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The Savoy appoints new executive pastry chef

Hotel Owner

Prior to his appointment and his time at Le Cordon Bleu, he spent five years training under award-winning mentor Jean-Claude Hammerer at Restaurant Hammerer. In 2005, he moved to the UK to set up his own pâtisserie, Macaron, which was judged Time Out’s ‘Best London Pâtisserie’ within its first year.

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AAA: 55.4M Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving

Hotel Business

The top two years were 2005 and 2019, respectively. compared to 2022 and the highest number of Thanksgiving air travelers since 2005. The number of people traveling by cruise, bus and train over Thanksgiving is up nearly 11% over last year. This year’s Thanksgiving forecast is an increase of 2.3% AAA expects 4.7

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AAA: 42.3M Americans expected to travel for Memorial Day Weekend

Hotel Business

This Memorial Day weekend could be the busiest at airports since 2005. More people this holiday are taking other modes of transportation, like buses and trains. Air travel over the holiday weekend is projected to exceed pre-pandemic levels, with 170,000 more passengers—or 5.4% more—than in 2019. These travelers are expected to total 1.85

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Raw and Ready: Growing a Healthy Fast Casual

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2005, I stopped doing that and started working on building a private equity fund focused on emerging brands in the European fashion design industry. It is very transparent and requires a team that is competent, well trained and motivated to promote the brand and the lifestyle. Flemming Madsen.

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How Cognitive Biases Impact Hotel Revenue Management

Revenue Hub

Regular Training Regular training on cognitive biases and their impact can help managers recognize and reduce these biases in their decision-making processes. Different team members may notice different trends and provide a broader range of insights, leading to more balanced decision-making. Journal of Hotel and Tourism Management.

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Veganuary and Beyond: Capitalizing on Growing Plant-Based Trend

Modern Restaurant Management

“To better provide for vegans and those with dietary restrictions, look at modifying what’s already on your menu,” said Allison Taylor, the Director of Brand Development and Training at Daily Jam. ” How to cater to vegan customers without a vegan option on the menu: training is key.

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A Pitch-Perfect Peaches and Cream Semifreddo Recipe From ‘Dolci!’

EATER

Miyazaki/Knopf Just in time for peach season, it’s a beautiful meeting of Italian and American cooking Back in 2017, Renato Poliafito had just left Baked, the beloved Brooklyn bakery he co-founded in 2005. He thought he might write a book, part-cookbook, part-memoir, focused on the desserts and pastry of Italy.

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