Mimosas at Cracker Barrel, Mystery Hard Seltzer, Black Is Beautiful Stout [6/1/2020-6/7/2020]

• The Cheesecake Factory plans to reopen 124 of its restaurants in the next few weeks. Each restaurant will open following local and state social distancing guidelines, and at a lessened capacity.

• Popsugar.com has put together a list of 51 Black-owned restaurants from across the US. Each state, plus the District of Columbia, are covered in the list and photos are making us hungry! We encourage you all to check it out and try to visit one in your state! You can view the list here.

• A mysterious new hard seltzer is popping up all over TikTok, that has all of us intrigued. Truly Hard Seltzer is currently testing a new extra hard seltzer in very limited markets like New York City. A typical Truly is 5% alcohol, while the extra hard is 8%, almost as much as a glass of wine but without all the carbs and calories. We will follow this one closely.

• If you’ve ever thought that the only thing missing from your plate of chicken and dumplings was an ice-cold beer, your prayers may have just been answered. Cracker Barrel will begin serving alcohol at select locations this summer. The chain that is best known for comfort food and its general store is testing its alcohol menu at 20 Florida locations, and the feedback has been positive. Perhaps your next brunch date will be at Cracker Barrel!

• Microbreweries across America are showing their support for #BlackLivesMatter by brewing a Black Is Beautiful Stout. A portion of the proceeds will go to legal defense funds for protesters in major cities. At the time this was written, there were 249 participating breweries in 35 states and six countries, and the list keeps growing. This isn’t the first time brewers have joined together for a good cause, and we are sure it won't be the last.