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10 Inspirational Hospitality Industry Stories During COVID-19

Social Hospitality: Restaurants

Since opening in 2011, the Omni Hotel in Dallas’ 23-story façade has been a regular subject for photographers, thanks to dynamic light shows, timely sports shout-outs, or advertisers looking to brand our city’s iconic skyline. Social Kitchen & Craft Bar: Giving Back to the Community. Omni Hotel Dallas: Inspiring with Words.

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The Dinner Party Is Now Very Online

EATER

Speaking truth to that one 2011 Onion headline , Gelber learned to host as a student at Bard College, where the small size limited the nightlife options, and then spent time in London’s vibrant supper club scene. “To A post shared by Social Studies (@socialstudiesparty). View this post on Instagram.

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The Fermented Foods Industry Is Built on Global Ingredients. So Why Are Its Most Visible Faces White?

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We struggled with access to financial and social capital, and were soon overshadowed by white entrepreneurs selling similar ferments. Whenever a media outlet wants to fill a pickling or fermenting space in print, online, and on social media,” they go with white fermenters, Sarah says.

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In Defense of Fridgescaping

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The latest of these is fridgescaping, a term coined by blogger Kathy Perdue in 2011 to describe the food organization practice that blends the practical with the aesthetic. Judish’s concerns about the gendered reading of fridgescaping are valid, especially on the heels of other problematic social media lifestyle trends (see: Trad Wives ).

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14 Restaurant Management Tools to Make your Business More Efficient

7 Shifts

Employee communication Juggling emails, texts, and social media messages from your employees quickly gets confusing. For example, Nick Kokonas, a chef at the Alinea Group in Chicago, started experimenting with restaurant CRM solutions in 2011. This led to the founding of Tock, a restaurant reservation and marketing platform.

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The Way to Your Brain Is Through Your Stomach

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Spend any time in the mental health and wellness corners of social media, and the answer seems to be a resounding yes : influencers all over the internet preach the gospel of using probiotics and diet to treat everything from depression and anxiety to PTSD. Can what you eat actually change your mind?

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Trudging Through the Tedious Swamp of Celebrity Brand Deals

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Sometimes that happens via social media posts (actress Sydney Sweeney x lip balm brand Laneige ), or appearances in subway ads or commercials ( Jenna Ortega in the Doritos Super Bowl ad this year), or through press junkets not unlike the ones an actor might do when they’re contractually obligated to promote their latest film.