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Whatever Ails You, Blind Ox Has the Cure Whether It’s Beer, Mexicajun Food or Boozy Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Need to lick your way into a sweet, blissful oblivion? There’s whipped-to-order ice cream blasted with liquid nitrogen. IMAGE: Chris Nesset. Updated March 16 at 9:56 PM For many in the restaurant industry, the food hall concept has been a lifeline during the pandemic. A couple of street barricades and tables placed 6 feet apart on a carless road surrounded by pubs, pizzerias and sushi shops created an open-air cafeteria in at least one neighborhood last year. Pushing the boundaries of the model even further, the ChefStable restaurant group launched a virtual iteration, giving customers the ability to order a variety of cuisines from the same outlet all at once.