By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist You’ve seen the signs. “Unfortunately, due to a lack of staff, we are closed today. We apologize and hope to...
By Scott Mechura EBS food columnist For years, and long before I was a leader, when I would tell someone what I did for a living—that...
By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist We like tenure in the workplace. Well, at least I do. Don’t get me wrong. There’s something to be said...
By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist “Don’t order fish on Sundays and Mondays,” The late Anthony Bourdain famously wrote in his kitchen expose, Kitchen Confidential, that restaurants...
By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist The human body is a complex machine. That’s an obvious statement, I know, but think about it—millions of brain functions...
By Scott Mechura EBS FOOD COLUMNIST Immigrants wasted no time putting their brewing skills to use in America as early as the mid 1800s. Most important,...
By Scott Mechura EBS Food Columnist It’s one of the least desired pieces of mail we receive—the recall letter telling you there is an issue with...
By Scott Mechura EBS FOOD COLUMNIST Long the symbol of wealth, prestige and hospitality, the pineapple is needed now more than ever. Though native to South...
By Scott Mechura EBS FOOD COLUMNIST It’s perpetually interesting to me how inventions, behaviors, beliefs and social practices can come from the most unlikely circumstances. For...
By Scott Mechura EBS FOOD COLUMNIST I see it all the time: people in professions that couldn’t be more different from the restaurant or bar industry,...