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Most countries around the world produce and enthusiastically consume alcoholic beverages of various kinds. The exceptions are primarily those with a majority Muslim population — Islam eschews...
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A 24/7 Tempo analysis shows that one restaurant in Austria has been open since 803.
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Around the world, many millions of people don’t have enough to eat, and what they do eat must be begged or foraged. Many millions more eat meals that are spare and as cheap as possible — a few...
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These days, there are people making artisanal tortillas in Ireland, small-batch soy sauce in Kentucky, and Spanish-style sausage in southwestern Georgia. It might be hard to remember, then, that...
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Chicken wings — along with every other edible part of the bird — have been eaten in North America at least since the 1500s. “Wings” per se, on the other hand, are a much more recent...
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Pizza got started as food for the poor. It was born in southern Italy and originally involved only the cheapest of ingredients — leftover bread dough from the baker’s oven, tomatoes (which were...
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It’s no secret that 2020 was a tough year for the restaurant industry. Restaurants are built around the idea of conviviality — eating and drinking as a social activity in close quarters in a...
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Think college students are the heaviest drinkers? Think again. Studies have shown that baby boomers — those now aged between 57 and 75 — not only drink more alcohol than the silent generation...
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The average lifespan of an independent restaurant in America is said to be somewhere between three and five years. Some last a lot longer than that, but longevity isn’t the same thing as eternal...
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During Donald Trump’s presidency, much was written about his eating habits — his love for well-done steak, Egg McMuffins, and chocolate cake; the $5,500 fast-food feast he served the Clemson...
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Americans love beer — and with nearly 9,000 breweries across the U.S., beer lovers have it easy. But cracking open a cold one can be problematic when watching your waistline. The typical 12 ounce...
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There is no doubt beer is one of the most popular drinks in the world – especially in the summer — and lager is the most common type of beer in the world. The technical difference between the...
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Many chain restaurants constantly reinvent themselves with rebranding, redesigns, new technology — and perhaps most of all, new menu items. From Taco Bell to Jamba to Applebee’s, things change....
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Drinking habits, like just about everything else, vary from place to place, and some cocktails and other types of beverages are more closely identified with certain states than others. People have...
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Think college students are the heaviest drinkers? Think again. Studies have shown that baby boomers — those now aged between 57 and 75 — not only drink more alcohol than the silent generation...
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