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Recent Examples of casserolesOf all the vegetable casseroles Southerners love to serve at holidays and beyond, green bean casserole is king.—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
But sidle up to the bar, eerily silent until the restaurant quickly fills with chatter, and order a stiff drink before settling into a table and digging into heaping plates of pasta, milanesa, and a Caesar salad that always hits the spot.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
Our servers, Ivan and Martina, set the tone for our meal with a basket of focaccia and complimentary plates of ricotta spread, bruschetta, and aged parmesan to start.
The union represents cooks, dishwashers, concession workers, bartenders and servers employed at SoFi Stadium.
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City News Service,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
When a request is too complex for a phone, Apple says Private Cloud Compute handles it on servers that do not retain user data and can be inspected by outside researchers.
In the Maienfeld sports hall, rows of tables extended the length of a basketball court, and waiters weaved among them, balancing trays of coffee and nut torte.
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Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
At La Valencia, where the kitchen was far from the dining room, waiters would transport dishes under silver cloches to keep them warm while creating an air of sophistication.
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Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026