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IMMIGRATION AND THE BUSINESS OF FOOD

Culinary Cues

If you have never worked the harvest at a vineyard, a strawberry farm, potato farm, or lettuce fields, then you have no idea how hard that work is. A dollar for a great source of protein on a plate is still a pretty good deal. We have unprecedented growth of businesses in the U.S. this is the American Dream.

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Toasting the New Year like a Pro

Goliath Consulting

Champagne is not just for celebrations,” goes the old statement in every beverage manager training manual, “but champagne is perfect for celebrations!” From inventory, costing, and custom cocktail menus to staff training and safe alcohol practices, Goliath helps clients maximize their beverage programs. Think again.

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TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND AS A COOK

Culinary Cues

Share, teach, and train others – this is the fuel that drives your own leadership engine. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Look at your current role as the most important in the success of the operation and the power of the plate. Master your role and support those around you. Immerse in experiences whenever they are available.

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For Marginalized Chefs, Are Pop-Ups the Path to Success?

EATER

For chef Preeti Mistry, who helped conceptualize the series with J Vineyards, developing Shifting the Lens was a way to center chefs of color who put their values and politics at the forefront of their work, but who may not have their own restaurant at which to showcase their talents.

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An Eater’s Guide to Visiting (and Drinking) Champagne 

EATER

Lots of the houses had little trains you could take [through the cellars] that were reminiscent of something you would have seen at Disney World,” remembers Christian Holthausen, a French-American strategic consultant in the wine & spirits industry, of his early career in Champagne in the 1990s. degrees warmer than average for the region.

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YOU COOK WHAT & WHO YOU ARE

Culinary Cues

Yes, we can teach or train someone to perform the steps in cooking and through practice we can do this quite well – just like it is possible to teach or train someone to play the piano or guitar, violin, or cello. It is the same as training someone to play the game of baseball, basketball, football, hockey, or golf. Sean Brock.

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CHEFS AND COOKS: A GUIDE TO BUILDING YOUR BRAND AND CAREER

Culinary Cues

Spend some time on a farm, a ranch, a fishing boat, a cheese making shop, an artisan bread bakery, a vineyard, brewery, or distillery – when you know the ingredient, what it takes to grow or raise it, fish, or produce it, shape or bake it, then you will be able to understand it and respect it through your cooking.

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