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    The Importance of Family Meal

    Michael Romano is the president of Culinary Development at Union Square Hospitality Group. Along with his partner, Danny Meyer, and co-author Karen Stabiner, he produced the book Family Table : Staff Meals from Our Restaurants to Your Home.

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

    Michael Romano is the president of Culinary Development at Union Square Hospitality Group. Along with his partner, Danny Meyer, and co-author Karen Stabiner, he produced the book

    Family Table: Staff Meals from Our Restaurants to Your Home

    . The book documents the staff meals that are served at all of the restaurants in the Union Square Hospitality Group.

    Agua Fresca on the

    Good Food blog.

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    4. 26:28The Importance of Family MealYou’re reading this
    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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    The full episode

    4 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 House
    4. 26:28The Importance of Family MealYou’re reading this
    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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