1. Envisioning America as a nation of burrito-folders employing advanced pork-braising technology perhaps lacks the romance of a certain kind of industrial nostalgia.

    — 

    So much to enjoy about Matt Yglesias waxing poetic about Chipotle for Slate:

    • a feel-good story in the downtrodden economy
    • 23.7% growth in 2011, year 18 of the company’s life
    • Chopt getting name dropped
    • a brief digression into the science of sous-vide cooking 
    • capital/labor tradeoffs being made in Chipotle’s meat production
    • modern-day assembly lines in fast casual restaurants

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    — Denver pride.
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