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LDNY Spotlight: Will the Coronavirus Make Restaurants Like Mine Extinct?

admin | October 1, 2020

Will the Coronavirus Make Restaurants Like Mine Extinct? If it can, the devastated industry should start from scratch after the epidemic and finally take care of its workers. By Amanda Cohen Last week, I laid off all 30 of my employees and closed the restaurant I’ve run for over a decade, Dirt Candy. I’ve worked …

LDNY Spotlight: Breaking The Silence

admin | September 1, 2020

BREAKING THE SILENCE January 19th, 2021 Dame Melanie Young, Founder/Host of The Connected Table Live Radio recently facilitated a virtual discussion to provide employers and employees with best practices for preventing, recognizing and addressing harassment of all kinds in the hospitality industries. Panelists included Taryn Abrahams, Saru Jayaraman, Theodora Lee, Ashley Oberdorff, Alpana Signh and …

LDNY Spotlight: How Martha Teichner, CBS Correspondent, Spends Her Sundays

admin | September 1, 2020

Meet LDNY Dame Martha Teichner January 22nd, 2021