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Chris Williams: Teaching people to fish
Lucille’s Hospitality Group founder is building a conscious community collective designed to battle food insecurity, create jobs and fight climate change Like many restaurant groups during the...
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Chef JJ Johnson is making rice cool again — and serving it to low-income...
This New York City chef just received Series A funding to expand with the underserved in mind Chef JJ Johnson believes rice is a universal ingredient that unites everyone, reaching across financial...
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The most influential chefs in the country, according to Nation’s Restaurant...
Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News editors select influential industry insiders for The Power List. This year, our list focused on people who are evolving the restaurant industry through fresh ideas...
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Meet the James Beard Foundation 2022 America’s Classics winners
From Casa Vega in Los Angeles to Wo Hop in New York City, these iconic restaurants are honored for their timeless appeal The James Beard Foundation revealed the six recipients of this year’s America’s...
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MenuMasters: Middle Eastern-Mexican mashups and fast-casual vegetable dishes
Plus a mushroom Reuben, a trending Burmese salad and a cocktail from José Andrés There’s a type of mezcal called pechuga, which means poultry breast in Spanish, for which a raw chicken breast is hung...
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Rohini Dey of Vermilion restaurant in Chicago named MenuMasters Innovator of...
Restaurateur to be honored at awards ceremony at the Drake Hotel in May Rohini Dey, the founder and owner of Vermilion restaurant in Chicago, has been named the MenuMasters Innovator of the year for...
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Denver chefs to cook for charity
Chef’s Kiss Recipe Challenge will benefit people in need Denver chefs will be cooking for charity in a contest hosted by Restaurant Hospitality and sponsored by Chairman’s Reserve® Meats. The Chef’s...
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Chef on the Move: New jobs for Ned Elliott, Hedy Goldsmith and dozens more
Plus updates on the whereabouts of Lawrence Acosta, Mikey Adams, Cody Auger, Thomas Bellec, Jaspratap Bindra, Alex Bloom, Ryan Burnham, C.J. Kahley, A.J. Capella, Daniel Carpenter , Jeff Chase, Ryan...
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Mina Group spins off new TableOne Hospitality
Designed to help talent spread their wings, new multiconcept group will create restaurants for Highgate hotels Out of the company of prolific celebrity chef Michael Mina comes the new TableOne...
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Chad Houser gives formerly incarcerated youths a path to stability
The Café Momentum model is spreading across the country from Dallas, offering job training and support to 15-19-year-olds Three years ago, Cameron Carver was 15 and coming out of the juvenile justice...
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Alexander Smalls raises awareness of the diversity of African cuisines
The continent’s culinary heritage will be ready for consumption at Alkebulan food hall Alexander Smalls has long been a proponent of elevating Black people’s voices. At first he did that literally, as...
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Shenarri Freeman makes soul food that is vegan and healthful at Cadence
The New York City-based chef doesn’t compromise on flavor For years, vegan food has been proffered as something that’s good for you (though it’s not necessarily), and good for the planet (which it...
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Jose Garces shares the spotlight with emerging chefs
Chef-in-residency program at Volvér in Philadelphia aims to help minority talent get post-pandemic leg up After closing his fine-dining concept Volvér for more than a year as a result of the pandemic,...
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Shirley Chung uses NFTs to build a community and promote her restaurant
With the help of the new digital market, Chung is marketing her California restaurant in the metaverse to great success Welcome to the metaverse; like it or hate it, we’re all part of it now. And one...
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Meet the 2022 Chef Power List: 5 chefs with big ideas to change the...
These independent restaurant culinary stars are catalysts for change In the independent restaurant world, being a chef can mean so much more than selling a plate of food. It can be a platform for...
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Chefs on the move: Springtime appointments across the country
New jobs for Chris Bertke, Tomas Chavarria, Paul Chung, Terrence Doyal, Joey Fecci, Aaron Furuto, Quentin Garcia, James Kerwin, Kyle Kingrey, Alberto Marcolongo, Fernando Marulanda, Ria Montes,...
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Hear from Marcus Samuelsson on his new restaurant at Yankee Stadium
Bobby Flay, City Winery and more round out the New York baseball team’s Bronx lineup for the 2022-2023 season Baseball season is underway and with it comes concessions. New food from Marcus Samuelsson...
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Thomas Keller has a legacy of excellence and mentorship
The culinary world’s rock star will be inducted into the MenuMasters Hall of Fame this month in Chicago If the American culinary world had a rock star, it wouldn’t be the charismatic chefs on...
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NRN editors discuss TikTok stars, tattoos and more from Day 2 of the National...
Plus, hear from Andrew Zimmern on his latest venture, plant-based TiNDLE In this episode of Extra Serving, a production of Nation’s Restaurant News, all of NRN’s on-site editors gathered to share what...
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Mashama Bailey, Edgar Rico and Owamni restaurant win top honors at James...
A geographically and ethnically diverse group was recognized A geographically and ethnically diverse group of chefs mounted the stage at the Lyric Opera of Chicago Monday to receive the James Beard...
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