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After 25 courses and seven wines, we were ushered into the kitchen. Though the dining room was winding down from lunch, only the kitchen areas nearest the patrons showed signs of slowing; the rest are bustling all day and night. Right off the dining room is where the snacks portion of the meal is plated and larger dishes are garnished. “It’s very busy here,” says Nutter. “With running the snacks, it’s almost as hard to plate them as it is to eat them,” he jokes, adding that the proliferation of food allergies, which Noma happily accommodates, can make serving a bit complicated. “If you have a table of five and three of them have food allergies you have to be prepared to present the right version of the dish to each patron.” … [Read more...] about How The Best Restaurant In The World Stays That Way

“I’m very proud of myself that I did not write him off,” says Mazzara. “A lot of my experience on other shows has been that when somebody has a weakness, they’re no longer invested in, or get a reputation of not being able to handle something. It’s better to grow your employees, steer them into a place that they can learn and succeed, and want to work hard and be loyal, than to have a revolving door of employees. That’s demoralizing. When you have a problem, instead of shying away from it, invest the time, energy, and possibly money to make sure you’re exhausting all possibilities before you have to let an employee go.” And if communication has been open, and firing becomes necessary, it won’t come as a big surprise. … [Read more...] about The Walking Dead’s Glen Mazzara On Managing the Undead Way

I started surfing about 10 months ago, and it has been one of the most challenging and rewarding learning journeys of my life. Technically, I’m a little past the age to become the next Kelly Slater, but my 15-year-old son had asked me continuously for three years to start surfing with him so we could spend time together and go on surf trips. We’d studied martial arts together for ten years, got our black belts together, traveled and competed nationally, and had a common bond that was very special. We hung our belts up about three years ago and he started surfing and became very good. I continually sat on the beach, watching and wishing I could be out there with him, but I found myself using every excuse to avoid giving it a try. I had tried many years before and nearly drowned in six foot waves on a nine foot board. I was afraid of getting back in, trying, and failing again. … [Read more...] about Learning To Brave The Big Waves Of Innovation

The news comes after publications reported that armed right-wing groups have been protesting in the district and in state capitals across the country, and calls are surfacing on social media apps to demonstrate at the inauguration. Some reference a “Million Militia March,” and others reference delivering “justice” for a rioter and Air Force veteran who was killed by police during last week’s siege. Some use a new flag that has emerged online, which bears four stars for the four “patriots” who died during the siege. … [Read more...] about Airbnb is blocking D.C. inauguration bookings amid threats of violence

Lodhi says this concept shouldn’t be considered a direct pandemic response, but rather a pandemic-enabled reaction that can help start the transformation of what have been parts of the city primarily occupied by offices. “It’s an opportunity to really reimagine New York City, and it’s an exciting opportunity to re-envision these specific neighborhoods,” Lodhi says. “We know it’s been done in Lower Manhattan to great success. So no one can say we’ve never done this before. We have. The question is just about the appetite to do something like this.” … [Read more...] about New York Gov. Cuomo: Empty offices should become housing