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Hawai?i’s Mushroom Boom Is Here

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Last time the state did an agricultural audit, the number of local farms producing mushrooms had tripled, from three in 2012 to nine in 2017, and funghi farmers say that number has continued to grow. Despite the fertile soil and year-round growing season, sourcing locally in Hawaiʻi is no easy task for most restaurateurs.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

Barb joined TEAM Schostak in 2000 as District Manager for Burger King. ” Key highlights of updates and changes resulting from the audit include: To ensure values alignment within organization and among stakeholders: Revised, value-centered mission statement and definition of a James Beard Award winner.

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How to Cook a Direwolf

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It was April 2017, a seventh season of the show would air in a couple of months, and a friend had come to Chicago to attend this dinner with me, not because we loved Game of Thrones — neither of us had watched for years at that point — but because the idea of a fannish dinner was exciting. People noticed. What do they really mean?