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Culinary Innovation & Blogs


From Chef to Cyborg: How AI Taught Me to Think at Startup Speed and Operate with Impact
A human-centered journey from kitchens to algorithms, via the Perplexity AI Business Fellowship Before the Perplexity AI Fellowship, I...
Rachel Aronow
Aug 12, 20254 min read


Why Composting is a Cop-Out and How CKM Leads the True Zero-Waste Movement
Composting has long been celebrated as a simple solution for reducing waste and fostering a healthy environment. By breaking down organic...
Rachel Aronow
May 9, 20254 min read
Transforming Kitchen Sustainability: The Circular Kitchen Methodology
The Circular Kitchen Methodology (CKM) isn't another feel-good initiative to slap on your website. It's a battle-tested system that uses...
Rachel Aronow
Apr 24, 20255 min read


Symbiotic Resource Consciousness: A Chef's Straight Talk on Regenerative Restaurant Systems
One-third of all food globally gets trashed while we're all patting ourselves on the back for bamboo straws and "locally-sourced" menu...
Rachel Aronow
Apr 18, 20253 min read


Measuring What Matters
The Chef's Secret Ingredient for Food Business Success: Resource Intelligence The Kitchen That Changed Everything The first time I truly...
Rachel Aronow
Apr 10, 20255 min read


Using AI to Reduce Restaurant Food Waste: A Game-Changer for Profitability
In a world of tightening margins and unpredictable costs, smart restaurants are using AI to reduce food waste. This transformation is...
Rachel Aronow
Mar 26, 20255 min read


Beyond the Algorithm: Why Real Kitchens Need Human-Centered Solutions
When I stepped into a friend's kitchen at 12 AM after a particularly brutal Saturday service, I wasn't there as a consultant, founder, or...
Rachel Aronow
Mar 19, 20254 min read


The Technology Gap in Professional Kitchens - A Chef's Perspective
I vividly remember standing in a Michelin kitchen, watching a prep cook discard perfectly good produce because our Flintstone era systems.
Rachel Aronow
Mar 11, 20253 min read


The Untapped Potential of Kitchen Collaboration
In my previous post, I outlined the hidden crisis of food waste and inventory mismanagement that's silently eroding restaurant profits....
Rachel Aronow
Mar 4, 20253 min read


The Hidden Crisis in Professional Kitchens
The restaurant industry stands at a challenging crossroads. Food costs continue to climb, labor shortages persist, and profit margins...
Rachel Aronow
Feb 24, 20252 min read
Keeping Your Soul in the Kitchen: A Meshugge Chef's Guide to Success Without Selling Your Soul
In a world of viral food trends and Instagram-worthy plating, it's enough to make a chef plotz! Between the pressure to create content,...
Rachel Aronow
Jan 6, 20253 min read


From Pass to Pixels: A Chef's Journey into Tech and Transformation
There's a moment in every chef's career when they realize their impact can extend beyond the pass. For some, it's opening their own...
Rachel Aronow
Dec 30, 20243 min read


Scaling Food Operations: Lessons from 48 States
Beyond Boundaries: How We Scaled Food Operations Across 48 States While Increasing Quality In the world of food operations, there's an...
Rachel Aronow
Dec 16, 20244 min read


Thriving as a Chef: Reshaping 4 Critical Pillars of Culinary Leadership Wellness | Diversity | Sustainability | Education
The 12 quart Cambro crashes to the floor, sending brilliantly green asparagus soup splattering across pristine kitchen tiles. In the...
Rachel Aronow
Dec 9, 20246 min read


From VR to Veggies: Where Technology and Tasting Menus Collide
The future of dining is here—and it’s a tech-infused, food-forward rollercoaster.
Rachel Aronow
Nov 21, 20246 min read


Is the Future of Fine Dining in Unexpected Places? How Chefs Are Embracing Collaborations
Fine dining is undergoing a transformation—and it’s happening in some truly surprising places. Michelin-starred restaurants are no longer...
Rachel Aronow
Nov 14, 20244 min read
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