News

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  Mar

  2024

  06

  2024 / Mar / 06

  Made In Cookware’s Growth Flywheel Extends From Professional Chefs To Home Cooks

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  Made In Cookware founders Johnathan “Jake” Kalick, left, and Bradford “Chip” Malt. Photo by Matt Conant

  From: Forbes
  By: Pamela N. Danziger, Senior Contributor, “I study the world’s most powerful consumers — The American Affluent”

  Top athletes, craftsmen and women, carpenters or anyone involved in a skilled trade knows to perform their best, they need the best tools, as Benjamin Franklin said, “The best investment is in the tools of one’s trade.” read more

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  Nov

  2023

  01

  2023 / Nov / 01

  Austin’s Famed Franklin Barbecue Is Coming to LA for Just Five Days

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  Photo By: Jakob Layman
  From: EATER Los Angeles
  By: Matthew Kang
  One of Texas’s most famous restaurants, Franklin Barbecue, is collaborating with LA’s HomeState to create a chopped brisket breakfast taco for just five days from November 8 to 12. To date, Franklin Barbecue has never appeared in Los Angeles except for a pop-up in 2015 that founder and chef Aaron Franklin conducted with chef Adam Perry Lang. For those who haven’t heard of Franklin Barbecue, it’s regarded as one of the best barbecue places in the world, drawing huge lines every day it’s open. And it’s officially coming to LA next week to celebrate HomeState, an Austin-style breakfast taco specialist, that turns 10 years old this year. read more

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  Oct

  2023

  09

  2023 / Oct / 09

  36 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles

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  HIGHLY LIKELY
  Photo By: Jeff Mindell//Courtesy Highly Likely
  From: Conde Nast Traveler
  Reviewed By: Krista Simmons<
  Highly Likely has the bright, airy, vibrant vibes of some of Australia’s best all-day cafes. You’ll find all the California takes on breakfast classics on the menu here. All of them are great, but standouts include the fish sandwich, made with locally caught, tempura-battered fish and kosho tartar sauce, or the Japanese porridge bowl with housemade pickles, dashi broth, Okinawa potatoes, mushrooms, greens, miso granola, and a soft boiled egg. read more

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  Oct

  2023

  09

  2023 / Oct / 09

  36 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles

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  HOMESTATE
  Photo By: Sierra Prescott
  From: Conde Nast Traveler
  Reviewed By: Krista Simmons<
  This lively little taco stand is all about inhaling a few tacos with friends before the tortillas dissolve in your hands. Hungover or not, you’ll inhale these tacos with tortillas handmade to perfection. Start a perfect day with their “Trinity”—eggs, bacon, potato and cheese. The best things in life are simple, especially paired in a winning combination with Southern hospitality and speedy, smiley service. Bonus: the Highland Park location now serves some of the best margaritas in town. read more

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  Sep

  2023

  11

  2023 / Sep / 11

  Here’s how Café Zupas was able to successfully build its own tech stack

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  From: Nation’s Restaurant News
  By: Joanna Fantozzi

  The founders of the Utah-based soup and sandwich chain have backgrounds in tech and built custom AI-based systems instead of going with off the shelf read more

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  May

  2023

  08

  2023 / May / 08

  Stio Raises $20M in Capital to Accelerate Omnichannel Growth

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  From: Outdoor Sportswire

  Led by LAGO Innovation Fund, funding support comes as Stio doubles Mountain Studio® retail locations and boosts wholesale growth read more

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  Mar

  2023

  03

  2023 / Mar / 03

  Starbird Chicken named winner of Nation’s Restaurant News’ Chicken Showdown

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  From: Nation’s Restaurant News
  By: NRN Staff

  Starbird Chicken has been named the winner of Nation’s Restaurant News’ Chicken Showdown, in which the media brand pitted nine chicken chains against each other. read more

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  Feb

  2023

  21

  2023 / Feb / 21

  De La Calle Announces Expansion Into Whole Foods Market Stores Nationwide

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  From: Cision PR Newswire
  Today, De La Calle announces its expansion into Whole Foods Market stores nationwide. The canned tepache brand will now be featured in 537 Whole Foods locations, solidifying its coast-to-coast retail footprint. read more

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  Feb

  2023

  08

  2023 / Feb / 08

  Koia Adopts Vertical Integration Model with Anaheim Production Plant

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  From: Bevnet
  By: Brad Avery

  Seeking to swiftly amplify its sales and velocity over the coming years, California-based plant-based beverage company Koia has transitioned to a vertically integrated production model with the acquisition of a production facility in Anaheim. read more