Our ITW Menu Meeting Fall 2021 campaign continues with this mission critical Clubhouse discussion on “Future of Food & Bev Think Tank” in collaboration with In The Weeds

We have been through boom times in F&B for the past 25+ years. Now we’re at a cross-road & the future is unsure. Our Industry innovators will discuss where we go from here, from the current state of the industry, challenges we face, opportunities for change and very practical steps and resources available.

Moderators

Elle Jarvis @elleintheweeds @intheweeds.us

Mimi Lan @chefmimilan

Kiana Montgomery @Kiana_thepublicist 

Zach Cytryn @broadstreetcre [email protected] 

Troy Hooper @Nurishbrands @kiwiresturantpartners 

Michael Wolf @thespoontech 

Jensen Cummings @ChefJensenCummings

Resources/ Links

Lip Service - Cha McCoy

In The Weeds

In The Weeds Wellness Workshops

Broad Street Realty 

CHAAD Project

Arrow Up Training

Black Box Intelligence Free Resources

In this episode of ITW Menu Meeting Fall 2021, Jensen speaks to Nite Yun of Nyum Bai and Elle Jarvis of In The Weeds about breaking barriers through food, why Nite called her restaurant nyum bai, and how her parents were surprised that people wanted to eat Cambodian food.

Facebook.com/NyumBai

Nyum Bai

In The Weeds

Heritage Dinners Information

Virtual Dinner Tickets

In this episode of ITW Menu Meeting Fall 2021, Jensen speaks to Cha McCoy of Lip Service, Justin Arnett-Graham of beCo, and Elle Jarvis of In The Weeds about creating an ecosystem based on intent, having good people in your orbit, and the impact that learning a language can have on your career.

beCo.work

Cha McCoy

Lip Service - Cha McCoy

In The Weeds

In this episode of ITW Menu Meeting Fall 2021, Jensen speaks to Caroline Glover of Annette about not knowing her heritage until this dinner, the emphasis of Annette's being a healthy workplace, and her love for Banoffee pie.

Facebook.com/Annette

Annette Scratch to Table

In The Weeds

Heritage Dinners Information

Virtual Dinner Tickets

In this episode of ITW Menu Meeting Fall 2021, Jensen speaks to Jasmine Sheth of Tasting India and Elle Jarvis of In The Weeds about how Jasmine moved to Chicago to pursuit an opportunity, the importance of knowing your end goal, and how Indian food is not a monolith.

In The Weeds

Heritage Dinners Information

Virtual Dinner Tickets

Tasting India

In this episode of ITW Menu Meeting Fall 2021, Jensen speaks to Chi Walker and Nik R. Cole of Fried Chicken and Caviar about testing their recipes through Test Kitchen Tuesday, their music playlists while cooking in the kitchen, and how Black food is American food.

In The Weeds

Heritage Dinners Information

East Dinner Tickets

@friedchickenandcaviar_

Fried Chicken and Caviar

BSP344: De la Calle al Paladar con Zuri Resendiz de Shanahan's Steakhouse - Best Served en Español #7. En este episodio de Best Served en Español, Alejandra habla con Zuri Resendiz de Shanahan’s Steakhouse sobre la mentoría, su trabajo en diferentes industrias antes de aterrizar en la industria culinaria y la importancia de entrenar a su equipo en diferentes zonas del oficio.

On our 21st episode from clubhouse join in the weeds and Best Served as we unpack the labor shortage with human solutions and how restaurant jobs have always meant low wages few benefits toxic culture with covid risk further compounds these issues. Far too long we have ignored our own physical, mental and financial health and that of hospitality professionals. It’s time to invest in ourselves and the most valuable asset any F&B business has, it’s people!!

Our panel will discuss the current state of the industry, challenges we face, opportunities for change and very practical steps and resources available.

Moderators

Jensen Cummings @ChefJensenCummings

Elle Jarvis @elleintheweeds @intheweeds.us

Jeanie Chunn @jeaniechunn @raisehighroad

Hassel Aviles @not9to5_ Not 9 to 5 

Anne Nuemann @intheweeds.us

Mercedes Vargas @eatingempowered.mercedes Eatingempoweredwithmercedes.com

Chef Catina Smith @naturallychefcat Callmechef.co

Resources

ROI in Workplace Mental Health

A Persistent Legacy of Slavery

In The Weeds Wellness Workshops

Not 9 to 5 Workplace Mental Health

Burnout at Work

Beat Burnout Course

Burnout Checklist

The Bergen Work Addiction Scale

Workaholics Anonymous 20 Questions

Avoiding Burnout

Anti-Inflammatory vs. Inflammatory Food

In this episode of ITW Menu Meeting Fall 2021, Jensen speaks to Cat Smith of Just Call Me Chef, Sicily Sierra of The Sandwich Ministry, and Elle Jarvis of In The Weeds about bean pies, collaborations with other sister chefs, and the Eastern Heritage Dinner.

In The Weeds

Heritage Dinners Information

East Dinner Tickets

Chef Sicily Sierra

Chef Cat Smith

Just Call Me Chef

In this episode of ITW Menu Meeting Fall 2021, Jensen speaks to Elle Jarvis of In The Weeds and Raeghn Draper and Molly Pachay of The Chaad Project about the origins of The Chaad Project, the In The Weeds' halo projects, and about learning things they wish they knew at 14 in the Getting Out of the Weeds Workshops.

@thechaadproject

In The Weeds

Chaad Patreon