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Five Hawaii chefs named semifinalists for James Beard Awards
The James Beard Foundation announced Wednesday the 2019 semifinalists for its prestigious James Beard Awards, and a number of Hawaii restaurants and chefs made the cut.
Michelle Karr-Ueoka of MW Restaurant in Honolulu is up for the title of Outstanding Pastry Chef, and Ed Kenney, the force behind Town, Mud Hen Water, Kaimuki Superette and Mahina & Suns, is a semifinalist in the Outstanding Restaurateur category. Chris Kajioka and Anthony Rush, co-owners of Senia, are up for Best Chefs in the Western…
KC’s plate is full of James Beard semifinalists
Colby and Megan Garrelts again headed up a bountiful list from the Kansas City area when the James Beard Foundation announced its list of semifinalists for awards honoring restaurants and chefs. The couple also were listed as semifinals last year. The James Beard Award is one of the most coveted in the industry. The list of semifinalists is voted on by more than 600 judges nationwide.
Among the area’s semifinalists are:
• Outstanding Chef — Colby Garrelts, Bluestem, Kansas City
• Outstanding…
New Chick-fil-A proposed in Roswell will have 138 seats and drive-thru canopies
The 4,990-square-foot project proposes to have 110 seats inside and roughly 28 seats outside, as well as drive-thru canopies to help speed up orders. That's much larger than most Chick-fil-A restaurants around Atlanta.
Plaza 25 at Village Center sells to California group
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Denver apartments change hands
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Construction is complete on Yale 25 Station apartment project
Construction is complete on the Yale 25 Station apartments located at 5121 E. Yale Ave. in Denver.
Yale Station is a five-story, transit-oriented apartment complex located in the heart of Denver close to restaurants, shopping and transportation. Jordon Perlmutter & Co. developed the project, which was designed by OZ Architecture and built by Shaw Construction.
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MillerCoors reportedly backs off beer alliance over Bud Light corn syrup ads
Bud Light's corn syrup-centered ads grabbed almost as many headlines as the actual Super Bowl earlier this month, and now it appears the ads have produced actual industry consequences.
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Chicago-based MillerCoors, which maintains significant operations in Milwaukee, has pulled out of a meeting next month with three other major players in the beer industry, including Bud Light parent Anheuser-Busch InBev SA (NYSE: BUD), because of the ads. The meeting,…
Two Broadway restaurant properties get new owners
A fifth restaurant on the 3000 block of Broadway Street is set to close following a change in ownership.
Warren Buffett says he has no intention of selling stake in Kraft Heinz
Warren Buffett said Monday that his Berkshire Hathaway company may have “overpaid” for Kraft when the Kraft Heinz Company was created three years ago.
“We overpaid for Kraft. We wrote down $15 billion for that. We misjudged it,” Buffett said on an interview with CNBC this morning.
Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK) now own about 27 percent of Chicago- and Pittsburgh-based Kraft Heinz (Nasdaq: KHC) but he said he has no intention of selling his stake.
Kraft Heinz has been reeling of late.
The…
Bluebird Cocktail Room expands to combat long lines
Little Bird Coffee Bar has flown the coop in Hampden — but the closure means a new phase for its sister bar, the Bluebird Cocktail Room.
Little Bird served its last customers Sunday after about six months in business at 3600 Hickory Road. The laid-back spot, which paid homage to Italian restaurants and French cafes with a menu of pastas and baguette sandwiches, will soon become an extension of the popular cocktail room upstairs, co-owner Paul Benkert said.
Benkert plans to import Bluebird's…