“The historical hub of Polish pierogi, Ukrainian borscht, Indian vindaloo, and Japanese ramen has recently become an epicenter of Chinese and Taiwanese restaurants, both homegrown and imported — from Flushing and (much) further east. Here, where to find the neighborhood’s newest Yunnanese, Hunanese, and more.”
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“Walmart’s Jet.com is testing same-day grocery delivery in New York, as it dials up its efforts in the battle for online customers. The retailer announced Tuesday that it will open up a fulfillment center in the Bronx for Jet.com, the e-commerce start-up it acquired roughly two years ago. The fulfillment center will serve as the base for the delivery of goods like groceries and Apple electronics.”
“The move comes as Walmart has been investing heavily in its online grocery business. It previously announced plans to expand its online grocery delivery service to a fleet of roughly 800 stores by the end of the year. It has also been re-outfitting its stores to support mobile and online delivery, as well as converting some of its Sam’s Clubs into distribution centers for Walmart’s online grocery business.”
As of now, though, the Bronx warehouse will only store Jet inventory and the service will only deliver Jet goods.”
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“The coffee chain already uses its strawless lids in 8,000 North American stores for drinks like its draft nitro and cold foam beverages. They are being tested for some beverages in other markets including China, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, according to the company.
Starbucks will launch two new cold offerings in the U.S. and Canada on Tuesday that use the lids, including a salted cream cold foam cold brew, Starbucks spokeswoman Haley Drage said in an email.”
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“Queens Night Market is midway through its fourth season behind the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. When you first arrive a little before the gates open at 6 p.m., the alfresco food bazaar seems, with its concrete lot and frenzied vendors bracing for the mob, much like any other. But as the evening progresses, you start to notice the distinctions: the diverse crowd, both in ethnicity and age; unexpected amenities like portable sinks and a curtained ATM; the calm and patient geniality of the vendors, happy to explain their food and culture; the aromas permeating the lot, uniting farflung points on the globe in one gloriously multicultural cookout.”
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“The collection of rooftop bars in Williamsburg gets a new player next week at the Williamsburg Hotel, which has a pool along with its full bar and Manhattan skyline views. The hotel rooftop, located at 96 Wythe Ave., will serve food from the downstairs restaurant Harvey, including farro salad and lobster rolls. Frozen drinks, cocktails, beer, and wine are available, too. A day pass for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. costs $65 Monday through Thursday and $100 Friday through Sunday; the rooftop bar stays open until midnight Sunday through Wednesday and until 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. It opens next Friday, July 13th.”
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“Something strange is happening when consumers move their grocery spending online: They don’t buy alcohol. In a brick-and-mortar supermarket, around 5 percent of consumer spending goes to alcohol, according to data from Progressive Grocer.When a consumer shops for groceries online, however, only 0.7 percent of every dollar goes to the alcohol aisle.”
“In other words, alcohol’s share of grocery spending is 85 percent lower online than in brick-and-mortar stores.”
“If alcohol sales continue to underperform online and if online grocery sales grow as fast as analysts expect, then supermarkets could lose $3.9 billion in annual alcohol sales per year by 2022. That’s an astounding turnaround, considering that between 2011 and 2016, alcohol was the fastest-growing category in grocery.”
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“The Woods Team Expands With ’80s Surfer-Inspired Indoor-Outdoor Bar in Williamsburg. Right under the BQE at 307 Meeker Ave. at Frost Street, the Breakers fills 2,500 square feet with neon signs, saturated colors, and skateboards and surfboards. The style pulls from ’80s surfing and skateboarding looks, with a little dose of disco in the mix, Rosen says. An elaborate mural on the floor, for instance, is inspired by skateboard design.
For drinks, the Breakers goes hard on tiki-inspired draft cocktails. The bar stocks 15 of them, including a zombie, rum punch, and ginger mai tai. All cost $10, with the exception of a Sex on the Beach, which will always be $5.”
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“Everyone has been to a restaurant where the menu has really stood out from the crowd. But everyone has also been to plenty of restaurants where the menu looks exactly the same as dozens of other menus, just filled with different information.”
“Handling your own restaurant menu design can sound like a daunting task if you don’t have a design background or the funding to bring in the pros, but rest assured that it isn’t anything the average restaurateur can’t handle with a little bit of the right information.”
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“A proposal to raise the minimum wage for restaurant servers could reduce sexual harassment in the industry and improve the living standards of workers, or force small, struggling New York restaurants to close their doors—depending on who you ask. Yesterday morning, the Department of Labor held their last hearing on whether or not to raise the tipped minimum wage on par with state minimum wage, and eliminate the tip credit, which allows restaurants to pay a lower minimum wage as long as tips make up the difference.”
“Food Service workers in New York City have a minimum wage of either $8.00 or $8.65, depending on the size of the restaurant (outside the city, the minimum wage drops to $7.50), compared to $15.00 for the rest of New York City workers ($13.50 for small employers).”
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