Fast food is very popular worldwide. There are several reasons for its popularity. First, it is very convenient and saves a lot of time. The trend of modern society seems to point to one ultimate goal – saving time, and fast food well serves this purpose. You just go into a fast food restaurant, order your food, and your food is ready on time. However, in the terms of nutrition, fast food is far from satisfactory. It usually does not compose a balanced diet and is low in nutrition value. Today, people are focused on the nutrition and food quality. Fast food industries also try their best to change the “traditional” fast food business structure – offering higher-quality food. They are seeking to retool their images by ditching the “fast food” descriptor. McDonald’s introduced so-called “artisan” chicken sandwiches and Arby’s also used the word for a line of grilled sandwiches. Fast food companies are looking to adapt to customers’ desires. I believe it will be healthier in the near future.

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Bubble Tea, also known as boba milk tea, is a cold, frothy drink made with a tea base shaken with flavors, sweeteners and milk with tapioca pearls at the base of the drink. Fat straw required. Usually the tapioca pears are made from cassava root. Cassava roots contain significant amount of calcium and vitamin C. People boil the tapioca pearls that make them soft and chewy. Then sweeten them with them with honey and brown sugar. Nowadays, bubble tea has a lot of flavors, it makes it more colorful look, and all the colors are from natural ingredients. Today many young people in North American like this beautiful and chewy new style beverage. Maybe you should give it a try.

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The West Coast vegan chain Veggie Grill recently announced that they have received an additional investment to the tune of $22 million. With this money the chain plans to expand beyond its 28 units on the West Coast into new markets including the Midwest and East Coast. Steve Heeley, Veggie Grill’s CEO, also indicated that the brand is evaluating nontraditional locations for expansion such as airports and college campuses. Fueled by this new round of investment the chain expects to double in size by 2019. The growing demand for meatless food options – especially among college students and Millenials – makes this seem very reasonable.

You can read more about the expansion of Veggie Grill here.

Tomorrow April Bloomfield and Ken Friedman will open their boutique butcher shop on the Upper West Side. The butcher shop will be offering select takeout snacks tomorrow, and the full service restaurant attached will open next week. The impetus for this move comes from the already staggering amount of burgers being produced by the duo’s currently operating restaurants. It has been estimated that the Spotted Pig serves 75,000 burgers a year alone. This move will give more control over the entire burger supply chain. You can also find White Gold’s burger meat at Salvation Burger and the Lobby Bar at the Ace Hotel.

You can read more about the butcher shop and restaurant here.

Do you enjoy a night out at the movies, but hate overpriced popcorn, soda, and candy? You’re in luck! Texas cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse will open its long-awaited location in Downtown Brooklyn on October 28^th. Located in the City Point complex, the Alamo Drafthouse will offer patrons full dining and bar opportunities during their movie watching experience. The food menu features appetizers, salads, flatbreads, sandwiches, and desserts. The drinks menu features everything from cocktails, craft beer, wine, and mocktails for children. The Drafthouse is within reasonable walking distance of neighborhood favorite Cobble Hill Cinema and the United Artists location – both on Court St. To this point, the Alamo Drafthouse CEO recently spoke about this opening, stating that he believes NYC is still in need of more theater screens.

You can read more about the opening here.

Do you know what dish is the most popular in the cold winter in worldwide now? I know its hot pot. It consists of a simmering metal pot of stock at the center of dining table. While the hot pot is kept simmering, ingredients are placed into the pot and are cooked at the table. Typical hot pot dishes include thinly sliced meat (usually they are beef or lamb), leafy vegetables, fish balls, baby sausages, wontons, egg dumpling, seafood and so on. The cooked food is usually eaten with a dipping sauce. You can find really good hot pot stores at Chinatowns in Manhattan and Flushing. The price is very good, usually for a small handful ingredient the price is between $3-$8. If you want to know informations for the hot pot, please click here.

Dim Sum is the most famous in a long list of dishes in a Hong Kong meal. The newest addition to NYC Dim Sum offerings is Joy Luck Place. The name may be a reference to the Amy Tan novel, Joy Luck Club. It is located at 98 Mott St, very close to Chinatown in Manhattan. In recent years, dim sum has become more and more popular in North America area. Joy Luck place offers impressively shaped, bite-size portions of dumplings, spring rolls with lightly seasoned fillings of meat, seafood and vegetables. Fluffy buns with various filling and glutinous rice – all get deliciously steamed. These small dishes will definitely be a big surprise, and just ignite the taste buds. In addition, the price is very reasonable. Plates are priced at $2.25, $2.75, or $3.25 depending on the size. Delicious food and reasonable prices give you a good reason to visit this store, if you want to get more information, please visit here

Yale historian Paul Freedman has released his newest book this year, Ten Restaurants That Changed America. Freedman synthesizes historical analysis, contemporary sources, and interviews in order to offer the reader an insight into how these household names developed and affected the American gastronomical landscape. With an introduction by Danny Meyer, this book offers much to those interested in American restaurant history. With colder weather approaching, its important to have a page-turner handy for those gloomy fall and winter days.

You can find out more about the book over at the WSJ.