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Swedish Candy Is Suddenly Inescapable

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While most shoppers in the United States likely associate Swedish candy primarily with red gummy fish, Sweden’s candy culture is vast, with Saturdays designated for lördagsgodis (“Saturday sweets”), a tradition of bringing children to pick-and-mix candy shops. And unlike the city’s hottest restaurants, it’s been open for years.

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Taco Tuesdays Showcases the Risk of Trademarks

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In 1989, Taco John’s successfully registered the trademark TACO TUESDAYS for restaurant services outside of New Jersey, since a New Jersey restaurant, Gregory’s, had shown earlier use particular to that state.

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Idaho Finds That Going to Bars, Not Going to Protests, Is Causing COVID-19 Spikes

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Demonstrations and bar visits — in Ada County, Idaho, two kinds of outings that illustrate how drastically different SARS-CoV-2 transmission can look in contrasting environments across the United States. Reopening a restaurant equipped with all the necessary protective and safety investments comes with a high price tag. [

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The Kikkoman Soy Sauce Bottle Is Priceless

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The famous Kikkoman soy sauce dispenser litters tabletops in countless Japanese restaurants across the United States. That price tag might seem extreme, but it’s perhaps justified given the amount of work that went into the bottle’s creation. By 1906, the brand was registered with every state in the union.

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How to Score an Enviable Vintage Dinnerware Collection

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The United States did not regulate the inclusion of lead in dinnerware until the 1970s. But if you’re looking to get that silver back to its original state, an abrasive cleaner like Wright’s silver polish or Bar Keeper’s Friend paired with a little elbow grease will make it shine again. Some people, weirdly, use Coca-Cola.

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Feast on Sushi, Steak, and Globalization at Iraq’s American-Themed Buffet

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Much of the region’s population are Kurds, often described as the world’s largest ethnic group without their own independent state, who were persecuted to the point of genocide under Saddam Hussein. educated computer science expert who previously worked for the United Nations Development Programme. When the U.S. along with the U.K.

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How Lesbian Bars Are Surviving a Pandemic

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As few as 16 lesbian bars remain in the United States, and their owners are fighting with all they have to make it through On the night of March 2, a tornado churned through Nashville, ripping through whole neighborhoods and damaging swaths of restaurants. Jolene’s in San Francisco. Courtesy of Pearl Bar. Pearl Bar in Houston.

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