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Emerging Brands

New brands and soon-to-open concepts worth watching

Emerging Brands

Openings and closings: Daniel Rose comes home to Chicago; Paul Iglesias showcases Colombian food in Oakland; and New York gets more Balkan street food

 By Lisa Jennings on Jan. 31, 2023

In San Francisco, however, Stacy and Adam Jed say goodbye to Bluestem after 11 years.

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Rick Bayless’ Tortazo opens in New York’s Times Square

 By Lisa Jennings on Jan. 19, 2023

It’s the second location for the Chicago-based brand and will include a walk-up to-go window.

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Dave’s Hot Chicken is the ultimate parking lot success story

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 05, 2023

The former late-night hot chicken pop-up has become one of the fastest growing chains in the country, thanks to a simple, popular menu and a lot of social media.

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Birdcall hires Quiznos exec Mark Lohmann as CEO

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 20, 2022

The high-tech chicken chain added an experienced leader as it looks to double its footprint next year.

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Sweet Chick to open fully fast-casual prototype

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 20, 2022

This sixth unit is smaller, more efficiently designed and requires less labor. The goal is to prepare the chicken-and-waffles brand for future expansion.

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Openings and closings: Michael Beltran in Miami; Chad Huff in San Diego and New York’s Rockefeller Center becomes the place to dine

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 19, 2022

But the end of 2022 saw the closing of Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Mercer Kitchen.

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Emerging concepts to watch: Hip hop-inspired pizza; fast-casual Indian and lots of breakfast options

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 15, 2022

Chicken is also a theme, and there’s something here for vegans and robot lovers.

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The indie restaurants people couldn’t get enough of in 2022

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 13, 2022

Here are some of the standouts from a busy year of new concept openings.

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C3 turns an online sausage shop into a virtual restaurant

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 12, 2022

Snap-O-Razzo gained a cult following selling hot dogs online. The digital restaurant company wants to take it further.

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Slim & Husky’s prepares to take its hip hop-inspired pizza concept to a broader stage

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 05, 2022

Three friends are building a fast-casual brand around oblong pizza, music, art and outrageous cinnamon rolls.

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