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Illuminating & informative stories from across the wide world of restaurant professionals.

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Resilience and Transformation: How LGBT+ Restaurants Are Taking Center Stage

June 23, 2023

We asked restaurants, bakeries, and other hospitality businesses across the country how being part of the LGBT community impacts their businesses. Here’s what the results say about the current state of queer spaces.

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The Hospitality Secrets of America's Neighborhood Mainstays

June 29, 2023

Three restaurants that have served their communities for generations on what it takes to connect with guests and stand the test of time.

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Chef Silvana on Standing Out and Standing Up For Her Community

June 20, 2023

How the Phoenix chef became an outspoken advocate for Mexican and LGBT communities at a time when Arizona needed one most.

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Restaurant Social Media Trends in 2023

November 28, 2023

Colby Kingston, Social Media Manager at BentoBox, reflects on the trends she saw in restaurant social media in 2023.

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Chef Hillary Sterling on 15 Years of “Mexican Thanksgiving”

November 15, 2023

Inside the preparations one of NYC’s most celebrated pasta experts is making for her “favorite day of the year.”

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What It’s Like Bartending the Night Before Thanksgiving

November 7, 2023

Three bartenders on what it’s like serving drinks on the busiest drinking night of the year.

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National Restaurant Workers Day at the James Beard House

October 31, 2023

On October 24, BentoBox and James Beard Foundation joined forces to host a talk about developing employee skills and career growth.

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Taking Ownership of Hospitality: 3 Stories of Worker-Owned Restaurants

October 18, 2023

An up-close look at worker cooperatives: where employees call the shots, set the policies, and take home the profits.