Designed at Carnegie Mellon University, the Snackbot is one of the new robots created to serve and cook food. The world’s first cooking robot, AIC-AI Cooking Robot, was introduced in China in 2006.
[NY Times]
Fast-food chains like Burger King and Subway are having to minimize — or cut out entirely — their use of tomatoes due to a deep freeze in Florida that has devastated the crop.
[NJ Star Ledger]
A new generation of restaurants is homing in on the power breakfast crowd, including Joseph Leonard, The Breslin, and Maialino.
[NY Post]
Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi’s new baby girl, Krishna Thea Lakshmi, will grow up with a dad, after all. Venture capitalist Adam Dell says he is delighted to be a father.
[NY Post]
Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and Quiznos will incorporate LEED building standards into the construction of new locations, and will remodel certain existing stores to be greener.
[Nation’s Restaurant News]
The resto-bar Toro in DUMBO has changed its name to One Front Street, and will this March offer $1 sliders and $1 house fruit-infused vodka shots.
[Brooklyn Paper]
In America, acai is touted as an antioxidant-packed superfood. But in Amazonian Brazil, it’s a vital part of people’s diet, and a cheap way to fill up.
[NY Times]
Whirlpool and other fridge manufacturers are coming up with new technologies to address America’s dirty kitchen secret: Most people only clean their fridges once or twice a year.
[Wall Street Journal]
The site of the supposedly forthcoming Whole Foods in Gowanus is expected to be decontaminated by April, but won’t necessarily house the grocery store.
[Brooklyn Paper]