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The Stages of Gentrification, as Told by Restaurant Openings

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The 1973 “Chicago 21 Plan,” designed to stem white flight by revitalizing areas surrounding the city’s commercial district, the Loop, targeted nearby communities like Pilsen. Over the next decade, new cafes, restaurants, and housing developments owned by outsiders replaced many resident-owned properties and abandoned lots.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-Year 2024

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This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news on the impact of California's minimum wage, customer satisfaction, AI use in restaurants, popular cocktails and bathroom readiness. Early Impact of California's Minimum Wage A new edition of The Anchor from Placer.ai, written by R.J.

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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

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This edition of MRM Research Roundup features evolving guest relationships, views on restauarant tech, employee desires and wedding trends. The Pandemic Has Permanently Altered the Consumer-Restaurant Relationships. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off. 71 percent rely on delivery for 11 percent or more of sales.

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Is the Minimalist Restaurant Menu Over?

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It’s a familiar scene: After sitting down at a table, the waiter brings you a sheet of fancy paper with the day’s menu printed in pretty fonts. The breast of the chicken is cubed, seasoned, and swiftly sautéed in a mixture of oil and white egg. “The Including information about ingredient sourcing, of course, has long been popular.

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Takeout For Good and Menus Go Tech

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Aramark examined front and back of house processes to establish tailored playbooks for all of its businesses and market segments, leveraging innovative solutions, new service methods, and rigorous safety protocols. . Takeout For Good. ” Over 200 food banks face a surge in demand for emergency food aid in the wake of COVID-19.

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No-Recipe Recipes Aren’t a Fad; They’re as Old as Cooking Instruction Itself

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The earliest cookbooks were light on instruction and heavy on assumed knowledge — a style our recent, prescriptive recipe-obsessed food culture is now looping back to You don’t need a recipe. So chastises the back cover of Sam Sifton’s new book New York Times Cooking: No-Recipe Recipes , which, despite its own pretensions, is full of recipes.

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Where to Buy the Best Edible Souvenirs in Paris — and How to Get Them Home

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These specific tastes are also how I prefer to share the essence of Paris, my adopted city, with my family back in the States. Once upon a time I’d haul back macarons and Mariage Frères tea, but now they’re sold stateside or are available with the click of a button, so I like to look for tastes of Paris that aren’t as easy to find elsewhere.