In recent years, there has been a widespread staffing shortage in the restaurant industry in New York City, as well as in many other cities across the US. The shortage is due to a combination of factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused many workers to leave the industry, increased demand for restaurant services as the economy recovers, and
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Affordability and demand: A recipe for a shortage of Seattle cooks Citing a “severe shortage of trained cooks in Seattle,” Roxy’s has resorted to modifying its menu to offer “simpler” versions of its potato dishes. It’s not clear how long the message has been posted on the diner’s menus. MyNorthwest reached out to the owner of Roxy’s for a comment,
Continue reading Worker shortage forces restaurants to get creative The owner of Taco Bamba Taqueria peered out from the kitchen at the line of customers snaking around the corner at his latest spot in a suburban Virginia strip mall, and felt terror. Who was going to cook, serve and clean up for all these people? “The cooks had left,” overwhelmed by the
Continue reading During the lunch rush at The Boss on Main, there are about 100 people seated in the booths eating and ordering food. In the kitchen everyone is working full-tilt including cook Shuji Chen. Chen’s specialty is preparing the kinds of Hong Kong-style Chinese food that regulars like. He’s an expert in using a commercial wok. It’s much more challenging to use
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