Intelligence Briefs

A weekly compendium of food and drink-related news stories gathered from a variety of sources here and around the world. Published every Monday morning.

Intelligence Briefs

On Floridian Insanity and Awarding Restaurants for Public Safety Measures

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds people baking weird things and stockpiling refrigerators.

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On New Restaurant Surcharges and How Covid Is Changing the Lives of Hospitality Workers

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia learns of street vendor bummers and the wintry patio season to come.

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On Wildfire Smoke Closing Restaurants and Where the Hospitality Industry Will Be in Five Years

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds new restrictions and Biden's plans for the tipped minimum wage.

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On Dinner for Rich People, Tiki Time Bombs and All the Patio Heaters in the World

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds doughnut-style bannock and fewer people Instagramming food.

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On Restless Sous Chefs and Imagining a Country With Half As Many Restaurants

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds little relief for an industry navigating increasingly perilous waters.

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On Cancelling Food Awards and Favourite Last Meals at Closing Restaurants

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds dire consequences and whispers of a tiki reckoning.

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On Food Media Finding New Futures and Restaurants Adapting to Weirdness

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds helpful navigation tools for the uncertainty ahead.

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On Intentionally Coughing on Servers and New Rules for Outdoor Drinking

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds food media disparities and party bussers being refused service.

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On Digging All the New Spots and Restaurants Hoping There Won’t Be Another Lockdown

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds talk of tipping and restaurants opening and closing.

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On Pandemic Diners Being Abusive and Underage Drinkers Getting Sneaky

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds our Mayor being irresponsible and bad news from Yelp.

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On Electrocuting Careless Customers and the Costs of Reopening a Restaurant in a Pandemic

In her latest read of the food and drink news, Talia finds new levels of trolling and more toxic work environments exposed.

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On Burning Matchsticks and Wondering How Long It Will Take the Restaurant Industry to Recover

In her latest read of the food and drink news, Talia finds reckonings aplenty and local Covid case counts growing.

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On Food Editors Being Jerks and Drinking Wine in Parks Without Permission

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds BBQ history and racism masquerading as 'store policy'.

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On Racism in the Wine World and Regulating Street Vendors Without Police

In her latest read of the food & drink headlines, Talia awaits an overdue rebrand and finds restaurant working trying to stay safe.

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On Admonishing Cops With No Donuts and Fast Food’s Hollow Declarations of Solidarity

The hospitality industry continues to make moves towards recovery as protests against police brutality and racial injustice rage.

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On the Scourge of Racism in Hospitality and Navigating Routes Towards Equality

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia focuses on the ongoing global protests against racism and inequality.

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On Thomas Jefferson’s Slave Chef and the Slow Reopening of the World’s Restaurants

In her latest read of the food/drink headlines, Talia finds an uncertain immediate future for hospitality both at home and abroad.

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On Getting Ready to Reopen Restaurants and the Long, Hard Road Ahead

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds contrasting reopening schemes and predictions.

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On Farmers Destroying Food and Seeking Ways to Safely Reopen the Restaurant Industry

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds new patio options and farmers destroying food.

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On the End of Foodora and the Race to Reopen a Broken Restaurant Industry

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia learns of impending shortages and finds some silver linings in the darkness.

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On Cautious Optimism and Chain Restaurants Hogging the Government Cheese

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia wonders at government help and what's permanent in the new normal.

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On Deleting Food Delivery Apps and Feeling for Restaurants Under Construction

In her latest read of the food and drink news, Talia finds out why flour is scarce and how to ensure her take-out is safe.

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On Selling Off the Baller Bottles and the Many Kindnesses of Struggling Restaurants

In her latest read of the food and beverage headlines, Talia finds emotional signs and the value of collective empathy.

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On Nailing Tim Horton’s to the Wall and the Restaurant Industry’s Many Pre-Existing Conditions

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia takes note of how the industry is responding to an unprecedented crisis.

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On Being Kind to Grocery Clerks and Operating Restaurants in a Dangerous Time

In her latest read of the food and drink news, Talia looks at the wide-ranging impacts of Covid-19 on the hospitality trade.

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On Restaurants Versus COVID-19 and How We Can Help Them Weather the Storm

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia stares into the abyss of COVID-19 and how it's effecting the hospitality trade.

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On Better Ways to Waste Vodka and the Great Restaurant Panic of 2020

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia finds a focus on resilience and local restaurants getting squeezed.

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On British Columbian Cooks Going Camping and the Fascinating Sex Lives of Trees

In her latest read of the food and drink headlines, Talia learns about insanely-priced Irish whiskey and the courage of seagulls.