Monday, March 30, 2015

LRA Blog moves to LRA.org

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The Louisiana Restaurant Association launched its new and improved website at www.LRA.org. With this makeover comes fresh graphics, easier n...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

LRA Education Foundation offers $70,000 in hospitality scholarships

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Scholarship Fund to aid students for fifth consecutive year The Louisiana Restaurant Association Education Foundation ( LRAEF ) is n...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Calling Louisiana Chefs: Your opportunity to vie for King/Queen of Louisiana Seafood

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In keeping with a tradition now entering its eighth year, the Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off will take place at the New Orleans Wine and Food...
Monday, March 23, 2015

Restaurant workforce demographics are shifting

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The teen labor force participation rate declined sharply in recent years, a development that directly impacted the restaurant workforce.  A...
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Optimize hot water temperature

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You don’t overcook your food, so why make water hotter than you need it? You pay for hot water  three ways  and those costs add up. But...
Monday, March 16, 2015

LRA Past Chair Richard Brennan Sr. died at 83 in New Orleans

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Richard J. Brennan, Sr., New Orleans Restaurateur, born in the Irish Channel, passed away the evening of Saturday, March 14, surrounded by ...
Friday, March 13, 2015

American palates growing more adventurous

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Nine in 10 restaurant operators say their guests are more knowledgeable about food than they used to be and pay more attention to food qual...