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7 Restaurant Management Book Recommendations

7 Shifts

While you must follow the strict guidelines to ensure the safety of your staff and customers, that’s not to say you can’t take advantage of an empty restaurant to improve your knowledge of restaurant management, running a business, and creating a recipe for success when you eventually get back to business as usual. Published: 2009 ??

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The Stages of Gentrification, as Told by Restaurant Openings

EATER

Over the next decade, new cafes, restaurants, and housing developments owned by outsiders replaced many resident-owned properties and abandoned lots. Inocencio Carbajal opened his acclaimed taqueria, Carnitas Uruapan, on West 18th Street in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood in 1975. But the Pilsen around it is changing again.

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How DoorDash and Postmates Make an Already Dangerous Job Worse

EATER

My parents and I lived in an old trailer in Sonora until I was two or three, then they came back to Arizona and they bought a house. By the time she returned in 2012, she felt that as “an independent artist, I didn’t have funds to pursue my music career.” They kicked me out of the house,” she said. Getty Images.

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An Eater’s Guide to Phuket, Thailand’s Island Hotspot

EATER

Austin Bush Millions cram into Phuket’s popular beaches and resorts, but diners should look elsewhere to taste the mix of southern Thai, Hokkien, and Baba food that makes the island arguably Thailand’s most underrated food destination Phuket is one of the biggest travel destinations in the world. What is the food like in Phuket?

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Powerhouse Women in the Kitchen

Sante

She shifted her focus and accepted her first pastry position at Sunny Isles Italian eatery, Café L’attito and didn’t look back. In 2012, she accepted a role under the tutelage of James Beard-nominated pastry legend Hedy Goldsmith at Michael’s Genuine in the Design District. Photo credit: Blue Shell Media.

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When Did Nashville Become a Bar Theme?

EATER

They’ve popped up all over the country since Nashville became the hottest city in America over the last decade, beginning with the debut of ABC’s Nashville in 2012, the New York Times’ subsequent bestowal of “it” status on the city the next year, and more recently its designation as the bachelorette party destination of choice.

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Meet Four Craft Chocolate Makers Decolonizing the Industry

EATER

Chocolate makers Jinji Fraser, Karla McNeil-Rueda, Damaris Ronkanen, and Daniel Maloney on how ancestry informs what they do, and how to eradicate cultural erasure in the industry Over a perfect omelet brimming with spring ramps and morels, I found myself stunned mid-chew as I listened to the words of my father. Karla McNeil-Rueda: A bit of both.

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