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Sweetgreen is leveraging gamification and personalization with its new Rewards and Challenges program, and hopes to build on its digital sales mix, which is currently at 66%.

Go off the beaten path in Rome and drink local with the locals

This simple salad beats coleslaw hands down as an accompaniment for barbecued brisket. The vinegar dressing and the fresh cucumbers cut through the richness of the beef in a salad that is as refreshing as the name sounds. And, it's not just for BBQ, serve it anytime the menu calls for coleslaw.

Historic California red wine region with the most amount of old vines in the U.S. has also expanded into unique white wines.

Challenges abound as industrial agriculture is threatened by access to key resources from water to healthy soils.

Many small producers in the Ribera del Duero wine region in Spain are making a strong commitment to 100% Tempranillo wines despite the region having a long history with Bordeaux varieties.

A 40-year-old single malt takes home the top prize.

The roasty toasty slightly smoky mezcal is bold enough to stand up to all the tangy acidic ingredients in a Bloody Mary but not so strong that it overwhelms it. One sip and I was amazed at how seamlessly the mezcal integrated into the drink in a way that vodka seldom does.

“It seems Wall Street is starting to believe that even if the economy has a recession, it will be a short one,” one analyst says.

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