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☆ Alexa Von Tobel Is the Super Connector of New York's Buzzy Tech Scene
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Inspired Capital co-founders Lucy Deland (left), Alexa von Tobel (center), and Mark Batsiyan (right) speak to portfolio companies at the firm's annual founder dinner in June 2024. Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, von Tobel attended Harvard University, where she graduated with a degree in psychology. AdvertisementInspired Capital co-founders Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker. Inspired Capital founding partners Mark Batsiyan, Lucy Deland, Alexa von Tobel, and Penny Pritzker. Although von Tobel was on vacation outside the country, she stepped away from a fancy dinner to take McNulty Rojas's call and brainstorm solutions.

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☆ The men of 'Love Is Blind' keep getting 'exposed' on social media. The only problem is it's not always true.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

They slid into my DMs in Instagram," Rikkii told Business Insider over Zoom. Rumor: Trevor had a girlfriend during 'Love Is Blind' filmingThe accusations against Trevor Sova are the most jarring and extreme. But his ex-fiancée told me he moved out on November 20 — which was 10 days before casting reached out," Rikkii told BI. This isn't the first time TikTok exposed 'Love Is Blind' contestantsPerhaps most famously, the drama between Jackie Bonds, Josh Demas, and Marshall Glaze played out largely online while "Love Is Blind" season four aired last year. AdvertisementThe next two episodes of "Love Is Blind" season six will air on February 28.

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“We come from a place where gun violence is a problem, but you will never see a 19-year-old with an AR-15 getting into a school and shooting people,” Manuel Oliver said. “There’s a reason for the gun violence in a Third World country. Joaquin's AI voice identifies him and then says, “Many students and teachers were murdered on Valentine’s Day ... by a person using an AR-15, but you don’t care. Other families who lost loved ones to gun violence will be allowed to add their victim's re-created voice to the project, which runs indefinitely. They call themselves “the rebel side of the gun violence prevention movement."

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☆ My husband and I stopped forcing date nights after I gave birth. It took a ton of pressure off.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Dori Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My husband and I used go to on date nights when we first started seeing each other. Turns out, getting rid of date nights would teach me a lesson about love I never knew I needed. We've tried to make date nights work for us in the pastFast forward to the summer of 2022, two months after our wedding. Before I knew it, we were two weeks away from my due date, and my hopes for a year filled with date nights were dashed. Even after the birth of our son, our relationship is stronger than ever without date nights.

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☆ I tried 28 of Trader Joe's popular dips, and I'd buy at least half of them again
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Savanna Swain-Wilson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

I tried 28 dips and spreads from Trader Joe's to see which would be the best for a Super Bowl party. As a regular connoisseur of Trader Joe's salsas and spreads, I decided to try some of the chain's most popular dips. AdvertisementThe pimento cheese dip basically was comfort food in a containerTrader Joe's pimento cheese dip was soft and flavorful. VERDICT: I may not be an expert on Southern dips, but Trader Joe's pimento cheese option tasted like a winner. So it was unsurprising that Trader Joe's upgraded version of this familiar favorite turned out to be one of the standout dips I tried.

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☆ A man lost 20 pounds in 8 weeks. Here's how he modified his weekly Chipotle order to make it less processed — but still tasty.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewMatt Beckwith really loves his Chipotle burrito. This was a big deal for Matt, who had always felt the burrito bowl to be a sacrilege Chipotle order. His regular old burrito order wasn't that different — warm tortilla, chicken, rice, beans, veggies, hot sauce, salsa, lettuce — but it came to 900 calories. Beckwith is such a fan of his Chipotle burrito, he even had a custom shirt printed with all the ingredients on it. Advertisement"I am pretty bad on days I eat Chipotle," he said.

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☆ I spent Thanksgiving in Las Vegas. I got to party, eat the best holiday meal of my life, and see friends.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Rebecca Radillo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I had the best Thanksgiving meal of my life at STK Steakhouse, and the trip was totally worth it. AdvertisementWhen my best friend Chris suggested we spend Thanksgiving in Las Vegas, I immediately said yes. Rebecca RadilloBecause Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, I was on the hunt for the best meal in Vegas. Spending the holiday in Las Vegas was totally worth itI'm glad I flew to Las Vegas instead of spending Thanksgiving by myself. I got to party the night away, eat the best Thanksgiving meal I've ever had, and see some people I love.

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☆ A Father Stages the Unthinkable: Losing a Son in a School Shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Christopher Kuo | More About Christopher Kuo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Manuel Oliver had arrived at the point of his one-man show where it was time to re-enact the murder of his son, Joaquin, who was one of 17 people killed in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in 2018. He donned a paper mask of the face of Joaquin, who was a 17-year-old senior when he was killed. He grabbed a hammer and turned to a life-size portrait of Joaquin and methodically banged it four times — once for each bullet that had struck him — creating a jagged hole. The searing re-enactment of the shooting was part of “Guac: The One Man Show,” a show about Joaquin that Oliver has been performing around the nation, and that he brought this month to the Theater Row Studio Theater in Manhattan. About 50 people watched as Oliver opened the play with a question: “When you lose a son, what do you do?”

Persons: Manuel Oliver, Joaquin, Marjory Stoneman, Oliver Organizations: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Locations: Parkland, Fla, “, Manhattan

☆ Chipotle is raising prices for the 4th time in 2 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

It's the fourth time Chipotle has raised prices in the last two years. The increase meant some customers would pay more than $1 more for their entrees once the price increase took effect in August of the same year. Months before that, in the first quarter of 2022, Chipotle raised its prices by 4%. And Chipotle lovers sounded off in the comment section of a viral TikTok on "the downfall of Chipotle" in July. They recalled a time when their chicken burrito bowl only cost $7.99 — and longed for a taste of a Chipotle burrito from 2011.

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☆ I bought meals from Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, and McDonald's in-store and online. I was shocked by menu markups as high as 38% for the delivered food.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

At a McDonald's in Orange, California, Insider found that a Quarter Pounder with Cheese meal cost $10.19. DoorDash said it encourages restaurants to "maintain delivery menu prices that more closely reflect in-store menu prices." "There is a premium associated with the delivery channel," Chipotle told Insider, adding that its delivery prices are about 30% above in-store and order-ahead menu prices. ChipotleInsider food correspondent Nancy Luna found delivery prices about 30% higher at Chipotle compared to in-store prices. "This is one reason – among many – why DoorDash encourages restaurant partners to maintain delivery menu prices that more closely reflect in-store menu prices."

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☆ Chipotle tests robot that can prepare avocados to make guacamole faster
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Avocados sliced, cored and peeled by the Autocado robot created by Chipotle and Vebu Labs. The fast-casual chain developed the collaborative robot, or cobot, in partnership with Vebu Labs, a California-based robotics startup. Chipotle Mexican Grill has developed a robot that can cut, core and peel avocados used in its guacamole as the restaurant industry faces a sustained labor shortage. To prepare avocados using the Autocado, Chipotle employees load up the device with a full case of the ripe fruit. Preparing avocados for guacamole routinely ranks as one of employees' least favorite tasks, Garner said.

Persons: Carl's, Chipotle, Curt Garner, Garner, Vebu, It's, We've, we'll Organizations: Vebu Labs, baristas, CNBC, Employees, guacamole, Miso Robotics Locations: Naperville , Illinois, California, Vebu

☆ 'Guac on The Rock:' Dwayne Johnson wants to pay for your chips and guacamole this Cinco de Mayo, but there's a catch
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

To be reimbursed, diners must order a Teremana cocktail from a local restaurant, and upload the receipt to the official site. Johnson's Teremana tequila is offering diners free "guac on The Rock" with the purchase of a cocktail using the brand's tequila as an ingredient. "Get ready for some free guacamole to pair with your delicious Teremana cocktail," Johnson and Teremana wrote on Instagram. Ordering a Teremana cocktail isn't the only term of the nationwide deal. In an Instagram announcement for the brand, Johnson wrote "TERA is meant to represent 'Terre' which means of the earth and MANA is our powerful Polynesian spirit that guides us."

The American Express Centurion Lounge in Seattle has catapulted from the smallest lounge to one of the biggest. American ExpressThe American Express Centurion Lounge in Seattle has expanded from 4,000 square feet to nearly 14,000 square feet. American Express has expanded The Centurion® Network to include 40+ Centurion Lounge and Studio locations worldwide. However, this lounge brings to the table something no other Centurion Lounge offers: A full-service coffee bar, dubbed "Blue Roast by American Express." American ExpressWhat to know about the Seattle American Express Centurion LoungeThe Amex Centurion Lounge network continues to improve by adding new locations and expanding current ones.

☆ Super Bowl party people rejoice: Chicken wings and guacamole will cost much less this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Load up on wings and guacWing fans will like this: A pound of chicken wings is down 22% from January 2022 because of more supply. Last year at this time, the retail price for whole chicken wings was $3.38 per pound for the week of Super Bowl LVI, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s weekly retail price report. “Chicken wings were so expensive last year that consumers were looking for alternatives to serve at the party. “The dollar amount per person at this year’s Super Bowl party ultimately depends on what they drink and consume,” said Swanson. The 57th Super Bowl will take place on February 12, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

☆ Chipotle says customers aren't skipping guac or choosing cheaper proteins despite price increases
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Mary Meisenzahl | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chipotle's CEO says customer orders have remained "consistent" despite price increases. Chipotle raised prices in August following two earlier increases in the last 18 months. Most customers aren't changing their regular orders or switching to less expensive proteins, he said. In the first quarter of 2022, Chipotle raised menu prices by 4%, CFO Jack Hartung told investors on an earlier call. Sales continue to grow faster than price increases, up 14% in the third quarter over the same period in 2021.

A person in the United States now eats an average of more than nine pounds (4 kg) of Mexican avocados a year, the university researchers found. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe United States is the main importer of Mexican avocados, taking in 1.1 million metric tons of the product in 2021, according to the USDA. A growing Hispanic and Caribbean population in the United States has helped fuel demand, the report found. Mexican avocados primarily grow in Michoacan state, the only place on earth where avocado trees bloom four times a year, instead of just once. Despite the setback, the Mexican avocado industry did not clock a major economic hit, the report showed.

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