Some might say that Alena Makarycheva has the dream job. She gets paid to travel around the globe, dining at the finest of restaurants and helping well-known chefs make crucial decisions. As the District…
Year: 2019
Blog posts
Grit and Kin
At 27 years old, the name Kwame Onwuachi was whispered about with pity and not without a little pettiness. After a successful (but not winning) stint on Top Chef, he opened Shaw Bijou—one of…
The Chefs Who Brought You Honey Butter Fried Chicken Are Doing Things Their Way.
Christine Cikowski and Josh Kulp have made it a point to do things a little differently from the very beginning. The co-owners of Chicago’s iconic Honey Butter Fried Chicken met at Kendall College of…
The Fight for Living Wages in Restaurants
It’s no secret that the practice of tipping has been hotly contested over the last few years. Many restaurants have taken a strong stance either in support of or firmly against the practice. Hospitality…
From Bangkok and Beyond to Chicago With Love
What if you could open your dream restaurant without sacrificing your financial well-being? In November of 2018, Galley Group—a food hall development and management company—offered just that to chefs and budding restauranteurs in Chicago.…
From Vegan Yoga Instructor to Celebrated Chef & Advocate for Seafood Sustainability
The teeth of the grater are spackled. Fine shavings of cheese settle on top of an ever-growing pile. Smells of marinara waft through the house as a trusty wooden spoon churns the contents of…
How Can We Have Sustainable Food Without Sustainable Work Spaces?
PV Workers Center began with an extensive survey. Five founding members came together understanding the issues of racism, sexism, and wage theft, but they needed to justify the need for change with research and…
Food Doesn’t Eradicate Hunger. People Do.
In Washington D.C., the restaurant industry leader in terms of hourly and full-time pay, benefits, gender ratio, child-care, and scheduling is not one of the finest restaurants in the city. It’s DC Central Kitchen. …
It’s Time to Give a Damn About Local Farms and the Restaurants that Support Them
Cornelius Blanding grew up in Montgomery, Alabama. “The cradle of the civil rights movement,” he calls it. His childhood was spent in a low-resource community where none of the infrastructure was owned by his…
Behind Emilie’s Lines
Pulling back the curtain on the mess and the magic of opening a restaurant. Edited by: Leona Burlew I first met Kevin Tien when I interviewed him in November of 2018 about his plans…
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