Kim Kardashian is parlaying one of her favorite things—a bed picnic—into a paying gig as the latest spokesbabe for Carl’s Jr. Kardashian, probably best known for her E! Entertainment “Keeping up with the Kardashians” reality TV show, has been tapped to promote the chain’s new line of grilled chicken entrée salads “that are indulgent, delicious and just as enticing as its newest commercial star,” the company says.

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At first we thought Denver restaurant Ganja Gourmet’s severely limited target demographic—medical marijuana cardholders—would preclude economic success. Then we noticed its pricing—$10 per cannabis-laden brownie, $89 for a pot-laced pizza. And we further learned 90 percent of its business is takeout, meaning cardholders are buying for a much-larger circle of friends. Now we think this could be the most lucrative restaurant concept ever…as long as it remains legal.

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Nearly three years after walking away from the stoves, RH Rising Star Melissa Perello (April 2004; restaurant-hospitality.com/top_chefs/rh_imp_5276/index.html) has returned, this time as chef/owner of Frances, her new spot in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood.

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