Ali Francis

staff writer and editor for Bon Appetit

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Sometimes black market dealers buy blocks of restaurant reservations. So some establishments now have memberships for booking ahead.

How to score a seat at a restaurant that’s always booked?

Sometimes black market dealers buy blocks of restaurant reservations. So some establishments now have memberships for booking ahead.

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McDonald’s has removed a Beyond Meat burger after a six-month trial run due to lackluster sales. Why are fast food chains struggling to make plant-based options work?

RIP McPlant. Impossible for fake meat to succeed at fast food chains?

McDonald’s has removed a Beyond Meat burger after a six-month trial run due to lackluster sales. Why are fast food chains struggling to make plant-based options work?

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