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Nathan’s Famous is relaunching a classic fast-food restaurant chain

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(NEXSTAR) – Hungry for a bit of nostalgia?

Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips, a quick-service restaurant chain that once boasted over 800 locations around the country, is being relaunched as part of a virtual restaurant concept spearheaded by Nathan’s Famous.

In bringing the brand back, Nathan’s Famous initially plans to offer the Arthur Treacher’s menu at ghost-kitchen locations, many of which will be offering items from other restaurant brands in the Nathan’s Famous “portfolio.”

Nathan’s has also “revamped” the traditional Arthur Treacher’s menu to feature “upgraded proteins” and put more

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Downtown restaurant breaks down why a burger and fries costs $21.50 in Victoria

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(Ferris’ Oyster Bar and Grill – “The Burger” – photo courtesy of Ferris’ Oyster Bar and Grill)

Inflation still rears its ugly head in Victoria along with sky-high commercial rental costs.

These are just two of the loads a restaurateur in Victoria bears in order to feed the masses of locals and tourists alike downtown. 

With all the costs rising for these business owners and customers asking them why their burgers and other menu items cost what they do, Ferris’ Grill & Garden Patio took to social media in order to break down exactly what people are paying for when

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Texas restaurant threatened after keeping mask rule, it says

sNawaWebs.ADV 2 years ago

A Mexican restaurant in Houston says it’s been getting some “horrific” threats after announcing it was keeping its mask requirement as Texas reopens.

Last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order lifting the statewide mask mandate and allowing businesses and facilities to operate at 100% capacity. The rollbacks go into effect March 10.

After Picos announced it would still require masks for diners, co-owner Monica Richards said she started receiving some disturbing messages and calls from people threatening to report the Picos staff to Immigration and Customs and Enforcement, The Houston Chronicle reported.

They also said the staff’s

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Dive into the hive at Killer Bees Honeybee Farm

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Tour participants at Killer Bees Honeybee Farm inspect a hive.

Ready to step into a big bee suit and discover what all the buzz is about at Killer Bees Honeybee Farm?

The farm’s Bee Tour & Honey Culinary Experience has been honored with Tripadvisor’s 2020 Travelers’ Choice award, marking this remote apiary farm in Lake Toxaway a true destination.

“Get lost in the world of the honeybee for four hours,” said Sean Collinsworth, beekeeper and KBH co-owner. “A lot of people don’t realize the social structure and the complexity of the hive…The cliché ‘busy as a bee’ is actually quite precise.”

Starting May 7, Killer Bees Honeybee Farm’s seasonal tours

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These restaurants are facing ingredient shortages. Here’s how they’re coping

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Mille and his wife own a small catering company in Craftsbury, Vermont called Chef Nadav LLC, which sells Mediterranean cuisine among other food. Typically, he orders items like pitas weeks ahead of time from food distributor Sysco (SYY). But on this occasion, he learned about 12 hours before the order was to have arrived that it wasn’t coming.

“I got a call saying that we’re not delivering to you tomorrow, or any time soon,” he said. “So I started calling around, and I found what I needed at Whole Foods in Boston. And the next day I … Read more

Europe’s food agency changes its mind on titanium dioxide in food | News

sNawaWebs.ADV 2 years ago

Titanium dioxide, which is used as a colourant in many common household items such as toothpaste, sunscreen, paint and food colouring, ‘can no longer be considered as safe when used as a food additive’, according to an updated safety assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa). The Efsa expert panel concluded that the absorption of titanium dioxide particles is low after oral ingestion, but they can accumulate in the body and genotoxicity concerns cannot be excluded.

This new evaluation revises Efsa’s previous assessment from 2016, which found that titanium dioxide was safe for food applications but that

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