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Pizza vending machines move from novelty to strategy
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🍽️ What’s Cooking?
A look at America’s best BBQ, state by state
Recent rankings have spotlighted standout barbecue restaurants across all 50 U.S. states. For example, Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que (formerly Oklahoma Joe’s) is celebrated in Kansas for its ribs, burnt ends, and the “Rocket Pig” sandwich. In Kentucky, Thomason’s Barbecue is beloved for its mutton smoked over hickory and longtime local reputation. These kinds of lists show how regional styles—wood types, sauces, meat cuts—shape what people call “the best” in BBQ. Read more.
🃏 Running a Smoother Kitchen
“Smoke-Timer Spectrometer” for consistent BBQ flavour
In barbecue-heavy kitchens, maintaining consistent smoke and flavor is critical. Try adding a small spectrometer module near your smoker or pit that measures key smoke compounds (e.g., phenols, guaiacol) and logs them. Pair the readings with your wood type, cook time, and humidity. Over time, you’ll build a reference curve so you can duplicate a perfect smoke profile. This reduces guesswork, improves consistency, and helps train new pitmasters faster.
🚀 Scaling Up
Moxies announces seven new U.S. openings amid premium casual push
Moxies, the premium casual dining chain known for its house-made food and signature cocktails, is stepping up expansion across the U.S. Their latest plan includes seven upcoming new openings: Washington D.C., two in Texas (Austin among them), Tennessee (Nashville), and Florida (West Palm Beach, Coral Gables, Orlando). The brand is focusing on high-growth markets and neighborhoods with strong food & drink demand. Read more.
🦾 Fresh Ideas
Pizza vending machines move from novelty to strategy
More restaurants are deploying pizza vending machines not just as gimmicks, but as functional extensions of their brands. These machines offer fully cooked or heat-to-order pizzas 24/7, using automated systems for prep, baking, and dispensing. They provide convenience, reduce labor costs, and open new revenue windows—especially in non-peak hours or locations with limited access. Restaurants are using them to reach new customers with lower overhead. Read more
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