In March the California Restaurant Association Foundation (CRAF) was forced by the Covid-19 pandemic to cancel it’s in-person California ProStart Cup. This year’s Chair John Tallichet (Speciality Restaurants Corp) with CRAF Executive Director Alycia Harshfield and the CRA management team weighed all event points and consulted with School Districts, Teachers, Parents, Advisors, Coaches, Mentors, Sponsors, […]
I recently passed my Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI) 20th anniversary as a professional member. People ask “Why are you a member of FCSI”, or “What are the benefits of being an FCSI professional member?” Let’s go into the Wayback Machine. As a hard-working entry-level team member in restaurants, I had the life-altering opportunity to join […]
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, the NFC Championship game will be played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Longtime San Francisco 49er fan and award-winning Chef Michael Mina has been waiting a long time to experience this game at “his stadium” – Levi’s Stadium®. Levi’s Stadium® opened July 17, 2014, large projects like these take years to design […]
I eagerly entered the foodservice industry in 1967 when my parents purchased a Berkshire mountain inn located in the small town of South Egremont, Massachusetts. I was 13 when I was introduced to the art of dishwashing at our Red Saber Inn. It was a family business, so my younger sister Joan and I had […]
July 16, 2019, marked the 50th Anniversary of the Saturn V rocket liftoff from Cape Kennedy, Florida that carried three courageous American Astronauts starting their Space voyage to the Moon. The brave Astronauts were Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Dr. Buzz Aldrin, the Apollo 11 Mission TEAM. What an exciting week that would be as we […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2018 Contact: Alycia Harshfield 916.212.8484 / aharshfield@calrest.org The Next Big Restaurant Idea Might Just Come from Teenagers (Sacramento, CA) – For two exciting days each year, California high school students take part in the CA ProStart Cup, an intense culinary arts and restaurant entrepreneurship competition that awards much-needed college scholarships […]
June 15, 2017 – I’ve returned from moderating the Future Food Panel (what a kick) at Foodable.io and the massive four day National Restaurant Association Show with Paul Barron’s Foodable Network and International Foodservice Manufacturers Association rocking Media Stage. We recorded many informative and fun On Foodable Weekly episodes and I met numerous Restaurant, Foodservice and Manufacturing Industry […]
May 5, 2017 – Nothing stays the same in the Foodservice Industry. As a restaurant consultant and professional member of FCSI The Americas specializing in Management Advisory Services (MAS) I attend the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago annually. This keeps me current on my industry knowledge, up on trends and of course always educating […]
The 2017 California ProStart Cup will be the high energy California Restaurant Association Foundation Event of the year. ProStart® is a two-year high school curriculum for students interested in Restaurant and Hospitality Management and/or a Culinary Career. BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse is the title sponsor for the Management Cup and Johnny Rockets is the title sponsor for the Culinary […]
Note: Call Bill Bender Today to schedule a fast-track demonstration: 408-784-7371 Welcome to 2017, a year that is starting in a Supercharged atmosphere and upswing in business outlook. Owners, Partners, Executives and Management Teams in every restaurant organization are planning or implementing Restaurant Operation “changes” that will improve their business results. STOP – Get Wise! Do […]
