Chris Curtiss, Corporate Chef and Director of Culinary R&D at North Italia, breaks down how the modern Italian concept keeps raising the bar as it nears 50 locations nationwide. He reflects on his decades in the industry, his longtime affinity for pasta shapes, and what it takes to move beyond the chain-restaurant stigma. He also shares how he reads guest feedback in real time and keeps the menu current without losing the brand’s core identity.
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Chris Curtiss, Corporate Chef and Director of Culinary R&D at North Italia, breaks down how the modern Italian concept keeps raising the bar as it nears 50 locations nationwide. He reflects on his decades in the industry, his longtime affinity for pasta shapes, and what it takes to move beyond the chain-restaurant stigma. He also shares how he reads guest feedback in real time and keeps the menu current without losing the brand’s core identity.
How bartaco CEO Anthony Valletta Streamlined Ops With Behold Juice
The Restaurant Innovator
43 minutes
1 month ago
How bartaco CEO Anthony Valletta Streamlined Ops With Behold Juice
While many food and beverage programs still rely on labor-intensive prep and volatile citrus prices, bartaco is taking a different approach. CEO Anthony Valletta found an unexpected innovation partner in Jiayou (Leon) Lin, a former bartender turned beverage entrepreneur. Lin is the founder of Foundry Libations and the creator of Behold Juice, a 100% natural citrus alternative that's redefining what’s possible behind the bar and the kitchen. In this episode, the two share how Behold Juice went...
The Restaurant Innovator
Chris Curtiss, Corporate Chef and Director of Culinary R&D at North Italia, breaks down how the modern Italian concept keeps raising the bar as it nears 50 locations nationwide. He reflects on his decades in the industry, his longtime affinity for pasta shapes, and what it takes to move beyond the chain-restaurant stigma. He also shares how he reads guest feedback in real time and keeps the menu current without losing the brand’s core identity.
