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In ‘Cellar Rat,’ A Sommelier’s ‘Righteous Indignation’ About the Restaurant Industry

EATER

In it, Selinger reflects on her brief time as the beverage director of the fledgling Momofuku in 2008 a position in which she experienced, as she wrote, the roiling, red-faced, screaming, pulsing, wrath-filled man that was David Chang.

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Why Caracas Arepa Bar’s House Salsa Is a Condiment All-Star

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I first encountered the gleaming, yellowish-green sauce in 2008. I sat down and watched servers walk by with plates of what looked like tiny white sandwiches bursting with different fillings — I would later learn they were arepas, which I had imagined would be more like savory pancakes. Each visit created new salsa Caracas acolytes.

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The Guide to Success with Ghost Kitchens for Restaurant Owners

7 Shifts

There's no dining room, no storefront, no servers, and in some cases not so much as a sign. And like the 2008 financial crisis showed us the necessity of food trucks , the pandemic brought ghost kitchens into the light and accelerated their growth. No servers to catch problems before they reach the customer.

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How Canyons Fresh Grill Saves 15% on Labor with 7shifts

7 Shifts

Canyons Fresh Grill is the definition of a neighborhood spot—nestled just off of Main Street in the town of Woodstock, Georgia, the restaurant has been a mainstay since 2008. It’s a family-owned business, combining more than 60 years of entrepreneurial experience to serve its city.

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New Lawsuit Argues Tipped Minimum Wage Violates Workers’ Civil Rights

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In her new book One Fair Wage , she writes about how the practice “spread rapidly as employers in the hospitality sector hired newly freed slaves as servers, porters, and hosts across the country.” Jayaraman sees the tipped wage system as “a direct legacy of slavery” that emerged after Emancipation in 1863.

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David Chang’s Memoir Fails to Account for the Trauma He Caused Me

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I am definitely not the intended audience for Eat a Peach : In 2008, I was hired as the corporate beverage director for Chang’s young empire; I held this job for seven months before I was fired without explanation. Conflict was fuel, and Momofuku was a gas-guzzling SUV,” Chang writes. I love teams.”

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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

Modern Restaurant Management

She founded Virtus Wines International in 2008, dba Wheelhouse Libations, and The SIP Agency. Early adopters such as Stone Brewing, Barcelona Wine Bar and Ballast Point Brewing Company have been able to leverage GoTab to optimize their servers’ time, work and interactions with customers to ensure a better guest experience.

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