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- ↑ "London's Appetite for Restaurants Growing at 'Dazzling' Pace". Bloomberg.com. 5 November 2015.
- ↑ Presumably Zagat Survey, the survey-based NYC restaurant guide.
- ↑ "Hardens Guide | Richard Harden | Interview".