HIRING: EXECUTIVE PROJECTS ASSISTANT Un-Plated is an online digital media platform dedicated to highlighting behind-the-scenes stories of the restaurant industry. Focused primarily on people working in the restaurant business, Un-Plated celebrates those who dedicate…
Year: 2019
Blog posts
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…
Ashley Christensen: The Spirit of American Dining Starts with Community
When Ashley Christensen’s name was announced as the winner of “Outstanding Chef” for the James Beard Awards, the cheers could be heard across three floors and into the lobby of the Lyric Opera House…
Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm: Farming Change and Reclaiming Rightful Agency Within Our Food System
To hear Leah Penniman, Co-Executive Director and Program Manager of Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, NY, describe the act of farming is to discover an elegance in simplicity and a renewed respect for Mother Earth.…
From NFL Redskins Cheerleading Captain to Japanese Pop-Up Restaurant Chef Sensation
For many kids who grow up around restaurants, they either absolutely love it or want nothing to do with it. For Masako Morishita, the last thing she ever wanted to do was to work…
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