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    The Back of the House

    Scott Haas is an award-winning journalist and clinical psychologist. In his latest book, Back of the House : The Secret Life of Restaurants, he paints a portrait of the back of the house at Craigie on Main helmed by James Beard Award-winning chef Tony Maws.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Scott Haas is an award-winning journalist and clinical psychologist. In his latest book,

    Back of the House: The Secret Life of Restaurants

    , he paints a portrait of the back of the house at Craigie on Main helmed by James Beard Award-winning chef Tony Maws.

    The full episode

    3 of 8
    The Restaurant Show: Trois Mec, Kitchen Culture, chi SPACCA
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:27The House that Meat Built
    3. 18:27The Back of the HouseYou’re reading this
    4. 26:28The Importance of Family Meal
    5. 33:56Red Medicine Twitter Scandal
    6. 37:33Should Restaurants Sell Tickets instead of Taking Reservations?
    7. 42:46Tender Greens Trains Foster Kids for Restaurant Jobs
    8. 49:08Running a Restaurant in Ninety Square-Feet
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Sarah Rogozen

      Associate Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    3 of 8
    The Restaurant Show: Trois Mec, Kitchen Culture, chi SPACCA
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:27The House that Meat Built
    3. 18:27The Back of the HouseYou’re reading this
    4. 26:28The Importance of Family Meal
    5. 33:56Red Medicine Twitter Scandal
    6. 37:33Should Restaurants Sell Tickets instead of Taking Reservations?
    7. 42:46Tender Greens Trains Foster Kids for Restaurant Jobs
    8. 49:08Running a Restaurant in Ninety Square-Feet
    Back to Good Food