DAMES IN THE NEWS Introducing Maria Loi, Q&A in Total Food Service Maria Loi’s column Mediterranean Menu Trends premiered in the May, 2021 digital and print issue of Total Food Service, following her cover feature Q&A in April, https://totalfood.com/maria-loi-estiatorio-greek-nyc/. She will be sharing her food philosophy centered around the healthy Greek-Mediterranean diet and lifestyle in her monthly column. Joyce …
Insider Q&A: Leader for independent restaurants hit by virus By Marcy Gordon WASHINGTON — Amanda Cohen is a leader of the Independent Restaurant Coalition, a new lobbying group of chefs and restaurants that was formed in response to the viral pandemic. Professionally, Cohen is the chef and owner of Dirt Candy, a fine-dining vegetarian restaurant …
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 …
