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Kansas City Tanner’s Bar & Grill’s new server is a robot

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Sonny loads up with trays of grilled chicken sandwiches, fries and salad as he heads to table 42 at Tanner’s Bar & Grill in Red Bridge Shopping Center. Dishes delivered, Sonny turns and heads back to the kitchen.

But customer Bond Faulwell of Overland Park wonders aloud, “Do we leave WD-40 for the tip?”

Sonny is a new robot server at the south Kansas City restaurant.

Trade magazine Nation’s Restaurant News said robots are uniquely positioned to support restaurants through the current wave of labor shortages. They are best used for tasks that are physical and repetitive, freeing up employees for more important tasks such as interacting with customers. It said the robot should always be escorted by a human.

Tanner’s, at 11134 Holmes Road, pays an undisclosed monthly fee for Sonny, but a spokeswoman said they will not pass the cost on to customers by increasing prices.

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Robots like Sonny are best used for tasks that are physical and repetitive, freeing up employees to talk to customers. Rich Sugg [email protected]

Kitchen employees place orders on Sonny’s two trays, plug in the table number and send it off to the dining room.

Servers meet Sonny at the table and hand the dishes to customers. Then they plug in a code to send the robot back to the kitchen.

“We’re amazed by the little robot running around,” said Jim Ogden of Overland Park.

Sonny, created by California’s Bear Robotics Inc., can also be loaded with dirty plates to take back to the kitchen, then it is cleaned and sanitized before making another delivery. It tends to spill drinks when maneuvering from tile to carpet, so for now it is just taking plates.

“It does help, especially with the bigger tables,” said Tiffany Hearld, manager. “And the kids love it. They want it to bring their food.”

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A Harvard nutritionist and brain expert says avoid these 5 foods to keep your ‘memory and focus sharp’

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1. Foods made with industrial and processed seed oils

Highly processed oils are often extracted from soybeans, corn, rapeseed (the source of canola oil), cottonseed, sunflower and safflower seeds, and contain a lot of omega-6 fatty acids.

Excess consumption of Omega-6s can trigger the body to produce chemicals that can lead to inflammation in the brain.

If you’re sautéing vegetables or grilling fish or meat, I recommend using olive, coconut or avocado oil.

2. Foods with added and refined sugars

Our brain uses energy in the form of glucose, a type of sugar, to fuel cellular activities. But a high sugar diet can lead to excess glucose in the brain.

This can cause memory impairments and less plasticity of the hippocampus, the part of the brain that controls memory.

Don’t forget that many savory foods have hidden added sugars, too, like store-bought pasta sauces, ketchups, salad dressings and even canned soups. Swap these out for homemade items made with whole foods.

3. Processed foods

A diet high in ultra-processed foods may put you at risk of having shorter telomeres — or the “stamp” on our DNA. Longer telomeres tend to promote healthy cellular aging. Shortening our telomeres may mean that we are at risk of degenerative disease earlier in life.

A 2022 study also found that participants who consumed high amounts of ultra-processed foods such as baked goods and sodas were more likely to experience mild depression compared to those who consumed the least.

Here’s a tip: If you can’t pronounce an ingredient, or have no idea what it is, it’s often best to avoid it.

4. Foods with artificial sweeteners

When you use artificial sweeteners that have no nutritional value, they can increase “bad” gut bacteria which can negatively affect you mood.

These sweeteners include saccharin, sucralose and stevia. Aspartame can be especially harmful, and has been directly linked to anxiety in research studies. It also causes oxidation, which increases harmful free radicals in the brain.

Some alternatives to consider: Honey, monk fruit extract or coconut sugar.

5. Fried foods

While items that are battered, crusted or deep-fried may be at the top of the comfort foods list, they can be damaging to the brain.

A study of over 18,000 people found that a diet high in fried foods was linked to lower scores of memory and cognition.

As an alternative, I suggest opting for baked, air-fried, or steamed versions of your favorite foods.

Dr. Uma Naidoo is a nutritional psychiatrist, brain expert, and faculty member at Harvard Medical School. She is also the Director of Nutritional & Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and author of the best-selling book “This Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More.” Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

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Nick Fuentes, 24, throws his drink at a couple after getting into a dispute at an In-N-Out

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White nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes was caught throwing his drink at a couple inside an In-N-Out after getting into an argument.

Fuentes, 24, was dining at the Los Angeles burger joint when he was approached by a couple who quickly got into a row with the known supremacist, a witness said.

It is unclear what the group was fighting over, but the couple, who are not seen in the clip, reportedly got so angry they threw ketchup cups at Fuentes and his friends, TMZ reported.

Fuentes has been at the forefront of American media for the past few weeks after he was seen walking through a Miami airport with Kanye West and going to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

However, on Saturday, Fuentes reportedly denied being himself, according to a woman who filmed the Holocaust denier.

‘It is Nick Fuentes,’ the woman said as she filmed the white nationalist, who was wearing a suit. ‘He pretended that it wasn’t him, but it was really him.’

Fuentes and his group appeared to be leaving the restaurant when the woman said: ‘What the f**k? F**k Nick Fuentes. You racist.’

In another video, Fuentes can be seen standing at his table calmly, before out-of-the-blue, he throws his drink across the restaurant, spraying everyone nearby with liquid.

Nick Fuentes, 24, was dining at a Los Angeles In-N-Out when he was approached by a couple and the pair quickly got into a dispute, a witness said. As the couple was leaving, he threw his drink at them, reportedly missing

Nick Fuentes, 24, was dining at a Los Angeles In-N-Out when he was approached by a couple and the pair quickly got into a dispute, a witness said. As the couple was leaving, he threw his drink at them, reportedly missing

It is unclear what the group was fighting over, but the couple reportedly got so angry they threw ketchup cups at Fuentes and his friends

It is unclear what the group was fighting over, but the couple reportedly got so angry they threw ketchup cups at Fuentes and his friends

The drink reportedly did not hit the couple, who he was aiming at, as they were leaving the establishment.

Fuentes left five minutes later and the police were not called, according to TMZ.

Since dining at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said he didn’t know who Fuentes was when he dined with him and West in Florida, and that Fuentes’ extreme views were not discussed at the table.

“I had no idea what his views were, and they weren’t expressed at the table in our very quick dinner, or it wouldn’t have been accepted,” Trump said on Fox News.

Trump called the meeting ‘uneventful.’

In a video posted after the meeting, scandal-hit West – now known as Ye – said he told Trump he was considering running for president in 2024 and that the ex-president should be his running mate.

Fuentes, who was seen wearing a dapper suit at the fast food restaurant, left five minutes later and the police were not called

Fuentes, who was seen wearing a dapper suit at the fast food restaurant, left five minutes later and the police were not called

Fuentes has been at the forefront of American media for the past few weeks after he was seen walking through a Miami airport with Kanye West and going to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

Fuentes has been at the forefront of American media for the past few weeks after he was seen walking through a Miami airport with Kanye West and going to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate

The former president, who declared his own White House bid two weeks ago, was ‘basically screaming,’ the rapper said in his Twitter video titled ‘Mar-a-Lago debrief.’

‘He tried to f*** me. He’s crazy. He can’t beat me,’ Trump reportedly said to allies after the dinner, according to NBC News.

An adviser told the outlet that Trump was ‘totally blindsided’ by the ‘setup’ dinner.

Fuentes, who used to back Trump, turned on the former president this week, urging far-right conservatives to pick a different candidate in 2024 just days after the dinner.

‘What are Christian Americans going to get out of a McCarthy speakership or the new Trump White House? Lower gas prices? Reduce the corporate tax rate?’ Fuentes wrote in a post on Telegram. ‘Years will pass us by as things remain fundamentally the same. We must dream bigger.’

Fuentes recently dined with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, but has since denounced the former president

Fuentes recently dined with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, but has since denounced the former president

Trump said he did not know who Fuentes was when he dined at the mansion, but said he did not support Fuentes (pictured) views

Trump said he did not know who Fuentes was when he dined at the mansion, but said he did not support Fuentes (pictured) views

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