Linden Pride Portrait by Jason Loucas Linden Pride, the owner of Dante in New York City, accurately calls March’s lockdown a ‘wartime situation’. New York City was hit particularly hard by COVID-19, and Linden...
READ MOREAll photos via Instagram In speaking with Nunu Rampen, owner and chef of Toronto’s Nunu Ethiopian Fusion restaurant, one thing she says in regards to the pandemic fallout jumps out: “I may be...
READ MOREAt the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown, consumers were directed to stay home as much as possible, and without meals out at restaurants and drinks out at bars, at-home drinking increased. Pandemic stress...
READ MOREWaking up to a notification on your phone that you’ve been potentially in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID is definitely not an ideal situation. Restaurateur Alison MacKenna experienced just that....
READ MOREEven before the first day of fall, there was a growing chill in the air for foodservice operators. Warm weather and patios gave a much-needed shot in the arm to many foodservice establishments...
READ MOREI don’t need to tell you what’s going on in the Canadian foodservice industry right now – if you’re in it, you know already. I cannot deny this has been an economic and...
READ MOREIn the wake of COVID-19, restaurant operators are facing intense financial hardship. As a result, operators will need to find creative ways as they reopen and relaunch in order to boost profitability. President...
READ MOREPhotos by Daphne Guyo As the foodservice industry reckons with the effects of COVID-19, it’s also in a state of introspection as social justice issues have been brought to the forefront in a...
READ MOREA passion for food, eating well, and cooking is what drives most chefs and restaurateurs. Unfortunately, though, a love for delicious dishes isn’t enough to keep a restaurant afloat. Restaurants have thin margins,...
READ MOREEmily Pearce, Founder & President of Femmes du Vin’s words on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the foodservice industry, especially on women in foodservice, are striking, though not exactly shocking: “The...
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