Fsr Magazine's Worth Your Salt

In March, FSR visited the Women's Foodservice Forum Annual Leadership Development Conference and sat down with three powerful women in the restaurant industry—Salli Setta of Red Lobster, Shelley Wolford of Golden Corral, and Sarah King of Darden—to talk about their career journeys and get advice for today's aspiring leaders.

Chef Ryan Ratino is only 28 years old but his first restaurant has earned a Michelin star within 11 months of opening. Bresca in Washington, D.C., is a place where guests can expect elevated food in a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere. Ratino and Bresca partner Maru Valdez sat down with FSR to dish all the details behind how the restaurant earned its star.

In our inaugural episode of Worth Your Salt, FSR editor Laura D’Alessandro interviews celebrity chef Chris Cosentino about the birth of his flagship restaurant in San Francisco, Cockscomb, and the road from culinary school, to television, and coming into his own as a chef and operator.