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What We Miss When Vacation Rentals Become Contactless

EATER

When it launched in 2008 , Airbnb promised to digitize short-term rentals, convince more travelers to couch surf instead of booking a hotel room, make it easier for guests to find trustworthy hosts, encourage locals to open their homes and communities to strangers, and overall make travel feel more personal. That’s why we stay full.

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Federal Grants Programs for Shared Use Commercial Kitchens Supporting Local Food Systems

The Food Corridor

Bootstrapping a shared commercial kitchen is never easy. Especially if you are looking to make a difference in your local community, support small food businesses, or run educational programs. Happily, there are sources of funding out there for community-focused projects that aim to give something back to the local food community.

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Investing In Digital Technology Is Investing in Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

Today’s modern restaurant operators face challenges that no other generation has faced, thanks to COVID-19 closures, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, menu labeling, and food safety challenges. It is the industry's primary responsibility to be sure the food they sell and serve to consumers is safe.

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The Long-Term Promise of Restaurant Pivots

EATER

They’ve largely been left on their own to weigh staff and customer safety against the need to stay in business. And the decision to make it work has required investing in new systems, setups, and services, all with the knowledge that any new safety mandate could change everything, yet again. Instagram pop-ups.

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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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How Both Alinea and Tock Are Thriving Through the Pandemic

EATER

I said we need to put safety precautions in place. We have cars, people can pick up food. So, we knew how to do the cleaning and the distancing of the kitchen and all of that. That one, we would not have been able to do food service. We basically just said, I want to do $35 comfort food. It’s safe to do that.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. The biggest trend by far, for now, and going into 2020 is ghost kitchens (AKA delivery only, virtual kitchens, cloud kitchens, pick-up only, etc.).

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