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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. As it grows, here’s what you need to know. Who’s behind Wonder? Where will Wonder go from here?

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Is Galentine’s the New Valentine’s?

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“The Blue Crab Hush Puppies are the perfect locally-sourced indulgence to start the meal and the Chicken Paillard has been a longtime favorite of our female guests,” he said. Named for their daughter, Eliza Restaurant & Bar opened on November 15, 2016. .” photos courtesy of Eliza Restaurant & Bar.

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Pandemic Hangover Coming for Restaurants and Municipalities

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If they survive, restaurants and their suppliers stand to face local governments starved for new sources of tax revenue. city to pass a Beverage Tax in 2016, local operators have overcome the challenges of other taxes that have in many cases had greater impact. Philadelphia is a case in point.

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Native American Museum Cafes Preserve Tradition, Embrace Innovation

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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. McConnell has sourced bison from Montana and salmon from Seattle’s nearby Muckleshoot tribe, reflecting Off the Rez’s commitment to Indigenous foodways and local partnerships.

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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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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. 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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Lama Patel reinterpreted the stew as hummus, utilizing white beans sourced from Nepals Solu region. She channels that experience at Across , a modernist Himalayan restaurant she runs with her husband, chef Viraf Patel, in the hip art district of Kala Ghoda in Mumbai, India.

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