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Michelin Star System Explained
Have you ever wondered how restaurants get Michelin stars? Or how the Michelin star rating system came to be?
Well, here at the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, we thought we should know the whole story. After all, some of the cooks we’re training may one day aspire to join the ranks of restaurants recommended in the iconic Michelin Guide.
The origins of the Michelin Guide trace back to the turn of the 20th century and were inspired by a surprising turn of events that have very little to do with cuisine.
Continue readingStarbucks workers in Oviedo vote to unionize — the first Orlando-area store to do so
On Thursday, Starbucks workers in Orlando voted 24 to 6 to unionize with Starbucks Workers United, joining at least four other Starbucks locations in Florida — and over 135 Starbucks stores in 28 states — that have voted #UnionYes.
Even on a Zoom call, the tension was palpable. But there was excitement, too. Early afternoon on Thursday, over Zoom, a staff member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) counted each vote that had been mailed in by Starbucks workers at the Mitchell Hammock & City Plaza location in Oviedo, Florida over the last month.
One by one.
Anticipation. Nerves.
Then, the final tally.
24 — Yes, for the union.
6 — No.
Zero void ballots. An easy majority.
2022 Florida MICHELIN Bib Gourmands
29 Bib Gourmands join the inaugural MICHELIN Guide Florida, from a Thai kitchen in Miami’s Little Havana to a Winter Park gastropub.
The very first MICHELIN Guide Florida has 29 Bib Gourmands across Orlando, Miami, and Tampa. The restaurants span a range of cuisines—wood-fired-oven pizza and barbecue in Miami; Peruvian and Indian in Orlando; Ramen and Italian in Tampa. Read on to see all the new MICHELIN Bib Gourmands in Florida, and click here to see the Florida MICHELIN Stars. Bon appétit!
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Scott Joseph’s 2022 Best Pizza Foodster Award – Winners
Tornatore’s, the popular College Park restaurant and pizzeria, has been voted first place in our 2022 Best Pizza Foodster Award for Independent Restaurants.
Bella Roma of Saint Cloud was second and Stone Fired Pizza, Edgewood, came in third.
“Tornatore’s reminds me of New York,” wrote Ross Recchion after placing his vote. Wendy N. Lowe said: “The product is always very fresh and delicious. The staff is amazing. Best around.”
Rosa Jimenez called Bella Pizza “awesome” and mentioned the “great service.” “We enjoy it there every time,” she wrote in her comment. Kaitlyn Gardner said, “Stone Fired is fairly priced and delicious.”
Most workers who died of COVID-19 in 2020 were essential workers, study finds
Most working-age Americans who died of COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic were so-called essential workers in labor, service and retail jobs that required on-site attendance and prolonged contact with others, according to a recently published study led by a University of South Florida epidemiologist.
The study looks back on COVID-19 deaths in 2020 and affirms what many had already known or suspected — that Americans who could not work from home and who labored in low-paying jobs with few or no benefits, such as paid sick leave and health insurance coverage, bore the brunt of deaths during the pandemic’s first year, said Jason Salemi, an associate professor in USF’s College of Public Health and co-author of the study.
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Scott Joseph’s 2022 Best Pizza Foodster Finalists
Tornatore’s Cafe & Pizzeria – College Park
Tartini’s Pizza & Spagetteria – Pine Castle
Francesco’s – Maitland (Orlando Ave & Horatio)
Two Guys Pizzeria – East Colonial / SR 408
Bella Roma – Saint Cloud
Goodfellas Pizza – East Colonial / Alafaya
Stone Fired Pizza – Pine Castle
LeMay’s Pizza – Poinciana
Don Giovanni Contemporary Italian and Pizzeria – Port Orange
Buttercrust – South Orange Ave (Gatlin Plaza)
Touch of Basil – St Cloud
Casselberry hit-and-run kills 63-year-old man crossing street, troopers say
A hit-and-run killed a 63-year-old man crossing the street at Eagle Circle in Casselberry Wednesday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the crash happened at Eagle Circle and Shadow Oak Drive around 8:15pm.
Troopers added that witnesses told them the hit-and-run driver was in a silver Audi SUV heading west along Eagle Circle.
Investigators said the 63-year-old died at the scene of the crash, and there is a roadblock on Eagle Circle for the investigation.
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