SPECIAL REPORT #44: Fine Dining Lovers' Ryan King on Crunching the Numbers

Ryan King, editor in chief of the online magazine Fine Dining Lovers, takes us inside the numbers of two recent surveys conducted by the site, one with 8,000 diners and one with more than 2,500 hospitality professionals. He also discusses the online forum Turning the Tables, hosted by Fine Dining Lovers this week, that gathered industry thought leaders from around the world to discuss what a post-pandemic dining landscape might look like,

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