Welcome to Our Thirty First Issue!
From the Latin word novem "nine," because this had been the ninth month of the early Roman calendar.
Featured Chef Katie Button
Katie Button has worked in restaurants all over the world — New York City, Los Angeles; Paris; Roses, Spain; Washington D.C. — but she chose Asheville for her first restaurant, Cúrate, a Spanish tapas bar.
“Asheville is a city where people move to make their dreams come true, to do what they love and are passionate about,” she says. “I think that is palpable in the city, in the restaurants. It’s this thing nobody can quite put their finger on.”
Button’s dreams have materialized in the form of two world-class restaurants, which she owns with her family. At her newest, Buttons & Co. Bagels, she serves bagels made on site using a house-made sourdough starter and blend of local flours from Asheville grain miller, Carolina Ground
While Asheville is proud to have Button, she would have risen to the top of her profession in any city. During her travels, she worked for José Andrés, Ferran Adrià and Johnny Iuzzini, some of the world’s top chefs. Since Cúrate opened in 2011, she’s been nominated for the James Beard Award four times.
She credits her success to ingredients, many of which come from local farms. The restaurant even partnered with a nearby pepper grower to produce piquillo peppers, which are typically grown in Spain. “My food philosophy is about the ingredients first,” she says. “I’m always looking for the best products. From there, I tend to treat them pretty simply because if you start with a great product it doesn’t need a whole lot more.”
Chef Katie Button Dishes
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Let the Food be the Medicine
CHICAGO — It’s never been a secret that a nutritious diet influences general health. In decades past, however, most consumers took a reactionary approach to health needs, seeking medicine to treat specific conditions and only changing their dietary habits when faced with a direct threat to their well-being. Now, a growing proactive health movement is driving consumers to treat food as a means to prevent, manage and possibly even reverse certain conditions.
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Do you have the skills to make a great coach?
- Hire the right fit for your open position
- Allowing this new employee(s) to adjust to your company culture
- Seeing their potential
- Begin grooming them to take positions that are higher than yours in the industry
- Be open to their ideas
Mentorship
“Mentorship is the number one reason for success”, says Daymond John, CEO of FUBU and The Shark Tank, TV Personality on ABC Shark Tank.He believes life is a series of mentors and advises not to get caught up in thinking that your mentor needs to be a celebrity. Some of the most influential people/mentors in his life were his mother, a teacher, stepfather, and a neighborhood store owner. Daymond says it will be on of the best decisions you could ever make for yourself and your business/career.
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Food for Thought
The Power of Quinoa
The grain, pronounced “keen-wah,” is packed with a surprisingly high amount of nutrients and can make a perfect addition to almost everyone’s plate, even those who follow restricted diets.
A high protein grain alternative. A 2009 study at the University of Chile found that 15 percent of the total content of quinoa is protein, more than double the amount found in most standard grains. The study also revealed that quinoa has a complete amino acid profile, meaning that with each serving, you’re giving your body all of the nine key building blocks for making protein.
A weapon in the fight against diabetes and hypertension.In 2009, the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil released the findings of a study that showed quinoa’s abilities to lower blood glucose levels in individuals with diabetes. What’s more, the study found that consuming the seed on a regular basis helped to lower blood pressure levels in those with hypertension. The scientists credited the presence of quercetin derivatives in the grain for its positive effects on blood glucose and the cardiovascular system.
Why Hash Your Hands?
- Handwashing education has shown to reduce FBI:
- Reduces the number of people who get sick with diarrhea by 31%
- Reduces diarrheal illness in people with weakened immune systems by 58%
- Reduces respiratory illnesses, like colds, in the general population by 16-21%
- Gloves Alone Aren’t Enough for Food Safety
- Gives a false sense of security
- Contamination of clean glove with dirty hands?
- Washing with soap and water is much more effective than washing with water alone. Soap binds to the dirt, oils, and microbes present on hands and makes it easier to wash them away. Applying soap also tends to make people scrub more thoroughly.
- Friction from lathering and scrubbing hands physically helps the soap bind to and loosen dirt, oils, and germs.
- Although the optimal length of time for handwashing may depend on factors such as the type and amount of soil, grease, and germs on hands, studies have shown that scrubbing for at least 15 seconds removes significantly more germs from hands than washing for shorter periods.
Information provided by Aminta Martínez-Hermosilla, MS
WHAT’S COOKING TODAY?
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Method
Think Positively (Leadership)
Is the guiding force that will help you identify your path to success by providing a strong foundation for all strategic decision-making.
Definition: Leadership is getting results in a way that inspire trust, it is maximizing both your current contribution and your ability to contribute in the future by establishing the trust that make it possible. Lead on!
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That will help you stay ahead of the game.
It’s not about perfect. It’s about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that’s where transformation happens. That’s how change occurs.
Lead On!
Participative Theories of Leadership
Participative Theories of Leadership are considered by some to be an ideal style of leadership because they consider input from others. Leaders utilizing this type of theory tend to encourage both contributions and active participation from other group members. In turn, this allows the other group members to feel more relevant and committed to the direction the leader has chosen to go. The only real caveat here is that the leader maintains the right of what input to allow from the other group members.
For more information regarding the Participative Theories please visit: Behavioral Leadership
It has been my observation, over the years, that many leaders rank low on empathy. They understand it intellectually, they just don’t pay enough attention, ask the right questions or comprehend that it is not just about what your colleagues think, but about how they feel. To be an effective leader you need to do more than just manage the bottom line and watch the numbers like a hawk. Obviously that may be necessary, but so is offering suggestions, being supportive, being a source of creative ideas, helping your people think through their roles and helping them make the best use of their time. In fact, that is precisely what the best leaders do.
As you think about how you exhibit genuine empathy here are five questions for you to contemplate. For more information visit: patrickmckenna.com
Culinary Corner
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The 2016 Menus of Change Annual Report was released at the fourth annual Menus of Change leadership summit on June 14. It includes an analysis of issues at the convergence of public health, the environment, and the business of food, plus and updated Dashboard of how the food and foodservice industries have progressed—or not—since last year’s report was issued.
The World Culinary Arts Video Series
Read more and enjoy the videos at: Amazing video library from The Culinary Institute of America
Trends to Watch
Just like fashion, food trends come and go in the blink of an eye. Every year, we see a rise in these fads that inevitably affect the way we eat and plan our meals. From superfoods to juice cleanses, the modern dining pattern has undeniably been influenced by the presence of a health-conscious effort, which we see continuing into 2019.
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If you’re feeling forgetful, it could be due to a lack of sleep or a number of other reasons, including genetics, level of physical activity and lifestyle and environmental factors. However, there’s no doubt that diet plays a major role in brain health.
The best menu for boosting memory and brain function encourages good blood flow to the brain — much like what you’d eat to nourish and protect your heart. Research found the Mediterranean Diet helps keep aging brains sharp, and a growing body of evidence links foods such as those in the Mediterranean diet with better cognitive function, memory and alertness
Learn more by visiting: Types of Foods to Help Boost Your Memory
Meeting the Demand for Safe, Natural Products
Lately, while shopping at my local grocery store, I have noticed the increasing number of food products marketed as organic or preservative-free. More and more, consumers are demanding green labels and ingredient lists they can understand. Yet food safety — preventing food spoilage and contamination from microbial pathogens — must remain a top priority for food producers. The food safety industry faces many challenges if it is to transition away from the use of refined chemicals toward more label-friendly preservatives.
By Suzanne Osborne, PhD
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Hail to the Kale!!
Kale is one of the cruciferous vegetables, cancer fighters full of fiber and antioxidants. great addition to salads or you can bake it with a spritz of extra virgin-olive oil and sea salt for a crispy potato chip alternative.
2019 Culinary Forecast
Nutrition, Eat Better
Salt, Consuming the right amount, Most Americans consume more sodium than is good for their health, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Learn more!
8 Tips For Avoiding Gluten Cross Contamination – PrimoHealthCoach
▪ Oils that have been used to deep fry battered foods will contaminate foods like French fries. Use separate oils, and ask the chef when dining out if the same oil is used for battered foods.
▪ Cutlery, utensils and potsand pans must be thoroughly cleaned before cooking gluten-free to avoid cross-contamination.
▪ Toasters and ovens that have been used for glutenous breads can contaminate gluten-free breads. At home try to keep two separate toasters.
▪ Grills and barbecues can easily cross-contaminate foods if not properly cleaned. Many sauces used to barbecue have gluten.
▪ Sifters used for both glutenous and gluten-free flours will cross-contaminate. At home if you use both types of flour, keep separate properly labeled sifters.
▪ Your mayonnaise, peanut butter jar, jams and jellies are easily contaminated when making sandwiches.
▪ Glutenous flours have a tendency to stay airborne for some time after use. Cooking in a kitchen shortly after preparing foods with glutenous flours is risky for the sensitive person. Because of this I find it very hard to believe that you can get a truly gluten-free pizza from a pizza restaurant that makes regular pizza as well.
▪ Any foods not prepared in a gluten-free facility, including your own home, runs the risk of getting cross-contaminated.
Goodness!!
Avocado oil; this silky fruit oil helps fight joint condition and promoted soft skin.
