We’ll find out when it opens next month how good the food and service are at True Food Kitchen, Arizona restaurateur Sam Fox’s first foray into the California market. But the place already has perhaps the best celebrity tie-in possible in co-developer Andrew Weil, M.D. This healthful living guru has a vast following that looks to him for guidance in nourishing mind, body and spirit. In the age of healthful dining, should more operators consider this type of endorser?

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Hooters of America president/c.e.o. Coby Brooks got more than he bargained for when he appeared on CBS’s Undercover Boss last February. He discovered that Hooters Girls often hold themselves in low collective esteem and are defensive about their work as, well, Hooters Girls. It’s a big problem if 17,000 of your restaurant chain’s 25,000 employees are women and you need a steady stream of replacements as your current workers move on.

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If you’re a female thinking about enrolling in culinary school to boost your earning power in the restaurant business, you might want to rethink your plan. That’s but one of the conclusions we can draw from the recently released StarChefs.com annual salary survey findings.

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