#US chicken shortage blamed on pandemic, fried sandwich craze

#US chicken shortage blamed on pandemic, fried sandwich craze

“#US chicken shortage blamed on pandemic, fried sandwich craze” Chicken-lovers are going to have to wing it through the Great Poultry Crisis of 2021. America’s biggest fast-food companies reported earnings this week, and executives from KFC to Wingstop stressed a dire situation — there’s simply not enough chicken to go around.  A meat-processing slowdown caused…

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#Chinatown struggles to recover amid anti-Asian violence

#Chinatown struggles to recover amid anti-Asian violence

“#Chinatown struggles to recover amid anti-Asian violence” New York City’s restaurant business may be roaring back to life, but Chinatown continues to struggle — thanks to rising anti-Asian crimes and a still-sagging tourism industry. “You could throw a bowling ball down the middle of Chinatown and not hit anyone,” said Wellington Chen, executive director of…

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#In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers

#In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers

“#In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers” BOSTON — The owner of seafood restaurants on Cape Cod has eliminated lunch service and delayed the opening of some locations because his summertime influx of foreign workers hasn’t arrived yet. More than a thousand miles away, a Jamaican couple is fretting about whether the rest of their…

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#Best Picture themed cocktail recipes for Oscars 2021

#Best Picture themed cocktail recipes for Oscars 2021

“#Best Picture themed cocktail recipes for Oscars 2021” Monte’s Trattoria is a Greenwich Village institution that’s been serving the same classic Italian food for a century, but nine years ago the Mosconi family owned restaurant added something new to its menu: an annual Oscars party.   The idea came up at the bar late one night, when…

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#Americans are eating lots of unhealthy food – except at school, study finds

#Americans are eating lots of unhealthy food – except at school, study finds

“#Americans are eating lots of unhealthy food – except at school, study finds” Schools throughout America serve more nutrient-rich foods than restaurants, according to researchers at Tufts University. A new study conducted by the university’s Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy published findings that analyzed the diets of 40,000 adults and 21,000 children between 2003 and 2018. In the…

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#Can’t eat out? In locked down Paris, a chef can come to you

#Can’t eat out? In locked down Paris, a chef can come to you

“#Can’t eat out? In locked down Paris, a chef can come to you” Parisians yearning for haute cuisine dining since the COVID-19 pandemic closed down restaurants have found an alternative: private chefs who serve up meals in customers’ homes. Fatiha El-Kaddaoui is a trained chef who takes bookings from private individuals, brings her ingredients to…

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#Media hangout Michael’s Restaurant set to reopen

#Media hangout Michael’s Restaurant set to reopen

“#Media hangout Michael’s Restaurant set to reopen” The media world will get its unofficial cafeteria back on Wednesday when Michael McCarty reopens Michael’s Restaurant, the once and future hot spot for the chattering classes. The West 55th Street eatery, a popular media hangout since it opened in the late 1980s, closed its doors on March…

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#South Florida restaurant buys robots to fight staffing issues

#South Florida restaurant buys robots to fight staffing issues

“#South Florida restaurant buys robots to fight staffing issues” The future of food is here. A restaurant in Florida has added several new high-tech workers to its roster. After struggling with staffing issues, the seafood place decided to invest in robots to help deliver food to tables and perform other important tasks. Mr. Q Crab House in Hollywood, Fla.,…

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