Food

Late summer menus provide a preview of fall

Taste Tracker: Breakfast gets some love at Chick-fil-A, Einstein Bros. and Salad and Go; Sweetgreen and Fogo de Chao highlight seasonal produce; Bad Daddy’s dials up the spice; and pretzel-flavored beer is a thing.
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