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‘Roadrunner’ and the Dismal Search for the ‘Real Bourdain’

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Why Morgan Neville’s Anthony Bourdain documentary fails to close the gap between the on-camera Bourdain and the person who performed him An obscure, 43-year-old chef and author of minor crime novels is reborn, after a sudden and unexpected literary success, into a life of global fame and influence.

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Welcome to Bazland

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There is no denying the outsize influence that Baz has at this moment. She co-founded a catering company called Rustic Supper in 2013, and worked as a “freelance chef” before joining the staff at Epicurious as a recipe tester in 2015. It runs the gamut of cuisines; Italian and Indian and Mediterranean influences abound.

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An Eater’s Guide to Whistler, British Columbia

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Many restaurants serve a sort of upscale mountain cuisine, seasonal and local ingredients used in dishes hearty enough to fuel outdoor adventures, combined with a decidedly casual setting and service. At Blackcomb’s Upper Village Base, Merlin’s packs in the crowds with its casual and classic ski-town-bar feel. Portobello. Leila Kwok.

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How Restaurant Dessert Menus Shaped Our Sweet Tooth

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2018: Shave ice moves from the cart to the restaurant menu Once relegated exclusively to the world of casual street food stalls and kitschy snow cone stands, shave ice’s fine dining moment started five years ago and continues today. In 2011, Oddfellows launched specifically to concoct “wacky” savory ice cream.

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MRM Research Roundup: Catering, Kiosks, Tipping and Dry January

Modern Restaurant Management

State of Digital Qu announced the results of its fifth annual survey of quick service (QSR) and fast casual (FC) restaurant brands. Digital ordering is still larger at fast casuals versus QSR. Half of fast casuals achieved 26-50 percent digital sales, while nearly half of QSRs had 11-25 percent digital sales.

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Winnowing Away at Food Waste and Epic Generosity

Modern Restaurant Management

Launched in a single staff restaurant in 2013, Winnow has been adopted by more than 1,000 sites globally, and is now operating in 40 countries with offices in London, Dubai, Singapore, Shanghai, Cluj-Napoca and Iowa City. . ” Marc Zornes. ” Illuminating Mystique.

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The Great LA Dumpling Drama

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Since 2013, the sole San Fernando Valley outpost of Din Tai Fung has been located within the Americana at Brand, a glitzy outdoor mall that opened in 2008 and is owned and operated by Caruso, a real estate company named after its founder, CEO, and lone shareholder, Rick Caruso. Both have Apple Stores. And a Wetzel’s. That was it.