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MRM People & Places: Game On at Walk-On’s and Gingerbread Houses for Humanity

Modern Restaurant Management

” Gunderson began her career in the Napa Valley in 2001 after moving from Colorado to California to work as an intern at Robert Mondavi Winery. I am also excited to continue to work with Director of Vineyards, Don Munk, Senior Winemaker Alison Frichtl Hollister, and all of the very talented, hard-working members of our winemaking team.”

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A Fool’s Choice

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Throughout, she relates her own narrative and relationship to food to those of her mother and grandmothers. She opened Margot Café & Bar in 2001, and it is still a pillar of high standards and delicious food to this day. She came up in the era of Kitchen Confidential lore. And she behaved like it.

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The 38 All-Time Best Food Movies

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The one thing that all of these films have in common is that they depict food, dining, cooking, or eating in relatable, often visceral ways. Jaya Saxena Spirited Away (2001) It’s not a secret that Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli works magic with food scenes.

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