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Ep162: Michelin Star Restaurants · Kidcast Daily

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  Spin the wheel, let's take a ride.
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  Sports and science bursting from inside a world of wonder.
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  Open wide. Come on kids, let's amplify kid
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  cats Daily starts your day fun. Welcome to Kick Ass Daily, where
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  we bring news, trivia, fun facts, and more just for curious
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  kids like you. Today, we're going to take a
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  delicious journey into the world of Michelin star restaurants.
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  Have you ever wondered what makes some restaurants extra
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  special, almost like superheroes in the world of food?
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  Or why some chefs are treated like rock stars?
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  Well, buckle up because we're about to find out.
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  Let's start at the very beginning.
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  What is a Michelin star restaurant?
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  First, picture your favorite meal.
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  Maybe it's cheesy pizza, or a big bowl of noodles, or a stack
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  of fluffy pancakes. Now imagine if there was a
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  special award given to the best places in the world that make
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  food so amazing it's almost magical.
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  That's what the Michelin stars are all about.
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  But wait a minute, Michelin. Isn't that the name of a tire
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  company? You're absolutely right.
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  Here's where the story gets interesting.
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  Over 100 years ago in France, there were two brothers named
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  Andre and Edouard Michelin. They made tires for cars to help
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  people travel and use their cars more.
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  They created a little red guidebook to show drivers where
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  they could find good places to eat and stay while on a road
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  trip. This guidebook became super
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  popular and eventually grew into something much bigger.
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  Inside this guide, the Michelin brothers started giving stars to
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  restaurants that served really, really good food.
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  Getting a Michelin star became the highest honor a restaurant
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  could get. Kind of like winning a gold
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  medal at the Olympics, but for cooking.
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  Now let's talk about what it takes to actually get a Michelin
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  star. Imagine you're playing your
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  favorite video game. To win a special badge or
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  trophy, you have to do something really challenging, right?
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  Maybe you have to beat a tough level or solve a tricky puzzle.
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  For chefs, getting a Michelin star is just like that.
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  They have to make food that's not just yummy, but out of this
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  world amazing. Michelin sends out secret food
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  detectives called inspectors. These inspectors travel all over
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  the world and their job is to eat at different restaurants.
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  Tough job, right? They don't tell anyone who they
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  are, and they pay for their own meals, so no one knows they're
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  coming. The inspectors are looking for
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  five main things. One, the quality of the
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  ingredients. Are the vegetables super fresh?
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  Is the meat delicious and juicy? 2 The skill of the chef?
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  Did the chef cook everything perfectly?
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  3 The flavors. Do all the tastes work together
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  like a perfect team? 4 The personality of the food.
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  Does the food feel special and unique?
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  Showing off the chef's creativity?
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  5 The consistency. Is the food just as amazing
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  every time someone visits? If a restaurant is a fantastic
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  job in all these areas, they might earn a Michelin star.
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  But here's where it gets even cooler.
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  Restaurants can earn up to three stars.
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  One star means the restaurant is very good in its category.
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  It's worth stopping for if you're nearby. 2 stars mean the
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  restaurant is excellent and worth a special trip.
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  Three stars are the highest honor.
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  Like the crown jewel of cooking. Only a tiny number of
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  restaurants in the whole world have three stars.
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  It means the food is so extraordinary, people travel
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  from far and wide just to eat there.
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  Now let's add some more flavor to this story with a Did You
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  Know moment. Did you know that chefs who are
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  in Michelin stars sometimes get so excited they cry tears of
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  joy? That's because it takes years of
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  hard work, practice and passion to reach that level.
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  Some chefs even say getting a Michelin star feels like winning
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  the lottery. But here's another fun fact.
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  Michelin stars aren't forever. Inspectors come back every year,
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  and if the food isn't as good as before, the restaurant can lose
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  its star. That means chefs have to keep
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  working hard, always making sure their food is the best it can
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  be. So what's it like inside a
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  Michelin star restaurant? Imagine walking into a place
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  where every detail is just right.
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  The tables are set perfectly, the napkins are folded like
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  little works of art, and the servers move quietly, almost
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  like ninjas, making sure you have everything you need.
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  The food comes out looking so beautiful you almost don't want
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  to eat it, but when you do, it tastes even better than it
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  looks. Some Michelin star restaurants
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  are fancy, with white tablecloths and sparkling
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  glasses. Others are tiny and cozy, with
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  just a few seats and a friendly chef cooking right in front of
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  you. There's even a famous noodle
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  shop in Singapore that has a Michelin star and serves food
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  for just a few dollars. That's right, you don't have to
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  be rich or fancy to enjoy Michelin star food.
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  Let's talk about the chefs for a moment.
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  Chefs at Michelin star restaurants are like artists,
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  but instead of using paint and brushes, they use ingredients
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  and cooking tools. They spend years learning their
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  craft, practicing, and experimenting to make their food
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  the best it can be. Some chefs travel all over the
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  world to learn new techniques and flavors.
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  Others invent dishes that no one has ever tasted before.
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  Here's another Did You Know moment?
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  Some chefs become so famous for their food, they're like
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  celebrities. People want to take pictures
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  with them, and their restaurants have long waiting lists.
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  There's even a chef in France named Alan Ducasse who has
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  earned more than 20 Michelin stars in his career.
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  That's like having a whole Galaxy of stars.
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  But being a Michelin star chef isn't just about being famous or
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  having fancy food. It's also about caring a lot
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  about the people who eat your food.
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  Chefs want every guest to feel special, like they're part of a
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  big family dinner. They pay attention to every
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  detail, from the way the food is cooked to how it's served on the
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  plate. Let's imagine for a second that
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  you're a chef hoping to earn a Michelin star.
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  You'd need to practice your cooking skills every day, always
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  trying to make your food better and more delicious.
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  You might try new recipes, taste different ingredients, and learn
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  from other chefs. You'd also need to be creative,
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  thinking of new ways to surprise and delight your guests.
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  And of course, you'd need to work as a team with everyone in
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  your kitchen, because cooking in a restaurant is a group effort.
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  Now you might be wondering, can kids go to Michelin star
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  restaurants? Absolutely.
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  While some places are super fancy and might not have a kids
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  menu, many Michelin star restaurants welcome families and
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  love to make special dishes just for young guests.
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  And who knows, maybe someday you'll be the chef in a Michelin
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  star kitchen, creating amazing meals for people all over the
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  world. Let's sprinkle in a few more fun
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  facts. Did you know that the Michelin
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  Guide, the book that gives out the stars, uses little symbols
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  to tell you more about each restaurant?
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  For example, a fork and spoon symbol means the place is
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  comfortable, while a little house means it's especially
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  charming. There's even a symbol for
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  restaurants that are great value, so you can find tasty
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  food that doesn't cost a fortune.
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  And here's something really cool, the Michelin Guide doesn't
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  just cover France anymore. Today, there are Michelin star
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  restaurants in countries all over the world.
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  Japan, the United States, Italy, Spain, Thailand, and many more.
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  Each country brings its own flavors and styles, making the
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  world of Michelin star restaurants super exciting and
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  diverse. So what have we learned on our
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  tasty adventure today? Let's recap the main points.
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  Michelin star restaurants are special places that serve
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  incredible food, and they're awarded stars by the Michelin
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  Guide, which started as a way to help travelers find good places
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  to eat. Getting a Michelin star is a
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  huge honor for chefs and restaurants, but they have to
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  work really hard and always do their best to keep their stars.
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  Michelin sends out secret inspectors to judge restaurants
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  on things like the quality of the ingredients, the chef's
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  skills, the flavors, creativity and consistency.
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  Restaurants can earn 1-2 or three stars, with three being
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  the highest and rarest honor. Michelin star restaurants come
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  in all shapes and sizes. Some are fancy and grand, others
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  are small and simple, but all serve food that's truly special.
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  Chefs at Michelin star restaurants are like artists,
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  always inventing new ways to wow their guests.
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  And finally, Michelin star restaurants are found all over
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  the world, making every countries food scene more
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  exciting and delicious. Who knew that something as
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  simple as a tire companies guidebook could turn into the
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  most important award in the food world?
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  The next time you take a bite of your favorite meal, remember
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  with a little creativity, hard work, and passion, anyone, maybe
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  even you, could cook up something worthy of a Michelin
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  star someday. Thanks for joining us here on
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  Kit Cast Daily. Stay curious, keep exploring,
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  and remember every great adventure can start with just
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  one bite. Grab your breakfast.
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  Feeling fine? Adventures waiting?
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  Don't be late. Today's.
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