Tortazo, the Rick Bayless and Jollibee mash-up
Tortazo, the Rick Bayless and Jollibee mash-up
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Tortazo, the Rick Bayless and Jollibee mash-up
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Post #1 - January 14th, 2020, 11:15 pmI'm speechless. Anyone else care to chime in?
Rick Bayless and Jollibee Unveil Their Fast-Casual Partnership at Willis Tower
233 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
312-962-7700Last edited by Drover on January 14th, 2020, 11:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Post #2 - January 14th, 2020, 11:22 pmDrover wrote:I'm speechless. Anyone else care to chime in?
Rick Bayless and Jollibee Unveil Their Fast-Casual Partnership at Willis Tower
Considering he partnered with Burger King in the past (2003), this isn't too surprising. From a purely food perspective, it actually seems to make more sense than the BK thing did.
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Post #3 - January 15th, 2020, 7:32 amJollibee bought 51% of Tortas Frontera last year, so I think all of the reporting of this as a combination of the two is misleading. There are two entities—Jollibee the restaurant and Jollibee the parent company that also owns Coffee Bean and Smashburger. The parent company is bank rolling an expanded Tortas Frontera under a new name with eyes on making it a national chain. Nothing about the food being served has anything to do with Jollibee the restaurant.
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Post #4 - January 15th, 2020, 7:40 amJollibee has stakes in these 8 global food brands—including your favorite dimsum place
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Post #5 - January 15th, 2020, 7:27 pmRick Bayless’ new tortas spot in Willis Tower could become a model for replacing Tortas Frontera at O’Hare
https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/c ... story.htmlNever order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
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Post #6 - January 15th, 2020, 9:49 pmHad lunch here today: it's Tortas Frontera with a different name and color scheme. Fits in well with the set-your-food-hall-to-mild lineup surrounding it: Brown Bag, Sweetgreen, etc.
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Post #7 - January 16th, 2020, 1:39 amSo in short, it's Bayless' vision bankrolled with Jollibee money.
Can anyone who's been to this place and/or Tortas Frontera compare to Frontera Fresca in Macy's?
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Post #8 - January 16th, 2020, 9:07 amDave148 wrote:https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/c ... story.html
Why are the photo captions just straight up ad copy? I don’t like the 2020 version of journalism.
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Post #9 - January 17th, 2020, 10:36 am
Would have been easier for Eater to have just written that, but then they wouldn't be able to take their digs at Bayless.Drover wrote:So in short, it's Bayless' vision bankrolled with Jollibee money.
