How’s this for a scientific breakthrough? British medical researchers have found that adding a dash of cheap, over-the-counter statin drugs to a cheeseburger/milkshake meal could neutralize the cardiovascular risk associated with eating it. This is as guilt-free as eating fatty foods can be. Could this discovery revolutionize your burger business?

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Chef/owners beware. No Top Chef contestant has had more riding on a successful outcome than the current season’s Timothy Dean. He hoped for success that would boost business at his Prime Steakhouse in Baltimore. No dice; he was sent home early. Now the place will be auctioned off on Sept. 16th. It’s a lot to lose because you screwed up a turnip dish on a TV show.

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Your waitstaff carries a lot of weight when it comes to your beverage business, according to a new report from Technomic. Nearly one quarter (23 percent) of consumers in a recent online survey say they would consider ordering a beverage they had not tried before if the server recommended it. Heavy consumers of beverages were most likely to be swayed by a suggestion, with 30 percent acknowledging that a server’s plug for a drink would influence them.

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