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Inside the Next Generation of Persian Restaurants

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more than doubled, according to the Migration Policy Institute , to roughly 283,000 people by the year 2000. We wanted to define mazze from our own angle, says Hanif Sadr, owner of Komaaj Mazze & Wine Bar in San Francisco, specifically what we can offer from northern Iranian cuisine. The early roster of restaurants in the U.S.

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Cleanliness in the Restaurant: Reality and Perception

Modern Restaurant Management

Although celebrity figures like “Bar Rescue” host Jon Taffer recently told “Fox & Friends” viewers that his biggest worry for restaurants is “the premise of spacing continuing into the retail environment,” there’s going to be more that operators will need to evaluate.

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Quality Matters: An Excerpt from ‘Around the Corner to Around the World’

Modern Restaurant Management

Whether it’s Heinz Ketchup, Budweiser’s Beechwood aged beer, or Hershey’s chocolate bars, each product shares two common attributes: they’re all delicious and they’re all created from the finest ingredients. This is particularly true in the food business. We were unyielding in our pursuit of quality.

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The Stages of Gentrification, as Told by Restaurant Openings

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Community activists were able to resist these efforts through the early 1990s, but by the 2000s, political leaders, including the community’s alderman, invited pricey new development into the neighborhood, paving the way for rapid change. Between 2000 and 2010, the Latinx population declined 26 percent.

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Food Hall Brand Finding Community in Emerging Markets

Modern Restaurant Management

In Orlando, our most recent project, we added a 5000 sq ft space for seated or standing events and a 2000 sq ft kitchen for food prep. Our upcoming Atlanta project will feature a micro food hall (only four units), a 2,000-square-foot craft cocktail bar, and a 3,500-square-foot restaurant.

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The Ben & Jerry’s Cookbook Is a Portal to ’60s-Era Nostalgia

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In 2000, the same year as the first election I ever wanted to protest, Ben & Jerry’s sold out to Unilever. The 2000 election happened. And it has real Heath bars! I mixed in Heath bars. Ben & Jerry’s represented that decade’s dream of peace and love and benign capitalism. Of course it couldn’t last. 9/11 happened.

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TV or Not TV, the License Is the Question

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In smaller, more intimate restaurants, live music helps set the mood, whereas in sports bars, TVs broadcast the big game for fans. So much so, that business owners curate every part of the dining experience, right down to the music. if there is any cover charge.

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