Nation’s Restaurant News identifies cutting-edge concepts that are set to redefine foodservice. This year’s grouping was equally large and small, home-grown and imported from overseas, healthful and indulgent, entertainment-fueled and street food-oriented. Five of the 10 brands are from California, which consistently pushes the envelope and has become (or maybe always has been) the home of restaurant innovation.
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