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Bret Thorn’s Biography

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Bret Thorn is senior food editor of Nation’s Restaurant News, a website and magazine for the food service industry, with responsibility for spotting and reporting on culinary trends across the country.
From 2006 to 2008 he also wrote the Kitchen Dish column for The New York Sun, covering restaurant openings and chefs’ career moves.
He joined Nation’s Restaurant News in 1999 after spending about five years in Thailand, where he wrote articles about business, banking and finance as well as resta…

Bret Thorn’s Journalist Portfolio

Nancy Kruse, Bret Thorn discuss chefs as activists

Nancy Kruse, Bret Thorn discuss chefs as activists

Kruse Company president Nancy Kruse asks whether a chef's place is in the kitchen. The new year has started o…

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The unspoken trend of 2015

The unspoken trend of 2015

Trust me. You're not going to see a marked increase in insect consumption in the United States in 2015, no ma…

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NRN predicts 2015 menu trends

NRN predicts 2015 menu trends

Customizability and fast service are likely to be significant drivers of restaurant business in 2015. The fas…

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Bret Thorn, Nancy Kruse debate the restaurant industryâs attitude toward Gen X

Bret Thorn, Nancy Kruse debate the restaurant industryâs attitude toward Gen X

NRN senior food editor Bret Thorn says restaurants are ignoring an important demographic. Nancy, we've known …

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Alcohol a missed opportunity at many fast-casual restaurants

Alcohol a missed opportunity at many fast-casual restaurants

It's free but we need to know a little about you to continually improve our content. Why Register? Registerin…

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Articles

Michael Zentner has it figured out at Merci in Charleston, South Carolina

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Senior Food & Beverage Editor Bret Thorn is senior food & beverage editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. Hi is responsible for spotting and reporting on F&B trends across the country for both publications. He is the co-host of a podcast, Menu Talk with Pat and Bret, which features interviews with chefs, food & beverage authorities, and other experts in foodservice operations.
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Menu Tracker: New items from Arby’s, Culver’s, and Starbucks

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By Bret Thorn Verified
| Nation's Restaurant News Verified
Senior Food & Beverage Editor Bret Thorn is senior food & beverage editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. Hi is responsible for spotting and reporting on F&B trends across the country for both publications. He is the co-host of a podcast, Menu Talk with Pat and Bret, which features interviews with chefs, food & beverage authorities, and other experts in foodservice operations.
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Kiko chef Alex Chang demonstrates his Dungeness crab handroll

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By Bret Thorn Verified
| Nation's Restaurant News Verified
Senior Food & Beverage Editor Bret Thorn is senior food & beverage editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. Hi is responsible for spotting and reporting on F&B trends across the country for both publications. He is the co-host of a podcast, Menu Talk with Pat and Bret, which features interviews with chefs, food & beverage authorities, and other experts in foodservice operations.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a runner for ABC News in Beijing during Tiananmen Square

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Sure; I'm old enough for that.

How is social media changing news?

It gives us a whole new network of sources. Much of the "news" in social media is inaccurate, but so is much of it from traditional media.

Awards

Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award

2006 - Best staff-written editorial or opinion column