<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, I break down how GLP-1 drugs are already affecting consumer spending and what restaurants need to do to be prepared. I then focus on decision-making and how it can better your career, using real-world examples from those within the Line Cook Nation. From there, we discuss a NY Times article sharing nine food predictions for restaurants that I believe to be a very accurate assessment of what may come. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;LA Times Link: https://www.latimes.com/food/list/los-angeles-restaurants-providing-food-shelter-evacuees-first-responders-fire&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Eater LA Restaurants Link: https://www.eater.com/&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NY Times Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/dining/food-eating-predictions-2025.html&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Food Dive Link: https://www.fooddive.com/news/glp-1-drug-use-cuts-grocery-spending-by-6-study-finds/736313/&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CSP Link: https://www.cspdailynews.com/foodservice/circana-talks-profound-impact-glp-1-drugs-have-spending-food-beverages-more&lt;/p&gt;
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In this episode, I break down how GLP-1 drugs are already affecting consumer spending and what restaurants need to do to be prepared. I then focus on decision-making and how it can better your career, using real-world examples from those within the Line Cook Nation. From there, we discuss a NY Times article sharing nine food predictions for restaurants that I believe to be a very accurate assessment of what may come. 
 
LA Times Link: https://www.latimes.com/food/list/los-angeles-restaurants-providing-food-shelter-evacuees-first-responders-fire
Eater LA Restaurants Link: https://www.eater.com/
NY Times Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/dining/food-eating-predictions-2025.html
Food Dive Link: https://www.fooddive.com/news/glp-1-drug-use-cuts-grocery-spending-by-6-study-finds/736313/
CSP Link: https://www.cspdailynews.com/foodservice/circana-talks-profound-impact-glp-1-drugs-have-spending-food-beverages-more

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Episode 217: Culinary Decision-Making And 2025 Predictions

Episode 217: Culinary Decision-Making And 2025 Predictions

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