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News Articles: Restaurant Industry

People from all different parts of Goergia's food industry met at Bread and Butterfly in Atlanta to discuss solutions to the climate change issues they're facing.

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Georgia food producers discuss climate change, sustainability in the industry

Farmers, chefs, and restaurant owners shared challenges they face and drafted solutions to support one another.

November 19, 2024
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
A help wanted sign is shown at a fast food restaurant in Solana Beach, California, Nov., 9, 2021. Photo by Mike Blake/Reuters

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Which states have the most chain restaurants? Georgia Tech researchers map it out

Researchers at Georgia Tech have been mapping out where in the U.S. you can find the highest and lowest prevalence of chain restaurants. And they've made some interesting discoveries.

October 06, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
Lawmakers sit in the House chamber at the Georgia state Capitol on March 15, 2022.

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Georgia House passes bill to allow food trucks to operate statewide

Georgia food truck owners welcomed news the state House unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would allow them to sell food anywhere in the state with a single permit.

March 18, 2022
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  • Sarah Swetlik and
  • Christian Gehrke
Levi Brock takes a customer's order inside the Choate BBQ food truck in Woodstock, Georgia on Feb. 16.

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‘I cried a lot’: Georgia food truck owners worry about high cost of fees and permits

Food truck owners say they’re frustrated with what they describe as Georgia’s complex permitting bureaucracy. In addition to a business license, the Georgia Department of Public Health requires a health permit and a separate inspection for each county in which the truck operates.

February 23, 2022
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  • Sarah Swetlik and
  • Christian Gehrke
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Georgia Today: Liberty County and the cost of Georgia’s 'Great Resignation'

Liberty County outside Savannah is one place where the number of people quitting their jobs has been extraordinary, even amid the national so-called Great Resignation that's seen record numbers of people quit. Why Liberty County is so hard hit and how the employee exodus is changing the fabric of the community, is the subject of this week's Georgia Today.

January 07, 2022
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Chefs prepare food at Mexico's Dinner With Enrique Olvera And Jordi Roca during Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented By FOOD & WINE at Cosme NYC on October 15, 2015 in New York City. Cosme is one of six U.S. honorees on the 2021 list of the world's 50 best restaurants.

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A handful of the world's newly crowned 50 best restaurants are in the U.S.

This year's list of the 50 best restaurants in the world includes six American eateries, all in either New York or California.

October 06, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Chef Lisa Donovan's new memoir, called "Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger," is about her life in and out of kitchens, and her journey to find her voice as a woman and a Southerner. It was released on Aug. 4.

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Chef Lisa Donovan On The Pain, Progress and 'Perpetual Hunger' Of Life In And Out Of Kitchen Culture

Lisa Donovan is a celebrated southern pastry chef, James Beard award-winning essayist, and now author of a new memoir. The book, called Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger, follows her life in and out of kitchens, documenting her journey to the restaurant industry she loved — and later left. On Second Thought spoke with Donovan to discuss the pains, obstacles and joys of finding her voice as a woman and a southerner, and learning to use it in the male-dominated culinary world.

August 07, 2020
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Bryan Schroeder, executive director of Atlanta-based non-profit Giving Kitchen, joined "On Second Thought" to discuss the sudden and serious threats facing the industry and its workers due to coronavirus - and how they are responding.

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With The Food Service Industry In Crisis, Giving Kitchen Steps In To Help

Working in the food service industry can be a tough gig, even without a pandemic . Many workers are uninsured and — like the restaurants employing them ...

July 21, 2020
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Laurie Woolever, pictured here with Anthony Bourdain, was his assistant for about a decade, and co-authored his 2016 cookbook "Appetites." She joined "On Second Thought" to share stories of the author, chef, TV host and world traveler.

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Anthony Bourdain's Assistant Remembers Famed Food and Travel Star As His Estate Goes Up For Auction

Anthony Bourdain was highly regarded as a chef, author, TV show host and world traveler who, for many, epitomized the essence of cool. He was seen as a...

October 25, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

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