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Julia Heyer The single food restaurant. It comes in all shapes these days, but generally tends to be small in size to not get bigger than its micro-niche: The Meatball Shop (pretty clear what you get...

Hot Bread Kitchen is a unique organization. The non-profit social enterprise focuses on creating better lives for low-income women by paying them while they learn the skills necessary to launch food...

Julia Heyer About a month ago, a new restaurant closed its doors within weeks of opening — generally a bit of a non-event in NYC. However, in this case it garnered some news as it had been the winning...

Vin McCann This week, I ran across an Associated Press article online that touted the passion that drives the tireless entrepreneurial drive that powers growth in our business. Unfortunately, I found...

Step into the world of a Human Resources Director of one of New York’s leading luxury hotels. It may not be glitzy or glamorous behind the scenes, but being a Human Resource Director is like directing...

Whew. ServSafe is now under my belt. My Culinary Management class took the exam early this month and we just got our scores back a few days ago. I’m happy to report that I passed. The refresher course...

Julia Heyer Last week, a restaurant marketing and PR manager told me that in a certain town in this country, you could not put a restaurant on the map without a chef attached to it. Owners don’t count...

The potential illnesses in particular left a lasting impression on me — how was I ever going to eat again? For months, I only ate home-cooked meals — overcooked, dry chicken, salads so over-washed...

Vin McCann Dealing with a still-weak economy and rising commodity prices, restaurants in all segments are currently stuck between a rock and a hard place. Climate change and violent weather have...

Since launching our iPhone app last November, we’ve been working away on a new app so Android users can have the same access to ICE news and updates on their mobile devices. The Android app is a great...

For over two decades, Bolles-Beaven has worked for Union Square Hospitality Group, whose acclaimed restaurants include Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Shake Shack, Blue Smoke and Maialino, as well...

Before starting, a small part of me was panicking about juggling school, work, and my business. This last week was tough. I’m scheduled to work until about 1:00 am, but class starts at 8:00 am and I...