{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FULL COMP: Restaurant Tactics, Tools, & Strategies","title":"Food Fight Series: Chef Danielle Leoni","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1641,"description":"LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE! I can think of few times in my life I've walked away from a conversation so fired up! \nToday, we had the opportunity to chat with Chef Danielle Leoni, chef/owner of The Breadfruit & Rum Bar, who's fighting for sustainability in both the food we eat and the industry at large. Chef Leoni has been a food fighter from the beginning. Her positions on responsible sourcing and a holistic approach to hospitality have garnered her attention from prominent organizations like the James Beard Foundation, but it's the pandemic has brought her message to the masses. \nClick to sign up for our weekly newsletter.\nClick here to book time on my personal calendar.\nClick here to download our Restaurant Recovery Guide.\nWant to streamline your front-of-house operations and increase sales? Head over to http://restaurants.yelp.com/fullcomppodcast to claim your free page and learn more about these powerful tools for your business.\nSHOW NOTES\n\n Beginning in campaigning for the hospitality industry during Covid\nBreadfruit and Rum Bar closed due to safety\nDecided takeout model wasn’t suitable\nSent a letter to Governor with suggestions to help independent hospitality businesses\nOver 1000 business owners signed the letter\nIdeas put to the Governor\nStop all penalties for sales tax payments\n24month payment plan for sales tax\nWaive fees for liquor licenses - this was accepted\nMoratorium on commercial evictions - this was accepted\nClear guidelines for reopening of hospitality businesses\nNo intentions of reopening soon\nCovid has given us a lifetime opportunity\nWe shape our food system\nHospitality workers are not respected\nSeen as having “jobs” and not careers\nThe “paid help”\nHospitality shouldn’t be valued any less than other industries\nThe cost of reopening\nWhat is the cost of giving team member fair wages?\nRaising prices\nThe restaurant has no value is customers won’t compensate\nYou can’t retire on a James Beard award\nProfits are minimal\nMost restaurants are treading water...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/6OAanP6N7rKCCEP4OYgZT_i74QmCwgk2rH1cSWqhfvs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYzkz/MGQ5M2Y5MWZmM2E0/NGM3MzFmNzQ0OGZl/NDhhYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}