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Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat Award alumni share their career advice

Hospitality Magazine

I get inspired to make every day better than the last and I am driven by training and developing the next generation of chefs. Dylan Sanding, executive chef, Melbourne Cricket Ground Competed: 2007–2010 My advice is to be patient, learn your craft, practice, absorb information, and build your confidence.

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Investing In Digital Technology Is Investing in Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

In my experience, when labor issues arise, training and education of the crew are the first things to suffer. It’s impossible to track training for all these employees as they come and go unless you have reliable systems. Make sure that your team is trained and that you have documentation to prove it.

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Plasencia Group advises on sale of Courtyard and SpringHill Suites in Fort Myers

Hotel Business

Since its opening in 2007, the Courtyard has established itself as one of the preeminent select-service lodging options in the Fort Myers area. The transaction was led by The Plasencia Group’s team of Senior Managing Director Dexter Wood; Managing Directors John Plasencia, Chris Plasencia, and Nick Plasencia; and Vice President Andrew Pappas.

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Macdonald Aviemore unveils senior leadership changes

Hotel Owner

Managing director Kenny McMillan recently returned to Aviemore, where he first trained as a sous chef between 2004 and 2007. Macdonald Aviemore Resort has announced a raft of appointments and promotions to its senior management team.

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We Asked Science if Rats Can Actually Cook Like in ‘Ratatouille’ and It Said No But We Kept Pushing Anyway

EATER

You could probably train a rat to do this. In which an actual rat behaviorist reminds us repeatedly that “Ratatouille” was not a documentary Because the opening of the Ratatouille ride at Walt Disney World on October 1 is as good a reason as any, here now, a weeklong exploration of the 2007 rat-infested Pixar classic, Ratatouille.

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Stoke Rochford Hall hotel brought to market for £5m

Hotel Owner

Stoke Rochford Hall, a Grade I listed Jacobean manor house hotel a little over an hour by train from London, has hit the market for offers in excess of £5m for the long-leasehold interest. The family lived in the home until the mid-20th century and during the Second World War it was occupied by the War Office.

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Matthias Schmidt, between real life examples and creativity, the right balance

Les Roches

I started my career as an apprentice in Germany and after three years I obtained a diploma of vocational education and training as specialist in restaurant service. In 2007 I moved to Hong Kong working for ZUMA, which nowadays is a very well-known Japanese contemporary cuisine dining concept.