Craft coffee is everywhere! New research reveals how we got there
The push toward specialized products, including your cup of coffee, is transforming markets as big and small firms inspire one another.
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Joseph Shavit
- Dec 30, 2021
One lonely traveler in Louisville & a cowboy's act of kindness on New Year's Eve
I arrived in Louisville on New Year’s Eve of 2016. I had taken off from Lebanon, Pennsylvania, a few days prior, heading to Kentucky.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 1, 2021
This one-of-a-kind McDonald's is located inside a stately 19th century mansion
Here's how an infamous McDonald's skirted Freeport, Maine's strict zoning laws by setting up shop in a 19th-century home.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 25, 2021
'Friendship Cabins': The future of outdoor dining made from recycled plastic bottles
On the street outside Peaches Kitchen & Bar, two translucent outdoor dining structures are now standing like oversized glowing lanterns.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 11, 2021
Celebrate the life of the Guatemalan woman credited with inventing McDonald's Happy Meal
Yolanda Fernández de Cofiño is best known for her kid friendly contributions to McDonalds' restaurant's brand including the Happy Meal.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 6, 2021
Adorable dog robots serve the perfect ice cream cones to customers
Tokyo-based company Connected Robotics developed adorable robot dog servers to serve ice cream to customers and keep human workers safe.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 24, 2021
A dog and a human walk into a bar... this London bar serves them both
A pet-friendly new bar in London, After Bark, is serving up drinks to a new breed of booze hounds, offering cool puppy-themed drinks
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 16, 2021
Worth the price? The most expensive french fries in the world are in New York City
Located on the city’s Upper East Side, Serendipity 3 set the Guinness World Records title for making the most expensive french fries ever
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 13, 2021
The Noma of nightlife: Welcome to Hong Kong’s first sustainable bar, The Penicillin
The Penecillin is the first bar in Hong Kong entirely focused on sustainability. It's all part of a broader concept from drinks to furniture
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 6, 2021
Spanish chef Jose Andres wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Charity Work
He has been nominated on several occasions for the prestigious Best Chef Award and has also been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 23, 2021
Stunning Kindness - Customer leaves $16,000 tip on a $37 tab at New Hampshire restaurant
Staff members at the Stumble Inn Bar & Grill were floored when they saw the amount of the tip left on the small tab.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 5, 2021
A manager's act of kindness helped homeless man find a job
Earlier this year, he fell asleep outside of the Outback Steakhouse, and a woman woke him up to make sure he was okay.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 25, 2021
‘COVID bandit’ leaves $200 tip for each of the 34 employees at Denver restaurant
The staff at Guard and Grace are extremely thankful for a patron that left a $6,800 cash tip distributed to the 34 employees working...
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 22, 2021
Wisconsin restaurant owner uses own money to help area restaurants
A north-central Wisconsin restaurant owner is taking a unique approach to helping other struggling restaurants around town.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 3, 2021
Dallas coffee shop's 'drive-by kindness' videos viewed by millions
In this time that has tested us all, a café in Dallas is hoping kindness will make your day a little bit better. La La Land Kind Café...
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