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Inside the Wild World of L.A.'s Early Theme Restaurants
The lavishly restored Clifton's Cafeteria downtown features a neon sign that reads "Living History."
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The Most Overpriced Items on the Menu, According to Chefs
"American" Kobe beef is code for "add eight bucks."
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The Life of a Refugee Chef Living in Oakland
Halimo, a Somalian refugee now living in Oakland, fled Somalia when the civil war first started. She and her family walked from their home in Somalia all the way to what is known as the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. She was part of the first wave of refugees in the camp, and life in the camp was very hard at first. After some time had passed, Halimo decided to open the first restaurant in the camp, where she would serve injera, a Somalian sweet bread, to her customers. [...]
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A Visual Guide to Eating Sushi in Japan
In Japan, sushi is more than a delicious meal—it’s a revered art form. If your definition of the delicacy is California rolls with soy sauce and "wasabi" (a.k.a. horseradish and food dye), take a look at this visual guide below, from Japanese hotel Swissotel Nankai in Osaka. The helpful infographic was created for guests unfamiliar with the ins-and-outs of Japan’s most iconic cuisine. While U.S. restaurant patrons may be used to drowning their sushi in soy sauce...
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When Tipping Was Considered Deeply Un-American
Imported from Europe, the custom of leaving gratuities began spreading in the U.S. post-Civil War. It was loathed as a master-serf custom that degraded America's democratic, anti-aristocratic ethic.
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Bacon in 50 States
From coast to coast, America is a bacon nation. We are united through a primal love for those streaky strips. And wherever you go, there are a few simple rules to finding the best bacon:
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Chipotle Illnesses Have Food Safety Experts 'Scratching Their Heads'
Just when it looked like it might be safe once again to eat at Chipotle, a new spate of food poisoning related to the restaurant chain has sprung up. Five people who ate at Chipotle restaurants in Kansas, North Dakota and Oklahoma have been sickened with a similar, though slightly different, strain of E.coli, the nasty bacteria blamed for the earlier outbreak.
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Incredible Restaurant
Sushi place that uses a well laid out conveyor belt system to serve the maximum amount of customers with quality sushi at the cheapest possible cost.
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Vegetables Likely To Take More Of Your Plate in 2016
Vegetables have moved from the side to the center of the plate. And as another year begins, it appears that plants are the new meat.
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200-year-old pub collapses as River Irwell floods
A former pub on the River Irwell in Summerseat near Bury has collapsed due to the River Irwell flooding. The 200-year-old building that was the Waterside pub and restaurant sits on a bridge crossing the River Irwell and locals are now concerned the bridge may not hold.
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How Chipotle made hundreds of people barf
Chipotle's food safety crisis, explained.
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Chipotle Is Closing Every Single One Of Its Restaurants For A Whole Day
This may sound like a bad dream, but it is an unfortunate reality: popular Tex-Mex chain, Chipotle, is closing all of its restaurants for one day. This is set to occur on Feb. 8, so plan ahead to eat elsewhere if Chipotle is your favorite spot. The temporary cease of business is occurring to
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'Times' Restaurant Critic Dishes On Guy Fieri And Reviews That Stir The Pot
Restaurant critic Pete Wells tries to keep the customer in mind with all of his reviews. "We show awful lot of deference to chefs in our culture and maybe not enough deference to customers," he says.
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'Good' Fat Is Fashionable At These Top NYC Restaurants
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'Forked' Rates Restaurants On How They Treat Their Workers
More restaurants are offering better wages, benefits and working conditions for employees. A new book rates dozens of restaurants and scolds the ones taking the "low road" to profitability.
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100 most romantic restaurants in America
Romance is hard to quantify, but OpenTable has come up with a formula based on 5 million reviews and shout-outs on its food-reservation website. The result is a list of the 100 most romantic restaurants in the U.S. for 2016 -- just in time for Valentine's Day.
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Chicago taps social media for restaurant inspections
Officials in Chicago are working to improve restaurant inspections by using data analytics and social media to predict and detect which establishments are more likely to have potential food safety violations. NewsHour's Megan Thompson reports for the Urban Ideas series.
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Lo Mein Loophole: How U.S. Immigration Law Fueled a Chinese Restaurant Boom
In the early 20th century, the Chinese faced draconian immigration rules. But owners of a few types of businesses could get special visas. In 1915, restaurants got on that list. The rest is history.
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This is the first fast-food chain in America that requires zero human interaction
Eatsa is almost fully automated, functioning like a human-powered vending machine spitting out freshly prepared quinoa bowls.
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Restaurants, Lobbying, and the Politics of Persuasion
When it comes to policymaking, major chains have more influence than you think. The food and beverage industry cares as much about politics as voters. The industry spent more than $33 million on lobbying in 2015, according to political research group OpenSecrets.
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