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#MeToo, Still

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After a 25+ year career in the service industry, I had spent the summer leading up to the October 2017 Weinstein exposé back in my hometown caring for my mother, who was just beginning her battle against ovarian cancer. I worked at the Friedman-owned Spotted Pig between 2006 and 2007, and at the Rusty Knot and the Breslin from 2008 to 2012.)

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Sprinkling Success: A Conversation with Dan Mesches

The Restaurant Times

Prior to Star, Dan was successful in various positions for respected restaurant groups, including Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, The Peasant Restaurant, the dinner house division of Marriott, and Gilbert/Robinson restaurants. He later attended the Masters of International Studies Program at the University of South Carolina.

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International Women’s Day Special: Here’s What Our Industry Leaders Have to Say  

The Restaurant Times

Chiquita Gulati Co-founder Paschion Restaurants Chiquita is a celebrated chef and co-founder of Paschion Restaurants, a company that has been running Spice Market , an Indian regional food specialty restaurant in New Delhi since 2008. Soon after, she began her career in Marketing for Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts.

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Feed the Rich, Save the Planet?

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Leadership gathered the remaining staff at lunchtime to process what had just happened; during the meeting, the HR director played a singing bowl, and Peggy Dulany, Stone Barns co-founder and chair of the board, burned sage. Repeated requests to speak directly with the leadership of Stone Barns and Blue Hill were denied.

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

Modern Restaurant Management

“Over the last century, women, despite their incredible contributions, have struggled to make it in professional kitchens — held back by inequalities unfairly put upon them,” said Rob Sundy, Head of Brand Marketing & Creative Studios at Whirlpool Corporation, the parent company of the KitchenAid brand.

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P.F. Chang’s To Go and Wing Squad Delivers

Modern Restaurant Management

Under Allen’s leadership, this C-suite team has been instrumental in implementing a multi-faceted transformation plan designed to ensure long-term sustainability, enhance brand relevance, accelerate innovation, improve guest satisfaction, increase overall profitability and create a clear growth plan to propel the company forward.

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The Immense Human Cost of Keeping Thailand’s Palm Oil Flowing

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A resident of Klong Sai Pattana amidst the palm tree fields in southern Thailand. The global thirst for palm oil has never been more ravenous. Caught between it and a multigenerational war on Thailand’s poor are the farmers of the Southern Peasants’ Federation, who simply want a piece of land to call their own. Around 6 p.m.