Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will see clouds giving way to sun with a high of 73. Sunrise is 5:18 AM and sunset 8:27 PM for 15h 09m 48s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 7.8% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM, and Whitewater Fire Department, Inc.…
Restaurant
Business, Daily Bread, Restaurant, Retail/Merchants, Technology
Daily Bread for 5.10.22: A Server Robot for a Short-Staffed Restaurant
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy, with a chance of an afternoon thundershower, and a high of 88. Sunrise is 5:36 AM and sunset 8:06 PM for 14h 29m 48s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 64.3% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Works Committee meets at 6 PM.…
Animals, Dogs, Restaurant, Weird Tales
Dog runs sweet potato stand in Hokkaido
by JOHN ADAMS •
One reads that a Japanese dog has significant managerial responsibilities — SAPPORO — A Shiba Inu dog that “manages” a baked sweet potato store alone in a residential area of this city is building a loyal following that matches the breed’s faithful reputation. Ken, the 4-year-old Japanese hunting dog in Sapporo, the capital of Japan’s…
City, Restaurant, Review
The Enjoyable Food and Atmosphere at N8660 Clover Valley Road, Whitewater
by JOHN ADAMS •
A reader kindly recommended a visit to the Kraus Haus restaurant at N8660 Clover Valley Road, Whitewater. It was a kind recommendation: the food is excellent and the atmosphere enjoyable. Now it has been some years since I have written a restaurant review, but writing follows living, and I’ve not stopped eating these last years. The Kraus…
Film, Restaurant
Spinning Plates
by JOHN ADAMS •
Spinning Plates is a 2012 documentary, well worth seeing, about three very different restaurants. (The tagline is “It’s not what you cook. It’s why.”) It’s now available online via Netflix. The hour-and-a-half film shows the ambition and intensity, but also the financial, emotional, and even health concerns as the restaurateurs grown their establishments.
Restaurant, Review
Review: The SweetSpot Bakehouse
by JOHN ADAMS •
Located on the west side of town, at 1185 West Main Street, the SweetSpot Bakehouse in a small, unassuming bakery. It bills itself as a ‘small-town bakery,’ and so it is. That’s its charm and advantage: it does one thing (baked goods) very well, some things well (coffee, tea), and a few others (all-day breakfast)…
Food, Restaurant, Review
Catching Up with the SweetSpot
by JOHN ADAMS •
I’ve reviewed the SweetSpot previously, and here are a few quick remarks about the new menu and remodeling of their location at 226 West Whitewater Street. I’ve not yet reviewed the SweetSpot Bakehouse, on the other side of town at 1185 West Main St, Whitewater. Remodel (and Menu Changes It Brings). The remodel adds a…
Food, Restaurant, Review
Restaurant Review: Jimmy’s Classic Italian Beef
by JOHN ADAMS •
A new year, a new month, and an unexpectedly happy find: that’s how the resumption of restaurant reviews starts off. At 535 E. Milwaukee Street in Whitewater one finds Jimmy’s, a sandwich shop with a more robust and satisfying menu than one might have expected from driving past. On so many trips along that street,…
Food, Restaurant
The Future of Fast Food?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Business, Economy, Free Markets, Good Ideas, Hip & Prosperous, Restaurant
Shop Small on Saturday, November 28, 2015
by JOHN ADAMS •
If you’re out and about on Saturday, I hope you’ll shop at some of the many independent, small merchants of Whitewater. You’ll find a wide selection of items for purchase as gifts, and good restaurants at which to eat while shopping during the day. Best wishes to all for a happy and prosperous season —…
Beautiful Whitewater, Business, Food, Hip & Prosperous, Restaurant
Restaurants Transform a City
by JOHN ADAMS •
Whitewater is a small city, not a California metropolis, but even a prosperous place like San Francisco benefits from a growing restaurant culture: SAN FRANCISCO — For decades, as this city polished its reputation as an essential food destination, a stretch of Market Street just a short stroll from the groundbreaking Zuni Café remained stubbornly…
Poll, Restaurant
Friday Poll: End of Tipping at Restaurants?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Tipping at Restaurants? View image | gettyimages.com Yesterday I posted a story about a restaurateur who was ending tipping at his establishments, because he thought this more equitable to all his employees: Under the current gratuity system, not everyone at a restaurant is getting a fair shake. Waiters at full-service New York restaurants can expect…
Business, Food, Restaurant
The End of Tipping?
by JOHN ADAMS •
View image | gettyimages.com I’m not sure what to make of this, but New York restaurateur Danny Meyer contends that ending tipping at his establishments is the right decision: Big news out of Manhattan: Dining out is about to get turned on its head. Union Square Hospitality Group, the force behind some of New York’s…
Beautiful Whitewater, Food, Restaurant
Whitewater’s Advantage Over Copenhagen, Home to One of the Finest Restaurants on Earth
by JOHN ADAMS •
In Copenhagen (population 583,000), a famous chef (René Redzepi) plans to close temporarily his famous restaurant (Noma) and turn part of it into an urban farm: Foraging superstar and chef René Redzepi is closing his famed Copenhagen restaurant Noma, which has been named the best restaurant in the world multiple times. According to the New York…