Archive for June 12th, 2010

Izarzugaza, 100 Year-Old Butcher Shop, Embraces New Technology – Spain

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

IzarzugazaImage credit: Izarzugaza

Meat Vending Machine

The butcher shop, Izarzugaza, with three locations in Northern Spain, is making efforts to adopt modern technology while keeping their more than 100-year-old tradition alive: They have an online shop selling meat and prepared items, as well as customer-facing multilingual touchscreens in the shops. But what truly sets them apart is their meat vending machine outside the store in Mundaka.
“We had to provide a service when the shop closes,” Mikel Izarzugaza, the fourth generation owner, told El Mundo. So they acquired a refrigerated vending machine that uses miniature elevators and the products change seasonally: “In summer pasta salads, we prepare and pack, in winter tongue in sauce or meatballs, sausages and burgers as well.”


Indian Host Restaurant – Bangkok

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

By Emi Kagawa

Indian HostIndian Host Restaurant
Grand Mecure Park Avenue Hotel
30 Soi Sukhumvit 22, Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110
Tel. 02 260 1115-7
Fax. 02 260 1118
Website: www.indian-host.com
Credit Cards: Yes
Prices: Moderate

Indian Host serves good Indian cooking in a nice setting, centrally located on Soi 22 off Sukhumvit Road. The chef has included a few hard to find dishes into the menu and also included, are the popular Mumbai and Delhi roadside snacks known as Chaat that local Thai-Indians really enjoy eating. Make sure that you ask to see the “Chaat list”.

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