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Hit your stride in hospitality

Are you hungry for a new opportunity? Find out what's hot in this industry and if you would thrive in it.

Break into Bartending

Bartenders and beverage servers are in demand. Get the right mix of skills for serving success with this advice.

Managing banquets

This aspect of the food-service business generates billions in revenue every year. Find out if you could handle the pressure as a banquet manager.

Know tip policies before taking the job

Tips are a crucial part of hospitality workers' pay. Know the tipping policies before you start a new job.

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Dunkin' again: Bring that fondue pot out of storage: It's time to take the plunge once more.

Remember fondue? Those hot pots of melted cheese were so ubiquitous in '70s American culture that every newlywed couple opened at least one fondue pot among their wedding bounty.
Upgrade your Super Bowl spread with help from these party pros: With the Super Bowl coming Sunday, we consulted a few experts on how to serve a spread that just might replace the commercials as the highlight of the evening.
Filling the 'Gourmet' void: Foodies prowl surviving magazines, seeking their match: SINCE CONDE NAST ceased publishing Gourmet late last year, foodies have been on the hunt for substitutes to match their cooking styles and personalities. Perhaps you are among them, flipping through glossy after glossy, gazing at glam photos of roast chicken and chocolate tortes - or Paula Deen and Rachael Ray.
Winning dinner party, cooked by a character: Dinner was in danger. A crucial front burner wasn't working, the meat thermometer drew a blank, the skillets wouldn't fit in the oven as planned, and a pot holder caught fire.
MIXX, a new drop-in bar in the old Maia space: Main Line restaurateurs Win and Sutida Somboonsong have completed their takeover of the short-lived Maia (789 E. Lancaster Ave. in Villanova), which they began last summer with Azie on Main, a pan-Asian concept, on the second floor.
N.J. bill would allow direct shipping of wines: Looking for a rare Russian River red from California? Or a taste of Egg Harbor's finest, a 2006 Renault Winery Cynthiana?
Drink: Manhattan purists and infusion-phobes, turn away. I used to be one of you, too. But no matter how much I pooh-poohed the idea of a cinnamon whiskey drink and looked askew at the vaguely "'hatten-esque" cocktail passed across the bar at James Restaurant, a few sips set my taste buds straight int