JUST COOKING, SERVICE, AND ALL THE BULLSHIT IN BETWEEN.
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4/12/26
4/18/26
Working in a restaurant has never been a walk in the park, but all I hear lately is that there’s a crisis in Miami’s hospitality industry. So what’s behind the recruitment crisis? Has the job simply become too hard, or has our relationship with work and hardship changed? What the fuck is going on?
If you stroll through LinkedIn, all the so-called LinkedIn experts recycle the same half-assed truths, the same fucking hospitality narratives, and the same bullshit to explain why restaurants fail. And I’m fed up with those lazy consultants who copy and paste AI-generated text faster than restaurants close in Miami.
HOSPITALITY
Hospitality is a pretty big subject, and there’s plenty to talk about, especially nowadays, when this industry is constantly reshaping itself.
Here, I’ll discuss its evolution through trends, recruitment, the mood, the language, political correctness, the way it functions, and the players.
Some topics will deserve a closer look, others will get a good old-fashioned rant, and most will be dealt with using my usual bluntness. So you’ll find a bit of everything here, except corporate bullshit and half-assed analysis.
5/14/26
Most of us did it at some point, but it was easier back then. Today, this bullshit has just become more sophisticated, and stretching the titles and cleaning up the gaps isn’t enough anymore; you need to add the right keywords and build the version of yourself the system wants to see. Because in a world of algorithmic bullshit, five hundred applicants for one job, and AI preselection, honesty doesn’t always make it through the door. Maybe nowadays the hardest part isn’t getting the job. It’s getting someone to read the damn résumé.
7/19/26
Here we go, another Miami summer with scorching heat, dreadful humidity, hurricane alerts, and the notorious and infamous Miami Spice. It’s the most treacherous season for retailers because the city is empty and all restaurants are battling for the same amount of tourists. Even though the program is helping to fill empty dining rooms, it raises some questions, as we have reached saturation regarding the numbers of restaurants in Miami, we have also reached the limits of marketing, and at one point, math is taking over.
Welcome to the jungle.
7/21/26
In Miami, being over 45 years old and looking for a job or trying to keep yours in the restaurant industry is an existential clusterfuck in this city obsessed with youth and glitz, so it raises the bar a notch and all bets are off. Because recruitment has changed, it has evolved in professional speed dating. You are facing competition and have to deal with AI screening and engineer carefully curated resumes to trigger the bot with specific keywords. And at this game, our generation, my generation, has a huge disadvantage.
7/30/26
LinkedIn has changed. What was a site dedicated to professional discussions had become a corporate Facebook where safe opinions, recycled clichés, corporate platitudes, and carefully polished profiles pile up in an echo chamber where nobody dares to disagree, repeating the same hollow, half-assed truths blabbered by self-proclaimed consultants.
A little rant about conformity, intellectual laziness, and the price of speaking your mind.
8/12/26
Miami luxury hotels have finally discovered the best kept secret in hospitality...DOGs. Before, they were barely tolerated; now it's custom beds, organic chicken, AI concierge, robot deliveries, and golden retrievers doing a better job at the front desk than the people collecting a paycheck. And you know what? I fucking love it. Sure, they’ve figured out how to squeeze another couple hundred bucks out of dog owners, but at least Rocky and his furry friends get the VIP treatment. Meanwhile, the humans are still fighting over pool towels and lounge chairs. And for once, I’m not complaining.
Who let the pooch in? Nice job, Miami.
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INDEPENDENT HOSPITALITY MEDIA
A brutally honest look at the culture, chaos, and reality of the restaurant world.
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THE UNAPOLOGETIC
FEATURES.
HOSPITALITY
Hospitality is a pretty big subject, and there’s plenty to talk about, especially nowadays, when this industry is constantly reshaping itself.
Here, I’ll discuss its evolution through trends, recruitment, the mood, the language, political correctness, the way it functions, and the players.
Some topics will deserve a closer look, others will get a good old-fashioned rant, and most will be dealt with using my usual bluntness. So you’ll find a bit of everything here, except corporate bullshit and half-assed analysis.
4/18/26
If you stroll through LinkedIn, all the so-called LinkedIn experts recycle the same half-assed truths, the same fucking hospitality narratives, and the same bullshit to explain why restaurants fail. And I’m fed up with those lazy consultants who copy and paste AI-generated text faster than restaurants close in Miami.
5/14/26
PADDING A RESUME OR COOKING IT UP.
An ethical faux pas or a justifiable move?
Most of us did it at some point, but it was easier back then. Today, this bullshit has just become more sophisticated, and stretching the titles and cleaning up the gaps isn’t enough anymore; you need to add the right keywords and build the version of yourself the system wants to see. Because in a world of algorithmic bullshit, five hundred applicants for one job, and AI preselection, honesty doesn’t always make it through the door. Maybe nowadays the hardest part isn’t getting the job. It’s getting someone to read the damn résumé.
IT'S A CRUEL, CRUEL SUMMER.
Here we go, another Miami summer with scorching heat, dreadful humidity, hurricane alerts, and the notorious and infamous Miami Spice. It’s the most treacherous season for retailers because the city is empty and all restaurants are battling for the same amount of tourists. Even though the program is helping to fill empty dining rooms, it raises some questions, as we have reached saturation regarding the numbers of restaurants in Miami, we have also reached the limits of marketing, and at one point, math is taking over.
Welcome to the jungle.
7/19/26
Miami luxury hotels have finally discovered the best kept secret in hospitality...DOGs. Before, they were barely tolerated; now it's custom beds, organic chicken, AI concierge, robot deliveries, and golden retrievers doing a better job at the front desk than the people collecting a paycheck. And you know what? I fucking love it. Sure, they’ve figured out how to squeeze another couple hundred bucks out of dog owners, but at least Rocky and his furry friends get the VIP treatment. Meanwhile, the humans are still fighting over pool towels and lounge chairs. And for once, I’m not complaining.
Who let the pooch in? Nice job, Miami.
7/21/26
In Miami, being over 45 years old and looking for a job or trying to keep yours in the restaurant industry is an existential clusterfuck because in this city obsessed with youth and glitz, it raises the bar a notch; all bets are off. Because recruitment has changed, it has evolved in professional speed dating. You are facing competition, have to deal with AI screening and engineer carefully curated resumes to trigger the bot with specific keywords. And at this game, our generation, my generation, has a huge disadvantage.
7/30/26
LinkedIn has changed. What was a site dedicated to professional discussions had become a corporate Facebook where safe opinions, recycled clichés, corporate platitudes, and carefully polished profiles pile up in an echo chamber where nobody dares to disagree, repeating the same hollow, half-assed truths blabbered by self-proclaimed consultants.
A little rant about conformity, intellectual laziness, and the price of speaking your mind.
8/12/26
NEWSLETTER
NO SPAM.
NO SPIN.
THE GOOD STUFF ONLY
Sharp stories, honest conversations, and the occasional badly behaved opinion. Delivered when there’s something worth saying.
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