Idon’t think I’ve paid enough attention to how successful Birmingham, Ala.-based fast-casual restaurant Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe has become. Since Keith and Amy Richards opened their first location in 1998, the company has grown to more than 100 outlets.

I discovered this when I was researching local restaurants that were participating in Dining With Gratitude , which is a fund- and awareness-raising event for Giving Kitchen — the Atlanta organization that doles out millions of dollars in grants ever year to aid food service workers in times of crisis. I was impressed by Middle Tennessee participation in DWG, but as I dug deeper, it turned out that Taziki’s represented the majority of participating restaurants. There are an astonishing 13 outposts of Taziki’s with

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