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Red Sox's Fenway Park gets a rooftop garden

 By Erin Gibbons on Oct. 15, 2015

Despite the brutal Boston winter, the Red Sox's rooftop garden—dubbed Fenway Farms—launched just in time for opening day of the 2015 season in April.

Design

Startup’s open kitchen provides free staff meals

 By Alaina Lancaster on Oct. 15, 2015

The founders of Thumbtack, an online marketplace connecting service professionals and customers, quite literally put their money where their mouths are.

People

What is the best way to fire an employee?

Oct. 15, 2015

How do you go about firing someone without making it harder than it needs to be? Advice Squad says there are two ways: a handbook or disciplinary process.

Steal This Idea

How to speed ripening with plastic wrap

Oct. 15, 2015

At Pennsylvania-based health-insurance provider Highmark Pittsburgh, staff use plastic wrap to cover and keep tables sanitized during food prep.

Menu

Facing off against fast-casual catering

By Marygrace Taylor on Oct. 15, 2015

Have-it-your-way menus and relaxed, help-yourself experiences at fast-casual restaurants are changing customers’ expectations for catering in a big way.

Menu

How to incorporate lentils into fall dishes

By Alaina Lancaster on Oct. 15, 2015

Although lentils are available year-round, there’s something about these dried legumes that pairs perfectly with earthier fall dishes. See recipes here.

Menu

Roasting spits make a comeback

By Lisa Arnett on Oct. 15, 2015

One of the oldest cooking techniques on earth is heating up in noncommercial dining. Here’s why three operators are adding rotisseries to their kitchens.

Design

Danny Meyer opens restaurant on hospital roof

By Kelsey Squire on Oct. 15, 2015

With real estate tough to come by, restaurants and bars are popping up in some nontraditional places. One of the newest is Danny Meyer's GreenRiver.

Operations

Lessons from the garden, year 1

By Dana Moran on Oct. 15, 2015

I planted my very first home garden in April; going in, it’s easy to be excited about gardening. Plant a seed, give it some water and boom: instant meals.

People

How to attract qualified cooks

Oct. 15, 2015

Cooks are in demand, especially for noncommercial foodservice, with good candidates often taking restaurant jobs. Here are some recruiting techniques.

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