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I’m Through Being Silent About the Restaurant Industry’s Racism

EATER

As a Black server and diner, I’ve seen how racism in the restaurant industry plays out on both sides of the table This is Eater Voices , where chefs, restaurateurs, writers, and industry insiders share their perspectives about the food world, tackling a range of topics through the lens of personal experience. Alexandra Bowman.

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What We Miss When Vacation Rentals Become Contactless

EATER

The doting septuagenarian welcomed me and my partner after a long train ride from Madrid and a short ferry ride across the Strait of Gibraltar, plying us with sugary mint tea and stories until our weary eyes forced us off to bed. I learned to love them in a creaky, overflowing Tangier riad, the home of my Airbnb host.

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How this top Brooklyn restaurant is able to pay teams more than industry average

7 Shifts

But if you rewind to 2009, 2008 when I started cooking, it was heavily glorified and still is in a lot of places, and was seen as the only really meaningful metric to measure your career by, in gastronomy and this obsession with the chef-celebrity, and the chef is God, an artist, and genius. It [can be] abusive, it's toxic, it's exploitative.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Opportunity is Barking and the Spirit of BBQ

Modern Restaurant Management

Recognized employees include: Jessica Spinelli (Apopka, server), donating to the NICU at Wolfson’s Children’s Hospital: Jessica’s resilience doesn’t go unnoticed by her peers. Claudia Hamilton (Orange Park, server), donating to JDRF: Claudia’s daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at just six-years-old.

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The New Soul Food of Paris

EATER

It was the predecessor to his more iconic Chez Haynes, which he opened in 1964; by the time Chez Haynes closed in 2009, it was the oldest American restaurant in Paris. Mama Jackson is a few kilometers southeast of Gumbo Yaya, in a dense and non-touristy part of Paris not far from the Gare de Lyon train station.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

” “Many of our TEAM Members stay a long time with TSFR – a testament to our accountable culture, family atmosphere and commitment to training and development,” said Bill Angott, President and Chief Executive Officer at TSFR. In 1991 she was promoted to Accounting Manager and in 2009 to Director of Accounting.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-October-2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Data has shown that those companies investing in employee training, career development (particularly for their managers) and crafting a strong sense of purpose throughout their workforce will be those positioned to fare better in retaining and engaging their workforce. Dishwasher: $13.50 – $14.50. Line Cook: $16.00 – $18.00.