The Future of Dining: Restaurants, Menus, Takeout, Delivery & AI

The Buzz 1: "Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone." (Big Yellow Taxi, Joni Mitchell, 1970) The Buzz 2: "I would be proud to partake of your pecan pie." (Harry Burns (Billy Crystal), When Harry Met Sally, 1989 film) The Buzz 3: "Covid-19 revealed the everyday activities many people take for granted until they're no longer for an option—like eating out in a restaurant…more than 70,000 restaurants across the U.S. have permanently closed. Restaurants had to quickly pivot to curbside pickup and delivery and adjust their menus and staffing in hopes of staying afloat…to find new, creative ways to serve customers." [www.forbes.com] We'll ask your food futurists Kerry N. Brown at SAP, Chef Chris Hall at Unsukay, Lisa Allen at Wine Insite, and Chef Andy Gonzales at Steinbeck's & The Companion for their take on The Future of Dining: Restaurants, Menus, Takeout, Delivery and AI.