Levin & Anderle by https://padlet.com/xzhang710/zws21uwbh8opc6rf Stacey en-us 2022-03-08 15:57:21 UTC 2022-03-08 17:30:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Question #1 xzhang710 https://padlet.com/xzhang710/zws21uwbh8opc6rf/wish/2084311110 Welcome to our discussion today! Let's first take a couple of minutes to review the articles and think about our questions for today:) Feel free to write down any thoughts you have now!

In Fine's book, he has mentioned that the majority of pantry workers are females in contrast to the largely male cooking staff (94). A large portion of servers also tends to be females, while dishwashers are likely to be people of color (newly landed immigrants, like undocumented Latin Americans and Asians) (95). Among all the occupations, chefs and cooks undoubtedly have the highest status in restaurants. 

Today, according to "Chef Statistics And Facts in the US," among over 145,115 Chefs currently employed in the United States, only 25.8% of all Chefs are women while 70.3% are men. Levin, in her article, also mentioned a fact that "nearly all of the latest lady-named restaurants [were] named by men." 

What's your reaction towards such a disparity that women still tend to play lower-status roles even in restaurants using feminine names? 
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Do you have a preference for the restaurant's names (masculine vs. feminine)? How do you feel if you walk in a lady-named restaurant and find the management team and 70 percent of chefs/cooks are all males? 
]]> 2022-03-08 16:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/xzhang710/zws21uwbh8opc6rf/wish/2084311110 Question #2 xzhang710 https://padlet.com/xzhang710/zws21uwbh8opc6rf/wish/2084320279 Fine also talked about the importance of collaboration in the kitchen. The "well-run kitchen" was defined as a kitchen that consisted of workers who "collaborate to satisfy customers, alleviate tension in each other's jobs, and make a profit "(87). 

Thinking back to Anderle's unpleasant experiences in the Brooklyn restaurant, do you think this concept is particularly important to cooks in the LGBTQ+ community? Could you think of any ways that restaurants and/or the industry can do to construct such an environment for this group?]]> 2022-03-08 16:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/xzhang710/zws21uwbh8opc6rf/wish/2084320279 Question #3 xzhang710 https://padlet.com/xzhang710/zws21uwbh8opc6rf/wish/2084323314 "The Joy of Cooking" mentioned that cooking for the family was seen as a "good" mother's responsibility. However, from today's readings, we have learned that kitchens in restaurants are still largely dominated by males. 

Any thoughts or feelings towards such a disparity? ]]> 2022-03-08 16:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/xzhang710/zws21uwbh8opc6rf/wish/2084323314