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Top 5 Gifts for Cooks

Shopping for others during the holidays can be a real nightmare—particularly when you don’t know what to get someone. Do you have friends or family who love to cook, but you don’t? If you Google “gifts for cooks” you might stumble upon useless kitchen gadgets that are more shelf ornaments …

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A Guide to Local SEO for Restaurants

As a restaurant owner, you already know that word-of-mouth is one of the most effective forms of marketing out there. Consider local SEO an extension of your word-of-mouth marketing, online. That said, many restaurants lack an SEO plan, let alone a local SEO plan when it comes to their marketing …

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Feeding Our Kids with the Chef Ann Foundation

Many of us remember school meals growing up, and while not all are bad, an overwhelming majority of them unfortunately are. So what happened? Because schools work within tight budgets to feed students, many of them believe they have no choice other than to adopt a “heat and serve” mentality …

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How to Clean a Coffee Maker

Featured as one of the top five germiest places in the home in a 2011 germ study conducted by NSF International, the coffee reservoir is teeming with bacteria, mold and mildew if not cleaned regularly—and hot water isn’t enough! Not only will a clean coffee maker keep customers safe, you …

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FoodTech: Where Food Meets Technology

The global food system is constantly under pressure. Given that more than 40% of all food produced in the United States ends up in landfills, it’s both depressing and absurd that an average of 12.3% of U.S. households face food insecurity. Not only that, but we’re facing challenges like consistent …

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Going Green at The Rayback Collective

The best leaders lead by example. We often talk about our chefs as stewards of the food system, educating us about nose-to-tail dining or our impact on local food systems. But you don’t have to be a chef to enact change within your communities. As customers we have the power …

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