Gloria Yip is a self-taught baker who creates Pokémon-themed desserts. Recently she started to make Poké Ball hot chocolate bombs, made up of chocolate, hot chocolate mix, and marshmallows. When hot milk is poured on the chocolate Poké Ball, the Pokémon is released. She creates these desserts as a hobby. For more, visit: https://www.instagram.com/miscellaneousmao/ https://www.facebook.com/miscellaneousmao
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For Brett Berish, CEO and cofounder of Sovereign Brands, building industry challenging brands is in his blood. The company he cofounded, Sovereign Brands, is a family-owned, family-run wine and spirits company dedicated to the creation and development of unique, premium beverage brands. I sat down with Berish to learn about the company’s history, his family’s background
On July 26, the restaurant group by CHLOE. rolled out a full rebrand at all of its locations, repositioning itself as Beatnic. The new name is inspired by the vegan restaurant’s original Greenwich Village location, Beatnic aims to reflect its creative, inclusive, and vibrant cultural values in its new iteration. Following a busy year of significant challenges
McDonald’s MCD has created a new customer experience team as COVID-19 upends the way consumers engage with restaurants. According to an email from the company, the new team brings together the three existing departments tasked with executing the growth pillars from the chain’s Accelerating the Arches initiative announced late last year–global marketing, global restaurant development
José Andrés, renowned restaurateur and hands-on philanthropist, undertakes dual roles as leader of both the nonprofit World Central Kitchen, known for its work delivering food relief in the wake of natural and humanitarian disasters, and as chef and owner of ThinkFoodGroup, a collection of nearly thirty restaurants, with more than a half dozen more opening in 2021
Do me a favor. This weekend, if you’re shopping for wine or looking at a restaurant wine list or considering the wines you have at home, choose one grape and then choose two bottles of wine made from that grape in different parts of the world. Ideally they’d be from the same vintage but no
Bean there, done that. A study Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications is getting some attention because it showed that the extract from nattō beans, a traditional Japanese food item, could prevent Covid-19 coronavirus infections. However, before you start consuming nattō by the truckload, keep in mind that these findings may only apply if you happen
For many wine producers, harvesting the grapes is the most stressful time period as it can make or break the future of potential wines. Some harvests are easier than others with enough time to gather the grapes with the days and nights going exactly as planned and making it a truly wonderful celebration of gathering
With a flurry of Congressional activity that bodes both well and poorly for the future of paid medical and family leave at the same time as global business leaders are calling on elected officials to enact mandatory paid leave laws, the plight of the unprotected worker is grabbing a relatively rare position in the headlines
Food delivery giant Zomato, which became a household brand during the pandemic-induced lockdown, delivered a stellar performance when it debuted on the stock exchange Friday. Zomato’s shares soared as much as 82% to 138 rupees a share in early trading. They finished the day at 126 rupees, a gain of almost 66%. The Delhi-based startup, now
Direct-to-consumer company Daily Harvest, which offers a line of frozen, plant-based smoothies, veggie bowls, and other meal items, is preparing for an initial public offering, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter, after it reached over $250 million in revenue to-date. Sources, who told me not to be identified due to sensitivity of the
Partake Foods sells more than gluten-free and allergen-friendly cookies and cake mixes. Founder and CEO Denise Woodard sees every box as a step towards broader inclusion and accessibility across the food industry. Woodard has built New York City based Partake with intentionality. Partake is majority backed by investors of color, and now the brand, which
It’s National Hot Dog Day! Once a year the nation gets together to celebrate the many variations of sausage in a bun. Hot dogs became popular in the U.S. in the early 20th century, perhaps nowhere more so than in Chicago, where Chicago-style hot dogs are as much a symbol of the city as the
Quinn Foods, launched by Kristy Lewis over a decade ago to reinvent traditional savory and indulgent snacks with better-for-you ingredients and sustainable farming, has raised $10 million in a recent series B round led by growth equity firm, NewRoad Capital Partners. Michele Meyer, operating partner at NewRoad Capital Partners and former president of General Mills’
Surprises, fresh stories and deep-dive insights continue to be revealed about Anthony Bourdain — inimitable author, chef, TV personality — who touched the hearts of millions of people all over the globe with his wisdoms (sometimes cheeky, sometimes witty, sometimes endearing, sometimes profound, always incisive) spotlighting travel, food, humanity and the powerful connections they weave.
For over two decades, Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon has been one of the most sought-after brands in the world. It is a business built upon a family heritage in the bourbon industry that goes back to Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle opening the famed Stitzel-Weller Distillery in the 1930’s. As the 4th generation of Van Winkles move into
Well known in the both the wine world and the world of horses, businesswomen Barbara Banke and Peggy Furth hardly seem like the type of people who need to add another line to their already impressive resumes. However, after partnering on two previous ventures, WholeVine and Vine To Bar Chocolate, the two joined forces to
Industry innovation pivoting to reducing sugar and portions This year’s annual get-together of the snacks and confectionery industries, the Sweets & Snacks Expo, was held in Indianapolis last month. The usual assortment of desserts, candy, snack food and other treats were part of the lineup. But the big surprise was the number of new items
It’s National Ice Cream Day. In recent years the meaning of ice cream has taken a turn, mirroring the changing eating preferences of Americans. According to Gallup, while just 5% of US citizens are vegetarian or vegan, nearly 25% have cut back on eating meat. What’s more, 41% of Americans have tried plant-based meats. And
When longtime food blogger and private chef Angela Davis, also known as TheKitchenista, first encountered Darius Williams online, she noticed something weird about his recipes. They didn’t appear to work. “This was back in 2014. I started seeing some of his videos circulating, and I was not a fan of the cooking techniques, I’ll be