About this episode

Jaime and Matt discuss with chef Rick Allaire about his experiences with his restaurant's journey and the importance of team culture and ingredient respect.

Jaime and Matt connect with Metacom Kitchen chef Rick Allaire to talk about his journey opening, closing and reopening his flagship eatery in Warren, RI. The chefs talk about team culture, workplace efficiencies and how seasonality and respect for ingredients is critical to growth in the kitchen.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jaime, Matt

Guest: Rick Allaire

Topics covered

• restaurant management
• team culture
• seasonality
• ingredient respect
• workplace efficiency

Keywords

• Rick Allaire
• Metacom Kitchen
• restaurant
• team culture
• seasonality
• kitchen growth
• workplace efficiency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Metacom Kitchen

Places: Warren, RI

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