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A Steakhouse Divided

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In the decades that have followed, places like Alloy (decorative cherry blossoms, pink walls), Model Milk (airy, multilevel dining areas), and Sukiyaki House (sushi counter displaying seafood flown in from Japan) — which offer experiences devoid of steak and ornate dark wood — have continued to change what diners expect of fine dining.

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Little Homestead on the Prairie

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Laura Ingalls Wilder made generations of readers fall in love with the homestead fantasy in “Little House on the Prairie.” With the South Dakota prairie wind whipping around me, I started imagining once again that I was a young Laura Ingalls Wilder, living my own Little House on the Prairie fantasy.

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Parisian Gastronomy Goes Global

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“In the beginning, our plan was to go back to Mexico after our studies,” Casarrubias says. “We We said to ourselves that it would be easier financially to open [a restaurant] back home.” He said, ‘Enrique, the type of cuisine you want to do, no one else does here,’” Casarrubias says of Mexican fine dining. Oxte Myriad sauces at Oxte.

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The Good and the Bad of Singapore’s New Hawkerpreneurs

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Since Sai took over her father’s stall, Coffee Break, in 2011 at the popular Amoy Street Food Centre, she and her siblings have been selling the same traditional Nanyang kopi (coffee) made from dark robusta beans. Situated in one of Singapore’s famed hawker centers, the stall was hot and tiny, even for kids.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Greek from Greece Grows and Hearts Afire for Mac & Cheese

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BWW Franchisee Acquisition Completed. CV Partners, LLC, completed the previously announced acquisition of Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. (“DRH”), one of the largest franchisees for Buffalo Wild Wings® ("BWW") with 64 sports bars across five states. DRH’s common stockholders received $1.05 per share in cash.

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The Fermented Foods Industry Is Built on Global Ingredients. So Why Are Its Most Visible Faces White?

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While the fermented foods industry evangelizes products rooted in global, often East Asian, traditions, its most visible faces are predominantly white The first time I tasted kombucha was in 2010, at a Whole Foods in San Francisco. The community is grounded in reconnecting people to traditional food systems, lost tastes, and microbial heritages.

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MRM People & Places: Cassoulet War, Zagat Stories and AQUAlounge

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With so many amazing new dining and entertainment experiences emerging around the world, it feels good to be a part of that revolution and to bring something unique back to San Diego.” Send news to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. “I found inspiration on my travels.

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