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There Really Is No Ethical Restaurant Under Capitalism

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In the back of the house, dishwashers, bussers, and cooks are often paid the minimum wage, while in the front of the house, in most U.S. Building an equitable restaurant — where all workers are paid fairly, have benefits, and work without discrimination — will require undoing the way most restaurants are run.

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

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New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know. TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more.

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‘Manifold Destiny’ Is the Apotheosis of Dude Cooking

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As anyone who reads this website has surely figured out by now, there are many kinds of cooking. There’s cooking as a job to pay the bills; cooking as a way to impress friends , loved ones, and TikTok; cooking to create a connection to the past and long-lost ancestors and homelands. Some even cook when the spirit moves them, because it is fun.

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Nasim Alikhani Is Leaving Her Mark

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It’s just before noon on a Thursday in April, and Nasim Alikhani’s back is killing her. She needs help draining a tub of rice. This is the reality of aging when you run a restaurant, Alikhani, 63, tells me as she stands in the basement kitchen of Sofreh , the Iranian restaurant in Brooklyn that she’s operated since 2018. “It

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

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“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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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

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Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers. Curry Up Now attracted a new investment from seed-stage venture capital firm Liquid 2 Ventures (L2V). " Benihana Plans Franchise Expansion. Select U.S.

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How Both Alinea and Tock Are Thriving Through the Pandemic

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Nick Kokonas explains his businesses’ pivots on Eater’s Digest As restaurants around the country furlough or lay off their workers or permanently close, Chicago’s high-end tasting menu destination Alinea is bringing in record revenue and has brought back its staff. In 2010, we opened Next, and The Aviary. Clair Supper Club.