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Enhancing Guest-Centric Experiences with QR Code Technology and Time-Tested Human Connections

Modern Restaurant Management

billion smartphone users worldwide , nearly 86 percent of the global population, and there has been a 750 percent increase in QR Code downloads since 2019. The future of dining might feature meta-events, sending diners on a virtual journey to the vineyard where their wine was cultivated. There are 6.92

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Eater’s Guide to Idaho’s Snake River Valley

EATER

Rows at Scoria Vineyard in Caldwell | Sydney Nederend. The AVA centers on a stretch of southwestern Idaho with the largest density of vineyards and wineries, along with bits of eastern Oregon. Sunnyslope Wine Trail: Visitors looking for great wine should start with this collection of 17 wineries and vineyards.

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Will Climate Change Help Hybrid Grapes Take Root?

EATER

And yet, even copper poses potential health risks, and researchers have found that it can build up in vineyards over time, negatively impacting soil health. Once shunned as “foxy,” “musky,” or “unidimensional,” these hybrid grapes are being re-evaluated as the climate crisis stands to reshape vineyards across the world. million cases.

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Nighttime Harvests Can Protect Farmworkers from Blistering Heat, but They Bring New Risks

EATER

Stolpman Vineyards Workers have taken to nocturnal harvesting schedules to avoid soaring daytime temperatures. At Stolpman Vineyards in the Ballard Canyon area of Santa Barbara County, California, a nocturnal harvest has long been the norm. Stolpman Vineyards What’s critical to making it all work, he adds, is lights.

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J. LOHR VINEYARDS & WINES NAMES CO-OWNER CYNTHIA LOHR CHIEF BRAND OFFICER

Sante

Lohr Vineyards & Wines. 2, 2019 – J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines today announced the advancement of second-generation Co-owner and Trade and Brand Advocate Cynthia Lohr to the position of chief brand officer (CBO), reporting to Founder Jerry Lohr. Lohr Vineyards & Wines. Lohr Vineyards & Wines.

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Umpqua Valley Oregon Vineyards

A Wine Story

Umpqua Valley Oregon: Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards. We enjoyed a very warm welcome and delicious award winning wine at Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards. Upon arriving in the Umpqua Valley of Oregon, Stephen carefully mapped out 40 acres of vineyards to be planted. Umpqua Valley Oregon: Cooper Ridge Vineyard. Ron D'Vari.

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How I Got My Job: Creating a New Vision for Vegan Cooking at a Top NYC Restaurant

EATER

Last year, I did a residency at J Vineyards in Sonoma for three weeks, and a two-week residency in Costa Rica. Then, in January 2019 I visited the Institute of Culinary Education in New York. I’m also the executive chef of Ubuntu, which is our LA concept that’ll be opening up sometime in the summer or the fall.