There are no “lonely tables set for one” at Tokyo, Japan’s The Moomin Café. As a strategy to get rid o the dilemma of eating out alone, part of the café’s standard restaurant equipment are life-size and adorably cute Moomin stuffed toys that solo customers can get as table partners. Lone diners can enjoy the…
In a bid to promote the restaurant industry of Jenkintown, Philadelphia, Mayor Ed Foley went on a gastronomic tour of all the town’s restaurants – all in one day. The tour, which he made on April 19, 2014, is to promote the borough’s first-ever restaurant week dubbed Dine Out Jenkintown. This gut-busting tour had Mayor…
Last August 5, 2013, the FDA released the latest definition of “gluten-free” food, which requires voluntarily-labelled gluten-free food items to have no more than 20 parts per million of gluten in any given dish. This uniform standard for the term is a step towards assuring concerned customers about the safe consumption of food items that…
The year 2014 has seen a significant change in the economic landscape with the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare). With this law, individuals and small to large businesses are required to enroll in a private insurance plan. The coverage will start on the beginning of the year 2014. Along with…