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If you haven’t noticed already or are new to the world of art history and analysis (which, in that case, welcome!), aesthetics—whether they be architectural, industrial, sartorial, or music-related—are often inspired by the zeitgeist in which they arose.

Take the visual hallmarks of the 1980s in the west: gaudy maximalist fashion and the Memphis interior design style. Both can be attributed to the “greed is good” ethos of the era, because the dominant perception was that the economy was booming and life was good. This perception inspired people to decorate themselves or their homes in a more maximalist manner.

Meanwhile, people became more aware of the excess of the 80s in the 90s, which shifted the aesthetics. More industrial designers and artists embraced minimalism, while regular people branched out into different modes of expression, the biggest example being Gen X teens and young adults in Seattle who shunned consumerism and embraced a sartorial aesthetic more rooted in the ethos of the working class.

But the 90s had a lot more than minimalism and a dislike of the 80s going for it. It’s specifically remembered as a time of prosperity and world peace, and many people at the time believed that things would only get better as societies and cultures increasingly became interconnected due to free trade and technology. This attitude was reflected in the aesthetic sensibilities of the decade as well, from things like world-inspired clothing and cafes to futuristic music videos.

Hi, and welcome to Venusstadt. I’m Jiana. This is part one of a two part series on globalism and its aesthetics throughout the 90s.

Now, you might ask: why would you split this into two parts instead of doing one long deep dive as is en vogue nowadays? The answer is simple: I really don’t feel like editing a long video! I just can’t do it!

Okay, on to the actual content.

The 90s: America’s New Gilded Age

As far as globalization goes, there are many, many definitions that theorists can’t seem to agree upon. So I’m going with Manfred B. Steger’s concise definition of globalization as “the expansion and intensification of social relations and consciousness across world-time and world-space” (15).

Most people who discuss and critique globalization will point out that this phenomenon really isn’t unique to the late 20th century. There have always been interactions between people and cultures spread across vast swathes of geography (for example—the Silk Road, the Roman Empire, etc.); and technological advancement, such as in the form of the telegraph and the radio or trains, has always been a catalyst for these wanted or unwanted interactions (Steger 32-33).

One difference between the globalization of the 90s and the previous examples is the OBVIOUS jump in technology that had taken place. Like, sure, telegraphs are cool, but the Internet was and remains unmatched in its ability to connect people in totally different parts of the world.

ANOTHER difference is the concept of Western democracy. For a good forty-five years in the 20th century, the world was living under the shadow of the Cold War, the standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States that involved nuclear weapons and mutually assured death for everybody involved (History.com Editors).

Things finally changed between the late 80s and early 90s. The Soviet Union dissolved officially in 1991, but it was the fall of the Berlin Wall as part of the Revolutions of 1989 that really got that ball rolling (History.com Editors).

The fall of the Soviet Union left the U.S. as the world’s primary superpower (Bremmer) and led scholar Francis Fukuyama to declare the “end of history” (Fukuyama 3).

Basically, to Fukuyama, Western liberal democracy and capitalism were the end-all-be-all of humanity’s ideological evolution (Fukuyama 3), and things really couldn’t get any better than that afterward (Farago).

This concept was heavily criticized at the time and remains kind of odd and Western-centric in general. Nonetheless, there was a restlessness in the air as the West looked towards a future without its Big Bad.

Then came the Gulf War, which, thanks to advancements in media technology, was broadcasted directly into the living rooms of average people, allowing the U.S. government to show off the weapons they had developed during the Cold War in front of a live audience of millions (Brockmann 154; Lissner).

The spectacle of this digital war, the “targets, flashes, bulls-eye missiles taking off, homing in, exploding, all in the blue-ish glimmer of video light” (Brockmann 151), helped the U.S. government and military rid themselves of so-called Vietnam syndrome (Dionne) and helped the Western world feel like they were doing pretty alright.

While the 1980s tends to suck up all the attention for being a prosperous time thanks to its opulence, Weisburg notes that, despite the recession at the beginning of the decade, the United States’ poverty rate was lower throughout the Clinton-led 1990s than the Reagan-led 1980s (Weisberg).

There was also talk of a “New Economy,” in which white collar serviced-based jobs replaced traditional blue-collar industries (Alexander).

Generation X, despite being lambasted by those before them as aimless, passive, “overly sensitive at best and lazy at worst” (Gross and Scott), quickly adapted to the loss of factory jobs to outsourcing, since they were most college-educated generation in U.S. history up to that point (Gross and Scott).

Combined with a falling incarceration rate, there was the general idea that things were getting better in one way or another (Weisburg).

This sense of prosperity, technological progress, and interconnectedness did wonders to boost what scholar Steger calls the global imaginary, “people’s growing consciousness of belonging to a global community” (10).

There was a fear—or hope, if you were someone like Fukuyama—that globalization would lead to “sameness” and the endless spread of Western culture (Steger 75).

Meanwhile, others saw the Internet as the “harbinger of a homogenized ‘technoculture’” (Steger 75).

As we know many years later, these fears or hopes did not materialize, and we experienced more of a hybridization between cultures than any total takeover (Steger 6), which is what brings us to the topic of global aesthetics.

Going Global

This next section comes courtesy of Evan Collins, Froyo Tam, and the rest of the curators and archivists over at Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute (CARI). Without their archival work, this video would’ve never been made.

For aesthetics that arose from the global imaginary, there are two camps they fall into: the “global village” aesthetics and the aesthetics of “eternity,” which, again, will be covered in the next part.

The “Global Village”

The Global Village aesthetic in this video is anything inspired by the interconnectivity that arose because of technology. These, as you will see, focus more on multiculturalism, cultural exchange, and notions of world peace rather than focusing on the actual technology as the next section of aesthetics do.

This section can further be split into two subsections: non-Western and Western.

Also note that CARI goes more in-depth on the individual aesthetics, but for ease of analysis I’m grouping them all together.

One important thing to note here is that Gen. X, the group of people who were going into the workforce and thus being marketed to, were notable at the time for being more likely to hold off on careers to travel, specifically to non-Western countries like Thailand and India and Tanzania, unlike previous generations who would just go to Europe (Gross and Scott).

David Gross and Sophfronia Scott who wrote the TIME article that defined Gen X notes that this was a way for them to differentiate themselves from the “self-centered, fickle, and impractical” Baby Boomers by gaining “cultural enrichment” through “[escaping] from Western society rather than [seeking] further refinement to smooth their entry into society” (Gross and Scott).

Gen X was also viewed as being more open to different cultures thanks to their supposed “lack of original youth culture” (Gross and Scott).

That last claim would be disproven in the next few years as things such as grunge and the Riot Grrrl movement appeared, but the point is that Gen X was super into multiculturalism, which was another reason the Global Village aesthetics were a big deal back then.

With these aesthetics, most of the motifs are pulled from different time periods: hieroglyphics, maps, compasses, simplistic humanoid figures, etc.

For the non-Western aesthetics, Western conceptions of the ‘East’ (aka Orientalism) are used most often, but there are also some hints of indigenous and African cultural motifs.

Before diving any deeper, let’s address the most obvious thing: a lot of this was cultural appropriation.

I think we’ve heard this term enough times to know why it’s bad, but an example from the 90s that comes to mind is within the world music genre, which as a whole just denotes any non-Western music style.

The French band Deep Forest, who are often dubbed ethnic electronica, had a song called “Sweet Lullaby” that used a recording of a woman from the Solomon Islands without permission from the woman or the ethnomusicologist who recorded it in the 1970s (Feld).

Deep Forest claimed their goal was a general desire to foster “the respect of this tradition which humanity should cherish as a treasure which marries world harmony” (Feld 155). Neither the ethnomusicologist nor the woman whose voice was used received a penny from the song, which would become a hit (Feld 157).

It’s worth mentioning that throughout history, textiles and art were often the first thing to be exchanged when new trade routes became available (Pozzo 3). But the cultural exchange that occurred through the Silk Road or even in the Roman Empire happened in a pre-white supremacist context and power dynamic that differed from the 90s, when a new sort of Western imperialism had begun thanks to outsourcing to ‘Third World’ countries and otherwise uninhibited neoliberal free trade (Collins, “Global Village Coffeehouse”). As Lucy Mulvaney mentions:

“Cultural appropriation cannot be divorced from the prevalent issues of institutional racism and discrimination. […] You can’t play dress-up with the reality of other people’s lives or what they consider sacred” (Pozzo 7).

Deep Forest’s debacle with “Sweet Lullaby” is also an example of the salvage paradigm. The term is used by anthropologists to critique the idea that non-Western people are too weak to preserve their own cultures from the sweeping changes of modernism (Gurney). Adding to that, Nicole Bennett, in her critique of Jean Paul Gaultier’s 1994 Global Village Chic collection, uses the term to refer to the idea that “most non-Western people are [perceived as] marginal to the advancing world system” (Bennett 35), thus rendering their aesthetics as “of the past” rather than able to continue fluidly into the present and future.

All the non-Western global village aesthetics reinforced the idea that what is non-Western is non-normative and of the past while that which is Western is normal and current (Bennett 29). Here, Western culture is the default and a symbol of modernity and advancing civilization, while non-Western cultures are exotified for consumption and rendered endangered relics, even though actual people were still taking part in the visual aesthetics of their cultures. As David Byrne said of the label ‘world music’ in a 1999 New York Times article:

“It’s a none too subtle way of reasserting the hegemony of Western pop culture. It ghettoizes most of the world’s music. A bold and audacious move, White man!” (Byrne)

Despite the professed good intentions behind these displays of cultural plurality, they did little to improve perceptions of the cultures they displayed, and instead reinforced them as pre-modern and marginal. Bell Hooks in 1992 wrote that constructions of otherness such as these just reinforce inequality and social hierarchy (Bennett 36), saying that “the hope is that the desires for the ‘primitive’ or fantasies about the Other” can perpetuate “the idea that ‘there is pleasure to be found in the acknowledgement and enjoyment of racial difference” without the effort to challenge these structures (Bennett 36).

Basically, people felt like it was enough to feel enriched by this exposure to different cultures and never felt the need to question the Western hegemony or white supremacy that caused these cultural displays to be less common.

Which brings us to the graphic and interior design aesthetics, specifically Global Village Coffeehouse. This aesthetic also played up the idea of the non-Western as pre-modern by focusing on natural motifs and “primitive” imagery with its amalgamation of various ancient cultures from Egyptian to Aztec to, in some places, Greek (Collins, “Global Village Coffeehouse Aesthetic”).

Interestingly, as Evan Collins who coined the term points out, the Global Village Coffeehouse aesthetic also contains a lot of colonialist imagery a la the Age of Discovery, through things such as “Mercator globes, compasses, rigged ships, maritime wheels, [and] heraldic moons and suns” (Collins, “Global Village Coffeehouse Aesthetic”). Juxtaposed with the non-Western motifs, including these symbols is startling, since it could be a nod to the perceived evolution of Western society and thus an indirect reference to the snuffing of these non-Western cultures.

Then we have the Western global aesthetics, all of which are reflections of a Western past.

Evan Collins identifies about three which were still en vogue around the 90s: Neoclassical Postmodernism, Renaissance Revival, and two others that are based on the Mediterranean and the Age of Discovery.

Neoclassical aesthetics, which are based on Greco-Roman art and architecture, have always been popular and remain the most popular style of architecture throughout the Western world. Greek philosophy and the Roman empire are considered the foundations of Western civilization by many (King 3). Today you most often see this architectural style on things like museums or state buildings because of the ethos of stateliness or officiality it imparts.

Neoclassical Postmodernism as presented by Evan Collins popped up in the late 1970s. The reason it came about again in the 1970s seems to be a reaction to Modernist architecture after World War II, which architect Donald McMorran referred to as a “dictatorship of taste” (Denison). I’ll get into the exact implications of this later, but just know it’s an early example of that whole weird REJECT MODERNITY / EMBRACE TRADITION thing that conservative incels like to use.

At any rate, this became popular again when a conservative movement was building in the late 70s, went through the 80s when the conservative movement was at its peak, and lasted until at least the early 90s in this iteration. As you can see, some of these pictures are pretty ironic; you have these relics of the supposed great Western past juxtaposed with these hyper-consumerist images of, like, gift shops. .

Again, the Roman Empire was proto-globalist: it included many cultures, created roads for travel and communication, and helped lead to a relatively brief period of peace which enabled population growth, even more trade, and the eventual spread of Christianity (Fernandes)—which, again, makes it an important Western cornerstone.

Neoclassical PoMo likely isn’t a direct response to 90s multiculturalism considering how it predates the 90s, but it would be a mistake I feel to ignore the irony of these existing at the same time.

Yes, all these aesthetics are alike in that they reference a bygone temporal space, but ancient Greco-Roman culture and aesthetics have been used to delegitimize those of non-Western cultures since late 18th and 19th centuries (King 3). Misreadings of Greco-Roman concepts of the Other—they did not know whiteness and anyone who wasn’t Greek (for the Greek empire) or Roman (for the Roman empire) was a barbarian—informed a lot of race theory during and after the Age of Discovery (King 10). This would also shape Western constructions of modernity, in that race theorists justified colonialism and slavery as a good thing because it helped spread “superior Western values” to people deemed of a lower status (King 15).

Remember these concepts, because they’re important for what’s coming up.

Semi-Conclusion

BUT this is where I’ll be splitting the video. The next part, of course, will cover the aesthetics that are more aligned with the technological advancements of the 90s, most notably Y2K.

Until then, feel free to like this video and be sure to hit the subscribe button to be notified when the next part drops. I also make short-form videos on TikTok about women in arts, fashion, and culture. Feel free to also follow me on Twitter, where I reblog and post fun things. Thanks for watching!

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King, Emily Anne. The (Mis-) Use of Greco-Roman History by Modern White Supremacy Groups: The Implications of the Classics in the Hands of White Supremacists. 2019. State University of New York, Honors Thesis.

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Join presenting sponsors Marx-Bensdorf Realtors for Literacy Mid-South's 8th annual Literatini on Saturday, June 11th from 7:00pm - 10:00pm at novel. Memphis.

Sample cocktails from top local bars and restaurants and crown this year’s Literatini champion! Enjoy music, stock up on books, visit the photo booth, and check out a locally curated silent auction. 20% of all sales at novel. the night of the event will benefit our Adult Learning Program.

Each ticket includes a welcome cocktail from Old Dominick Distillery, drink samples and snacks from participating bars/restaurants, and two drink tickets for full-sized cocktails. Drink tickets will be exchanged for a full-sized cocktail at the stations of your choice, and will count as a vote for that vendor. The restaurant/bar with the most votes will be crowned the 2022 People's Choice Literatini Champion. At the end of the night, our judges' panel will vote on the Judges' Choice Literatini 2022 champion.

This year's competitors include South of Beale, Global Cafe, Libro, RP Tracks, Char, Fat Charlie's Speakeasy, Babalu, The Pear Martini, The Pocket, and Edge Alley!

Food provided by Libro and cupcakes provided by Frost Bake Shop.

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Why you need to eat at this refugee-run food hall in Memphis, Tennessee

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Welcome to the August + September 2020 Issue of Barista Magazine!

The August + September 2020 issue of Barista Magazine is out, featuring Shanita Nicholas + Amanda-Jane Thomas of Sip & Sonder on the cover.

Also included: ‘Resiliency and Triumph in the Black Coffee Community,’ ‘Rethink Your Drink,’ ‘Coffee + Colonialism 101,’ ‘How to be a Good Ally of Color,’ ‘Making Your Equipment Last,’ ‘One on One with Edgard Bressani,’ and much more!

BY KENNETH R. OLSON BARISTA MAGAZINE

As the world continues to grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and this country specifically suffers with an anemic and incompetent federal response, another shockwave has flowed over the nation in the wake of another murder by the police of a Black man, George Floyd. Massive demonstrations flooded streets throughout the United States demanding justice not only for George Floyd but also Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Botham Jean, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Philando Castile, Sandra Bland, Jordan Davis, and so many more. The brutal killing of George Floyd, captured on cellphone video, seems to have been a tipping point, where the evidence of police brutality and cruelty was so overwhelming, and the people in the streets, our fellow Americans, so engaged and enraged, that the systemic racism in our policing, prisons, health care, and other aspects of our society must come to an end.

History, however, is rarely so neat, and justice is seldom swift, no matter how righteous or overdue. And so the authoritarian impulse of those holding concentrated power lashes out at those who seek to dethrone it. Federal forces have descended on our city of Portland, Ore., illegally engaging protestors, detaining and arresting people without charges, and subverting their oath to protect and defend the Constitution in favor of the fascistic fantasy of an overwhelmed and pitiful man.

Resistance is not futile. And whether or not you take to the streets, you can make your voice heard by voting. November 3 will be here before you know it.

In addition to the political work necessary to make the Black Lives Matter movement cause real change in our society, we can say it has impacted us here at Barista Magazine. First and foremost, though we have long sought to represent the diversity of our readership and the global coffee community in our coverage, we have not done a good enough job to make sure Black voices and talent are featured as contributors on our pages. We are endeavoring to change that, but also we recognize it is a process that we must commit to and continue with no matter how much attention the issue is getting at the moment.

Cover Feature: Shanita Nicholas and Amanda-Jane Thomas

Two Ivy-League educated lawyers left their positions at a law firm on the East Coast to open Sip & Sonder, a community space and café in the heart of Inglewood, Calif., in 2018. Writer Andrea K. Castillo (and regular visitor to their shop) chronicles their unlikely journey from attorneys to community advocates to baristas and roasters in the August + September 20202 issue. Photography is by the über-talented LaDonn Williams.

‘Resiliency and Triumph in the Black Coffee Community’

In “Resiliency and Triumph in the Black Coffee Community,” Dee Walls writes, “I was interested in discovering how different companies have responded to the unprecedented circumstances [of COVID-19 and BLM].” Specifically, Dee was interested in how Black coffee professionals were handling the unfolding situation: I spoke with each of them about how they thought coffee might play a role in the rebuilding of their particular community dynamics.” Pictured here is Bartholomew Jones, owner of CXFFEEBLACK in Memphis. Photo by Erin Kim.

‘Rethink Your Drink’

In the two-part feature “Rethink Your Drink,” we take a look at new trends in the specialty drink scene, and how you might incorporate them into your menu. As customers look for immunity-boosting beverages in the age of COVID, or seek out other options for enhancing their well-being, it’s easy to add new drinks to your cafe crafted to satiate their demands, reports Craig Batory in “In Good Health.” Meanwhile, writer Josh Rank investigates the booming CBD market and what possibilities it holds for coffee shops in “CBD for Coffee.”

‘Top Gear: Making Your Equipment Last’

One of the easiest ways to control costs in your café is to make sure you keep your equipment in great shape by doing regular maintenance. Katrina Yentch writes about her experience as an account manager and seeing shops ignore their gear until a problem arose in “Top Gear.” She writes, “Money went toward replacing equipment that wasn’t taken care of, a problem that could’ve been avoided with preventive maintenance.”

‘One on One with Edgard Bressani’

Edgard Bressani thought he would work in the foreign service when he was a student, representing Brazil internationally around the world. Although he didn’t end up in the diplomatic corps, he did end up as an ambassador of sorts for the country he loves. He has spent decades promoting the best of Brazilian coffees across the globe. He’s also, of course, been working to promote the best in specialty coffee by volunteering as a World Coffee Events judge for dozens of competitions and championships. Edgard is the focus of “One on One” by Chris Ryan in the August + September 2020 issue of Barista Magazine.

These are just some of the stories you’ll find in the August + September 2020 issue of Barista Magazine. And as always, you have your choice to read it in paper or digital format. You can order a hard copy through our online store here or start a subscription. Of course you can also read it for free online on our website or take it with you with our free app.

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The city of Memphis is most known for Graceland and other historical haunts like Beale Street. But a recent rise in its millennial population (4th fastest rate in the country, according to TIME) has sparked a revitalization of its arts and culture scene.

Memphis has a rich history, and as new establishments look to diversify the local entertainment, food, and arts options, they pay homage to the city’s past as a hub for tasty cuisine, good whiskey, and Black excellence.

LGBTQ-friendly businesses, a gallery that highlights Black art, and a cafe that offers cheap global eats are a few of the places making Memphis an inclusive travel destination.

'Head distiller' was an exclusively male job in Tennessee before Old Dominick's opened © Old Dominick Distillery

If you want to know how whiskey is made…take a tour of Old Dominick Distillery.

At Old Dominick’s, a woman runs the show – head distiller Alex Castle is the first woman in the state of Tennessee to hold such a title. If you’ve ever wondered how whiskey or bourbon is made, you can get the inside scoop as you walk through the distillery, which features a sprawling indoor bar, retail space, and an unobstructed view of the facility’s brewing tanks.

A tour includes both a tasting of their signature vodkas, whiskeys, and gin, and a lesson in how each is made. You’ll start with their lightest tasting vodkas, including their Honeybell Vodka, whose citrus scent hits you before you even take your first sip. Next you’ll taste your way through gins, whiskeys of various ages, and finish off with a “Memphis Toddy,” a bourbon cordial that marries notes of citrus and honey.

After being warmed up at the tasting, you’re lead through the the brewing process, which includes a viewing of the copper and silver pipes and vats where the Tennessee whiskey magic is made.

Yes, Memphis has good BBQ, but for more international options, check out Global Cafe © Andrea Fenise

If you want to sample cuisine from around the globe...grab a plate at Global Cafe.

Located in Memphis’ Crosstown neighborhood, Global Cafe is an international food hall housed inside of Crosstown Concourse, a vertical urban village where the former Sears building once operated that now contains residences, a community school, and arts spaces as well as retail shops.

The food hall has a contemporary cafeteria feel, with it’s bright orange seating and communal tables located in the center of the space. Walk past the full service bar, pick up a tray and work your way down a smorgasbord of food options like rich and earthy Turkish coffee or fluffy Nepalese momo dumplings. Global Cafe’s three chefs – Fahya, Ibti, and Indra, who hail from Syria, Sudan, and Nepal, respectively – bring firsthand experience whipping up traditional cuisine from their homelands.

More cost-effective than a flight overseas, you can get a full meal of international cuisine for under $20.

Hattiloo Theatre players have been taking the stage for 13 seasons © Justin Fox Burks / Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau

If you want to see a play...check out a show at Hattiloo Theatre.

Hattiloo Theatre has made a name for itself in Memphis as the only freestanding Black repertory theatre located within the five surrounding states. Founded in 2006 by Ekundayo Bandele, the theatre offers free programming and performances throughout the city. And as of 2017, the theatre also owns and operates HattiHouse – a residential space for guest artists and interns.

In 2018, the theater entered it’s 13th season, and its plays have included productions of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf and Aladdin and The Wonderful Lamp.

If you’re an art lover…take a tour of the CMPLX.

The CMPLX is the brainchild of Victoria Jones, the founder of The Collective (CLTV), an arts organization that provides a platform and resources for Black artists in the Memphis area.

Opened in January 2019, the CMPLX includes two art galleries, a workspace, and an open studio space that artists can use, free of charge.

Both galleries are filled exclusively with artwork by Black artists, as well as a small retail space where visitors can buy handmade jewelry, t-shirts, and skincare items made by local artisans.

The space feels open and welcoming, and the colorful and moving photographs, paintings, and mixed-media works that line the walls are an homage to the beauty of Black art.

Sample some good-and-good-for-you treats at Raw Girls © Tiffany Lashai Curtis / Lonely Planet

If you need a healthy pick-me-up…try a juice from Raw Girls Juice Bar.

Raw Girls Juice Bar serves up freshly made cold-pressed juices, smoothies, organic soups and salads from their brightly adorned food trucks at two locations – one in Midtown and one in East Memphis. The trucks with their rainbow-colored logo splashed across the front are hard to miss.

Owned by couple Amy (a Culinary Institute of America-trained chef) and Hannah Pickle, Raw Girls serves up juices with names like “Hydrate” and “Green Love Bomb,” the former tasting of a blend of prickly pear cactus, cucumber, Granny Smith apple, lemon, and ginger.

Memphis area residents can take advantage of Raw Girls’ home-delivery service, but visitors to their regular locations can sample shots of their healthy and tasty options.

Bonus: Raw Girls opens up shop rain or shine.

If you need a place to workout...go for a bike ride at Spincult.

Located in downtown Memphis, Spincult is owned by Victoria Young, a third-year law student, event organizer, and millennial who wanted her community to have a place where spin classes felt approachable and welcoming, no special gear or prior spinning experience necessary. Once a month, Young also offers a “community ride,” in which Memphis locals and visitors can attend a class free of charge.

If traditional gym workouts feel intimidating for you, then Spincult is a great alternative. Its classes are free of fussy equipment and feel like judgement-free zones. And because it is an independently-owned studio, class sizes are smaller than at some other spinning studios and workouts feel intimate, with other exercise-goers greeting you by name. Original artwork by a local artist adorns the walls of the spinning studio, and in each class visitors are taken through an energizing workout with a hip-hop soundtrack blasting around you.

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Don’t Forget the Mustard: Small, Eco-Friendly, Health-Conscious Companies are Conquering Condiments

July 15, 2020 6 min read

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The grill is no longer the domain of the meat eater. With so many brands today manufacturing their own spin on vegan burgers and hot dogs, it’s possible to have a totally meat-free barbecue.

But there’s one product category that’s easy to forget, despite its importance to any decent summer cookout: condiments and toppings. But what’s a pasta or potato salad without mayo mixed in, or a fresh garden salad without something delicious to top it? The numbers back up the importance of the condiment, dressing, and sauce market: currently estimated around $129.5 billion globally, the sector is predicted to expand to $158.6 billion by 2025.

Over the past couple of years, we’ve already seen a shift in the condiments industry in favor of plant-based consumers. Vegan mayo options, once offered by just one or two health food-centric brands, now proliferate the “regular” mayo sections in grocery stores, with even mainstream brands offering their own version. And while regular old ketchup and mustard are generally vegan by default, there’s plenty of room for the category to expand in the direction of plant-based, non-GMO, organic, and other environmental and dietary concerns.

Of course, the original Vegenaise by Follow Your Heart is still going strong, and offers organic, soy-free, reduced fat, and other varieties to suit different dietary needs and interests. They even make gourmet-inspired varieties, like pesto mayo and chipotle mayo, as well as tartar sauce for your vegan “crab” cakes. And in the last few years alone, rockstar brand Eat JUST could be credited with bringing vegan mayonnaise to the masses. They, too, offer a chipotle mayo, for when you want to elevate your burger even further.

Related: Why the Next Technological Revolution in Alternative Meat Is Chicken

Vegan is looking creamier

The indulgence of creamy dressings has been, until recently, out of reach for those who avoid dairy. But thanks to the emergence of new brands, plant-based eaters have more choices now than basic oil and vinegar. Plant Junkie makes a whole line of vegan ranch-style dressings that are also nut, soy, and gluten-free, making them accessible to not only vegans but those with common allergies. And the flavors range from original ranch to turmeric and pepper ranch, making both classic and foodie meals a possibility. Plant Junkie also makes a line of mayo-like spreads made from plant oils like avocado, offering a natural, non-GMO alternative to the standard vegan mayos you’ll find at the store today.

Another dressing innovator is Imagine Vegan Cafe, a Memphis restaurant that’s found success selling their house-made dressings online and in limited retail stores nationwide. They make just two products, a vegan ranch and a vegan “honey” mustard, focusing on what’s arguably the biggest gap for vegans in the dressing aisle. Their dressings boast non-GMO and low sodium labels, and the ingredients are primarily things you’d find in a regular home kitchen – sure to put choosy consumers at ease.

Of course, some of our traditional toppings and dressings are already made with minimal, all-plant-based ingredients, like many of Silver Spring’s horseradish and mustard products. Topping a TofuPup with some spicy horseradish is a classic and totally vegan-friendly way to add a spicy kick to your grilled lunch. And of course, some new brands are finding ways to innovate with traditional plant-based toppings and sides. Cleveland Kitchen works with local farmers and composts their waste, adding a sustainable and pro-community aspect to their core business: sauerkraut and dressings. They make classic and creative varieties, like curry kraut and whiskey dill, and even their creamy dressings (like Caesar and roasted garlic) are vegan-friendly. And if you’re interested in branching out with your kraut even more, Atlantic Sea Farms sells sea-beet kraut, made from sustainably grown kelp with beets and carrots. Also of note is their Sea-Chi, a kimchi made from kelp and cabbage.

Related: The Protein Bar Game Is Going Vegan

Diversity on the condiment shelf

Not all the emphasis is on the basic American staples, however. Ben to Table is a subscription box service that delivers pantry items, and has fully plant-based subscription options. Sauces and condiments are a big component of their boxes – which come from small producers around the world – as their focus is showcasing international cuisines. Past offerings have included Aji Amarillo from Peru, Calabrian chili oil, and Spanish Romesco.

Even humble ketchup is growing past its traditional, corn syrup-sweetened iteration. Sky Valley Foods makes a line of Organicville ketchup and mustards, which are all vegan and, as the name would suggest, made from organic ingredients. So even when consumers are craving the classic tastes they grew up with, brands like Organicville offer an option that suits their ethical and health concerns without sacrificing familiar flavor. And – perhaps unsurprisingly if you’ve read this far – Organicville also has a full line of dressings to top your green or macaroni salads (or, you know, whatever you want), including dairy-free ranch and thousand island. Another brand reinventing the old favorites is Primal Kitchen, which makes a variety of organic condiments, including vegan mayos. But particularly noteworthy are their ketchups, which are not only free of high fructose corn syrup, but entirely unsweetened.

And while it might seem that Big Ketchup has the condiment market locked down, these companies are only a few examples to the contrary. Recent reports suggest that the condiment, dressing, and sauce market is actually very fragmented, made up of lots of smaller players rather than dominated by a few big ones. As consumers continue to turn their interests toward products that are plant-based and allergy-friendly, and also have transparent supply chains and natural ingredients, it seems inevitable that more and more small, innovative brands will continue to break in and disrupt the cookout. The world of what we squeeze and spread on top of our burgers, sandwiches, hot dogs, and salads is only bound to get bigger.

Related: How the Humble Chickpea Stormed Snack and Dessert Markets

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Don’t Forget the Mustard: Small, Eco-Friendly, Health-Conscious Companies are Conquering Condiments

July 15, 2020 6 min read

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

The grill is no longer the domain of the meat eater. With so many brands today manufacturing their own spin on vegan burgers and hot dogs, it’s possible to have a totally meat-free barbecue.

Related: Why the Next Technological Revolution in Alternative Meat Is Chicken

Vegan is looking creamier

Related: The Protein Bar Game Is Going Vegan

Diversity on the condiment shelf

Related: How the Humble Chickpea Stormed Snack and Dessert Markets

Website Design & SEO Delray Beach by DBL07.co

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Announcing The Sprudge Twenty Class Of 2020—Presented By Pacific Barista Series

Hello! Welcome to the official announcement of The Sprudge Twenty, presented by Sprudge and Pacific Barista Series.

This is the second class of Sprudge Twenty honorees, part of a new annual tradition honoring and amplifying leaders in the global coffee community in partnership with Pacific Barista Series. Pacific is dedicated to championing leadership and excellence in the coffee industry, and to supporting coffee culture as it happens worldwide.

That support and commitment happens in good times and bad. Here in the spring of 2020 the global coffee industry and the people behind it are threatened with an unprecedented challenge in the face of COVID-19. And yet, this moment makes highlighting the incredible work of individuals around the world even more important. These twenty people are changing the game in coffee, doing work that challenges and excites us, from every step of the coffee value chain: entrepreneurs and coffee producers, baristas and cafe owners, career coffee professionals, and those whose careers are just starting, competition success stories, and folks working quietly behind the scenes, leading by example. All of them have been impacted by current events; all of them have stories worth championing as loud as possible, now more than ever.

From a massive list of nominees around the world, below please find the Second Annual Sprudge Twenty class presented by Pacific Barista Series. We hope these stories will bring a smile to your face—as they have to ours—but many also include a call to action, a way to get involved to support the various projects and causes represented by our incredible global class. Each one of these members will receive a spotlight feature in the coming weeks on Sprudge, so get ready to know them a little better. For now, read on to discover the Sprudge Twenty presented alphabetically, and thank you.

Want to nominate someone in your community for the next Sprudge Twenty class? The nomination schedule for the 2021 Sprudge Twenty presented by Pacific Barista Series will be announced this fall. Sign up for the Sprudge Newsletter and never miss an update.

Kat Adams, Cold Brew City Fest

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“Kat Adams participates in the USBC Championships, is one of the organizers of Cold Brew City Fest, and has brought attention to gender identity to the coffee community in southern California. Recipient of the Q-Grader scholarship from Wrecking Ball and an amazing and talented coffee professional.” Nominated by Pablo Lara

Kathy Altamirano, Counter Culture Coffee

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“Kathy Altamirano exemplifies everything that the Sprudge Twenty is about. She works as tirelessly and enthusiastically at building a stronger, more inclusive local coffee community as she does judging the Finals at the World Brewers Cup and every step in between. When I would organize local coffee events, Kathy was always the first to volunteer, and she would be the first person to arrive and the last to leave. I’ve never met anyone who genuinely cares about building a better coffee community at all levels as much as Kathy does, and more importantly, she actively works (often thanklessly) toward creating it.” Nominated by Zac Cadwalader

Brittany Amell, Royal Coffee NY

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“She is the super friendly barista that makes coffee approachable, but the green coffee version. Treating customers like you want to help them, and answer questions and be a totally great human being while doing it. If there was green coffee trading competitions she would blow everyone away.” Nominated by Arsalan Pourmand

Dandy Anderson, Stumptown Coffee

Dandy Anderson (Photo by Liz Dean)

“Dandy exudes quiet, unassuming leadership and that is exactly what makes them such a needed voice in our industry. Dandy is empathetic, understanding, patient, firm, and also pragmatic.They are generous with their time, energy, spirit, kindness, and heart. Their ideologies on the workplace, team dynamics, and what it means to be a leader makes me hope there’s a day I can call them a colleague. For now, I’m so lucky to call them a peer and also a friend.” Nominated by Kendra Sledzinski

Virginia Bauman, Go Get Em Tiger

Virginia Bauman (Photo by Jessica Zollman)

“I joined Go Get Em Tiger in July 2018 thanks to my now manager, Virginia Bauman, seeing a Facebook post I’d made announcing I was looking for steady work. I’d been pursuing a career in freelance commercial photography since 2007 and it was time for me to take my skills into a structured space that would still provide me with some creative freedom. Virginia brought me in as Visual Coordinator at GGET and has done so much more than given me room to take creative risks; she’s actively encouraged, supported, and pushed me to think beyond what I believe is possible. She’s fostered a culture of transparency, vulnerability, accountability and personal growth that has allowed me and my co-workers to flourish. All while operating an LGBTQIA+ coffee shop of her own, Cuties Coffee, in the heart of Los Angeles. Virginia exemplifies the future of coffee.” Nominated by Jessica Zollman

Noa Berger, Paris, France

Noa Berger (Photo by Lucie Sassiat)

“Noa Berger is a Ph.D. candidate at the EHESS Paris, studying the social construction of quality in the Brazilian and French specialty coffee markets. She is incredibly active within the French coffee scene but also the larger specialty coffee industry. Noa is one of the main reasons I have opened up my mind to many of the anthropological questions coffee asks and she is responsible for many in-depth conversations …we are so grateful to have someone like her invest her mind, time, and energy in our industry. Noa is definitely someone to look up to and be inspired by.” Nominated by Mihaela Iordache

Estelle Bright, La Marzocco UK

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“Estelle has been in the industry for fifteen years, once an incredible barista pacing the way for the young baristas in the London scene today—she’s done everything from barista, trainer, coffee delivery driver and now heads up all things technical for La Marzocco UK.” Nominated by James Stelling

Allie Caran, Partners Coffee

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“Allie Caran is the Director of Coffee Education at Partners Coffee and has been with the company since 2012. At Partners Coffee, Allie oversees the company’s broad range of educational offerings, from their public Brew School courses for consumers to Partners Coffee’s wholesale barista training programs and more.” Nominated by Angela Pizzimenti

Amaris Guttierez-Ray, Women In Coffee

Amaris Guttierez-Ray (Photo by Roberta Duarte)

“While Amaris’s Central American heritage and direct family ties in Nicaragua give passion and a unique perspective to her work, she has applied her academic training in research techniques to the science of coffee roasting, QA/QC systems, and the complicated business of the coffee supply chain.

Amaris started at Joe Coffee Company in 2015 as a part-time barista at our Pro Shop. In 2016, she joined our roasting team as a Production Roaster, bringing some years of roasting and management experience, and quickly moved into the Director of Roasting position. She has also established herself in the larger coffee community by creating the Women in Coffee project, a volunteer-run project aiming to highlight the voices of women throughout the coffee supply chain. In her “downtime” from work at Joe, Amaris puts her academic skills to use galvanizing the coffee community by cultivating transparency and providing forums for women to share the stories and experiences that would otherwise be obscured by innate and inequitable gender dynamics.” Nominated by Jonathan Rubinstein

Bartholomew Jones, Cxffeeblack

Bartholomew Jones (Photo by Erin Kim)

“I first stumbled on Bart via his project Cxffeeblack late 2019. He released this coffee that was called “Guji Mane”, a natural process coffee with a very punny name. Didn’t think much of my man passed that but I started following him and his coffee project. The longer I followed him the more I came to realize that his genuine positive mindset and knack for education for sure set him apart from any of my newer peers. He has tasked himself to educate this surrounding area about their connection to coffee(which in Memphis, can’t be easy) and did so without othering anyone.” Nominated by Cameron Heath

Lauren Lathrop, Mill City Roasters

Lauren Lathrop (Photo by Mill City Roasters)

“There are a plethora of wonderful head judges on the US Barista Competition Committee, but Lauren’s linguistic talents, when supporting her judging panels, is why she was the perfect person to lead us. Lauren has the wonderful ability to speak with articulate, complex, brevity yet makes the subject entertaining and digestible.

She displays compassion for all her judges, and empathy for all the competitors. She encourages us all to be better people, not just judges, through her unconscious bias training, and general demeanor….She is a specialty coffee role model, and professional inspiration, and thoroughly deserves the recognition that a Sprudgie would provide.” Nominated by Barnaby Holmes

Angie Katherine Molina Ospina, Insignia Coffee

Angie Katherine Molina Ospina (Photo by Paula Molina)

“Angie and her husband Jhon founded Insignia Coffee. Angie is a dedicated, passionate, and exceptional in the specialty coffee industry in Colombia. She volunteers her time to help others, is a dedicated volunteer in coffee events, and works with many coffee farmers and organizations.” Nominated by Paul Kevin Doyle

Jacob King, GYST Coffee Training

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“Glitter Cat alum Jacob King is working on a free training project called GYST, has been heavily involved in the Black coffee community and is just a genuine dude. I am excited to see him grow as a barista and how he pushes the community forward for coffee in the southeast.” Nominated by Connan Moody

Ellan Kline, Ritual Coffee

Ellan Kline (Photo by RJ Joseph)

“In her five years in the Bay, Ellan has been instrumental in building a large, thriving community of trans coffee professionals at various tiers of the industry. When she moved here, she was the only visibly trans person in her company. Over the 5 years since, she has persisted in her growth and worked her way into various roles through sheer undeniability, skill, and dedication, and left the door wide open for others, fighting to help them see themselves and the growth they deserve. Now, it’s easy to go into a coffee shop in the Bay Area and find multiple trans baristas behind the bar. She would never take even the smallest amount of credit for that, but I’ve watched her work, her humility, and her persistence, and I see the series of stepping stones she’s laid for others. She is humble yet unapologetic about her skills and experience. She never felt the need to prove anything to anyone, and yet she has. She works quietly without the need for recognition, but she deserves it.” Nominated by RJ Joseph

Ever Meister, Cafe Imports

Ever Meister (Photo by Victor J. Pagán)

“Ever is a force for good in our industry: She’s a thoughtful, empathetic, and intuitive communicator focused on many of the complex issues at hand today. Outside of her work as Editorial Manager and Director of Education at Café Imports, Ever has produced valuable content across written features, presentations, and podcasts. Right now, she’s leaning into some really big questions around specialty coffee marketing ethics and grappling with how we can work towards a more equitable coffee industry. Ever is one of those rare communicators who manages both prolificacy and quality.” Nominated by Jenn Rugolo

Felipe Sardi, La Palma y El Tucan

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“I would like to nominate Felipé because first, he is a great human. He shares his knowledge and he is very open to sharing his experience. His farm is following sustainable processes and a permaculture system. The farm is admirable. He is taking a big part in his community with the neighbors and crops program, and in the process changing the processes and quality in the Cundinamarca region. He also participates in the Glitter Cat Project providing coffees. He is a big actor in specialty coffee in Colombia and tries at maximum to make the community and the share of knowledge in the first place.” Nominated by Clementine Labussiere

Kendra Sledzinski, Philadelphia

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“How do I put into words how Kendra has affected my life and countless others? We met at Joe Coffee in New York five years ago and hit it off right away. Who was this friendly person, I wanted to know! Soon I became aware of Kendra’s influence in the coffee community of Philadelphia. When I went to visit her, everywhere we went, she knew someone. Kendra constantly went above and beyond in Philly to encourage professional development and community with the Joe staff and baristas of Philly—doing palate development and cuppings that were never required, but she knew how to make baristas stay. She works hard for her community, and works hard to lift other people up—and she does so selflessly. Thank you Kendra!” Nominated by Kayla Baird

Ramsey Smith, Virgin Islands Coffee Roasters

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“The dividends of Ramsey’s labor and sacrifice are just now beginning to start paying off. His business, Virgin Islands Coffee Roasters, is now in many of the local resorts, grocery stores, and even the airport. His company was now apart of the U.S Virgin Island experience and culture. However, his business and all of his customer business was devastated by Hurricane Irma which struck on September 6, 2017. However they now bigger than ever and have exceed their size prior to the storms. They have a brand new café that you recently did a piece on and they also opened another roastery in Florida as well as the roastery in the U.S Virgin Islands. This is why he is my hero. He has weathered the storm and never lost faith.” Nominated by John Coyne

Oliver Stormshak, Olympia Coffee

Oliver Stormshak (Photo by Charlie Voohris)

“I’d like to nominate Oliver Stormshak, owner of Olympia Coffee, for his work with coffee producers and the Fair For All initiative. Fair For All is the culmination of years of hard work and passion for Oliver. He pushes the boundaries of our industry norm and continuously strives for higher quality of life for everyone involved in the supply chain. Guaranteeing things like sustainable wages for everyone involved, only choosing to work with producers who support the kind of quality of life and transparency he believes in and taking the time, energy, and resources to visit producers every year to provide feedback and develop relationships; Fair For All is true step towards a sustainable future for our industry ensuring that people see coffee farming as a viable career option.” Nominated by Richelle Parker

La Nisa Williams, Barista Life LA

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“La Nisa is a long time coffee professional and freelance trainer who has helped built the coffee programs of many cafes and restaurants in the LA area, most notably places owned and operated by Black people and people of color. Her work here in LA resonates throughout the community and she inspires people who initially have little interest in coffee into a deep appreciation. I see her at every nearby event working, volunteering, soaking up information, and offering her expertise to become a better professional just so she can share it with others. Her focus on businesses that are often overlooked to the rest of the specialty coffee scene here is beyond just admirable—it’s the Lord’s work (lol) and she makes our coffee community here as a whole so much better.” Nominated by Michelle Johnson

Visit Sprudge.com/twenty for more on the Sprudge Twenty presented by Pacific Barista Series. Watch for upcoming interviews with each member of the 2020 class right here on Sprudge!

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Announcing The Sprudge Twenty Class Of 2020—Presented By Pacific Barista Series

Hello! Welcome to the official announcement of The Sprudge Twenty, presented by Sprudge and Pacific Barista Series.

Kat Adams, Cold Brew City Fest

Kat Adams (Photo courtesy Kat Adams)

Kathy Altamirano, Counter Culture Coffee

Kathy Altamirano (Photo by Sprudge)

Brittany Amell, Royal Coffee NY

Brittany Amell (Photo courtesy Brittany Amell)

Dandy Anderson, Stumptown Coffee

Dandy Anderson (Photo by Liz Dean)

Virginia Bauman, Go Get Em Tiger

Virginia Bauman (Photo by Jessica Zollman)

Noa Berger, Paris, France

Noa Berger (Photo by Lucie Sassiat)

Estelle Bright, La Marzocco UK

Estelle Bright (Photo courtesy Estelle Bright)

Allie Caran, Partners Coffee

Allie Caran (Photo courtesy Allie Caran)

Amaris Guttierez-Ray, Women In Coffee

Amaris Guttierez-Ray (Photo by Roberta Duarte)

Bartholomew Jones, Cxffeeblack

Bartholomew Jones (Photo by Erin Kim)

Lauren Lathrop, Mill City Roasters

Lauren Lathrop (Photo by Mill City Roasters)

Angie Katherine Molina Ospina, Insignia Coffee

Angie Katherine Molina Ospina (Photo by Paula Molina)

Jacob King, GYST Coffee Training

Jake King (Photo courtesy Jake King)

Ellan Kline, Ritual Coffee

Ellan Kline (Photo by RJ Joseph)

Ever Meister, Cafe Imports

Ever Meister (Photo by Victor J. Pagán)

Felipe Sardi, La Palma y El Tucan

Felipe Sardi (Photo by Felipe Sardi)

Kendra Sledzinski, Philadelphia

Kendra Sledzinski (Photo courtesy Kendra Sledzinski)

Ramsey Smith, Virgin Islands Coffee Roasters

Ramsey Smith (Photo courtesy Ramsey Smith)

Oliver Stormshak, Olympia Coffee

Oliver Stormshak (Photo by Charlie Voohris)

La Nisa Williams, Barista Life LA

La Nisa Williams (Photo courtesy La Nisa Williams)

Visit Sprudge.com/twenty for more on the Sprudge Twenty presented by Pacific Barista Series. Watch for upcoming interviews with each member of the 2020 class right here on Sprudge!

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Bioengineered milk and lab-grown meat: Tech firms bet the future of food lies in alternative proteins

It may seem like an unlikely spot, but in a converted Welsh farmhouse outside St. Davids, chefs are reimagining the way we eat. For the past three years, Britain’s first insect cafe, the Grub Kitchen, has been serving up a menu of cricket pakoras, grasshopper arabiatta, burgers made of mealworms and grub-fried chicken, or GFC.

If a diet of fried creepy-crawlies sounds unappetizing, there are plenty of experts who believe this and other protein-based alternatives — including cultured or lab-grown meat and bioengineered dairy products — represent the future of food.

With the world’s population on track to exceed 9 billion by 2050, alternative proteins will be essential to feed growing numbers of hungry mouths as rising demand heaps extra pressure on land and resources, they say.

Canadian meat giant Maple Leaf debuts its new plant-based burger

Going meatless: Prairies shoot for ‘total world domination’ in growing field of plant-based proteins

The new Canada Food Guide won’t kill farming and it’s not pitting farmers against each other either

So will grasshoppers and lab-grown beef really be what will be served up at mealtimes in 20 years’ time?

Dr. Patrick Brown, founder of Impossible Foods, a food tech start-up backed by Bill Gates, which has raised US$400 million to produce next-generation burgers, certainly thinks so. This month, he called the rise of meat consumption that has accompanied rapid population growth as a “rocket ship to environmental apocalypse,” adding that his goal was to “completely replace animals in the food system.”

Big money is flowing into meat substitutes, including from some of the world’s richest people, largest companies and most red-blooded venture capitalists.

Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong’s richest man, is another backer of Impossible Foods, which sells its burgers at 3,000 restaurants and is gearing up to start mass distribution in U.S. supermarkets.

Unilever recently acquired The Vegetarian Butcher, a Dutch producer of plant-based meat substitutes, while Richard Branson has joined Cargill, the U.S. agribusiness giant, and Tyson Foods to invest in Memphis Meats, a producer of true “cultured meat” — the kind that can be produced in a laboratory from animal tissue cells.

Memphis Meats’ chicken, grown in a lab from harvested cells.

With big beasts like this involved, it’s fair to say that alternative diets are no longer the preserve of hippies and eccentrics. In fact, the meat substitute industry is on track to generate US$5.2 billion in sales by 2020, according to Allied Market Research (AMR), an 8.4 per cent rise from 2015. That’s enough to arouse the interest of the most carnivorous Wall Street slicker.

And the potential for future growth is huge — or so the argument goes.

By 2050, the world’s population will exceed 9 billion people. In order to meet rising demand, the UN forecasts meat production will need to grow to 455 million metric tons, up from 315 million in 2014. That is simply unsustainable given the fact that the global meat industry already contributes 15 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, roughly equivalent to all the world’s vehicles, and about 15,000 litres of water is required to produce a single kilo of beef.

Last month, Dr. Brown jibed that Brazil was the country that “used to be famous for the Amazon.”

Environmental concerns are not the only issue driving investment in food technology. While some such as Bill Gates have cited the threat of climate change and resource depletion, others simply believe animal-free meat represents the next big thing for consumers who are concerned about poor conditions and cruelty in factory farms and the health dangers of eating a meat-rich diet.

“If we can grow meat without an animal, why wouldn’t we?” quipped Tom Hayes, Tyson’s chief executive, in an interview last year.

Skeptics who question the willingness of western consumers to embrace cultured meat need only look to the global dairy industry for a taste of what’s coming down the line.

Milk alternatives including soy, oat and almond milk have been exploding in popularity. In the US, non-dairy milk sales grew 61 per cent in the five years from 2012 and are now worth over US$2.2 billion per year. Globally, milk alternatives are predicted to reach US$10.9 billion this year up from US$5.8 billion in 2014.

What’s up next? A California company, Perfect Day, is close to mastering a technology to produce real liquid milk without any cows — by using biotechnology to brew identical milk proteins to those produced in the udders of a cow.

If it tastes good enough, it’s probably easier to imagine consumers embracing products like this than lab-grown meat or insects, which are likely to remain a niche market, at least for a time.

A dairy cow in Serbia.

Perfect Day is planning to role out a commercial product as soon as next year. So in truth, it may be milk rather than beef where we see the swiftest change in consumer behaviour.

It won’t be plain sailing, of course. The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association is already gearing up for a fight, insisting that meat substitutes should not be allowed to use the term “meat” at all. It has already won a victory in the state of Missouri, which has become the first U.S. state to start regulating the use of the word.

But the innovators and food-tech pioneers may have time on their side. In the 1880s, the U.S. dairy farm lobby fought a long and bitter campaign against margarine.

In 1886 they succeeded in banning the product altogether from six states including Ohio and Michigan and forcing margarine producers to inject it with pink dye. It didn’t last — and the margarine lobby eventually triumphed as cash-strapped consumers turned their backs on butter in the Thirties.

This time around, if they can develop products that taste close to the real thing, there is no reason to believe the food tech pioneers won’t succeed again — and the opportunity is vast.

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1880 - 1895: The Birth of the Lithographic Poster: Lithography was invented in 1798, but it was too slow and expensive for poster production. Posters continued to be simple wood or metal engravings with lack of color or design. This changed around 1880 with Cheret's "3 stone lithographic process," this was a breakthrough which allowed artists to achieve every color in the rainbow with only three stones (usually red, yellow and blue) printed carefully.

Although, this process still demanded superb artistry and remarkable craftsmanship. The result was worthwhile. The ability to combine word and image in such an attractive and economical format finally allowed the lithographic poster to usher in the modern age of advertising. Cheret created more than 1000 posters over a 30 year career.

1890 - 1900: The Belle Epoque & Art Nouveau: In 1891, Toulouse-Lautrec's first poster, Moulin Rouge, pushed the status of the poster to fine art and started a poster craze. During the 1890s, known as the Belle Epoque in France, poster exhibitions, magazines and dealers proliferated; the pioneering Parisian dealer Sagot listed 2200 different posters in his catalog. Three years later, Alphonse Mucha, a Czech working in Paris, created the first masterpiece of Art Nouveau poster design.

The poster was used to celebrate the society's unique cultural institutions. In France, the cafe and cabaret was omnipresent; in Italy the opera and fashion; in Spain the bullfight and festivals; in Germany trade fairs and magazines, in Britain and America literary journals, bicycles, and the circus.

1900 - 1914: The New Century & Early Modernism: By 1900, Art Nouveau had lost most of its reputation through too much imitation and repetition. The death of Toulouse-Lautrec in 1901 and the abandonment of poster art by Mucha and Cheret (who both turned to painting) left a void that was filled by a young Italian caricaturist named Leonetto Cappiello.

Cappiello was influenced by Cheret and Toulouse-Lautrec, he rejected the fussy detail of Art Nouveau but he focused on creating one simple image, often quite humorous and crazy, to immediately capture the viewer's attention and imagination. This ability established Cappiello as the father of modern advertising.

1914 - 1919: World War I & the Bolshevik Revolution: World War I started a new role for the poster: propaganda. The war ushered in the biggest advertising campaign to date: from raising money, recruiting soldiers, and boosting volunteer efforts, to spurring production and provoking outrage at enemy atrocities. Utilizing contemporary Madison Avenue techniques, America alone produced about 2,500 striking poster designs and approximately 20 million posters - nearly 1 for every 4 citizens - in little more than 2 years.

1919 - 1938: Between the World Wars: Modernism & Art Deco: After WWI, Nouveau's organic inspiration became irrelevant in an evolving industrial society; the modern art movements Cubism, Futurism, Expressionism, and Dadaism became top influences. Also, the first graphic design courses were launched in France, Germany and Switzerland, a key part in the transition from illustration to graphic design in advertising.

1938 - 1950: World War II & the End of Stone Lithography: The poster again played a large communication role in World War II, but this time it shared the spotlight with other media, such as radio and print. By this time, most posters were printed using the mass production technique of photo offset, which resulted in the familiar dot pattern seen in newspapers and magazines. The use of photography in posters, begun in the Soviet Union in the Twenties, now became as common as illustration. After the war, the poster declined further in most countries as television became popular.

1945 - 1965: Post-World War II & Mid-Century Modernism: The end of World War II ushered in a baby boom and a new consumer society with the arrival of television, jet travel and global brands fueling the way. A veritable "poster boom" occurred in the early 1950s, driving forward two distinct styles, the first was brightly colored and whimsical, while the second was more rational and orderly.

1965 - 1972: The Sixties & the Art of Rebellion: A new illustration style, Pop Art and Expressionism, was more relaxed and intuitive and the first wave of a Post-Modernist sensibility.

1970 - 1989: The Seventies & Eighties - Post Modernism: A young teacher in Basel named Wolfgang Weingart led the palace revolt which ushered in today's predominant graphic style loosely known as Post Modern design. Weingart experimented with the printing process to produce posters that appeared complex and chaotic, playful and spontaneous. Weingart's liberation of typography was an important foundation for several new styles, from Memphis and Retro, to the advances now being made in computer graphics.

1990 on: The Poster Today: The role and appearance of the poster was always changing over the past century to meet the constant evolving needs of society. Although its role is less valid than it was 100 years ago, the poster will evolve further as the computer and the internet revolutionize the way we communicate in the 21st century.

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Here’s a list of Memphis and Mid-South restaurants and whether they’re offering pickup, takeout, or delivery, or if they’ve opened their dining room. Be sure to wear a mask. It’s required in most places. Question: What restaurants are open for takeout or dine-in in Memphis and the Mid-South? Answer: See the list below for what restaurants are open in Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, and the rest of the Mid-South. Masks: Required in certain areas. Wear them when not actively eating or drinking. Soi Number 9 food truck, Thai street food for take-out. I’m getting a lot of questions about which restaurants will do take out. ANSWER: Nearly every restaurant in town that’s open is still offering takeout – some might even bring your order out to the car. With dining rooms partially open, that’s less likely to be the case. Just call ahead to your favorite places and arrange it. PLEASE TIP. These restaurant employees risk their health to serve you in a very difficult situation. Please bring an extra dose of patience and plan to tip 20 – 35 percent. A & J’s Catfish Station has two locations offering curbside to-go orders. Arnold’s BBQ on E. Shelby Drive is offering to-go ordering. The Arcade Restaurant in South Main is open for dine-in, takeout, and delivery through the apps. Agavos Cocina & Tequila in East Memphis offers dine-in and takeout. All Star Hot Wings has five area locations, call ahead for ordering information. Amerigo in East Memphis is open for dine-in or takeout. Alicia Restaurant in Orange Mound has curbside pickup and delivery. Aldo’s Pizza Pies, both midtown and downtown locations, offer dine-in, takeout, and limited delivery. Arnold’s BBQ downtown is offering to-go ordering. Aldo’s Pizza Pies, both midtown and downtown locations, offer dine-in and takeout. Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen is open for dine-in (reservations). La Baguette is open for takeout. Bedrock Eats & Sweets downtown is open for limited dine-in and takeout. Brother Juniper’s is open for dine-in and takeout. Brookhaven Pub is open for takeout only. Bogie’s Deli in East Memphis offers dine-in or takeout. Bala’s Bistro is doing to-go orders and DoorDash delivery. Blues City Donuts is open for takeout and drive-through. Bluff City Crab is open for dine-in and takeout. The Bar-B-Q Shop has dine-in, takeout, and curbside. BABALU Overton Square and East Memphis has dine-in and takeout. Ballhoggerz BBQ is offering curbside, pickup, Ubereats and Grubhub. Bari in Overton Square is open for dine-in, including patio (reservations only) and curbside pickup. Baby Jack’s BBQ is open for limited dine-in and takeout. There are locations in Arlington and Bartlett. The Beauty Shop offers dine-in, patio, and takeout. Bhan Thai is offering dine-in and takeout. Bluff City Coffee Cooper Young (which has sandwiches, etc.) is doing dine-in (patio only) and takeout. Bardog Tavern offers dine-in, takeout,and delivery to downtown. Bishop and Eight & Sand in Central Station Hotel downtown is open for delivery or to-go. BB King’s on Beale offers limited dine-in and takeout Blues City is offering limited dine-in seating and takeout. Brinson’s Downtown has curbside service for to-go orders and delivery via the apps. The Butcher Shop Steakhouse in Cordova is open for dine-in and takeout. Camille’s Kitchen offers pre-prepared meals, including keto meals, for takeout and curbside. Catherine & Mary’s is open for dine-in (reservations) and takeout Ching’s Wings is open for carryout orders. All of Central BBQ’s locations will offer curbside pickup: order by phone via credit card. Cheffie’s Cafe has three locations that are open for dine-in, patio, and takeout. Char is open for dine-in and takeout. City Silo Table + Pantry has curbside pickup and delivery. Corky’s Ribs & BBQ is open for dine-in and takeout at all locations, as well as drive-through ordering at the East Memphis and Cordova locations. Chardonnay Bistro is open for dine-in. Chicken Coop Memphis has pick-up ordering and delivery via the apps. Crutchfields BBQ is doing call-in ordering and take out. Capriccio Grill in the Peabody is open for dine-in, takeout, and delivery via the apps. Cozy Corner BBQ has call-in and to-go ordering, no dining in. Curry ’n’ Jerk offers limited dine-in and takeout. Cox Corner Market in Cordova is open for takeout and curbside, call-in ordering. Cafe Ole in Cooper Young has patio dining and takeout. Celtic Crossing in Cooper Young has dine-in, patio, and takeout. Cedars Restaurant in Cordova is offering delivery, catering & curbside pick up. Chef Tam’s near downtown in the Edge District offers takeout ordering. The Choo is offering takeout ordering. Crosstown restaurants Curb Market, Global Café, Pizzeria Trasimeno, and Saucy Chicken offer delivery within a 4-mile radius. Dee’O’s Seafood has Cordova and midtown locations with takeout for preorders. Dino’s in midtown has limited dine-in seating and takeout. Down South Wings & Grill offers takeout and call-in orders. DWJ Korean in Cooper Young offers dine-in and takeout. E’s 24 Hour Cafe is offering to-go ordering. East Memphis Pizza & Subs has take-out ordering when you call ahead. East Coast Wings + Grill is open for dine-in and takeout. Elwood’s Shack is offering dine-in and takeout ordering. Felicia Suzanne’s downtown has dine-in on the patio (reservations required) and takeout, too. Fam’s Highland location is allowing limited dine-in, takeout, and delivery; Fam’s downtown location is open for delivery and curbside pickup only. Folks Folly offers dine-in (reservations) or their full menu for takeout, curbside pickup, and limited delivery areas. Fox Ridge Pizza is open for dine-in and takeout. The Gray Canary is open for dine-in (reservations). Grecian Gourmet downtown offers dine-in, patio, takeout, and curbside. Global Café offers takeout (you can take it to-go and eat on the Crosstown patio) and delivery within a 4-mile radius. Garibaldi’s U of M, East Memphis, and Germantown locations are open for dine-in, takeout. Heart & Soul Catering is offering frozen meals to-go, place the order a day in advance. Hammer & Ale in Cooper Young has dine-in (patio) and food and beer to-go. Huey’s offers takeout and curbside pickup at each of their locations, plus limited dine-in. Humphrey’s has curbside pickup, local delivery, and overnight shipping nationwide. Imagine Vegan is open for takeout. Inspire Community Cafe is open for pre-ordered family meals only. India Palace is offering free deliveries when you call-in, plus 15 percent off each order. Takeout and delivery only. Indulge Lounge Memphis is open for dine-in. Jack Pirtle’s several area locations are open for takeout and drive-through. Jim ‘N Nick’s BBQ in Cordova is open for curbside takeout, to-go, and delivery through DoorDash. Jerry’s Sno Cones has two location (Wells Station and Cordova) offering takeout. K3 Studio Cafe downtown offers pickup and delivery.* Lafayette’s in Overton Square has dine-in and takeout. Little Italy has locations midtown, downtown, and Bartlett, each offering curbside pickup, takeout, and delivery. Contact your location for specific hours. The Lamplighter has limited dine-in and takeout. Loflin Yard is offering takeout and dine-in. Lucchesi’s Raviolo & Deli Company has prepared foods, meals, and take-and-bake. Mahogany Memphis offers dine-in and takeout. Magnolia & May in East Memphis is open for dine-in and takeout Mortimer’s is offering dine-in and curbside pickup when you call ahead. Mosa is offering pickup and curbside pickup, and their patio is open if you want to sit there after you get your to-go food. Maciel’s downtown is open for dine-in and takeout. Makeda’s Cookies downtown has treats to-go. Marlow’s Ribs & Restaurant is offering limited dine-in and takeout. Maximo’s on Broad is open for dine-in and takeout. El Mero Taco in Cordova is open for limited dine-in and curbside. They also have a food truck that parks around town. Mesquite Chop House Southaven is open for dine-in and takeout. Mr. P’s Buffalo Wings Hack Cross is offering call-ahead curbside pickup and online ordering. Mulan in Cooper Young has takeout, delivery, curbside pickup. Napa Cafe is offering curbside pickup or home delivery when you order in advance. Neil’s Music Room is open for dine-in or takeout. The Nine Thai Restaurant downtown offers dine-in and curbside pickup. One and Only BBQ locations on Kirby Parkway and on Germantown Parkway are open for patio seating and takeout. One and Only BBQ on Perkins Extd. in East Memphis is temporarily closed due to fire. The location in Southaven is open for limited dine-in and takeout. Ono Poke has takeout ordering. Orange Mound Grill is offering takeout. Oceans Seafood & Wings offers online ordering for to-go and delivery via apps. Paulette’s in Harbor Town open for dine-in and takeout. The P&H Cafe is open for dine-in and takeout. Pop’s Kernel is offering pickup at Makeda’s downtown. Pop’s Comfort Kitchen in Bartlett is open for dine-in, takeout, and delivery from the apps. Pho Binh in midtown is open for pickup only. Pimentos Kitchen in East Memphis is open for dine-in or takeout and the Collierville location has a drive-thru. Restaurant Iris offers dine-in (reservations only) and patio seating. Raffe’s Beer Market near Poplar and Highland is open for takeout and curbside pickup. Red Hook Cajun Seafood has five area locations, please call ahead to determine status. Ronnie Grisanti’s is open for dine-ine, curbside delivery at Regalia, and delivery up to four miles from their restaurant. Riko’s Kickin Chicken offers to-go ordering and delivery via Doordash. Rise Biscuits is offering curbside pickup (do not come in; call when you arrive). Rizzo’s on South Main is offering dine-in and to-go orders with curbside pickup Sabrosura Cuban and Mexican is offering takeout ordering. Sabor Caribe offers dine-in and takeout. Sakura Japanese Restaurants have locations in Germantown and East Memphis open for takeout or $4.95 delivery within 5 miles of the restaurant. Sunrise Memphis is open for takeout and curbside. Swanky’s multiple area locations are open for dine-in and takeout. STIX downtown and STIX Collierville are open for dine-in, takeout, and delivery via the apps. South of Beale downtown is open for dine-in and takeout. Soul Fish in Cooper Young, and their other area locations, are open for dine-in and takeout. Spindini downtown is open for dine-in, takeout, and delivery from the apps. Salad Expressions is open for takeout. Second Line Memphis is open for dine-in, patio, and takeout. Simple Fabulous Catering is offering to-go meals and catering for families. Situational Cravings has call-in orders for meal prepped. Slice of Soul Pizza Lounge in The Edge is open for dine-in and takeout. Slider Inn’s downtown and midtown location are offering patio dining, curbside pickup, and to-go ordering. Smooth Living Health Food Restaurant is open for dine-in or takeout call-in orders. Staks Pancakes two locations in Memphis and Germantown are open for dine-in, takeout, and limited delivery. Stone Soup in Cooper Young is open for dine-in and takeout. Swanky’s multiple area locations are open for dine-in and takeout. Stick ‘Em is open for limited dine-in and takeout. Sweet Grass/Next Door has dine-in, patio, and takeout. Tamboli’s Pasta & Pizza is open for takeout via online ordering and limited delivery. TrapFusion 901 is open for takeout. Tug’s Casual Grill in Harbor Town is open for dine-in, patio, and takeout. Ty’s Smokehouse in Bartlett is open for dine-in and takeout. The Vault in South Main is open for dine-in and takeout. Vietnam Restaurant in the Crosstown neighborhood is open for dine-in and takeout. Wally Hatchet’s is open for dine-in and takeout. Wild Beet Salad Company in the Carrefour is open for takeout and pickup. Wolf River Brisket in Collierville is open for dine-in, patio, and takeout. Young Avenue Deli is open for dine-in, patio, and takeout. Are you a home owner in Memphis, with a broken garage door? Call ASAP garage door today at 901-461-0385 or checkout https://ift.tt/1B5z3Pc

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Following a sold-out UK premiere at Southwark Playhouse, when it received 6 Off West End Award nominations including Best Musical, The Toxic Avenger The Musical is to play the Arts Theatre for a strictly limited 10-week season from Thursday 28 September 2017.

Joining Mark Anderson, who returns after starring to great acclaim as Melvin/Toxie in the original London production, are: Natalie Hope, Emma Salvo, Oscar Conlon-Morrey and Ché Francis with Peter Bindloss and Sophia Lewis as swings/ understudies.

Based on Lloyd Kaufman’s cult 1984 comedy schlock-horror Troma lm, The Toxic Avenger, The Toxic Avenger The Musical tells the story of the citizens of Tromaville who are crying out for a hero. Enter nerdy Melvin Ferd the Third, an aspiring earth scientist, determined to clean up the state’s major toxic waste problem. When a corrupt Mayor and her government goons get wind of his plans, they vow to stop this heroic feat. Melvin is attacked and tossed into a vat of toxic waste… transforming him instantly into The Toxic Avenger – New Jersey’s rst superhero! Toxie is a 7-foot mutant freak with superhuman strength and a supersized heart to match. His aims are to save heavily polluted New Jersey, end global warming, win the heart of the prettiest (blindest) librarian in town – and get home in time for dinner! Prepare to laugh, scream and sing to songs including ‘Who Will Save New Jersey?” “Get the Geek”, “Thank God She’s Blind” “Hot Toxic Love” and “Choose Me, Oprah!” as ‘Toxie’ rocks the house and saves the day!

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Mark Anderson (Melvin/Toxie) Previous theatre includes: The Toxic Avenger The Musical (Southwark Playhouse); Stiles & Drewe’s Three Little Pigs (International tour); The Book of Mormon Original West End cast (Prince of Wales Theatre); Love Me Tender (National tour); Once Upon A Mattress (Union Theatre); Legally Blonde (National tour); Mary Poppins (National tour); Hello, Dolly! (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); The Boy Friend (West End); You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Tabard Theatre).

Natalie Hope (Mayor) Previous theatre includes: Sweet Charity (Manchester Royal Exchange); Legally Blonde (Leicester Curve Theatre); The Commitments (Palace Theatre, West End); Our House (Savoy Theatre, West End); Sister Act (UK tour); Evita (UK tour); Disney’s High School Musical (UK tour); Fame (Shafesbury Theatre, West End and UK tour); Don’t Stop Believing (UK tour); Rocky Horror Show (UK tour); Laughter in the Rain (UK tour); Beyond the Barricade (UK tour).

Emma Salvo (Sarah) Previous theatre includes: Holy Crap (King’s Head Theatre), Grease (Royal Caribbean), Newsrevue (Canal Cafe Theatre), Sincerely, Mr Toad (UK tour).

Oscar Conlon-Morrey (White Dude) Oscar has just graduated and is making his professional debut.

Ché Francis (Black Dude) Ché has just graduated and is making his professional debut. The Toxic Avenger The Musical is the brainchild of the Tony Award-winning creative team behind the smash hit West End musical Memphis, Joe DiPietro and David Bryan, an original founding member and keyboardist/vocalist for rock giants, Bon Jovi.

Creative team: Director: Benji Sperring. Musical Director: Alex Beetschen. Designer: takis. Lighting Designer: Nic Farman. Choreographer: Lucie Pankhurst. Sound Designer: Andrew Johnson., Produced by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment and Derek Nicol and Paul Walden for Flying Entertainment. Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Limited.

Joe DiPietro – Book and Lyrics Joe’s Broadway and West End hit Memphis won the Tony Award for Best Musical and two additional Tony Awards (Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score Music and Lyrics Written for the Theatre (with David Bryan). Joe was born and raised off Exit 166 in New Jersey and thus has been a Toxic Avenger fan for the last 20 years. Joe wrote the book & lyrics to I LoveYou, You’re Perfect, Now Change, the longest-running musical revue in New York history which has had hundreds of productions across the country and around the world. He also wrote the book and lyrics to the Broadway musical All Shook Up, and the award-winning musical, The Thing About Men, which has played internationally. He lives in Manhattan and Connecticut, but his heart will always be in New Jersey.

David Bryan – Music & Lyrics David is a Keyboard Player and Founding Member of the hit band Bon Jovi. He is also a Singer/Songwriter Composer, Lyricist and Programmer. David Bryan lives near Exit 109 on the Garden State Parkway. He was conceived, born and raised in New Jersey. As a young man, he saw The Toxic Avenger movie at a midnight showing in Newark, and from that day on, he dreamed of writing a musical about the rst mutant superhero from his home state. This show is a ful lment of that dream. David has accomplished some other stuff, too. Bon Jovi are one of the most successful bands in music history. They’ve sold over 130 million records worldwide, performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans, and were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006. They’ve survived and thrived the rock and roll years, the grunge years, the rap years and everything in between. For more info on David, visit www.DavidBryan.com.

Benji Sperring (Director) Recent directing credits include: Holy Crap (King’s Head Theatre), How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying (Wil- ton’s Music Hall), The Stripper (St James’ Theatre), The Toxic Avenger The Musical (Southwark Playhouse), Shock Treatment (King’s Head Theatre). He was recently appointed an Associate Director of the King’s Head Theatre, Islington.

Lloyd Kaufman, creator of The Toxic Avenger Lloyd is co-founder, with Yale friend Michael Herz, of the 42-year-old legendary Troma Entertainment, arguably the longest-running independent movie studio in North America. He directed many of Troma’s feature lms, including The Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke ‘Em High, Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD, Tromeo & Juliet and Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.

Cast photos from the original London production by Claire Bilyard

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Robots, stripper poles and swamps: 10 hotels with outrageous attractions

Its a bird, its a plane, its a…bee hive?

Thats just one of the unexpected attractions you may find at one of these hotels that make these properties more than just a place to see. From swanky potty training seats to psychic residents, here are 10 surprises in store for your next overnight visit.

1. Robot Concierge, Hilton McLean Tysons Corner – Tysons Corner, Va.

Hilton McLean Tysons Corner

Want a recommendation for the best Chinese food near your hotel or need to know how late the fitness center is open? Meet Connie the Concierge at Hilton McLean Tysons Corner just outside Washington, D.C. The property serves as Hiltons test site for new products and services for the global chain. This concierge robot, which is powered by IBM Watson and named for Hiltons founder Conrad Hilton, can answer hundreds of guest queries on command. As more guests interact with Connie, the robot learns and improves its answers.

2. Potty Training Seat and Disco Elevator, LEGOLAND Hotel – Carlsbad, Calif.

Designed with kids in mind, the LEGOLAND Hotel at LEGOLAND California Resort outside San Diego has plenty of over-the-top features for kids of a variety of ages — and that even includes a souped-up potty training seat. The cleverly-designed toilet has a fold-down training seat that youngsters can use to make going potty a little easier when away from home. And adults can simply lift it up when not needed. The fun hotel also has a pint-sized peephole in the room and a surprise elevator that turns into a disco as you start to go up or down. How can you leave without a smile on your face? Everything is awesome!

3. Camaro Billiard Table, Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya – Riviera Maya, Mexico

Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya

There are a lot of things you can do with a Camaro, but turning it into a billiard table is pretty unique. The Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya turned its classic car into a pool table for the resorts over-the-top Bret Michaels Rock Star Suite designed by the singer. The Camaro is reminiscent of a car Bret once owned and the room is adorned with artifacts from Michaels himself and his fans. Other fun room features include a private theater, a desk chair made from Harley Davidson parts, a guitar amp mini fridge, a hammock on the balcony and more.

4. Swamp, Big Cypress Lodge – Memphis, Tennessee

Big Cypress Lodge

While you wont find any alligators here, there is a full swamp inside the Big Cypress Lodge in Memphis. Located within the 32-story Bass Pro Shops Pyramid, which once served as a sports and concert arena, the wilderness-inspired hotel has a Cypress Swamp on the ground floor complete with 100-foot tall replica cypress trees, a network of ponds and streams with thousands of live fish, and the countrys tallest free-standing elevator made of glass for ultimate swamp views. The rooms continue the theme with many designed to look like tree houses or vintage duck hunting camps.

5. Barber Shop, Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail Vail, Colorado

Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail

Shave and a haircut, two bits? You can definitely get cleaned up at this swanky on-site barbershop at the Four Seasons Resort and Residences in Vail– but itll cost you a bit more than two cents. Try $70. But its well worth it, because at this barbershop, you can enjoy a drink of 10th Mountain whiskey or a beer from Crazy Mountain Brewery while the barber does his thing. Other services include a head shave, moustache, beard or goatee trim and a scalp massage.

6. Robots, Crowne Plaza San Jose-Silicon Valley – Milpitas, Calif.

Crowne Plaza

Forgot your toothbrush or need more towels? Dont expect the housekeeping staff to show up to your hotel room at the Crowne Plaza San Jose-Silicon Valley. Instead, you just might find Dash the robot at your door with toiletries in tow. The robot stores the items in an internal compartment, which guests can lift to retrieve their goods. Dash, which stands three-feet tall and weighs 100 pounds, travels at human walking pace and gets where hes going unaccompanied. It can even navigate between floors and use the elevator.

7. Stripper Pole, Andaz San Diego – San Diego, Calif.

Andaz San Diego

For guests looking for something sexier than a Jacuzzi tub, the Star Suite at the Andaz San Diego ups the ante with a stripper pole in the master bedroom. No classes on how to use the pole are included, but the suite does feature a floor-to-ceiling glass shower that fogs up with the touch of a button and offers dual shower heads along with views of the pole and king-sized bunk beds. Andaz San Diego is in the hip Gaslamp Quarter of downtown San Diego full of restaurants, clubs and bars to start your evening before heading back to the privacy of your sensual suite.

8. Psychic, The Stanley Hotel – Estes Park, Colo.

The Stanley Hotel

What does your future hold? You may be able to find out the next time you stay at famously spooky Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colo., which opened in 1909. The historic haunted hotel made famous as the inspiration for Stephen Kings The Shining has its very own resident psychic, Madame Vera, who is most happy to tell your fortune — for better or worse. But just walking in isn’t recommended. Youll need to schedule an appointment for a psychic reading with Madame Vera, who has been in business for more than 25 years. When you arent divining your future, enjoy nearby Rocky Mountain National Park and amazing mountain views of the Rockies in all directions.

9. A Town, Danville Inn – Orlando, Fla.

The Danville Inn

Walk up to the Danville Inn, the front of which appears to be a country-style front porch, and at the touch a button, the porch lifts and you are instantly transported inside an airport hangar that’s designed to look like a town. Inside youll find the luxury two-room inn, an Irish pub, gazebo and even a theater to watch a movie. There are other hangars nearby that you can walk to or visit by Segway to see classic cars, planes and even a dedicated Man Cave. The versatile venue is popular with brides and grooms for weddings and honeymoons.

10. Bee Hive, Seaport Boston – Boston, Mass.

Seaport Boston Hotel

The Seaport Boston Hotel located on Boston Harbor in the Seaport District has some special residents on its roof: one million bees. The bees live in seven hives, which stand several feet high. The staff have been trained as beekeepers to care for the bees and help harvest the honey, which is then used in the hotels restaurant and cafes in foods, desserts and drinks. Try the Honey and Vanilla Cupcakes, Bee Pollen Smoothie Shots, Honey and Bee Pollen Popcorn and Honey and Orange Iced Tea for a natural and sweet treat.

Lyn Mettler is an Indianapolis, Ind.-based travel writer. She is the author of The Step-by-Step Guide to Earning Your Southwest Companion Pass. You can find her at www.GotoTravelGal.com or on Twitter at @GotoTravelGal.

from All Of Beer http://allofbeer.com/2017/06/17/robots-stripper-poles-and-swamps-10-hotels-with-outrageous-attractions/ from All of Beer https://allofbeercom.tumblr.com/post/161943163732

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