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Vaccine Flair Could Be the ‘It’ Accessory in Restaurants This Summer

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But with our masks off, how are we supposed to know whether the unmasked people near us — say, an unmasked server approaching a table of unmasked guests — are vaccinated or not? Now, thanks to the incredibly effective vaccines available to everyone over the age of 12, many of those caring people no longer need masks to keep safe.

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David Chang’s Memoir Fails to Account for the Trauma He Caused Me

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The book, co-written with food writer (and Eater contributor) Gabe Ulla, focuses on Chang’s years building Momofuku, 2004 to roughly 2017, although it briefly explores his formative years, from his “certifiably average” childhood in Virginia to his time in culinary school and as an inexperienced young cook at NYC institutions Craft and Café Boulud.

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How I Got My Job: Creating a New Vision for Vegan Cooking at a Top NYC Restaurant

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In her early 20s, Freeman worked as a front-of-house manager at a popular bar and restaurant in Washington D.C. But I don’t think I realized I was fully interested in food until 2017 or 2018, when I became a bit more serious about being a chef. It was half back-of-house, half front-of-house. It was too much.

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Blue Hill at Stone Barns Tells a Beautiful Story. Former Employees Say It’s Too Good to Be True.

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As Barber found fame by advocating for a culinary revolution, former cooks, servers, and managers say that conditions at his own restaurant could be brutal, rife with grinding pressure and explosions of anger. It was the first time I saw windows in a kitchen, which was something I’d never imagined,” she says. “I

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How to Cook a Direwolf

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It was April 2017, a seventh season of the show would air in a couple of months, and a friend had come to Chicago to attend this dinner with me, not because we loved Game of Thrones — neither of us had watched for years at that point — but because the idea of a fannish dinner was exciting. I’ve had guests ask me, ‘Is the owner here?’

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Sandy is a graduate of Walsh College with a Bachelor’s of Accountancy and accomplished the designation of Certified Scrum Master in 2017. ” “SevenRooms has always strived to become the most open and connected front-of-house technology available for hospitality operators. William (Bill) M.

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The School of Lil’ Deb’s Oasis

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With its glowing purple lights, drag shows, and cast of boundary-pushing chefs and front-of-house staff, Lil’ Deb’s has created a new sort of institution in the world of queer hospitality. Tepper first came to the restaurant in 2017 , after stints in New York fine dining kitchens, and worked his way up to sous chef.

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