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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

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Restaurants have been pivoting to reach and serve customers in new ways, and retailers have been seeing the lines blur between brick and mortar and e-commerce. Serving Up a Side of Democracy. ” With 42 locations in the US, Nando’s will serve as a COVID-safe voter-registration resource hub in every community it serves.

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What’s the Deal With Wonder, the ‘Food Hall’ That’s Suddenly Everywhere?

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The e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore, who ran e-commerce at Walmart from 2016 to 2021 , founded Wonder in 2018. Before that, Lore was a co-founder of Jet.com, which Walmart acquired for approximately $3 billion in 2016. By 2021, it had expanded to serve the entire town. As it grows, here’s what you need to know.

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The Unlikely Perks of a Larger Restaurant Space

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Kato , according to co-owner and wine director Ryan Bailey Where: Los Angeles The growth: Jon Yao opened Kato in an LA strip mall in 2016 as a tiny operation. Subscribe now for more stories like this. We went essentially from having three drink options to having about 3,500 options for people to drink.

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Whatever Happened to Election Cake?

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On one such Election Day in 1841 in Montpelier, Vermont, the bakery advertised that with a 50-cent ticket you would receive a pound-size serving of cake and the chance of a ring inside.” By other accounts , these cakes were also served and sold at town meetings.

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A Carefully Tested, Extremely Practical Guide to the Best Instant Coffees Out There

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Craft instant can be traced back to 2016, when two competing small-scale producers entered a market traditionally dominated by industry giants such as Folgers, Nescafé, and Starbucks. One serving costs between $2 and almost $4, and the minimum order is four boxes with eight servings each. Just add water and stir.

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After Syria’s Civil War, Refugee Chefs Must Decide Where to Make Their Home

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We had been wishing for this to happen for so long, says Rawabi, who has been in the city since 2016 and running the market since 2018. Its also up to the rest of the Syrian community, from his young niece who has never seen Syria to the customers he serves. But I still cannot believe it has happened. Lamb over rice. Only God knows.

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Native American Museum Cafes Preserve Tradition, Embrace Innovation

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For some, it serves as a poignant reminder of hardship, yet for others, it remains a comforting, nostalgic food and an accessible entry point to Indigenous cuisine. The manoomin cakes were first introduced by the cafe’s inaugural chef, Richard Hetzler , who led the culinary team from 2004 to 2016 and authored the cafe’s cookbook.