Restaurants/Food

Restaurants/Food

Business Lunch Review: World of Beer

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday, he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad, and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

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Consumer Stories

Bundt cake company with two CSRA locations celebrates cookie’s 111th birthday

About five weeks before the Titanic sank, America’s favorite sandwich cookie was born. The company now known as Nabisco created the first OREO cookies in New York City on March 6, 1912. To celebrate the brand’s 111th birthday, all Nothing Bundt Cakes locations nationwide held a giveaway on Monday. The first 111 guests in line at 1:11 p.m. (local time) received a free OREO Cookies & Cream Bundtlet. Susan See and her husband, James, own the Evans and Aiken locations. “It was so much fun singing ‘Happy Birthday’ and seeing

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B2B Stories

New military-friendly coffee shop to open in May

Starbucks has a specific reason for bringing a new store to Martinez near Fort Gordon, according to a company spokesperson. Last week, ABD ran a story about the location coming to 421 South Belair Road next to Popeyes and has learned more details from Starbucks about that location. The company plans to open it on Friday, May 5. “The new location will employ approximately 30 partners (employees) and will be a Military Family Store,” the spokesperson said. “These stores are located near major military bases and are designed to hire

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Restaurants/Food

Business Lunch Review: Giuseppe’s Pizza and Italian Specialties

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday, he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad, and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

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Openings

First vegan/vegetarian restaurant opens in Aiken

After starting nine different restaurants over the years from Colorado to South Carolina, when Andrew Kraull moved to Aiken a year ago, he circled back around to his roots with a place offering a mostly plant-based menu. He has a master’s degree in nutrition and recently opened the Veg Out Café at 1619 Whiskey Road. “At first, I had a food truck but based on the popularity of vegan and vegetarian dishes, I knew a brick-and-mortar was what we really needed. I stumbled across the health food store that was

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Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: A Town Wings

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday, he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad, and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

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Consumer Stories

Augusta National adds-on to tailgate party package

If you’re stuck at the office during tournament week in Augusta, you may want to ask the boss to order The Taste of the Masters package for your crew! It’s $25 more this year with some extra Masters memorabilia and hosting accessories such as coasters, Masters pin flag toothpicks, menus, food cards, and more. For $175, Augusta National will ship you the Taste of the Masters package by April 6th: 24 ounces of pimento cheese 24 ounces of egg salad 24 ounces of North Carolina-style pulled pork BBQ 6 bags of

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Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: Panda Express

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday, he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad, and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

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Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: Hildebrandt’s

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday, he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad, and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

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Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: Chili’s Grill and Bar

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday, he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad, and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

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