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Luke Andrews

Bar to Home
Fort Mill, South Carolina
How to Vanquish That Old Bar Enemy: The Fruit Fly
Why Ask Guests If It’s Their First Time at Your Restaurant?
Once a Fellow Bartender, Always a Fellow Bartender
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Ryan Bailey

The NoMad
Los Angeles, California
The Right Side Hustle Could Help Save a Sommelier During Tough Times
How to Guide Your Guests Back to Pre-Pandemic Wine Prices at Your Restaurant
How to Sell Off Your Wine Cellar
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Justin Boevers

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Olympia, Washington
Why is Organic Seafood Growing Everywhere But in the U.S.?
Your Seafood Might Be Sustainable, but is it Climate-Friendly?
Do You Know the Difference Between Seafood Ratings and Certification?
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Gerard Craft

Niche Food Group
Wildwood, Missouri
Awards and Best Restaurant Lists Almost Destroyed My Mental Health
Why My Kitchen Went From Oui to We
Breaking Down Borders on Defining Local
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Justin Cucci

Edible Beats Restaurant Group
Denver, Colorado
How Did Farm-to-Table Become Farm-to-Wasteable?
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John deBary

New York, New York
So Your Staff Wants to Unionize, Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing
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Raymond Delucci

Line Cook Thoughts
Niagara Falls, New York
My Summer Reading List For Chefs
How I Started My Podcast
Where Have All the Cooks Gone?
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Jonathan Deutsch

Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ask Jon: What’s the Best Way to Interview a Line Cook?
Ask Jon: Sous Vide Wings. Stupid or Brilliant?
Ask Jon: Should Influencers Tip on Comped Meals?
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Taffy Elrod-Ljikovic

Chef Elrod LLC
Marlboro, New York
Five Social Media Tips for Restaurants With No Time for Social Media
Navigating My Post-Restaurant Pivot Has Been an Emotional Rollercoaster
Closing My Restaurant Forced Me to Learn How to Take Care of Myself
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Peter Fischbach

Fischbach Enterprises
Toms River, New Jersey
Is Your Eco-Friendly Takeout Packaging Really Sustainable?
Looking for the Light
Your Food Cost Measurements Are Probably Wrong
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Liz Grossman

MTG
I'll Happily Drive Six Hours For This Kind of Dinner Experience
Creating a Restaurant Community in Oakland
It Takes a Village to Braise a Brisket
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Diana Hawkins

Sommelier
Reflecting on My First Year of Wine School
From Picking to Grape-Stomping, Here's How to Make Merlot
It’s Time to Harvest and Make Wine
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Evan Hennessey

Stages at One Washington
Dover, New Hampshire
Technique: How to Use Bread Starter to Cure a Cow’s Heart
How Stages Projects Challenges Cooks to Become Better Chefs
Technique: Creating Aerated Lardo at New Hampshire’s Stages at One Washington
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Mike Kostyo

Datassential
Chicago, Illinois
Here are Five On-Trend Ideas to Take Al Fresco Dining into Winter
It’s Time to Look at the Sweeter Side of Indian Cuisine
Why It Pays To Up Your Tableside Service Game For Guests
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Eric LeVine

Farmingdale, New York
Three Years Ago, I Prioritized My Health. This Month, I Ran a Marathon.
If You Want to Communicate Better with Your Team, Write It Down
Five Lessons I've Learned to Survive Opening a Second Restaurant
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Michelle McGrath

United States Association of Cider Makers
Portland, Oregon
Why You Should Start and End Every Meal with Apple-Based Spirits
See Ya Hard Seltzer—Cider Shines on Seasonal Fall Menus
Cider Cocktails Make For Easy Summer Drinking
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Gregg Rapp

Menu Engineer
Palm Springs, California
Want Customers to Read and Follow Your Menu? You Have to Follow Their Eyes
You Should be Identifying the Stars, Horses, Dogs and Puzzles on Your Menu
How to Keep Your Menus Safe Without Breaking the Bank
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Nathan Sears

The Wit Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
Technique: Turn an Order Mishap into Orange-Wasabi Honey Ferment
Kitchen Experiment: Making Green Strawberry Maple Syrup and Miso
Kitchen Experiments: Try These Two Techniques to Ferment Chestnuts
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Martin Sorge

Chicago, Illinois
How Does Dominique Ansel’s French Pastry Flour Perform in a Bake?
What I Learned While Taking a Two-week Crash Course in German Bread Baking
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Chris Spear

Chef Owner
Frederick, Maryland
How to Build a Profitable Personal Chef Business Right Now
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Jeremy Umansky

Larder Delicatessen & Bakery
Cleveland, Ohio
The Day I First Smelled Wild Truffles Growing in Ohio
How I Work With Alcohol as a Sober Chef
What a Jar of Sauerkraut Can Teach Us About the Universe
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Kari Underly

Range Meat Academy
Chicago, Illinois
C'mon Chefs: It’s Time to Show the Shin Shank Some Respect
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