Thoughts, stories, and insights from inside the hospitality industry.
Behind The Line.
Hospitality Fatigue
Is Real.
Is hospitality fatigue real? LOL… You can bet your last dollar it is.
The Cost of
Gratitude.
Kitchen appreciation fees to 30% tip prompts, a look at modern tipping culture.
Some Restaurants
Deserve to Fail.
The industry is smaller than most people think, and some people need to fail.
When the Industry
Is Your Identity.
In hospitality, the job can quielt become who you are, and your self-worth.
The Line Never
Asked for Papers.
Kitchens don’t care where you’re from, only how hard you’re willing to work.
What Guests
Never See.
What happens behind the scenes shapes everything and the overall experience.
Why People Don’t
Stick Around.
If you’re always short-staffed, it may be worth looking beyond hiring.
From Line Cook
to a Leader.
What separates great cooks from leaders once the apron comes with responsibility?
Yes, I’m a
Female Chef.
What it really means to navigate a male-dominated industry from the inside.

