MRM News Bites: An Edible Adventure, the Global Cocktailian and the First-Ever Connected Restaurant

This edition of MRM New Bites includes a Grilled Cheese Showdown, a restaurant that plans to pay homage to ancient cooking techniques, the faces of beer and a "road trip" concept. Send news items of interest to Modern Restaurant Management magazine's Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

rye on The Plaza LaunchesFollowing their successful partnership on the original rye, Chef Colby Garrelts and his wife, James Beard Foundation Outstanding Pastry Chef semifinalist nominee Megan Garrelts, launched The Plaza location with Jeff and Joy Stehney, proprietors of Joe’s Kansas City BBQ. The new venture retains the same designer, John O’Brien with Hammerout Design, to create a similar feel and energy encompassing the dual nature of rustic refinement, a space comfortable to enjoy every day as well as to celebrate special occasions. Design details such as original, local artwork adorn the walls and exposed, rough-hewn wood echo the menu’s…