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

EATER

In her early 20s, Freeman worked as a front-of-house manager at a popular bar and restaurant in Washington D.C. Last year, I did a residency at J Vineyards in Sonoma for three weeks, and a two-week residency in Costa Rica. During the open house, they mentioned they were launching this health-supportive culinary arts program.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-August 2021 Edition

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This edition of MRM Research Roundup features the latest facts and figures of restaurant operations, the state of business dining, and the mid-year gift card report. The State of the Restaurant Industry. foodservice industry. Quick service restaurants (QSRs), representing 81 percent of restaurant visits in the U.S., “The U.S.

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A Fool’s Choice

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In an excerpt from her memoir “Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger,” pastry chef Lisa Dononvan attempts to find some work-life balance at her first intense restaurant job feIn 2018 Nashville pastry chef Lisa Donovan won the James Beard Award in the personal essay category for her Food & Wine essay titled “ Dear Women: Own Your Stories.”

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How I Got My Job: Founding a Hip and Sustainable Canned Wine Company

EATER

I worked back of house at Boulettes Larder and Michael Mina , then went to front of house at Saison. Then, I moved back to the East Coast to do my post-bacc and med school at Harvard. Only 30 percent of glass bottles are recycled in the U.S., Eater: What was your first job? What did it involve?

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Holiday Wines to Spread Joy

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Interestingly, the Georgians call “blends” those wines made from the same grape harvested over many vineyards. Diora 2018 La Grand Majesté Pinot Noir, San Bernabe AVA??. A rare appellation (AVA) with only one vineyard and one owner, San Bernabe is tucked under the Santa Lucia Mountains in Monterey County.

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The Best Sparkling Wine to Sip this Holiday Season

EATER

And while Champagne might get the lion’s share of the attention — from pink rosé de saignée to glorious old Champagne houses to indie grower Champagne — the truth is, the vinous wonderland of bubbly delight does not begin or end within the confines of the Champagne region. These wines are ready to be explored and enjoyed.”.

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A Taste Of The Douro With Quinta Do Crasto

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The earliest written records mentioning Quinta do Crasto and its wine production date back to 1615. He was famous for his wine house dedicated to the production of port. Most of the vineyards are on south-facing slopes that extend from the banks of the Douro River to an altitude of almost 600 meters.

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