HAPPY HOUR FOR
BOOKWORMS
The Boston Public Library in Copley
Square is serving cocktails: Sip on
"Tequila Mockingbird" or "Catcher
in the Rye" in its revamped Map
Room Tea Lounge. A la carte bar
menu dishes and craft cocktails with
tea-infused spirits give book-loving
patrons a chance to read while sip-
ping in the lounge. But rules are
rules: No booze in the stacks.
Connecting Farmers and Chefs
In a push to help farmers and chefs find each other more
easily, To Market founder David Moosman has created
a new ordering platform that links purveyors of local
edible goods directly to restaurants and chefs. Moosman
says, "I started To Market after cooking and farming
around the world, seeing the same problem everywhere:
Farmers don't know how to find chefs, and chefs don't
have time to find farmers. So, we built the platform
to bring the chefs to the farmers, and the farmers To
Market." To Market is currently in 15 states, with about
150 growers and 250 buyers listed online, and expanding
to everywhere food needs a home, he adds.
The networks let farmers track inventory online,
set prices, and availability. Once they do, the items
automatically become available to local chefs, who can
order and track their purchases online.
The number of worldwide dollar sales that cocoa is expected to
hit by 2026. Cocoa demand is forecast to rise 30 percent by 2020.
$10,000,000,000
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