannish dinner was exciting. This version was dyed with squid ink.)