The Board of Health will vote today on whether chains will be required to add saltshaker symbols next to menu items with at least a day’s worth of sodium, which FDA defines as 2,300 milligrams. Mayor de Blasio’s administration has already expressed their support for this regulation, and want more transparency for customers in restaurants. “It’s quite difficult for consumers to understand which products might have too much sodium in them” a Health Department official expressed.
The New York State Restaurant Association has opposed implementing symbols identifying sodium levels, as it is a step toward food-warning fatigue, and seeing it as a warning label than food products for consumers. The New York State Restaurant Association lawyer said “The concern, at some point, is that warning labels and the confluence of warnings on menus will lead to a collective shrug by consumers…as every item on a menu will be flagged as inappropriate in one way or another.”
If this regulation is passed by the Health Department, New York will be the first in America to put transparency and regulations to salt levels.
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California has declared a drought emergency almost 19 months ago and is still implementing new ways to conserve water. In its efforts, California has given clear instruction to Sugar Pine Spring Water to change their water source out of California. Sugar Pine Spring is the company listed as a certified source of Starbucks bottled water Ethos. It uses “California’s bone-dry water supplies in its mission to alleviate worldwide thirst.” Starbucks, however, has complied with state regulations and released statements to switch to a new water source within six months that isn’t experiencing regional drought.
Sadelle’s, one of the most anticipated restaurants to open this fall, has finally opened. Sadelle’s is named to be a leading competitor in this year’s trend of bagels. The bagel bakery boasts pastries, babka, bagels and bistro from baker Melissa Weller and the Major Food Group. Already, many are anticipating the bagels and lox. Moreover, as the Jewish holidays are in season, Sadelle’s opening fits perfectly into this fall’s trend.
Eater asked New York’s best food critics to anonymously share their frustrations about the restaurant industry. A total of 26 complaints were complied to help owners and businesses in NYC’s restaurant scene to avoid bad criticism from food writers.
Giles Russell and Henry Roberts, owners of Two Hands, is planning to expand their coffee shop to Tribeca, but as a full-service restaurant. Two Hands, located between Little Italy and Chinatown, boasts a unique design and sense of community. Russell and Roberts built Two Hands as a beachy, bright atmosphere with a laid-back lifestyle advocating people to hang out and have a coffee without feeling any pressure. They are hoping to carry this laid-back atmosphere over to their full-service restaurant. “This will hopefully be the same, with just a few more people, and some more food and cocktails” Russell says.
Finally after a long anticipated wait, New Yorkers are getting their own Chick-fil-A. Famous for their crispy fried chicken burgers, Chick-fil-A is said to open at 37th and 6th Ave. The chain was said to open in NYC last year, but has officially released their date for October 3rd this year. While there is already a Chick-fil-A at NYU’s dining hall, it is exclusively accessible to university affiliates.
Amazon is already a major hub for vendors to sell their merchandise and for consumers to easily search for an array of products through one site. While buying electronics, and other material goods are what Amazon users associate the market for, Amazon has now launched deliver of groceries and prepared meals.
The Butcher’s Daughter, on Kenmare Street, has been a trendy place for locals to grab healthy brunch and to spot celebrities since their opening in 2012. The Butcher’s Daughter’s success is due to their appeal towards the shift in the food industry to raw-kale, with their array of healthy menu and juices like their avocado toast, and egg sandwiches made with cashew cheese. Heather Tierney, the owner of The Butcher’s Daughter, is planning to expand the store to Los Angeles, California. She is also planning to open in the West Village on 581 Hudson Street.
disparaging comments about Mexican immigrants in his recent campaign post for the upcoming Presidential elections, José Andrés has backed out of a contract with Trump Hotels in Washington D.C. José Andrés says Trump’s stance makes it “impossible” for him to move forward with the restaurant on Trump property because more than half the team is Hispanic, and the chef himself is a Spanish immigrant. Donald Trump Jr. claims that José Andrés will still be held responsible for their 10-year leased contract and other fees for terminating their contract including possibilities of opening The Bazaar in another property within Washington D.C. However, José Andrés was surely able to find alternative measures to open a new restaurant, and instead of D.C his EL Bulli-style spherical olives and his Spanish restaurant The Bazaar has been rumored to be opening a SLS property in NYC. It is no surprise that José Andrés will be partnering with Hotel chain SLS as they have been longtime partners from the opening of his first location of The Bazaar at one of SLS’s properties in Beverly Hills. José Andrés is also serving as the hotel chain’s culinary director. While the rumor of José Andrés opening a restaurant in NYC still remains, some speculate that José Andrés is only advising in the development of the new Hotel SLS restaurant in NYC and has no intentions of opening in NYC. Nonetheless, many speculators are excited to see which new location José Andrés will enter.
trends is fried chicken sandwiches and Shake Shack is taking their approach to this market with their ChickenShack. This fried chicken sandwich is “limited edition” and can only be found in three locations in Brooklyn. While this “limited edition” burger was available for a short span, the success of the burgers have encouraged the sandwich to be offered in a larger span. On July 16th, the ChickenShack will be available for more consumers.
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