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The Naked Restaurant: Restaurants Bare All in Move to Transparency
Learn why food and ingredient transparency matters for your restaurant, and how it affects customer loyalty and sales.
Author: Darryl Benjamin
Author, Lecturer, and Professor Darryl Benjamin is passionate about sustainable food and nature, and cares deeply about social justice. His book, "Farm to Table: The Essential Guide" (Chelsea Green), co-written with Chef Lyndon Virkler, was published in October 2016. Benjamin lectures and blogs on sustainable food systems. He holds an MFA in Writing as well as a Certificate of Leadership in Sustainable Food Systems from the University of Vermont. He is founder of Real Food Seminars and The GMO Breakthrough Education Project, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming global food systems through education. Benjamin teaches in the Online MS in Sustainable Food Systems and Master of Science in Resilient and Sustainable Communities grad programs at Green Mountain College. Benjamin taught writing, marketing, and sustainable food issues at New England Culinary Institute for seven years. Presently, Darryl delivers workshops nationally and internationally (in October 2017, he delivered a workshop at Roma Tre University in Rome, Italy, at the Seventh International Conference on Food Studies) on The Future of Food and Farm-to-Table challenges and solutions.
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Expecting the Unexpected: Can your Restaurant Survive a Crisis?
Whether caused by human error or Mother Nature, restaurants are susceptible to a number of calamities. Here’s how to make sure you’re prepared for whatever comes your way.
The Future of Food: 10 of the Best Restaurant Startups and Innovators
How do you foster innovation in your restaurant? Follow the lead of these trendsetting restaurants and startups, then get to brainstorming on the next big thing.
The Future of Food: The Internet of Things and the Connected Restaurant Kitchen
Restaurant technology advancements and integrations are making kitchens smarter than ever before, and owners and managers even more informed about their business.
The Future of Food: Would You Put Lab-Grown Meat on Your Restaurant Menu?
Science is making meat grown in a petri dish increasingly accessible to restaurants and consumers, but whether they’ll prefer it to traditional meat products remains to be seen.
How to Balance the Rewards and Frustrations of Your Farm-to-Table Restaurant
From education to sourcing, farm-to-table restaurants face a unique set of problems that can keep them from achieving success.
