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Food snobs and scholars may debate whether or not there’s such a thing as American cuisine. A distinguished Yale history professor has even written a book on the subject. What can’t be denied is...
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New England — comprised today of the states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island — was given its name by English explorer John Smith in 1616, and the...
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Americans love beer. In 2018, we quaffed about 6.3 billion gallons of it in all, which works out to an average of roughly 26.2 gallons per adult of drinking age (not that adults of drinking age are...
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The news for restaurants across America was bad enough when Yelp released an economic impact report in late June revealing that, as of June 15, more than 57,000 restaurants listed on the site had...
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Many states closed all but essential businesses beginning in mid-March due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Some began reopening them as early as late April. These businesses included bars...
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The American restaurant business continues to be in poor health, and the prognosis isn’t good. Celebrity chefs like Wolfgang Puck, David Chang, José Andrés, Daniel Boulud, and Charlie Palmer have...
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There are no rules for naming towns. Some are christened, reasonably enough, after their founders or a defining geographical feature. Others have monikers based on other languages or they may pay...
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The restaurant business just can’t seem to catch a break. First it was pretty much shut down completely around the country, with only takeout and delivery services permitted — which proved...
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When it comes to beer, there’s nothing wrong with everyday thirst-quenching lager, readily available, easy to quaff, and usually inexpensive. Lovers of craft beer, though, look for something more...
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The restaurant industry has suffered more significant job and sales declines than any other sector in the country since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic, with losses of as much as $240...
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The next time you open a bottle or can of the popular Mexican beer called Dos Equis, according to Beer Business Daily, it might have been produced not in Mexico at all, but roughly 5,400 miles away...
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Major food companies employ virtual armies of chefs, food scientists, and marketing gurus dedicated to developing, test-marketing, and (if all goes well) eventually rolling out new products. Both...
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It’s human nature (and makes good sense) to stock up on necessities as natural disasters like hurricanes or blizzards approach. It’s hardly surprising, then, that people also did exactly that as...
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