ST. LOUIS - A restaurant is only as fast and efficient as its kitchen layout allows it to be. Certified Food Safety Instructor Linda Petterson and Chef Michael Lepage discussed the importance of a well-designed kitchen layout on the latest “Food For Thought” segment on Our Daily Show! on RiverBender.com Kitchen layout design is especially important in fast-paced commercial kitchen environments such as Chick-fil-A, which Petterson said is currently on its eighth version of their kitchen layout. “I found that rather intriguing because they’re constantly trying to revamp that,” Petterson said. She added cross-contamination and ease of movement are the two highest priorities in kitchen layout design. While national chains may have their kitchen layouts all figured out, the average restaurateur may not know which designs work best. Lepage recommends working with a company like Ford Hotel Supply’s Engineering Department, who can design and build
EDWARDSVILLE - Part of the Newsong Fellowship church property at 207 St. Louis St. in Edwardsville is slated to become the city’s next mixed-use development project, “The Albert.” The City Council recently approved a Redevelopment Agreement and Commercial Building Facade Application from the developer of the project. The property consists of lots connected to the Newsong Fellowship church building that the city subdivided several months ago, according to Alderman William Krause. He said the project is an example of “TIF being done right.” “This is TIF being done right - it’s exactly what we set these sort of districts up for within the community,” Krause said. “It’s taking an existing structure in need of some rehab and reuse and a developer here within the community is proposing such reuse, so we’re very excited to see this proposal come forward.” Alderman SJ Morrison added the development will be mixed-use,
Gilberto Pinela has been appointed director of the city of St. Louis' Office of New Americans, formed to streamline resources to welcome immigrants and refugees to the city.
EDWARDSVILLE - The White Coat Ceremony celebrating 50 Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) first-year students representing the Class of 2027 and six international advanced placement students representing Class of 2025 was held on Friday, October 6 on the campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in nearby Godfrey, IL. SIUE Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD acknowledged the “privilege and responsibility” of pursuing a career in dentistry in a state where 2.8 million people live in an area federally designated as having a shortage of dental health professionals . "Without question the University and this School of Dental Medicine is committed to creating social and economic mobility for individuals, but it is also committed to solving pressing social problems and producing leaders who will shape a changing world,” said Minor. “You were made for this moment in time.” Keynote speaker Cornell Thomas, associate professor
U2 was back in Las Vegas for weekend two of their U2: UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere residency and changed up the set list a bit in light of the ongoing violence in Israel,…
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EDWARDSVILLE - Metro Community Church welcomed the cooler weather with games, treats and contests at their “Fall-a-Palooza” on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Riverbend residents could stop by the Metro Edwardsville campus to enjoy fall-themed fun and learn more about the church. Members of Metro’s congregation and leadership team explained that the event was a celebration of Metro and the surrounding community. “It’s just kind of like fall exploded all over,” said Mati Barron, content director for Metro Community Church. “We wanted to make sure that everybody had a fun, safe, free place to bring their family and just have a great community time getting into the fall season…There’s so much community just coming together and really doing life together, and that’s so important for us to make sure that the community has a safe place to come, learn more about what we’re about and what our heartbeat is and how they can come
Guns N’ Roses are coming home for the final two shows of their U.S. tour. The rockers are set to headline the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on November 1 and 2,…
The Maplewood city council in its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 10 (7 p.m.) will vote on an ordinance to set the city manager’s salary range at $125,000 to $175,000, according to the agenda. The city manager hired in August 2021 left this September. The reason hasn’t been made public. Also on the agenda are ordinances […]
Man! She feels like a Foo! Country-pop star Shania Twain made a surprise appearance during Foo Fighters' headlining set at the Austin City Limits Festival on Saturday, October 7, for…
When LaTosha Baker first walked into 3615 Potomac Street, there was nothing there. Well, there was a building, but it had been completely devastated by time and being uninhabited.
Thomas Sanderson has sued over a requirement that sex offenders post a sign on their house for Halloween. He says it violates his First Amendment rights.
On This Day, October 9, 1985… John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono joined Beatles fans for the opening of Strawberry Fields in New York’s Central Park, a memorial to the late Beatle named after the…
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