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‘Wolfgang’ and the Enduring (Tired) Allure of the Genius Male Chef

EATER

Barbara Lazaroff/Disney+. The Disney+ documentary digs into Wolfgang Puck’s culinary brilliance. It doesn’t go much deeper. In her 2020 New York Times piece “ The End of Chefs ,” journalist Tejal Rao asks the reader to imagine a great restaurant and the chef who is running it. “He is a man, probably,” she writes. “A genius, definitely. Let’s say this genius is volatile, meticulous, impenetrable, charming, camera-ready.

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Restaurants Beat Labor Crisis with Daring New Wage Structure

Cheetah

Reading Time: 9 minutes. If you are reading this article, you probably know that restaurants are facing turmoil as the most severe labor crisis ever experienced is hitting the industry. In April alone, restaurants lost 681,000 workers to attrition, and while the hotel and restaurant segments are hiring in the hundreds of thousands, the turnover rate is still at an all time high.

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What Is a Well Drink?

Restaurant Clicks

While flashy, complicated cocktails tend to get lots of attention from customers, as a bar/restaurant owner, you never want to overlook the basic options. Well drinks aren’t made with top-shelf liquor. They don’t have clever names or loads of ingredients. However, they’re a significant profit generator for many bars and restaurants.

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How to Increase Customer Spend at Your Restaurant

Indoor Media

Restaurants operate on infamously slim profit margins. It’s extremely difficult to get rich in the restaurant business; even for a simple dish like a sandwich, you have to pay for all the different ingredients and employee labor, the most crucial and expensive piece. Then customers expect it to cost next to nothing. You’re lucky even to make a buck on cheap dishes.

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AI in HR: 20+ Prompts to Use Now

AI is reshaping the business landscape, including HR. This guide is designed to help you understand and implement AI effectively for tangible benefits and a more strategic approach. Learn how to: Automate routine tasks Boost data insights Enhance employee experiences Drive HR’s strategic value Download the guide today!

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Plant Power opens in Sacramento, California

Robert Ancill Restaurant Consulting

Plant Power opens in Sacramento, California Can we just talk about the new Plant Power in Sacramento – just opened on R street, best Vegan fast food in US in my opinion. (Design looks great too ) #plantpower #veganfood #tnidesign. The post Plant Power opens in Sacramento, California appeared first on Robert Ancill Restaurant Consultant.

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R365 Inventory Product Overview

Restaurant365

The post R365 Inventory Product Overview appeared first on Restaurant365.

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Can Celebs Win in Ghost Kitchens?

Foodable

The next evolution of the restaurant industry has arrived, over the past two decades, I have had a chance to work with some of the fastest-growing brands and companies in the emerging category of fast-casual. I asked myself where are the real changes occurring in the restaurant industry - have we hit a wall? That’s when lightning struck, Technology and the digital consumer have taken over the mindsets of how restaurants will operate now and especially in the future.

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Acclaimed Seattle Chef Edouardo Jordan Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 15 Women

EATER

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The Brand Invasion of Ghost Kitchens

Foodable

The next evolution of the restaurant industry has arrived. Over the past two decades, I have had a chance to work with some of the fastest-growing brands and companies in the emerging category of fast-casual. I asked myself where are the real changes occurring in the restaurant industry — have we hit a wall? That’s when lightning struck, Technology and the digital consumer have taken over the mindsets of how restaurants will operate now and especially in the future.

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What It Means to Show Up for Racial Justice in Asian Restaurants

EATER

WStudio /Shutterstock. In a panel on June 22, restaurant owners get candid to discuss anti-racism in the restaurant industry Eater Talks: Showing Up for Racial Justice in Asian Restaurants. June 22 — 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. Earlier this year, amid the rise in anti-Asian violence, chef and restaurant owner Irene Li published a Medium article titled 8 Totally Achievable Ways to Show Up for Racial Justice… When You’re White and Own an Asian Restaurant!

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Modelo de negocio de cocina oculta decodificado: cómo ejecutar un negocio exitoso de cocina oculta

The Restaurant Times

Con la competencia creciente y la tecnología en constante crecimiento, el espacio de la comida ha sido volátil durante bastante tiempo. La creciente demanda de entrega de alimentos en línea, los altos costos inmobiliarios y la reducción de los márgenes han llevado al nacimiento de restaurantes de solo entrega o cocinas en la nube. Las cocinas ocultas, también conocidas como cocinas oscuras, cocinas fantasma, restaurantes virtuales y restaurantes satélite, están ganando popularidad en el espacio

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Welcome to Coffee Country

EATER

Redefining Coffee in the Pacific Northwest. In Ollantaytambo, Peru, Cafe Mayu keeps bags of Stumptown’s Hair Bender in its roasting facility. In Tokyo, home to multiple Portland-themed coffee shops, Paddlers Coffee in Shibuya even serves Portland-roasted beans. In South Africa, one of the country’s most successful java chains is called Seattle Coffee Company , even though it was founded in Great Britain back in the ’90s by two PNW expats and has no other connection to the city.

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4 Eye-Opening Benefits of Graphic Design for Restaurants

Web Diner

Despite the pandemic, many restaurants are starting to open their doors again. Now, more than ever, their marketing efforts might be the difference between them remaining in business or closing shop forever. Maintaining or building a successful brand in the food industry is now more demanding than ever, owing to unrelenting competition in the dining business.

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BAR CONVENT BROOKLYN RETURNS THIS AUGUST

Sante

THE FIRST IN-PERSON BAR TRADE CONFERENCE IN 2021.

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HR in 2026: Insights & Best Practices

Get Paycor’s guide, based on a survey of 3,000+ professionals, and learn why successful companies are: Almost 80% more likely to identify top talent through formal systems 40% more likely to protect managers’ time spent on coaching 83% more likely to plan to upskill their teams and more!

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Check Out our Collaboration With New York Magazine

EATER

A spread at Milu in Ne wYork | Gary He/Eater. From the Editor: Everything you missed in food news last week This post originally appeared on June 12, 2021 in Amanda Kludt’s newsletter “From the Editor,” a roundup of the most vital news and stories in the food world each week. Read the archives and subscribe now. I don’t know what it’s like right now where you are.

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12 Do’s and Don’ts for your Restaurant’s Online Menu

Restaurant Technology Guys

COVID-19 changed the restaurant industry forever, shifting business away from a traditional dine-in model towards the new normal of contactless dining. In many ways, your restaurant’s digital presence has become just as, if not more, important than your brick and mortar one. The post 12 Do’s and Don’ts for your Restaurant’s Online Menu appeared first on Restaurant Technology Guys.

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The Girl Scouts Have Unsold Cookies Left. 15 Million Boxes!

The Salt

The 109-year-old organization says the coronavirus — not thinner demand for Thin Mints — is the main culprit for the glut of leftover cookies.

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CATHERINE FALLIS JOINS SLOW WINE GUIDE 2022 AS CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Planet Grape

We are contributing again this year for the 2022 guide, California and Oregon wineries that produce “good, clean and fair” wines per the Slow Food manifesto. #certified #ccof #organic #biodynamic #demeter #california #oregon #slowfood #slowwine #planetfriendly. The post CATHERINE FALLIS JOINS SLOW WINE GUIDE 2022 AS CONTRIBUTING EDITOR appeared first on planet grape® wine review.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.

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Culinary Terms Every Restaurant Worker Should Know

Restaurant Clicks

Imagine landing a job working for your favorite upscale restaurant. To prepare, you decide that you need to learn some culinary terms to avoid asking many questions. However, the extensive restaurant jargon can be overwhelming, and you may not need to know every possible culinary word. So, where should you start? Which words are the most essential? Look no further!

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Bizimply back UNICEF in support of Vaccine Fund

Bizimply

Investment from members of the Vaccine Fund makes a life-saving difference to children across the world. Bizimply are honoured to contribute. The post Bizimply back UNICEF in support of Vaccine Fund appeared first on Bizimply.

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Top 12 Light & Dark Rums for Making Daiquiris

Restaurant Clicks

Very few things taste like Summer than the refreshing sip of a strawberry daiquiri. Made with very simple ingredients–just rum, lime, strawberries (or the fruit of your choice), and a sweetener–a daiquiri is the perfect expression of days spent bathing in the sun as Summer rolls casually by. The daiquiri, though highly beloved (famously promoted by none other than Ernest Hemingway), is still a relatively under-explored cocktail.

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Bizimply back UNICEF in support of Vaccine Fund

Bizimply

Investment from members of the Vaccine Fund makes a life-saving difference to children across the world. Bizimply are honoured to contribute. The post Bizimply back UNICEF in support of Vaccine Fund appeared first on Bizimply.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Hard Insurance Market Presents New Challenge to Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

There’s a glimmer of light at the end of the pandemic tunnel for the U.S. restaurant industry as COVID-19 vaccination rates grow and new virus cases and related deaths continue to decline. The economy is recovering and the doors are opening for more than just fast food and take-out and delivery. But the recovery won’t be easy. Restaurants are coming back saddled with a lot of risks in an insurance market that’s the hardest it’s been in over 20 years.

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Two Trump Cronies and a Texas Restaurant Are Behind the Lawsuit Preventing Minority-Owned Businesses From Receiving Restaurant Revitalization Fund Relief

EATER

The owners of the Lost Cajun in Keller say that the government’s plan to prioritize Restaurant Revitalization Fund applications from businesses owned by minorities, women, and veterans is discriminatory [link].

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