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Chinese Restaurant Features Cycling Robotic Waiters and Friendly Robotic...
Technology The strangely named Dalu Rebot Restaurant, in the northeastern Chinese city of Jinan, is a 100-seat hotpot restaurant with a very peculiar staffing choice: It features two… The strangely...
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The Techno-Culinary Trickeries of Andoni Luis Aduriz
Technology The 2011 StarChefs chefs' congress was a three-day whirl of culinary innovations, but one of the particular treats was getting to watch Andoni Luis Aduriz do his thing. The… The 2011...
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Restaurant Menus Will Include DNA Barcodes to Verify Fish Species
Science Fish specials at your local restaurant may soon come with an extra guarantee of quality and sustainability, as fishmongers start checking the DNA of their wares. The Food and… Fish specials at...
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A Restaurant With Adjustable Acoustics
Technology Fun fact: When the music in a bar gets 22 percent louder, patrons drink 26 percent faster. But if the crowd itself gets too loud, the owners (unfortunately) can't turn down…
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Why People Love Tipping Waiters
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Pneumatic Tube System Delivers Burgers At 87MPH
Technology PS <3 PTs A restaurant in Christchurch, New Zealand, plans to install a pneumatic tube system for delivering sliders and a “wee packet of chips—um, fries,” as chef Richie Ward…
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Order Pizza With Hand Motions Using Pizza Hut's New Interactive Tabletop
Technology Acquire pizza with as little human interaction as possible. Let's be real. It can be embarrassing to go to a pizza joint, walk up to the cashier, and order an extra large Hawaiian pizza...
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Restaurants could save a lot of dough by letting sick employees stay home
Science A single outbreak of norovirus—or any foodborne illness—can cost quite a lot. Foodborne illness costs the U.S. more than $15 billion annually, according to USDA estimates—never mind the...
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