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Their wordsIt has become clear to me that the restaurant world I’ve known for decades is radically changing through a combination of factors: people’s working patterns, health obsessions, the falling out of love with alcohol and the falling in love with pastries and bread, but, predominantly, the affordability of it all.
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The restaurants that thrive now are the ones with new models, not old ones at higher prices.
Their wordsThe restaurants thriving now aren’t the ones trying to recreate the old model with higher prices. They’re the ones who have figured out new models entirely
Their wordsThey are signs of an industry that’s more alive and creative than it has ever been.
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