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Here Are the 2025 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Award Finalists

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The announcement also includes winners of the foundations Leadership, Humanitarian of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement awards. Chad Houser was awarded the Humanitarian of the Year Award, and author and journalist Toni Tipton-Martin was granted the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Exploring Food Culture

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From all the other conversations, I highlight, in the same chapter, many advice about leadership. I learned many lessons while writing this book, about leadership, about food, and about me as an individual. I previously mentioned some learning about leadership. What lessons did you learn in the process of writing the book?

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The Country’s First Native American Woman-Owned Brewery in the U.S. Doesn’t Want to Be Its Last

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They set out to simply make great beer, but in starting Bow & Arrow, they founded the first Native American woman-owned brewery in the U.S. and faced down stereotypes about who helms breweries. And recently, Bow & Arrow has used its informal leadership role to educate and advocate. lands problematic.

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MRM People & Places: Maki Madness and Pancakes for Life

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Each Awards program (Restaurants and Chefs, Books, Journalism, Design, Broadcast Media, and Leadership) has its own subcommittee made up of industry professionals who volunteer their time to oversee the policies, procedures, and selection of judges for their respective Awards programs. The Bronx Brewery (Bronx, New York).

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Digital Dining and ‘Restaurant Recovery’ Show

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Moralejo’s prior experience spans over two decades, leading global teams in various operations, franchise development and legal leadership roles at Burger King. Skelton joined Dine in June 2019 as Vice President, IT Infrastructure and Operations and most recently served as Dine’s acting Chief Information Officer.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Greek from Greece Grows and Hearts Afire for Mac & Cheese

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“Matt and I have been fans of Moe’s for a long time and were attracted to the unique brand personality, culture, leadership, vision for the future and unit-level economics.” The expanded draft list features staples in the lager and ale category, plus several options from local breweries.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Wing Zone Revitalization and Real Food BK

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” All of the new franchisees cited Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii’s leadership team, rejuvenated brand, product quality, commitment to the community and the strong feeling of ‘ohana as deciding factors in their decision to franchise. ” Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii’s plans to open 150 new locations over the next 5 years.

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