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Dave Stewart turned Ascot Food + Wine from a cafe into a bistro

Hospitality Magazine

The Gippsland-born chef opened Ascot Food Store in Melbourne’s Moonee Ponds in 2014. Ascot Food Store had a flying start when it launched in 2014 and it maintained its popularity over the years. “In It requires navigating licences, bookwork, rostering, general operations and much more. Dave Stewart has been through it all.

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Rocco Forte Hotels director becomes Gold Service Scholarship trustee

Hotel Owner

In her role, Forte will support existing trustees to help shape and direct the future of the industry’s only dedicated scholarship for front-of-house professionals. After studying for an MBA at INSEAD in 2013, she returned to the company in 2014 to work on further restaurant projects.

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In ‘Les Troisgros,’ a Restaurant Documentary That’s Well Worth Watching

EATER

Every once in a while we get a close-up of the bounty — wild garlic, radishes, new carrots — but the sheer ordinariness of shopping for the day’s meals stands in stark contrast to greenmarkets as glamorously captured by influencers or depicted by Jon Favreau sniffing through the produce in the 2014 film Chef. What color is the asparagus?

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Taking Care of the Back of the House

EATER

When Los Angeles locked down in March, Nolasco and Diaz watched restaurant GoFundMes sprout across social media for front-of-house employees, who tend to be better paid and have citizenship status, making them eligible for government relief. Who was taking care of back of house?” Nolasco wondered.

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How I Got My Job: Connecting Top Restaurants and Home Cooks with Heirloom Corn and Masa

EATER

He applied this education to a line cook position at Maialino in Manhattan, then tried his hand at front-of-house work at Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Since launching the company in 2014, Gaviria has achieved what he set out to do — but it wasn’t a linear journey. I know how to cook for myself.

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Kitchen Display System for QSR

NCC USA

A more adaptive and automated way to manage orders can help QSRs operate efficiently, overcoming labor shortages in both the kitchen and front-of-house. Orders for off-premises dining have grown 300% faster since 2014 than dine-in.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

location debuted in Midtown Atlanta in 2014 and the brand has since opened 11 other locations around metro Atlanta. – Lars Kristiansen , VP Food and Beverage of Oasis Marinas Next year, although getting better, I anticipate continued labor shortages to persist, impacting management, the kitchen and front of house.

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