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The Stages of Gentrification, as Told by Restaurant Openings

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Today, Pilsen is one of the hippest areas in Chicago, with a thriving arts scene, fine dining options, and quaint cafes that continue to entice wealthier transplants to the area as working-class Mexicans who have lived there for years are displaced. Between 2000 and 2010, the Latinx population declined 26 percent.

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Imperfect COVID-Era Takeout? One Star.

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His San Diego-based restaurant group Consortium Holdings consists of 15 bars and restaurants across the city, and one bad review doesn’t feel like enough to sink his business the way it used to. Even with Tafazoli’s dining rooms closed, reviews have continued to trickle in. “It It’s impossible to not go down this really dark hole.”

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MRM Franchise Feed: Bad Ass Gets Bigger and New Prototype for Bagel Boss

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The new restaurants — as well as upgrades to existing locations — will adapt the company’s new, modern, and inviting “Fresh Forward” design and meet the needs of today’s consumer with comfortable guest indoor dining spaces as well as numerous delivery and order ahead options, with a strong digital first strategy.

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‘Chaos Cooking’ Is Coming — Are We Ready?

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Avish Naran, founder of Pijja Palace , a wildly inventive and popular “Indian Sports Bar” in LA, says the process of coming up with a menu of dosa batter onion rings, saag paneer pizza, and brinjal curry pasta felt natural. “I Eventually, however, that demand for authenticity became too rigid a bar. This is chaos cooking.

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An Eater’s Guide to Phuket, Thailand’s Island Hotspot

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For excellent food to go along with the stunning beaches, center your dining in and around Phuket Town, perhaps Thailand’s most underrated food destination, with a few excursions for standout meals elsewhere on the island. Mor Mu Dong Restaurant Mor Mu Dong consists of elevated dining platforms winding through a mangrove swamp.

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Eleven Madison Park’s $300 Vegan Meal Kit, Reviewed

EATER

Since Daniel Humm and Will Guidara bought Eleven Madison Park from Danny Meyer in 2011, it has earned a reputation as one of the best restaurants in the world, sustaining three Michelin stars since 2012. I continued my breakfast with the “protein press” granola bar, which basically tasted like a Kind bar.

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Celebrating New Orleans’ Talented Women in Hospitality

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Compère Lapin is the first New Orleans restaurant to receive the prestigious Spirited Award® by the Tales of The Cocktail Foundation – honored as the "Best American Hotel Bar" in 2019. EMERY WHALEN, CEO/OWNER, JACK ROSE, HOT TIN & BAYOU BAR. Photo credit: Andrea Behrends. Photo credit: Jack Rose.