A special print edition of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy five-book trilogy is on the way. QR codes just aren’t cool any more, a least in restaurants. William A. Lavalette, an obscure 19th-century Black inventor, received two printing press-related patents. Louisville, Ky.’s American Printing House for the Blind museum expands and is reimaged as The Dot Experience. A biodegradable wedding dress made from the roots of wheatgrass. The first graphene-based kitchen appliance. A star in Ursa Major just went supernova. New research suggests that Saturn’s rings won’t last forever. CatVana is Carvana but for cats. Heinz has a new mixer for customized ketchup. All that and more in WhatTheyThink’s weekly miscellany.
Three years ago, shared menus were replaced with pointing your phone camera at a QR code. Now, many restaurants are going back to using physical menus.
A dining innovation that once looked like the future has worn out its welcome with many restaurateurs, customers and servers who say it takes the joy out of dining.
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Takeout and delivery services have been a lifeline for struggling Bay Area restaurants, but many are now thinking outside the box to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. (Getty Images)
By Bay City News Foundation
BAY AREA, CA Takeout and delivery services have been a lifeline for struggling Bay Area restaurants, but many are now thinking outside the box to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. One in six U.S. restaurants or roughly 110,000 have closed permanently since the start of the pandemic in March, according to the National Restaurant Association.
Subscribe Tens of thousands of others have laid off employees, cut back hours, overhauled their business models and used their creative juices to bring in customers.