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What’s the Deal With Wonder, the ‘Food Hall’ That’s Suddenly Everywhere?

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The e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore, who ran e-commerce at Walmart from 2016 to 2021 , founded Wonder in 2018. Before that, Lore was a co-founder of Jet.com, which Walmart acquired for approximately $3 billion in 2016. By 2021, it had expanded to serve the entire town. As it grows, here’s what you need to know.

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Native American Museum Cafes Preserve Tradition, Embrace Innovation

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For some, it serves as a poignant reminder of hardship, yet for others, it remains a comforting, nostalgic food and an accessible entry point to Indigenous cuisine. The manoomin cakes were first introduced by the cafe’s inaugural chef, Richard Hetzler , who led the culinary team from 2004 to 2016 and authored the cafe’s cookbook.

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

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We’re also seeing many of our clients find new ways to be more sustainable in sourcing their food products. For example, we have one client who has moved away from traditional meat options, and their focus is on sustainably sourced oysters and oyster mushrooms, which are grown on-site. Taka Tanaka, CEO of AUTEC Sushi Robots.

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Why Culinary Programs Fail

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There are ample examples of culinary school failure over the past ten years with the lion’s share since 2016. Programs need to either find ways to stabilize enrollment or come up with some other source of funding to support their efforts. LACK OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE BUSINESSES THEY SERVE.

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How ‘This Must Be the Place’ Became the Ultimate Restaurant Song

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In 2016, John Birdsall wrote about the Brooklyn-ification of restaurants and cities around the world. There is also a trickling out of trends happening here. But as so many restaurants became infused with at least a hint of Brooklyn, so did their playlists. Of course, you don’t have to be from New York to listen to the Talking Heads.

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Chefs Are Getting Creative With Himalayan Cuisine

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Im particularly excited to try sunderkala, a type of hand-rolled millet noodles, today a breakfast staple in the Indian state of Uttarakhand; Sadhu crouches by our table, telling us how they were likely brought to India from Tibet, before serving them with a silken broth and Ladakhi gyuma (blood sausages).

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Raw and Ready: Growing a Healthy Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

I’ve been in South Florida since 2009, but I really started coming here full time in 2016. When I moved to Florida several years back, I first opened a restaurant in Naples that served breakfast and lunch. What brought you to Florida and to the restaurant industry there? I just fell in love with South Florida.