Many places in New York’s Chinatown sell soup dumplings, or Xiao Long Bao, but Joe’s Shanghai is the most famous for the dish. The restaurant says it was the first to bring soup dumplings to New York City, and first opened in Flushing in 1995 and in Chinatown a year later. The dumplings come in
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Denny’s has had an especially difficult time lately. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Education … [+] Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The surge in COVID cases this winter has been unkind to restaurants, but it’s been especially cruel to sit-down chain restaurants. A new report from Placer.ai, which studies
Champagne (unsurprisingly) reigned this New Year’s Eve for North America’s largest alcohol … [+] marketplace getty In one of the most unprecedented New Year’s Eve in memory, what was the nation sipping on? Bubbles, tequila and hard seltzer according to Drizly, North America’s largest e-commerce alcohol marketplace. New Years’ Eve was the biggest night of
Eric Ripert (on the left), the chef at Le Bernadin, partners with Johan Pesenti, who runs Stone … [+] Street Coffee, to develop a new brand of coffee, Stone Street Signature. Leandro Justen Respected French chef Eric Ripert from Le Bernadin, one of the most revered restaurants in Manhattan, developed a new blend of coffee,
A knob of ginger like the one shown here is mixed with water, sugar and a touch of lemon to make a … [+] potent syrup that turns into a DIY Ginger Beer. Using the syrup and sparkling water allows you to customize the ginger flavor in your cocktails and a myriad of other uses.
Partake Foods founder and CEO Denise Woodard wants to help move the funding needle for other entrepreneurs of color. Courtesy of Partake Foods Ahead of the new year, the For(bes) The Culture community predicted that Black and Brown entrepreneurs would have more access to funding in 2021, with more venture capitalists of color stepping up
While plastics blanket the planet, the food and beverage industry is looking at how to make … [+] sustainable packaging– recycling, reusing and (sometimes) replacing plastic. getty Few things are more recognizable than the Coca-Cola bottle, which debuted in 1916 with a sleek design that helped make it an icon. Over the years, its glass
After securing $18 million in Series A funding, startup New Wave Foods will bringing a plant-based shrimp alternative to restaurants and cafeterias this year. New Wave Foods Shrimp is the top seafood eaten in America, and a women-led startup is now bringing a plant-based alternative made from seaweed and mung bean to market, thanks to
COVID, as we know, has made the vulnerable among us even more so. Not only has unemployment skyrocketed, many of the low-wage hourly workers who do have shifts scheduled must choose whether to stay home and stay safe or keep earning a paycheck by potentially exposing themselves to virus transmission in the workplace. Though conditions
Billy Goat Tavern, established in 1934, is a burger institution in Chicago, known for its double cheeseburger made with thin, all-natural beef patties served on a kaiser-roll bun. The original restaurant — which was a tavern across from the Chicago Stadium — was born when a goat fell off a passing truck and wandered into
KChan (left) and KLee (right) launched high-protein, low-carb ramen company immi out of their shared … [+] backgrounds in the food industry. immi It’s 2021, and ramen lovers just got a healthy option to slurp with the launch of immi. The website of the world’s first low-carb, high-protein instant ramen company has officially gone live
Professional food developers rely heavily on R&D and innovation centers outfitted with lab benches, pilot plant equipment, consumer research facilities (i.e. for focus groups), and a wealth of other physical resources. But that’s not all. Multidisciplinary teams also frequently huddle over a lab bench to review product iterations and brainstorm ideas. All of this changed with
Kora, a bakery in Queens, is known for doughnuts filled with traditional Filipino flavors. Kimberly Camara runs Kora out of her small apartment where she, her boyfriend, her mom, and some extended family work tirelessly each week to pump out over 500 donuts to eager customers. While the doughnut flavors change week to week, the
Do you remember what was so top of mind for wine lovers at this time last year? Tariffs. As in, the tariffs that had been proposed later in 2019 by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) that threatened to levy up to 100 percent on European wines. We “got away” with 25 percent tariffs, most
Old Bushmills. Distillery. Bushmills. County Antrim. Northern Ireland. (Photo by: Carlo … [+] Morucchio/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Did someone say, “free whiskey?” Indeed. In fact, its not just anyone making the offer, but Bushmills—one of the planet’s primary producers of the brown spirit. The legendary Irish brand
SAYULA, MEXICO – MARCH 11: A ‘jimador’ cuts the blue agave later used to distil and produce Tequila … [+] on March 11, 2020 in Sayula, Mexico. Tequila companies are still producin amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Alfredo Martinez/Getty Images) Getty Images “When times are good, people drink. When times are bad, they drink
The Lucy Rose has a red skin and is part Honeycrisp and part Airlie Red. Baldor Specialty Foods Take a walk down the produce aisle at your local supermarket, and you’ll likely see an abundance of apples. The U.S. is the third biggest apple producer in the world with an output of around 4.8 million
WINDSOR, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 01: Customers line up outside of Russian River Brewing Company to be … [+] the first people to try the new Pliny the Younger on February 01, 2019 in Windsor, California. Hundreds of people lined up hours before the opening of Russian River Brewing Co. to taste their annual release of
2020 is officially in the rearview mirror and that means Dry January is now underway. For the uninitiated, Dry January is a one-month sobriety challenge that began as a public health campaign in the United Kingdom about eight years ago. The popularity of the movement has exploded in the years since it began. Alcohol Change
Steamboat, CO, 2020 — Mountain Tap Brewing has repurposed old gondolas for socially distanced … [+] seating during COVID. Mountain Tap Brewing You don’t need me to tell you that this year has devastated a staggering number of people and businesses. On top of putting the lives of tens of millions of food-and-drink professionals at